Rasha Abi Hana

Emirati women facing up addiction

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 20 August 2021
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United Arab Emirates

On the occasion of the Emirati Women Day, the National Rehabilitation Center invites you to participate in a discussion session with the center's employees entitled "Emirati women facing up addiction", which highlights the contribution of...

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Rasha Abi Hana

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

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 4 August 2021
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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...

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Rasha Abi Hana

Call for Abstracts: Society For Research On Nicotine and Tobacco

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 19 July 2021
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The Annual Meeting will be held on March 2-5 2022, and is currently scheduled to take place at the Edinburgh International Conference Center in Edinburgh, Scotland.  

The SRNT 2022 Annual Meeting may be a hybrid (part in person, part virtual) or entirely virtual, depending on how things play out in the coming months. A final decision about the meeting format (face-to-face hybrid virtual component vs. entirely virtual) will not be made for some time. In the meantime, attendees should not hesitate to submit for fear of being unable to travel. Rest assured that the meeting, no matter the...

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Rasha Abi Hana

Implementation of tobacco control measures in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, 2008–2020

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 19 July 2021
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Scientific article
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Monshi, S.S., Ibrahim, J. Implementation of tobacco control measures in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, 2008–2020. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 16, 57 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-021-00393-8

Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist nations in reducing the demand and supply of tobacco. In 2020, 182 nations joined the FCTC, approving to implement the recommended tobacco control measures.

By August 2006, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (UAE) ratified the WHO FCTC. Given the unique political, cultural, and religious context – and known tobacco industry efforts to influence tobacco use- in these nations, a careful...

Rasha Abi Hana

The Importance of School Awareness in Addressing Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 28 June 2021
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United Arab Emirates

Virtual awareness webinar organized by the National Rehabilitation Center, inline with the International Drug Control Day, to discuss "The Importance of School Awareness in Addressing Drugs and Psychotropic Substances".

Tuesday: 29-June...

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James Harvey

World Drug Report 2021

Shared by James Harvey (ISSUP staff) - 25 June 2021
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Book
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UNODC
Consisting of five separate booklets, the World Drug Report 2021 provides an in-depth analysis of the global drug markets and paints a comprehensive picture of the measurable effects and potential impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the world drug problem.
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Livia

ISSUP Lebanon Updates - Jan-Jun 2021

Shared by Livia - 28 May 2021
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On February 2021, ISSUP Lebanon hosted its first webinar of the year entitled, ‘Prevention of Drug Use and Other Risky Behaviours in Youth: From Evidence to Policy and Programs’, with Lilian Ghandour, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the American University of Beirut on substance use epidemiology and evidence-based prevention programs. The webinar had 456 attendees and discussed the importance of adopting a public health approach to substance use prevention, and to using epidemiological data for the planning and evaluation of all programs and interventions aimed at preventing or reducing...

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آئی ایس ایس یو پی لبنان اپ ڈیٹس - 2020

Shared by Livia - 16 December 2020
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آئی ایس ایس یو پی لبنان اپ ڈیٹس - 2020

ستمبر 2020 کو ، آئی ایس ایس یو پی لبنان کو ایک ورچوئل ایونٹ میں کامیابی سے لانچ کیا گیا ، جس میں 380 سے زیادہ مقامی اور بین الاقوامی شرکاء نے شرکت کی۔ لبنان کے قومی چیپٹر کے آغاز کے ایک حصے کے طور پر ، آئی ایس ایس یو پی لبنان نے مہمان مقرر جیووانا کیمپیلو کی میزبانی کی ، چیف یو این او ڈی سی روک تھام ، علاج اور بحالی سیکشن (پی ٹی آر ایس)۔ کیمپیلو نے یو این او ڈی سی- ڈبلیو ایچ او کے بین الاقوامی معیارات کے دوسرے اپ ڈیٹ ایڈیشن کے مطابق منشیات کے استعمال کی ثبوت پر مبنی روک تھام کی حکمت عملی پیش کی۔ شرکاء نے سیکھا کہ سائنسی شواہد کے مطابق منشیات کے استعمال...

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James Harvey

Motivational Interviewing Course: Assisting Patients in Making Sustainable Positive Lifestyle Changes

Shared by James Harvey (ISSUP staff) - 19 May 2020

This free webinar-based training course on Motivational Interviewing (MI) is presented by Igor Koutsenok, MD, MS, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego, Department of Psychiatry.

Igor Koutsenok ISSUP Motivational Interviewing

Motivational Interviewing is an essential, client-centered, counseling style for eliciting behavior change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence. We are absolutely thrilled to bring you this skills-building opportunity presented by a recognized expert in the field of MI.

The course consists of four sessions (originally held during June 2020).

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