Originally held on September 6, 2022, this webinar focuses on questions from new researchers and international researchers looking to expand their work.

Funding, publishing, policymaking, and advocacy are discussed.

Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines were originally published by CCSA in November 2011 and were the result of the work of alcohol research experts in Canada. Since then, substantial new research on the association between alcohol use and physical, mental and social harms has been completed. Many countries have updated their guidance on drinking to reflect these advancements in what is known about the risks and benefits associated with alcohol consumption.

The report is composed of three documents: the Public Summary, the Technical Summary and the Technical Report. 

• The Public...

Background

Appointment no-show and early dropout from treatment represent major challenges in outpatient substance use disorder treatment, adversely affecting clinical outcomes and health care productivity. In this quasi-experimental study, we examined how a brief reminder intervention for new patients before their first appointment affected treatment participation and retention. No-shows (not attending any sessions) and dropouts (discontinuation of initiated treatment because of three consecutively missed appointments) were compared between a period with pre-admission telephone calls...

Background

In somatic health care settings, interdisciplinary collaborations (where various disciplines work coordinated and interdependently toward shared goals) are considered to yield higher team effectiveness than multidisciplinary approaches (where various disciplines work in parallel within their professional boundaries). Nonetheless, research on multidisciplinary techniques for the treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD) in hospitalised patients is limited since these approaches are relatively uncommon. The purpose of this study is to evaluate a novel multidisciplinary AUD treatment...

Background

Aftercare programs for people with substance use disorders (PWSUD) are frequently challenged with a number of overlapping obstacles, including uncertain policy consequences and a lack of resources. Despite demographic variety, service providers in South Africa are obligated to offer aftercare programs that effectively reintegrate people with PWSUD into society, the workforce, family, and community life, as specified by Act No. 70 of 2008. Little is known about the availability of aftercare services in South Africa, particularly in rural areas. This paper investigates service...

Background

Opioid overdose remains a public health crisis in diverse communities. Between 2019 and 2020, there was an almost 40% increase in drug fatalities primarily due to opioid analogues of both stimulants and opioids. Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD; e.g., buprenorphine) are effective, evidence-based treatments that can be delivered in office-based primary care settings. We investigated disparities in the proportion of national prescribers who have obtained a waiver issued to prescribe MOUD by demographic characteristics.

Methods

Data for the secondary data analyses were...

Background

Recently developed buprenorphine depot injections have the potential to reduce risk for diversion and misuse, and to increase adherence with fewer visits for supervised intake. However, it is unclear how patients perceive this new form of medication. The purpose of this study was to explore patients’ experiences of depot injections and their reasons for continuing, discontinuing, or declining depot injection treatment.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with 32 people, 14 of whom had ongoing depot injection treatment, 11 who had discontinued depot...

Latar

Penggunaan narkoba di kalangan remaja (usia 12-24) menyusahkan mengingat meningkatnya risiko bahaya yang terkait. Terlebih lagi, layanan penggunaan narkoba sebagian besar kurang dimanfaatkan di kalangan pemuda, sebagian besar hanya mengakses dukungan ketika dalam krisis. Beberapa penelitian telah mengeksplorasi perilaku mencari bantuan kaum muda untuk mengatasi masalah penggunaan narkoba. Untuk mengatasi kesenjangan ini, penelitian ini mengeksplorasi bagaimana kaum muda memandang dan mengalami layanan penggunaan narkoba di British Columbia (BC), Kanada.

Metode

Metode penelitian...

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Ketika digunakan dalam kombinasi dengan terapi lain untuk gangguan penggunaan narkoba, neurofeedback (NF) telah diklasifikasikan sebagai "mungkin efektif," menurut penelitian terbaru di komunitas orang dengan gangguan penggunaan opioid. Terlepas dari hasil yang menggembirakan ini, tingkat keparahan krisis opioid, dan risiko tinggi kambuh bahkan dengan terapi pemeliharaan dengan bantuan obat yang paling efektif, NF tetap menjadi pilihan terapi yang sedikit dipelajari. Kemungkinan menggabungkan Alpha / Theta Neurofeedback ke dalam terapi kecanduan opioid standar di fasilitas perawatan...

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Epidemi opioid yang telah berlangsung lama dan pandemi COVID-19 yang lebih baru adalah dua peristiwa yang saling terkait dengan implikasi kesehatan masyarakat utama bagi orang yang menggunakan opioid (OUD). Sebagian besar penelitian tentang interaksi kedua masalah kesehatan masyarakat ini telah menggunakan data yang sudah ada sebelumnya untuk fokus pada pola komunitas, negara bagian, atau nasional. Penelitian kualitatif komplementer diperlukan untuk menentukan bagaimana orang dengan gangguan penggunaan opioid (OUD) memahami, mengalami, dan menavigasi periode unik ini. Studi saat ini...

The Ohio Attorney General selected experts from a number of academic fields to the Scientific Committee on Opioid Prevention and Education (SCOPE) to help the State of Ohio in tackling the opioid crisis in the United States. The focus of SCOPE is the application of scientific principles in the development of prevention and educational strategies for reducing substance use disorder (SUD). SUD education for healthcare workers was one of SCOPE's main areas of interest. The objective of the present was to identify the content and extent to which future healthcare professionals are trained in pain...

Early detection of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome allows infected people to use prophylaxis against opportunistic infections and beginning immediate treatment for secondary complications. People who receive treatment benefit from increased social support and, more crucially, change their behaviour to prevent the virus from spreading to others. One of the most major methods of HIV transmission is through medication injections, and this group is responsible for the spread of HIV since they are ignorant of their illness. The coexistence of HIV and other opportunistic infections and illnesses...