С 24 по 28 июня 2019 года Программный офис УНП ООН в Индонезии в сотрудничестве с Управлением по делам людей, употребляющих наркотики, Министерством социальных дел, организовал в Джакарте национальный симпозиум и тренинг по универсальной учебной программе по лечению (UTC) для специалистов по лечению и уходу от наркозависимых. Одна из целей этого мероприятия состояла в том, чтобы обеспечить платформу для национального обсуждения и обмена информацией и передовым опытом между Министерством социальных дел, Управлением по делам людей, употребляющих наркотики, Национальным советом по наркотикам...

This paper provides many pieces of research in the search for the most effective treatments for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). They touch on the effectiveness of Medication-Assisted Treatment. The authors also describe the most at-risk populations of OUD and the importance of recognizing the comorbidity of other disorders. 

This article is a review and analysis of past research that finds substantial evidence for the positive results of Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in treating Opioid Use Disorder.

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Despite the high rate of traumatic events in clients with substance use disorders, trauma exposure often remains undetected in a majority of treatment-seeking clients. Improving health professionals’ knowledge and skills in the inquiry of traumatic events is therefore of utmost importance for appropriately addressing trauma-related treatment needs.

ABSTRACT

Introduction:

The present study analyzes the main barriers and adaptations to brief interventions that focus on addictive behavior treatments carried out in clinical settings by 756 health professionals during their adoption process in 350 Primary Attention Units in Mexico.

Method:

A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted and consisted in the application of an instrument that explored diverse aspects, such as knowledge about evidence based brief intervention (BI) programs, barriers during the execution, and adaptations of the BI.

Results:

the main barriers were related...

The 28th Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) is being held from 20 - 24 May 2019. On Monday, 20 May 2019 UNODC's Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation Section organized a side event on We are Family: Families and their role in prevention and treatment of drugs use, crime and violence, including the prevention of recruitment into violent extremist groups, together with Government of Sweden. 

More than 40 delegates attended the side event that aims at consolidating a common understanding of the role of families in drug use prevention and treatment, as well as...

Программа работы УНП ООН в любом регионе мира разрабатывается в консультативном процессе совместно с заинтересованными государствами-членами. Именно поэтому 16-17 мая 2019 года в Скопье, Северная Македония, УНП ООН организовало Региональное консультативное совещание по разработке Подпрограммы 3 «Профилактика употребления наркотиков и лечение расстройств, связанных с употреблением психоактивных веществ». В семинаре приняли участие более 30 экспертов и политиков из стран Юго-Восточной Европы  , которые совместно работали над определением приоритетов новой региональной программы  УНП ООН на 2020...

More than twenty-five (25) Serbian high-level decision makers from Ministries of Health, Education, Social Affairs and Counternarcotics are participating in the three-day workshop on creating humane, effective and evidence-based drug use prevention and drug dependence treatment and care services, held at the Parliamentarians Members Club in Belgrade, Serbia from 20 to 22 May 2019.

The event was inaugurated by Mr Milan Pekić, Director of the Serbian Office Against Drugs and it was organized by UNODC together with the UNODC Office in South East Europe.

With the involvement and active...

The Graduate Program in Psychology of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (Brazil) announces the opening of applications for the selection process for a scholarship of the National Program of Post-Doctorate (PNPD/CAPES) in the addiction field. The duration of the scholarship is 12 months.

Job deadline: 3 June 2019

Country: Brazil

Area of work: Training/Further Education

Additional Info:

http://www.ufjf.br/ppgpsicologia-eng/files/2019/05/EDITAL-POST-DOC-ENGLISH-2019…