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  March 2025 Newsletter

The plenary sessions from ISAM 2023 Marrakesh are now available! These plenary sessions cover a range of topics including dual disorders, public health and addiction, Alternatives to Incarceration, and many others. You can view the sessions both at the included YouTube playlist, as well as from the

<p>The prevalence and growth of synthetic drug use are significant issues in Thailand. The local situation reveals prevalent transportation methods and use involvement among women and youth. Addressing societal stigmas and emphasizing family support are crucial for effective treatment, particu

Synthetic Drugs: Gender and Age in Thailand 2023 provides the overview of Methamphetamine, Ketamine, and other synthetic drugs situation in Thailand focusing on gender and age involved on both supply and demand.   This survey is sponsored by UNOV and UNODC and supported by Office of the Narcoti

This resource allows users to find the nearest treatment facility through an easy-to access google-maps based interface, with the ability to search for the nearest resource either by 1) typing an address, 2) zooming in on the map, or 3) allowing the map to determine where the user is and then indica

From October to December 2023, the Vietnam International Technology Transfer Center (V-ITTC) teamed up with national broadcasting channels to produce and air a documentary series focusing on addiction treatment, community reintegration, and synthetic drug use prevention among adolescents. This serie

Treatments Used Among Adolescent Residential Addiction Treatment Facilities in the US, 2022 Perawatan Yang Digunakan Pada Fasilitas Pengobatan Adiksi Residensial Bagi Remaja di Amerika Serikat, 2022   An unprecedented number of adolescents were identified as having an opioid use disorder (OUD)

Cumpliendo con uno de los objetivos, de ITTC Colombia que es potenciar la capacidad de respuesta del Gobierno para enfrentar el problema del consumo de drogas y que las prácticas para prevenir el consumo y tratar los trastornos por uso de sustancias con base en la evidencia fueron entrenados por so

Launch of Integrated Programme for Social Crime, Substance Abuse and Gender Based Violence and Femicide, and The Web App ASSIST Tool 29 May 2023, 13h00-16h00, Groote Schuur Hospital   With sincere gratitude to all our collaborators, and our funders, US Department of State INL, kindly find belo

Hubungan Antara gangguan penggunaan kanabis dan Skizofrenia lebih kuat pada laki-laki muda dibandingkan pada perempuan   Abstract Abstrak   Background. Previous research suggests an increase in schizophrenia population attributable risk fraction (PARF) for cannabis use disorder (CUD). How

IMPORTANCE KEPENTINGAN Recent information on the prevalence of prescription stimulant therapy for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NUPS) at the school-level among US secondary school students is limited. Informasi terkini mengenai prevale

The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) (https://www.who.int/substance_abuse/activities/assist_v3_english.pdf) makes use of risk categories determined by screening scores to help determine the ideal intervention strategy.  This tool was developed by WHO as a paper

Abtract Abstrak   Internet has become an important part of the daily life of adolescents. Easy access to internet and its social appeal among adolescent males render them at an increased risk of internet addiction and the associated adverse physical and psychosocial effects. We conducted a qual

This presentation by Professor Bronwyn Myers discusses the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) training model in application to substance use disorders. Professor Bronwyn Myers is a Chief specialist scientist in the Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Use Research Unit at the

This is a one-page flyer detailing the objectives, mission and contact information of the South Africa HIV ATTC.