4th NATIONAL YOUTH CONVENTION (IMPACTS & PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE USE AMONG YOUTHAnti-Drug Poster Competition & Cultural Show)
Organized By ISSUP PAKISTAN with Collaboration of QUAID-E-AZAM UNIVERISTY, on Dated 6th July, 2023 at ISLAMABD-Pakistan
4thNational Youth Convention was scheduled on July, 6, 2023.
ISSUP Pakistan Chapter Organized National Youth convention would be organized in collaboration with National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-e-Azam university Islamabad, Subhan Medical Centre Trust and Irada Clinic at the Earth Sciences Auditorium, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad...
4th NATIONAL YOUTH CONVENTION (IMPACTS & PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE USE AMONG YOUTHAnti-Drug Poster Competition & Cultural Show)
Organized By ISSUP PAKISTAN with Collaboration of QUAID-E-AZAM UNIVERISTY, on Dated 6th July, 2023 at ISLAMABD-Pakistan
4thNational Youth Convention was scheduled on July, 6, 2023.
ISSUP Pakistan Chapter Organized National Youth convention would be organized in collaboration with National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-e-Azam university Islamabad, Subhan Medical Centre Trust and Irada Clinic at the Earth Sciences Auditorium, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad...
On July 7, 2023, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosted a virtual Ministerial-level meeting to launch a Global Coalition to address Synthetic Drug Threats.
The International Conference on Novel Psychoactive Substances series, which started in Budapest in 2012, aims to share knowledge and strengthen collaboration on NPS among multidisciplinary professionals at the international level. To...
On Thursday, June 1st, the WHO launched the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Information Repository, which provides health professionals and drug policy experts with a single searchable database to freely access all technical reports on over 450 substances reviewed by the ECDD.
Chaudhary, N. I. (2022). The influence of persuasive messages to quit smoking by media advertisements. Adiktologie, 22(4), 228–233. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2022-004-0001
INTRODUCTION: The high rate of substance use highlights the need to intervene in the initial use prevention of smoking tobacco. The aim was to determine the efficacy of anti-smoking messages to motivate smoking cessation.
METHODS: It was hypothesised that the messages would reduce the frequency of smoking. The influence of the messages on the intention to smoke, negative emotions, perceived self-efficacy, and health behaviour was also measured. Relevant reliable and valid questionnaires were used to collect data for this experimental study.
Dr. Syed Azhar Ali Kazmi: Consultant Psychiatrist Member Executive Committee ISSUP Pakistan Chapter, Chapter Chief Pakistan Psychiatric Society- AJK), HOD Department of Psychiatry Poonch Medical College CHM Rawalakot-AJK with ISSUP Pakistan Chapter and Pakistan Psychiatric Society going to conduct Free Psychiatry Clinic/Camp on Dated 25th March, 2023 a Rawalakot-AJK. Patients will be provided Free consultation/Medical Check-up and free medication.
The Global Centre for Credentialing and Certification (GCCC) is looking for volunteers to participate in the pilot testing of the ICAP examination for School and Family Prevention.
The fourth European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies took place in Lisbon from 23-25 November 2022.
Under the overarching theme of Global Addictions, LxAddictions22 showcased cutting-edge research to help characterise, understand and respond to addiction and addictive behaviours today.
ISSUP Team participated in an oral poster highlighting the lessons learned from a Study on substance use and the role of families in three different countries.
In partnership with its National Chapters in Pakistan, Kazakhstan and the Ukraine, ISSUP undertook a research project on...
The VNGOC together with NYNGOC and the UNODC Civil Society Unit is organizing an online side event in the margins of the 2023 ECOSOC Partnership Forum on 31 January 2023 at 8.30 AM. The event is titled: The central role of civil society in drug policies, COVID-19 and achieving the 2030 Agenda
VNGOC are looking for 3-4 civil society speakers from different regions wishing to present at the event, focusing on concrete examples of actions towards the 2030 targets and effective, evidence-based drug policies.
The side event will highlight the important role of civil society in...
Ensuring continued learning and offering opportunities to substance use dependence treatment professionals to learn advanced and evidence-based treatment techniques and strategies is one of the important missions of UNODC. In this regard, UNODC Pakistan in collaboration with the Ministry of Narcotics Control and with the generous support from Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State, has initiated a training of trainers’ (ToT) programme on the Advanced Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) courses 9 -15 for UTC national trainers to be...
Lee, J., Myshakivska, O., Filimonova, N., Pinchuk, I., Yachnik, Y., Chumak, S., Altynbekov, K., Muzafarov, R., Cherchenko, N., Asghar, S., Ali, S. A., & Alyana, S. I. (2022). Substance use and the role of families. Results of a cross-country study in Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine. Adiktologie, 22(2), 68–81. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2022-002-0007
BACKGROUND:
In many countries families have rarely been involved in addressing treatment and interventions for family members with substance use disorders (SUDs). The aims of this study were to measure the influence of substance use on users’ family members and to evaluate what and if any interventions were conducted by and with family members in the three countries of Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and Ukraine.
METHODS:
A convenience sample approach was used to identify the involvement of families in the treatment and recovery process of a subject using substances and to provide country specific...
Ensuring continued learning and offering opportunities to substance use dependence treatment professionals to learn advanced and evidence-based treatment techniques and strategies is one of the important missions of UNODC. In this regard, UNODC Pakistan in collaboration with the Ministry of Narcotics Control and with the generous support from Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State, has initiated a training of trainers’ (ToT) programme on the Advanced Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) courses 9 -15 for UTC national trainers to be...
