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International Standards on Drug Use Prevention
The second edition of the publication, International Standards on Drug Use Prevention, published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the World Health Organization has been released. The document offers guidance for...
Medication for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the Health and Human Services US Government Department (HSS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have collaborated to create a manual on...
April Student Membership Update
For anyone interested in pursuing further study, seeking funding for a research idea or connecting with other researchers.
Workforce Development: Is There a Paradigm Shift?
This editorial examines whether training and education in the addictions field has considerably made a difference in workforce development. It concludes that transformational change has not occurred because beyond training and education, a...
Certification of Addiction Professionals in Africa: An Overview of the Process in Kenya
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This paper focuses on Kenya’s course of action to address the drug problem, specifically, treatment and rehabilitation of persons with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs). Treatment and rehabilitation of persons with SUDs was formally...
د الکولو او نشه یی توکو د زده کړې لپاره د کیفیت نښه
منتور انګلستان، یوه موسسه چې د نشه یی توکو د مخنیوی او زده کړې په اړه یې تمرکز کړی، د الکولو او نشه یی توکو د زده کړې لپاره یې د کیفیت نښه پیل کړې ده.
د کیفیت نښه په انګلستان کې د الکولو او نورو نشه یی توکو د زده کړې د ودې د معیار سربیره...
The International Model of Alcohol Harms and Policies
The Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria have released The International Model of Alcohol Harms and Policies.
Comprising of a set of guidelines, methods, and tools this resource was produced with the...
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network is an international, multidisciplinary resource for professionals in the addictions treatment and recovery services field. The ATTC has been working since 1993 to improve the clinical...
1st ISSUP National Chapter Philippines Conference
"Our long time dream of gathering professionals and people interested in addiction recovery is now very real," said Eddie L. Castillo at the opening of the 1st ISSUP National Chapter Philippines Conference. The conference was held in Quezon...
Addiction Training in Clinical Psychology: Does It Meet the Demand?
Clinical psychology is particularly well suited to offering a multifaceted response in order to help those living with a substance use disorder. A new study published in the academic journal American Psychologist investigates the extent to...
Social Media in the Classroom: An Experiential Teaching Strategy to Engage and Educate
Abstract
This article outlines an approach to engaging and educating college students through the use of social media. The project is designed for a substance use course at the college/university undergraduate level. However, it could be...
Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Addiction Medicine Fellowships
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Background
Although progress in science has driven advances in addiction medicine, this subject has not been adequately taught to medical trainees and physicians. As a result, there has been poor integration of evidence-based...
European Masters in Drug and Alcohol Studies
The European Masters in Drug and Alcohol Studies is designed to stimulate reflection and debate on crucial topics in substance use and misuse from a multi-disciplinary, European and cross-national perspective. It is run jointly by four...
Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids: A Free Online Training Course
A free online training course from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now available.
The course addresses the CDC recommendations with respect to the prescription of opioids for chronic pain as well as their treatment...
Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Row 4: The Talking Route to Recovery
The Talking Route to Recovery
Time to consolidate the lessons of last five instalments of the online course on alcohol treatment research. Every treatment involves direct or indirect human interaction, but this row is about therapies in...
ISSUP Mexico 2017
At the beginning of April ISSUP’s Deputy Executive Director, Joanna Travis-Roberts, headed to Cancún, Mexico to plan for this year’s Annual ISSUP Workshop.
Effectiveness Bank Matrix Bite: Managing the Talking Route to Recovery
Fortnightly instalment of online course on alcohol treatment research starts with a study which concluded that “leaders have a cascading impact on their staff in ways other than through mandate”. Findings that post-training ‘coaching’ is...
محدود فرصتونه؟ د هغو کسانو لپاره چې د مادې د استعمال د بې نظمۍ سره مرسته کوی
د یوې نوې څیړنې پر اساس، د روغتیایی پاملرنې اکثرو مسلکی کسانو ته لږ فرصت ورکول کیږی چې د مخکې له خدماتو څخه د زده کړو په پروګرامونو کې د مادو د استعمال په اړه معلومات ترلاسه کړی.