All Resources for 'Medical, Clinical & Healthcare Services'

UNODC improves clinical and group skills of a team of national trainers from Central Asia

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Theories and Science
Law Enforcement

The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia supported the training for trainers on course 16 – "Advanced Clinical Skills" and on course 19 – "Strengthening group skills", which took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on 20-24 February 2023...

Prevalence of Mental Illness and Mental Health Care Use Among Police Officers

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Mental Health
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Importance  Limited literature has characterized patterns of mental illnesses and barriers in seeking mental health care among police officers.

Objectives  To assess the prevalence of mental illness (diagnosis) and symptoms of...

Ecolink completes advanced course on Working with Families with SUD

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News
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Recovery Support
Populations
Family

Ecolink Institute of Well-being has conducted an Advanced Training Course on Working with Families with Substance Use Disorder for 30 addiction professionals from various countries from 10 January to 10 February 2023. The training course...

Lower buprenorphine elimination rate constant is associated with lower opioid use

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction

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Background Opioid craving is suggested to correlate with the rate of reduction in buprenorphine (BUP) plasma levels. No studies explored Buprenorphine elimination rate constant (BUP EL.R) as a predictor of opioid use or retention...

ITTC South Africa Online (Live) SBIRT Training 5 CPD Points

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Partner Organisation
This training on Screening Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for harmful substance use takes place weekly on Thursdays from 12 noon till 1pm SAST on the following dates: 9, 16, 23, 30 March & 6 April 2023.

Early Prevention of Drug Use: Understanding and implementing the UNODC/WHO International Standards on Drug Use Prevention for Effective Prevention Strategies and a Healthy and Safe Child Development

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ISSUP Webinar
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation
ISSUP Namibia in collaboration with UNODC are pleased to present their Webinar on Early Prevention of Drug Use: Understanding and implementing the UNODC/WHO International Standards on Drug Use Prevention for Effective Prevention Strategies and a Healthy and Safe Child Development.

Barriers and facilitators to accessing substance use treatment for people who use drugs in the Muslim communities

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women

This systematic review, published in drug and alcohol dependence explores the barriers and facilitators to accessing inpatient and community substance use treatment and harm reduction services for people who use drugs in Muslim communities...

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is associated with increased abstinence in substance use disorders and comorbid depression

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction

BACKGROUND: Substance use disorders (SUDs) are associated with high rates of comorbid depression. Finding effective treatments for many of the substances of abuse is still an area of developing research. Repetitive transcranial magnetic...

£421 million to boost drug and alcohol treatment across England

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Public Health
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

It has been announced that local authorities across England will benefit from an extra £421 million government funding through to 2025 to improve drug and alcohol addiction treatment and recovery.

The extra funding will enable the creation...