The European Web Survey on Drugs1 collected data during March and May 2021 from people who use drugs, are aged 18 or older, and live in 21 EU and 9 non-EU countries including Lebanon. In this period, the populations in many European and neighbouring countries were experiencing COVID-19-related lockdown or restrictions. Unless otherwise indicated, the data presented here refer to the 274 respondents who reported having used at least one illicit drug in the 12 months prior to the survey (last 12 months of use) and live in Lebanon.
The International USR Summit is a biennial flagship event of the University Social Responsibility Network (USRN). The Summit brings together higher education leaders, academics, students and practitioners from all continents to exchange...
وتسعى الأمانة التنفيذية للجنة البلدان الأمريكية لمكافحة تعاطي المخدرات إلى الحصول على إعراب عن الاهتمام من الخبراء في مجال بدائل السجن والإدماج الاجتماعي لتدريبهم كمدربين رئيسيين لتقديم منهج إدارة رعاية الحالات على الصعيد الدولي. عند الانتهاء بنجاح من تدريب المدربين ، سيتم إدراج هؤلاء المدربين الرئيسيين في قائمة المدربين لإدارة رعاية الحالة ويمكن الاتصال بهم لتقديم التدريب عند تحديد موعده. إذا كنت مهتما ، فيرجى إرسال سيرتك الذاتية والمعلومات ذات الصلة بالمعرفة والخبرة في موعد أقصاه 25 أبريل 2022 إلى أنطونيو لومبا (ALomba [at] oas [dot] org).
A multidisciplinary conference to improve health and care
Now in its fifth year, the 2022 conference will bring together online researchers, policymakers, clinicians, practitioners and service users from around the world.
This document, ‘The International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders' is the work of UNODC and WHO to support Member States in their efforts to develop
and expand effective, evidence-based and ethical treatment for drug use disorders.
The Standards are intended for all those involved in the policy development, planning, funding, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of treatment services and interventions for drug use disorders.
This document is based on currently available scientific evidence on treatment for drug use disorders and sets out a framework for the...
EUSPR 2022 are pleased to announce that the 13th EUSPR Conference will be held in Tallinn, Estonia on 29th and 30th September 2022, with workshops and project meetings scheduled for the pre-conference day, September 28th.
The Commission on Narcotic Drugs is starting very soon! In fact, tomorrow, Monday, 14 March 2022.
Once again, all sessions, as well as the side events, are to be held online due to the pandemic. The good thing about that means that, you can still follow the plenaries and the side events! That’s why we thought that you might appreciate having all the links in one place.
أصبحت تصميمات تجارب الفعالية والتنفيذ الهجينة منتشرة بشكل متزايد في أبحاث التنفيذ. مع دخول التصاميم الهجينة عقدها الثاني من الاستخدام الواسع النطاق ، يطلق قسم علوم التنفيذ في Frontiers in Health موضوعا بحثيا لتغذية خطاب المجال حول ماضي وحاضر ومستقبل التصاميم الهجينة في ترجمة المعرفة. نرحب بالتقديمات لكل من البحث الأصلي و / أو الموجز والمراجعة والأساليب ومقالات المنظور. تتناول الدعوة التقييمات النقدية للتصميمات الهجينة ، والاستخدام المبتكر للتصميمات الهجينة في التجارب الحالية ، والتقدم في التصاميم الهجينة في التجارب المستقبلية ولكنها غير مقيدة عندما يتعلق الأمر بوجهات نظر إضافية في أوراق...
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(ISSUP staff) - 1 فبراير 2022
During the months of November, December & January, ISSUP’s National Chapters came together virtually to discuss priorities, research, collaboration opportunities and our forthcoming conference and workshop next May in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
This week the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has released the European Prevention Curriculum - a handbook designed for decision, opinion and policy makers in science-based prevention of substance use. The aim of the EUPCinitiative is to implement a standardised prevention training curriculum in Europe and improve the overall effectiveness of prevention.
تم تمديد الموعد النهائي لتقديم الملخصات! تم تمديد تقديم الملخصات لحدثنا الذي يقام عبر الإنترنت وشخصيا في أبو ظبي: 11-16 مايو 2022 حتى 31 أكتوبر! تعرف على المزيد حول الحدث وأرسل ملخصك: issup.net/event2022
#NRC organizes, during October, a series of awareness sessions targeting all segments of society, focusing on families in the #UAE, under the title "Parenting Skills Program", which highlights the role of family in treating addiction and...
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(ISSUP staff) - 9 سبتمبر 2021
ICUDDR, INL, ISSUP and NRC are partnering to host a global in person and online event from 11th – 16th May 2022 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. We welcome abstract submissions for sub-plenary and poster presentations at the event. DEADLINE EXTENDED!
بمناسبة يوم المرأة الإماراتية، يدعوكم المركز الوطني للتأهيل للمشاركة في جلسة نقاشية مع موظفي المركز بعنوان "المرأة الإماراتية في مواجهة الإدمان"، والتي تسلط الضوء على مساهمة المرأة الإماراتية في مجال الحماية من الإدمان.
Van Hout, M.C., Haddad, P. & Aaraj, E. The Impact of COVID-19 on Drug Use and Harm Reduction Programming in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: a Regional Consultation of Stakeholders and People Who Use Drugs. Int J Ment Health Addiction (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-021-00500-7
COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) was classified a pandemic on March 11, 2020, with early reports of the disease occurring in the Middle East and North African (MENA) area. On January 2021, the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (WHO-EMRO) reported 5,566,708 confirmed cases with 131,886 fatalities to date. Since 2016, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) area has seen a modest but steady growth in the harm reduction response.
Little is known about the region's health response and the situation of drug users (PWUD) during the outbreak. During COVID-19, the MENA Harm...