The relationship between mental health disorders and substance use and integrated approaches.
Mental Health
Substance Use and Mental Health: Challenges, Opportunities and First Lessons During the COVID-19 Outbreak
What has been the impact of COVID-19 on substance use? What is the link between this and mental health? What has been happening on the front lines? What needs to be done?
To hear the answers to these questions and more, register for the upcoming webinar on Tuesday 1st September, 14:00-14:45
Speakers include:
Methamphetamine Associated Psychosis
Through an overview of the contemporary evidence on methamphetamine use and psychosis, this clinically-focused webinar will provide participants with the opportunity to develop an understanding of how best to assess and manage individuals...
Resilience: How to Thrive During COVID-19
During times of extreme stress and uncertainty, such as we are experiencing with the COVID-19 pandemic, it is common to feel anxiety, depression, and even traumatic stress. The psychology of resilience offers a way to transform these normal reactions to ones that support our strength and growth.
Psychotic Disorder and Cannabis Use
Description This report examines hospitalisation trends related to cannabis use and mental and behavioural disorders in Canada between 2006 and 2015. During this period, the rate of hospitalizations related to cannabis use and mental and...
Mental Health and Smoking Cessation
Smoking rates among people with a mental health condition are significantly higher than in the general population. Research has also found that individuals with mental health issues who smoke are more likely to smoke heavily and extract...
Webinar: Mental Health and Substance Abuse in the Context of Social Isolation
Integrated Response of the General Secretariat to the crisis of COVID-19 Situation Room on The Protection of Personnel. To continue to promote health and well-being among OAS staff, our colleagues from the Inter-American Commission on Drug...
COVID-19: Online and Remote Resources for Addiction Support
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has put together information on the potential implications of this pandemic on those who struggle with substance use disorder. The social distancing that is required during this COVID-19 outbreak has put...
Webinar: ISSUP South Africa - COVID-19 ~ What can be done through us
This first webinar from ISSUP South Africa focusses upon the toll of Covid-19 upon social factors, which can thereby affect substance use disorders.
Webinar: Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Four experts, brought together by ISSUP Ukraine discuss measures being taken in Ukraine to address the mental health issues brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. The speakers focus upon psychosocial aspects of the pandemic; destigmatisation of mental health issue; stress factors for the healthcare professions and support initiatives during quarantine.
Trauma and Substance Use
This webinar provided information about the nature of trauma (including post-traumatic stress disorder) and its effects. As well as discussing the link between trauma and the use of alcohol and other drugs (including methamphetamine).