The journey of recovery from substance use and mental health challenges is a profound and transformative experience. The effective integration of wellness into recovery services across care systems stands as a pivotal element in addressing substance misuse and its associated consequences. Wellness, with its holistic approach, holds great promise for enhancing the overall recovery experience and improving outcomes.

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.

وی این جی او سی این وائی این جی او سی اور یو این او ڈی سی سول سوسائٹی یونٹ کے ساتھ مل کر 31 جنوری 2023 کو صبح 8.30 بجے ای سی او ایس او سی پارٹنرشپ فورم 2023 کے حاشیے میں ایک آن لائن سائیڈ ایونٹ کا انعقاد کر رہا ہے۔ اس تقریب کا عنوان ہے: منشیات کی پالیسیوں، کوویڈ 19 اور 2030 ایجنڈے کے حصول میں سول سوسائٹی کا مرکزی کردار

وی این جی او سی مختلف خطوں سے تعلق رکھنے والے 3-4 سول سوسائٹی کے مقررین کی تلاش میں ہے جو اس تقریب میں شرکت کرنا چاہتے ہیں، جو 2030 کے اہداف اور مؤثر، ثبوت پر مبنی منشیات کی پالیسیوں کے لئے اقدامات کی ٹھوس مثالوں پر توجہ مرکوز کریں۔  سائیڈ ایونٹ منشیات سے متعلق...

مڈ امریکہ ایڈکشن ٹیکنالوجی ٹرانسفر سینٹر (ایم اے ٹی سی) نے مسوری میں نسلی کمیونٹیز اوپیوڈ رسپانس نیٹ ورک، نشے کی پالیسی فورم، اور اوپیوئیڈ رسپانس نیٹ ورک (آئی اے، کے ایس، ایم او، اور این ای میں او آر این) کے ساتھ شراکت داری کی تاکہ 5 مختلف شواہد پر مبنی روک تھام کی مصنوعات "اوپیوڈ کے استعمال کی روک تھام"  کو 12 مختلف زبانوں میں ترجمہ کیا جاسکے۔، اور اس بات کو یقینی بنائیں کہ وہ ثقافتی طور پر مناسب ہیں ، بشمول عربی ، بوسنیائی ، برمی ، دری ، فرانسیسی ، مینڈارن چینی ، پشتو ، صومالی ، ہسپانوی ، سواہیلی ، تاگالوگ (فلپائنی) اور یوکرینی۔

 

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...