All Resources for 'Medical, Clinical & Healthcare Services'

First Alcohol Treatment Institutions in Today's Czech Republic and Slovak Republic

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Theories and Science
Data

Abstract

Objective:

Drawing on qualitative analysis of selected historical documents, the paper seeks to provide a definition of the general characteristics of the first institutional alcohol treatment facilities in today's Czech Republic...

WEBINAR: Cary Hopkins Eyles on Authentic Self-Care for Addiction Professionals

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ISSUP Webinar
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Partner Organisation

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...

Project Khanya: A Randomized, Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of a Peer-Delivered Behavioral Intervention for ART Adherence and Substance Use in Cape Town, South Africa

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

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Background

Substance use is prevalent in South Africa and associated with poor HIV treatment outcomes, yet, it is largely unaddressed in HIV care. Implementing an evidence-based, task-shared intervention for antiretroviral...

Trajectories of psychological distress during recovery from polysubstance use disorder

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Addiction
Theories and Science

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Introduction: Polysubstance use is a prevalent substance use pattern with adverse effects on psychological distress and diminished treatment outcomes. Although polysubstance use often dominates clinical practice, the trajectories...

Outreach to People Who Survive Opioid Overdose

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction

Often it takes a critical moment, such as when someone survives an overdose, to motivate behavioural change.

It is particularly important that at these times people have access to the appropriate treatment.

The objective of this study was...

Celebration of 30 Years of Drug Prevention & Treatment Activities of Dhaka Ahsania Mission

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said that the society will lose proactive capable manpower if we cannot eradicate drug related problems from our country. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina strictly directed to make the dope tests mandatory for...

Effect of an Anxiety Management Program in Cocaine Abusers in Maracaibo, Venezuela

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

Molina, Desirée, José Felix Ribas Foundation, Venezuela; Lopez, Susana, Instituto Nacional del Menor, Venezuela

Anxiety and mood disorders have been described as key symptoms of the abstinence syndrome experienced by cocaine users during...

SEXUAL RISK AND DRUG USE IN WOMEN

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women

Authors: Desiree MolinaMSc,Greysi Rivero, Sandra Colina

The aim of this research is to determine the relationship between sexual risk behavior and drug use in women participating in an outpatient treatment program at the José Félix Ribas...