Treatment Settings

Myths and truths about Electronic Cigarettes and Electronic Smoking Devices The World Health Organization (WHO) considers smoking an important public health problem and one of the main preventable causes of death. Many smokers, when asked...

Abstract Importance Fatal and nonfatal opioid overdoses are at record levels, and emergency department (ED) visits may be an opportune time to intervene. Peer-led models of care are increasingly common; however, little is known about their...

Abstract Background Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUDs), including methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone, decrease mortality and morbidity for people with opioid use disorder (OUD). Buprenorphine and methadone have the strongest...

In this webinar, the speakers discuss the role of peer support in treatment: the latest on research and practice.

As part of Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) capacity building initiatives with prison staff for the better management of drug dependent prisoners, a four-day long Training of Trainers (ToT) on Drug Treatment and Management Training for prison staff was held on 25 July 2022.

Abstract Importance Cigarette smoking and risky alcohol consumption co-occur and are undertreated. Nicotine receptor partial agonists and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) treat smoking but are unproven for alcohol, and clinical trials...

Dear colleagues of ISSUP, We invite you to consult the International Journal of Addiction Research (RIIAD). In this edition you will find articles such as "A look at genetics and epigenetics in substance addiction", "Vision-construction and...

Summary Substance use disorder (SUD) affects the relationship and care of children, leading to abusive behaviors. The parent-child relationship may improve with the development of parental skills (PC) in users of TUS treatment programs...

Abstract: Background: The need for workplace substance use prevention programmes globally and in South Africa is driven by the growing problem of substance use and the associated burden on the health and welfare of employees, their families...