All Resources for 'Policy, Governance & International Affairs'

Pharmacotherapy Specialist Role in Rehabilitation Centres

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ISSUP Webinar
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance
ISSUP UAE presents its webinar on Pharmacotherapy Services in Rehabilitation Settings.

Charting Progress: ISSUP Philippines' Contributions to Evidence-Based Drug Policy

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

In recent weeks, we have continued to prepare the implementation of the activities we outlined in our previous article (https://www.issup.net/knowledge-share/resources/2024-02/progress-and-promise-2024-begins-issup-philippines). Despite...

Substance Use Disorder in Afghanistan: The Situation and Needs to Address the Issue

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Populations
Public Health
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: More than four decades of war and tragedy have destroyed most of the public infrastructure in Afghanistan. Currently, drug use is a major public health crisis in the country and drug treatment services have extremely limited...

AddictologyIssue 4/2023

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and its Specifics at Temporary Foster Care Institution in the Czech Republic: Study Protocol

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Populations
Family
Women
Public Health
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is a condition unique to a newborn that results from the abrupt cessation of chronic intrauterine drug exposure following birth. Slightly persistent, late onsetting, or slowly fading-out...

AddictologyIssue 4/2023

Challenges in Implementing an Effective Prevention Program

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ISSUP Webinar
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
ISSUP Malaysia presents a webinar on the Challenges in Implementing an Effective Prevention Program

Prescribed safer supply during dual public health emergencies: a qualitative study examining service providers perspectives on early implementation

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Scientific article
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Quality Assurance
Public Health

Background: Over the past decade, drug-related overdoses have seen a significant rise both in North America and globally. The COVID-19 pandemic has further emphasised the urgent need for safer supply programs to replace unregulated...

Intersections of Substance Use and Suicide: Evidence and Key Take-Aways.

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Report
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Men
Public Health
Partner Organisation

Specific patterns of substance use have been found to correlate with an elevated risk of suicidal thoughts, attempts, and mortality by suicide. However, this relationship is multifaceted and influenced by various intersecting factors...

1st International Conference on Drug Research and Policy 2024

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News
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Policy
Law Enforcement
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Present your work at the 1st International Conference on Drugs Research and Policy 2024!

The global approach to drugs and substance policy is a multifaceted challenge involving numerous nations and organizations. Many United Nations focal...