The discovery of a large seizure of fentanyl in Myanmar indicates that the country may be a new transit route for the powerful synthetic opioid, fentanyl.
This free webinar-based training course on Motivational Interviewing (MI) is presented by Igor Koutsenok, MD, MS, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego, Department of Psychiatry.
Motivational Interviewing is an essential, client-centered, counseling style for eliciting behavior change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence. We are absolutely thrilled to bring you this skills-building opportunity presented by a recognized expert in the field of MI.
The course consists of four sessions (originally held during June 2020).
Main Afzal Trust Hospital (MATH), Gujranwala, Pakistan reopens treatment & rehabilitation services for women and children/adolescences in new separate block having 20 beds. This project previously supported by Colombo Plan and INL. This project was stop services for a few months, but now treatment...
Awareness seminar organized for students of Social Work Department, Government Faqir Muhammad Faqir (FMF) College, Gujranwala by Mian Afzal Trust Hospital (MATH) in the MATH Conference Hall. A large number students and faculty Members of FMF College participated in the event. Ms Shahid Zaheer...
Introducing a project run since 2016 by the Preventive Education and Training Unit of the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board of Sri Lanka. This project is called "Sujatha Daruwo" or "legitimize children" in English.
Project delivery used Universal Prevention and Treatment curriculum (UPC/UTC) teachings and children developed their knowledge, competencies and skills as preventive educators and peer mentors within their communities and wider society.
The project was funded by the Sri Lanka Mahaweli Authority and was delivered across extensive geographical areas incorporating the Northern...
This webinar focuses on the issue of self-care for addiction professionals and was delivered by ICUDDR Deputy Director Cary Hopkins Eyles.
Many of us are drawn to work in the field of substance use disorders due to our history, family, and personal traits, such as compassion and empathy. While these can be great assets, they can also be detrimental to us personally.
In this webinar, Cary explains how to identify healthy and unhealthy traits, how we can care for ourselves, and what authentic self-care looks like.
Cary has worked in the field of substance use disorders for 18 years. She is...
Inter collegiate Anti Drug Poster competition (district level) and Awareness Seminar held on 27th February 2020 at Govt. FMF post graduate college peoples colony Gujranwala. Organized by Public Youth Welfare Organization, Pakistan Youth Forum and M. Ashraf Mughal Biological Society in collaboration...
Report of the Drug Prevention programme at Obesekarapura Rajagiriya Sri Lanka, Colombo City, organized by the Preventive Education and Training (PET) unit of the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board of Sri Lanka.
Expanding services at the grassroots level, the PET unit organized this tremendous programme as an initiative of a larger programme series extending its services to all community level groups and other service providers.
Momand AS, Jones HE (2020) Substance Use among Women and Children in Afghanistan: The Complexities of an Important Public Health Issue. J Addict Addictv Disord 7: 33.
National surveys of substance use among those living in Afghanistan show multiple substances are easily accessible and commonly used in combination. Substance use in Afghanistan is complex, compounded
by the fact that almost half (48%) of the population is comprised of youth under 15 years of age. The number of women and children who report substance use has increased alarmingly over the last decade and a half. And while substance use disorder treatment services have expanded in Afghanistan’s urban areas, there is still a need for evidence-based and culturally appropriate substance use...
The workshop started on 18th January organized by Colombo/ INL for the support in undertaking the training programme for Afghanistan entitled Training on the Universal Curriculum for Substance Use - Implementers Series (UPC1), core course for Afghanistan Cohort 2. The participants who attended the workshop were to be equipped with skills, correct attitude and knowledge with regard to the Science of substance use prevention. The facilitators Dr. Isabel Melgar (Philippines) and Rogers Kasirye (Uganda) and Farhad Akabari from...
Project Goals To educate and train professionals and students on preventing their societies from the hazardous effects of substance use. Key Achievements During Project It was initially intended to invite 20 professionals from different portfolios of Aga Khan Social Welfare Board (AKSWB) and Aga...
Working jointly the International Society of Substance Use Professional (ISSUP) Pakistan National Chapter and Drug Advisory Program (DAP) of the Colombo Plan, in collaboration with the US Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Pakistan, organized a three-day UTC refresher training followed by ICAP examination for Pakistani substance use treatment professionals on November 21-24, 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan.
A total of 86 treatment practitioners including 37 from Punjab province, 22 from Sindh province, 14 from Islamabad, 9 from Baluchistan and 4...
During this month, Drug Free Pakistan Foundation (DFPF) was invited to speak by several organizations and universities on substance use prevention and especially the role of youth in preventing substance use. During this month Mr. Ahmad Shah (Youth Program Manager-DFPF) was also selected from the pool of hundreds of professionals to take part in an extensive fellowship program by ROZAN in Islamabad, Pakistan. Apart from these activities Team DFPF had meeting with several national and international organization on discussion about possible future...
The Education and Training Unit of the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB)
The Education and Training Unit of the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB) organised training on “UTC 06- Case Management for Addiction Professionals and UTC 07- Crisis Intervention for Addiction Professionals” for 28 staff members of the NDDCB which was held on 17th – 19th December 2019 at NDDCB Auditorium.
The training followed the international curriculum UTC 6 and UTC 7 that was developed for the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) in collaboration with the Colombo Plan. The goals of the training were to expand the...
A Guest Speaker session was organized by teaching faculty for the students of Media Science on 28th December, 2019 at IQRA University EDC Karachi Campus. Mr. Ahmad Shah took the session and educated students on Substance Use Prevention and its Impact on family, Individual and Society.
Session on Substance Use Prevention among youth at 3rd Young Leadership Program 2019 on 28 December, 2019 National Incubation Center, Karachi Thank you Shumail Ali for inviting me to take session with the amazing youth
2nd Learning Fellowship on "Men, Masculinities and Transformation" from 9th - 20th December, 2019 Islamabad, Pakistan. Fellows from Academia, Media and NGOs from different parts of Pakistan discussed Intersectionality of Masculinities with Self Awareness, Patriarchy, Conflict, Culture, Feminism and...
Drug Free Pakistan Foundation (DFPF) is a substance Use Prevention organization committed to develop, and promote strategies, policies, healthy life styles, enhancing positive attitudes, improving life skills and empowering individuals to reduce illegal drug use, drug addiction, crimes and drug...
