New Research Published: Understanding Substance Use Trends in UAE Addiction Treatment Services

I am pleased to share our recently published study in Adiktologie, titled:

“Recent Pattern of Substance Use Among Patients with Substance Use Disorders in a Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre for Addiction in Dubai.”

📎 DOI: 10.35198/01-2025-002-0004

🎯 Study Purpose

Substance use disorders (SUDs) continue to pose a major global and regional public health challenge. Despite the growing body of international research, data from the United Arab Emirates remains limited—particularly among...

Hello members in Dubai, my name is Dulce Maria Valencia Vega from Jalisco, Mexico. I wil be visiting Dubai in next October and wonder  to meet and join with ISSUP members from the area during my stay, Im very intersted in learn from you and of course if its good for you , to share my experiencie of 25 yearse in rehab and public policies in Mexico. So Im open to hear form you and shedule a one to one talk.

Cant wait to hear from you. 

BACKGROUND: Substance use disorders (SUDs) are associated with high rates of comorbid depression. Finding effective treatments for many of the substances of abuse is still an area of developing research. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is an established treatment for depression, but its effects in SUDs are less conclusive. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effect of rTMS in patients with SUDs and comorbid major depressive disorder (MDD).

METHODS: We conducted a retrospective observational study of 55 patients with SUDs and comorbid MDD who were eligible for rTMS...

BACKGROUND: Suicide is considered a severe global phenomenon as near to 700,000 people die annually as a result of suicidal behaviours. Suicide is a major public health problem among patients with a substance use disorder.

AIM: To determine the prevalence of suicidal ideation/behaviours and to investigate the factors associated with this problem among a selected sample of patients with a substance use disorder (SUD) in a specialised centre for treatment and rehabilitation for addiction in Dubai.

METHODS: An observational cross-sectional study design was used to collect data from the target...