A jornada de recuperação do uso de substâncias e dos desafios da saúde mental é uma experiência profunda e transformadora. A integração efetiva do bem-estar nos serviços de recuperação em todos os sistemas de cuidados é um elemento fundamental na abordagem do uso indevido de substâncias e suas consequências associadas. O bem-estar, com sua abordagem holística, é uma grande promessa para melhorar a experiência geral de recuperação e melhorar os resultados.

A colloquium on “Responding to the Nexus between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Drug Use” was held on April 15, 2023 in New Delhi, attended by 40+ participants. The colloquium was hosted and organised by the Society for Promotion of Youth and Masses (SPYM) with the support of International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) and Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF).

 

Availability of safe and comfortable shelter is one of the elementary human needs essential for both an individual’s survival as well as social development. However, even in the 21st century, about one fifth of the world’s population lives in inadequate housing conditions and more than 100 million are estimated to be homeless (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), 2021). Although a global phenomenon, most of the burden of homelessness is observed in densely populated urban areas of developing countries. India, the world’s second most populous country, has a sizeable number...

The Global Centre for Credentialing and Certification (GCCC) is looking for volunteers to participate in the pilot testing of the ICAP examination for School and Family Prevention.

O VNGOC, juntamente com o NYNGOC e a Unidade da Sociedade Civil do UNODC, está organizando um evento paralelo online à margem do Fórum de Parceria do ECOSOC 2023 em 31 de janeiro de 2023, às 8h30. O evento intitula-se: O papel central da sociedade civil nas políticas de drogas, COVID-19 e realização da Agenda 2030

A VNGOC está à procura de 3-4 palestrantes da sociedade civil de diferentes regiões que desejam se apresentar no evento, concentrando-se em exemplos concretos de ações para as metas de 2030 e políticas de drogas eficazes e baseadas em evidências. O evento paralelo...

Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center (MATTC) partnered with the Ethnic Communities Opioid Response Network in Missouri, the Addiction Policy Forum, and the Opioid Response Network (ORN in IA, KS, MO, and NE) to translate 5 different evidence-based prevention products "Prevention of Opioid Use Education Materials"  into 12 different languages, and ensure they are culturally appropriate, including Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Dari, French, Mandarin Chinese, Pashto, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog (Filipino) and Ukrainian.

 

The connection between homelessness and substance use is well recognised and an issue that impacts countries around the world. People who experience substance use related issues and homelessness are extremely vulnerable to a range of harms and can find it challenging to access appropriate support that will adequately meet their needs.

In order to address the often-complex issues this population experience, it is important the workforce has appropriate knowledge about the challenges people are facing, the different forms of support and targeted interventions that are available, and means of...

Background

Opioid overdose remains a public health crisis in diverse communities. Between 2019 and 2020, there was an almost 40% increase in drug fatalities primarily due to opioid analogues of both stimulants and opioids. Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD; e.g., buprenorphine) are effective, evidence-based treatments that can be delivered in office-based primary care settings. We investigated disparities in the proportion of national prescribers who have obtained a waiver issued to prescribe MOUD by demographic characteristics.

Methods

Data for the secondary data analyses were...