All Resources for 'Education & Training'

Women with Substance Use Disorders: My Insights from ISSUP 2024

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Format
Training
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Men
Women

Did you know that women with substance use disorders are more likely to encounter obstacles across the continuum of care? Despite the unique challenges, women are more likely to engage in help-seeking behavior. This was one of the key take...

Civil society’s role in substance use prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support highlighted at the 2024 ISSUP Conference

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Community update
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Partner Organisation
Partnerships with civil society are essential for implementing joint drug policy commitments, tackling the world drug problem and helping to ensure health and wellbeing for all.

Highlights from the 2024 UNODC World Drug Report

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ISSUP Webinar
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Statistics
Supply & Market Disruption
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Partner Organisation
ISSUP is pleased to presents highlights from the 2024 edition of the UNODC World Drug Report. The webinar is presented by Giovanna Campello, Chief of the Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Developing and implementing a Drug reduce University Diploma for health practitioners in Uruguay: challenges and future directions

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Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family

In Uruguay, there is a shortage of trained professionals in drug prevention, intervention, and resolution of drug-related issues, particularly among health personnel in domains such as rehabilitation, prevention, schools, communities, and...

Responding to an International Need: INEP Plus

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Format
Opinion piece, commentary
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family

The Introduction to Evidence Based Prevention (INEP) provides learners with the essential principles of substance use prevention. Developed by Charles University (CUNI) in Prague, the course content is based on the European adaptation of...

A New Dawn: Launch of the Global Women’s Network for Treatment and Recovery

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Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women

Did you ever imagine that there would a forum for empowering providers of women substance use treatment and recovery? Thank you to Dr. Hendrée E. Jones and her team for officially launching the Global Women’s Network for Providers of Women...

Women: Insights from the WISE Training at ISSUP Conference 2024

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Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Men
Women

Did you know that women with substance use disorders are more likely to encounter obstacles across the continuum of care? Despite the unique challenges, women are more likely to engage in help-seeking behavior.  This was one of the key take...

Withdrawal, Withdrawal Symptoms, and Craving in Gaming Disorder – Systematic Review

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Scientific article
Themes
Addiction
Populations
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: This systematic review aims to synthesise and summarise the available evidence on the definitions of craving and withdrawal, the nature and presence of withdrawal symptoms, the duration of abstinence, the prevalence and nature...

AddictologyIssue 1/2024

Psychopathy and Fun-Seeking Predicting Alcohol Drinking: The Role of Thinking Styles

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Scientific article
Themes
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Public Health
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: The study examined the effect of trait psychopathy and BAS fun-seeking on alcohol drinking and whether this effect is moderated by thinking styles. We hypothesised that psychopathy will indirectly predict alcohol drinking...

AddictologyIssue 1/2024