All Resources for 'Research, Data & Evaluation'

Pharmacy Automation in Rehabilitation Centres

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ISSUP Webinar
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance
ISSUP UAE presents its webinar on Pharmacy Automation in Rehabilitation Centres

Global Civil Society Report for the 2024 mid-term review of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs

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Report
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Quality Assurance
Policy
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Partner Organisation

The Vienna & New York NGO Committees on Drugs are pleased to present the global civil society report for the 2024 mid-term review of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND).
The report is the result of constructive inputs by more than 200...

Review of Competency-Based Models and Quality Standards in Training and Education in the Addiction Field: Study Protocol

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Scientific article
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Quality Assurance
Recovery Support
Partner Organisation

BACKGROUND:

There is a growing trend of development and improvement of education and training in the field of addictions, hand in hand with the increase and changes of substance use-related issues. To ensure a high level of education...

AddictologyIssue 3/2023

Rehabilitation of Executive Functions in Users of Addictive Substances. Study Protocol

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Public Health
Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

BACKGROUND:

Substance use increases the risk of damage to executive and cognitive functions. Manifested by a range of clinical symptoms, such impairments may affect people’s coping with everyday activities and their abilities to establish...

AddictologyIssue 3/2023

Selected Lifestyle Factors of Candidate Sperm Donors and Their Effect on Spermiogram Values in the Moravian Part of the Czech Republic. Study Protocol

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Scientific article
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Populations
Men
Public Health
Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION:

Male infertility affects nearly 14% of men in Europe, and approximately 44% of them are unaware of the cause of their infertility. Thanks to the plentitude of research, we can now clearly define the risk factors that...

AddictologyIssue 3/2023

“I’m almost opioid-a-phobic”: family medicine residents’ perceptions of enhancing opioid analgesic and agonist treatment training in a Canadian setting

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
Quality Assurance
Public Health

Purpose

As deaths from the illicit drug poisoning crisis continue to rise in Canada, increasing the number of healthcare professionals qualified to effectively prescribe opioids could be beneficial. The willingness of family medicine...

WAVE Bursaries to attend Lisbon Addictions 2024

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News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Quality Assurance
The WAVE bursary application process is open from 24/10/2023 to 31/1/2024.

Stigmatizing imagery for substance use disorders: a qualitative exploration

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Populations
Quality Assurance
Public Health
Mental Health
Ethics
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
This study used qualitative methods to identify stigmatizing and non-stigmatizing imagery for SUD and explore the reactions of people with lived experience with SUD to SUD-related imagery. We conducted focus groups and brief semi-structured qualitative interviews with 14 individuals in recovery from a range of SUD.

La pericia psicológica y su valoración en la imposición de sanciones penales en casos con consumo de sustancias psicoactivas

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Policy
Law
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

English

Around the world, using drugs is connected to both the legal system and the health system. Studies suggest a link between drug use and crime, but they say it's not a direct cause. In many countries, the legal system is overwhelmed...