COVID-19 related Intervention

Response strategies for substance use and COVID-19.

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The Rapidly Changing Composition of the World's Drug Supply and Its Effects on High-Risk for COVID-19

26 June 2020

Arizona

United States

The first of two presentations by Thom Browne Jr. (MA Criminal Justice, CEO of Colombo Plan) on the emerging and rapidly-changing properties of illicit drugs and their cutting agents that put substance users worldwide at high-risk for near- and long-term chronic health problems, overdose (fatal & non-fatal), and increased vulnerability to both the acquisition of viruses like COVID-19 and more severe complications from the virus.

UNODC Prevention, Treatment & Rehabilitation Section: Questionnaire on COVID-19 and Drug Use Disorder Treatment Services

News

The Prevention, Treatment & Rehabilitation Section (PTRS) of UNODC developed a questionnaire to gather insights into the current challenges and responses to COVID-19 and the continuity of drug treatment services. The questionnaire is...

Guidance for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for COVID-19

Guide

This document provides guidance to African Union Member States on key mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) considerations in relation to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. It contains useful guidance on MHPSS for...

COVID-19 and Increased Alcohol Consumption: NANOS Poll Summary Report

Book

The purpose of this study is to benchmark alcohol and cannabis consumption during the COVID-19 outbreak, as well as drivers of behaviour. This report highlights the results of a Nanos poll commissioned by CCSA during the COVID-19 pandemic...

Addiction Psychiatry and COVID-19 – Impact on Patients and Service Provision

Scientific article

21 May 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly had a major impact on the provision of physical healthcare in Ireland and worldwide. The mental health impact of this pandemic cannot be underestimated, particularly relating to patients suffering with addiction.

EMCDDA webinar: Prevention of drug-related problems in the time of COVID-19: what can we learn?

4 June 2020

Webinar

The EMCDDA is offering a new series of webinars around the theme of COVID-19. The purpose of the webinars is to help those working in the drugs field understand how drug users, and those supporting them, are coping with the pandemic and to share knowledge and experience.

"A Pandemic Within a Pandemic"- How Covid-19 Is Increasing Substance Abuse

News

In response to the global pandemic, people around the world have adjusted their ways of life. Governments have imposed restrictions on the time people can spend with one another, forcing people to find alternative means of communication and...

Experiences from the US and Canada: Primary Prevention in a Post-Covid World

29 May 2020

Webinar

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting pretty much everything these days including primary prevention. We at Planet Youth have been keeping in touch with our partners around the world to learn how the pandemic is affecting on-going Planet Youth projects and projects that are being started.

Webinar: Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic

3 June 2020

Webinar

Ukraine

ISSUP Ukraine is pleased to invite you to attend a webinar on mental health issues in Ukraine during the COVID-19 epidemic. The webinar is scheduled to be presented on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (Ukraine time)

Salud Mental y el Abuso de Sustancias en el Contexto del Aislamiento Social

27 May 2020

Webinar