INTRODUCTION:

Access to drug treatment services in Nigeria remains low due to a severe shortage in the drug treatment workforce. Plans are underway to address the workforce shortage by introducing drug addiction training programs in Nigerian universities. This paper offers a brief overview of the required conditions for creating accredited degree programs in Nigerian universities, challenges universities face in introducing drug addiction programs, and current opportunities for such programs. The findings of this study serve as a guide to pursuing the accreditation of an addiction studies...

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د امریکا د مخدره موادو د استعمال د کنټرول کمیسیون اجرائیوی سکرتریت د زندان او ټولنیز ادغام د بدیل په برخه کې د متخصصینو څخه د علاقمندۍ څرګندولو په لټه کې دی ترڅو په نړیواله کچه د قضیې د پاملرنې د مدیریت نصاب وړاندې کولو لپاره د ماسټر روزونکو په توګه روزل شی. د روزونکو د روزنې په بریالیتوب سره د بشپړیدو وروسته ، دا ماسټر روزونکی به د روزونکو د کیس پاملرنې مدیریت په لست کې شامل شی او د مهال ویش په وخت کې د روزنې د وړاندې کولو لپاره ورسره اړیکه نیول کیدی شی. که لیوالتیا لرئ، لطفاً خپل سوانح او د پوهې او تجربې اړوند معلومات تر 25 اپریل 2022 پورې انتونیو لومبا (ALomba [at] oas [dot] org) ته...

Dear friends and colleagues, 

The Commission on Narcotic Drugs is starting very soon! In fact, tomorrow, Monday, 14 March 2022. 

Once again, all sessions, as well as the side events, are to be held online due to the pandemic. The good thing about that means that, you can still follow the plenaries and the side events! That’s why we thought that you might appreciate having all the links in one place.

GENERAL LINKS TO FOLLOW CND

• Link to 65th session with general information on organizational arrangements: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CND/session/65_Session_2022/65CND_Main...

Hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial designs have become increasingly prevalent in implementation research. As hybrid designs enter their second decade of widespread use, the Frontiers in Health Services’ Implementation Science section launches a Research Topic to fuel the field’s discourse on the past, present, and future of hybrid designs in knowledge translation. Submissions are welcome of both Original and/or Brief Research, Review, Methods, and Perspective articles. The call addresses critical assessments of hybrid designs, innovative use of hybrid designs in current trials, and...

BACKGROUND

There has been a growing need to improve the knowledge and skills of addiction practitioners worldwide. The development of the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) is one effort to address these needs. This paper is the first to report findings from the implementation of the Core: Introduction to the Universal Prevention Curriculum.

AIMS

The aims of this study were to:

(1) consider the feasibility of implementing UPC in Nigeria;

(2) determine whether the programme was delivered as designed;

(3) determine whether training objectives were met;

(4) highlight connections between...

BACKGROUND

This article describes the need to develop a workforce to address the public health burden of drug use in Nigeria. Central to workforce development is the development and implementation of a substance use curriculum.

AIMS

The authors present a review of the proposed curriculum for a multi-professional course in addiction currently being developed in four Nigerian universities. It also highlights the opportunities, partnerships formed, and lessons learned in the review process.

METHODS

This case study is based on the results of research that included a desk review of multi...