All Resources for 'Policy, Governance & International Affairs'

Peer to Peer User Guide-Drug and Alcohol Peer to Peer Prevention Program

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Format
Book
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family

This guide is developed to facilitate the work of Peer Counsellors in training Peer Educators in substance abuse prevention. It is based on the experience from the peer to peer drug prevention programs conducted by UYDEL. This peer to peer...

Fetal Exposure to Cannabis and Childhood Metabolic Outcomes: The Healthy Start Study

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Scientific article
Themes
Addiction
Populations
Women
Public Health
Abstract
Objective

To assess the impact of fetal exposure to cannabis on adiposity and glucose-insulin traits in early life.

Research Design and Methods

We leveraged a subsample of 103 mother-child pairs from Healthy Start, an...

Assessing the feasibility, usability and acceptability of the MySafeRx platform among individuals in outpatient buprenorphine treatment: Lessons learned from a pilot randomized controlled trial

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Men
Women

Abstract

Background

Increasing buprenorphine/naloxone (B/N) access for opioid use disorder (OUD) is essential yet ensuring adherence and preventing diversion remains challenging. This study examines the feasibility, usability, and...

Structural violence and the need for compassionate use of methadone in Mexico

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

Abstract

Background

Epidemiological data from Mexico have documented an increase in heroin use in the last decade. However, there is no comprehensive care strategy for heroin users, especially those who have been accused of a crime. The...

White House Releases 2022 National Drug Control Strategy that Outlines Comprehensive Path Forward to Address Addiction and the Overdose Epidemic

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Policy
Supply & Market Disruption

Today, President Biden sent his Administration’s inaugural National Drug Control Strategy to Congress at a time when drug overdoses have taken a heartbreaking toll, claiming 106,854 lives in the most recent 12-month period. The Strategy del...

Introduction of new methods and tools for drug use disorders diagnostics and treatment discussed in Kazakhstan

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Quality Assurance
Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation

On April 15, 2022, the UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia in collaboration with the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Mental Health held a “National Round Table Discussion on the application of new methods and tools of drug...

Association of Psychiatric Disorders With Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infection Among Vaccinated Adults

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Scientific article
Themes
Addiction
Populations
Men
Mental Health
Abstract

Importance  Psychiatric disorders may be associated with an increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection after vaccination, but no studies have tested this hypothesis.

Objective  To evaluate whether past diagnoses of...