Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) represent an evidence-based strategy for the early intervention of substance use.

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Around the world, using drugs is connected to both the legal system and the health system. Studies suggest a link between drug use and crime, but they say it's not a direct cause. In many countries, the legal system is overwhelmed, and the responses to drug-related crimes might not be right for the people involved. While some experts focus on how drug abuse affects a person's choices, they often overlook the social and environmental factors. Drug Treatment Courts (DTC) were created as an alternative because punishing non-violent drug offenders with jail time didn't seem to help them...

Here you can find the latest release of the International Journal of Addiction Research (RIIAD). Revista Internacional de Investigación en Adicciones (RIIAD) is a forum of Centros de Integración Juvenil hopes, aimed to promote the publication of scientific research on drug abuse and its care.

RIIAD is published twice a year, online and as a printed journal.

In this issue, you can find some research articles in Spanish, as well as a diverse collection of research articles, studies, and insights contributed by experts and scholars from around the world is brought together. The goal is to...

ISSUP Colombia se complace en presentarles su Webinar sobre Estigma.

Le cheminement vers le rétablissement des problèmes de toxicomanie et de santé mentale est une expérience profonde et transformatrice. L’intégration efficace du bien-être dans les services de rétablissement dans l’ensemble des systèmes de soins constitue un élément essentiel de la lutte contre l’abus de substances et les conséquences qui y sont associées. Le bien-être, avec son approche holistique, est très prometteur pour améliorer l’expérience globale de rétablissement et les résultats.

Por si te lo perdiste, aquí puedes encontrar la grabación del webinar de ISSUP Colombia: Prevención, qué tenemos basado en la evidencia en América Latina

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Augusto Pérez- Gómez

El profesor Augusto Pérez-Gómez es doctor en psicología por la Universidad de Lovaina (Bélgica). Ha trabajado en cuatro universidades: Lille (Francia); Los Andes (Colombia); Universidad de Londres como Profesor visitante; y también en la Escuela de Medicina y Odontología de la Universidad de New Jersey (USA). Desde 2002, es el Director de la Corporación Nuevos Rumbos, y fue nombrado director de ISSUP...