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This report encourages the substance use community to provide improved prevention services for young adults with disabilities. This population is at a time of significant life change, and are at greater risk of behavioral health conditions, such as substance use disorder.

This article provides datasets of substance use and mental health peer support specialists across the U.S. The data collections show how much support each state has, per capita, regarding substance abuse from support specialists. 

This article provides information including who to reach out to if rights have been violated. It also includes information on the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act.   

<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

Addiction medicine plays a crucial role in both primary care and advanced hospital settings. The formulation of an effective addiction medicine curriculum requires a thorough evaluation of learning needs. This study highlights a notable learning needs in primary care setting, specifically focusing o

As an academic partner to this multi-sector collaboration, Thailand ITTC (former Southeast Asia HIV ATTC) has provided capacity building in psychosocial counselling and counselling for substance use disorder through ongoing intensive TA from core and advanced curriculums development to in-class trai

As an academic partner to this multi-sector collaboration, Thailand ITTC (former Southeast Asia HIV ATTC) has provided capacity building in psychosocial counselling and counselling for substance use disorder through ongoing intensive TA from core and advanced curriculums development to in-class trai

Authors: Camille C. Cioffi, PhD, Patrick F. Hibbard, PhD, Angela Hagaman, DrPh, Martha Tillson, PhD., Noel Vest, PhD. A pressing challenge to address the current overdose crisis is to facilitate the translation of evidence-based programs and practices into widespread use by

Authors: Holly Hagle, PhD, Avik Chatterjee, MD, MPH, Miriam Komaromy, MD, MPH This annotated bibliography is a collection of resources related to racism, anti-racism and advancing health equity for Black, Indigenous and other People of Color and other marginalized communities affected by u

Authors: Amalie Lososová, Carly M. Searcy, Ondrej Volf, Anna Volfová, Kevin P. Mulvey & Michal Miovský Quality education is needed for providing quality addiction care. There are addiction university-based programmes worldwide, differing in their characteristics leading to d

Andrew Kurtz, MA, LMFT, presents on synthetic cannabinoids and their risks, outcomes, and overall effects. 

Author: Meg Brunner, MLIS The purpose of this study, part of NIDA Clinical Trials Network protocol CTN-0115, was to talk to different types of clinicians about their thoughts and feelings about opioid pain management in cancer survivorship and collect some of their ideas for ways to improve chr

From the 2024 Global Conference held in Thessaloniki, Greece.  Author: Dr. Dedsy Berbesi Although it has been possible to identify that there is a wide variety of programs addressing substance use prevention that are being implemented in Latin América (CICAD, 2019; Brown, Oliveira,

In 2022, the United States reported 81,806 opiod overdose deaths, which is the highest ever recorded. Data showed that 3.7% of U.S. adults needed opiod use disorder (OUD) treatment, but only 25.1% received medications. Many did not perceive the need for treatment or received treatment without medica

Dr. Howard Cohen, MD, presents on Ketamine and its route of administration, effects, screening tools, and its understanding of class. 

This report, through Girls Leadership, Evaluation Studio, and the Girl's Leadership Youth Research Council (YRC), examines leadership aspirations among Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander girls and gender expansive youth, as well as the challenges they face, especially in relation

From the 2024 Global Conference held in Thessaloniki, Greece.  Author: Dr. Anna Tsiboukli This paper focuses on the development of undergraduate and post-graduate programmes in drug addiction treatment and prevention within Greek Universities. It discusses the rather late development of un

From the 2024 Global Conference held in Thessaloniki, Greece.  Author: Boro Goic The Global Position Paper on Recovery (GPPR) is a collaborative effort, bringing together civil society organizations, institutions, researchers, and individuals engaged in grassroots, national, regional, and

From the 2024 Global Conference held in Thessaloniki, Greece.  Author: Professor Caroline Pereira Peplau`s Interpersonal Theory of Nursing is the core of the competencies in psychiatric mental health nursing and guides the nurse to establish a nurse-client therapeutic relationship in which the

From the 2024 Global Conference held in Thessaloniki, Greece.  Author: Dr. Dedsy Berbesi-Fernández This presentation will discuss the role that advocacy plays in achieving lasting changes in systems. The Colombia ITTC has focused on ways to influence public policies to incorporate e

From the 2024 Global Conference held in Thessaloniki, Greece.  Author: Faridah Nakoma IntroductionA significant proportion of women who face incarceration in the criminal justice system (CJS) have substance use disorders (SUDs). Since men make up the majority of inmates, studies on th

From the 2024 Global Conference held in Thessaloniki, Greece.  Author: Dr. Fernando Salazar Prevention of the use of psychoactive substances in schools is still widely addressed by providing information on the risks of substance use, usually with untrained external actors to schools, and with p