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Rasha Abi Hana

Perceived impacts of North Americas first de-medicalised safer supply program

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 31 March 2025
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Kalicum, J., Nyx, E., Kennedy, M.C. et al. Perceived impacts of North Americas first de-medicalized safer supply program. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 20, 11 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-025-00642-0

Background
A non-medicalized safer supply model called a “Compassion Club” has recently been evaluated. The model involved providing rigorously tested and accurately labeled illicit substances to members at cost. Operating for 14 months in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, the initiative aimed to explore the effects and feasibility of this approach among individuals at risk of fatal overdose.

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At the one-year mark, 43 club members completed a survey for this cross-sectional analysis. Descriptive statistics were used to assess the perceived impact of membership on factors like drug use...

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Rasha Abi Hana

The Psychology of Addiction and Obesity: New Treatments

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 24 March 2025
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Adi Zuloff-Shani Ph.D. Psychedelics to the Rescue

Addiction and obesity share similar neurological pathways, both linked to compulsive behaviors and the brain's reward system. Research has highlighted the potential of GLP-1 receptor agonists, originally developed for diabetes, to help manage both appetite and addictive cravings. These medications, such as semaglutide, may regulate addictive behaviors by influencing reward circuits in the brain. However, they come with potential side effects, and their long-term effects are still under investigation.

In addition, a new compound, 5-Methoxy-2-aminoindane (MEAI), is being researched for its...

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Rasha Abi Hana

The changing DNA of serious and organised crime

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 19 March 2025
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Europol (2025), European Union Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment - The changing DNA of serious and organised crime, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg

Europol’s EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (EU-SOCTA) 2025(link is external), published today, reveals how the very DNA of crime is shifting – reshaping the tactics, tools and structures employed by criminal networks.

The EU-SOCTA offers one of the most thorough analyses conducted on the threats posed by serious organised crime to the EU’s internal security. Based on intelligence from EU Member States and international law enforcement partners, this report not only analyses the state of organised crime today – it anticipates threats of tomorrow, providing a roadmap for Europe’s law enforcement...

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Kwadwo Adu Boakye-Yiadom

Toxicological Aspects of Cocaine Consumption

Shared by Kwadwo Adu Boakye-Yiadom - 4 December 2024
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ISSUP Colombia presents its webinar on the Toxicological Aspects of Cocaine Consumption.
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Kwadwo Adu Boakye-Yiadom

Toxicological Aspects of Cocaine Consumption

Shared by Kwadwo Adu Boakye-Yiadom - 18 November 2024
ISSUP Colombia Webinar
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3 December 2024
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ISSUP Colombia invites you to its webinar on the Toxicological Aspects of Cocaine Consumption.
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James Harvey

UNODC World Drug Report 2024

Shared by James Harvey (ISSUP staff) - 1 July 2024
UNODC World Drug Report 2024
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A global reference on drug markets, trends and policy developments, the World Drug Report offers a wealth of data and analysis and in 2024 comprises several elements tailored to different audiences.
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Rasha Abi Hana

Do Drugs Contain What We Think They Contain? Results from CUSP: The Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 30 May 2024
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Visually presents substance use trends and describes whether expected substance use aligned with actual substance contents. Data were collected from harm reduction sites in seven regions across Canada that participated in the Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project between 2021 and 2023.

Drugs from the unregulated market often contain added substances that people who use drugs do not know are there or do not intend to use. This is a key driver of unintentional drug poisoning and the drug poisoning crisis.

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jimena miranda gutierrez - 12 May 2024

Este estudio destaca la importancia de comprender las interacciones entre el consumo de alcohol y cocaína, especialmente en pacientes que buscan tratamiento por el consumo de ambas sustancias. La presencia de un metabolito llamado Cocaetileno, resultado del consumo simultáneo de alcohol y cocaína, parece desempeñar un papel significativo en la mayor toxicidad y compulsividad asociada con este tipo de consumo.

Los resultados subrayan la necesidad de abordar de manera integral el tratamiento de pacientes con consumo de alcohol y cocaína, considerando los riesgos adicionales asociados con la...

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BEKY TRIVIÑO

ALCOHOL Y COCAINA UN COCTEL DESTRUCTIVO.

BEKY TRIVIÑO - 11 Mayo 2024

Segùn los resultados del presente estudio, el alcohol y la cocaína al ser drogas con usos complementarios se potencializa sus efectos y también las consecuencias adversas  en la esfera bio psico social del individuo.   Es importante destacar sobre este estudio cuando indica que los factores más relevantes parece ser la influencia del orden de administración de ambas drogas. Así, las concentraciones de cocaetileno más significativas se observan cuando el alcohol se administra previamente a la cocaína. Genera un interés preocupante Siendo el alcohol un lubricante social   legal pero también una...

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Angel Roman

Importancia

Angel Roman - 7 May 2024

Es importante mencionar que el alcohol es un factor de riesgo, un factor que funciona como puente para el consumo de cocaína u otras drogas. Es decir que algunos usuarios sólo sienten la necesidad de consumir cocaína por la intoxicación con alcohol. Mientras que en otros casos no es la necesidad o el antojo por consumir cocaína, sino la necesidad de disminuir los efectos del alcohol por los cuales se consume la cocaína, o al menos así inicia la adicción. El artículo en relación, me parece muy relevante ya que demuestra la correlación entre el consumo de sustancias y a su vez el peligro...

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Anahí González Roque

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Anahí González Roque - 5 Mayo 2024

El hacer enfasis en este tipo de investigaciones, ya sean como experimentales o de metaanalisis, ayuda mucho a la creacion de alternativas de aplicacion para los profesionales de la salud, creo que por ejemplo se puede profundizar mas en los contextos y regiones donde se da el consumo cruzado de ambas sustancias, para tenerlo en consideracion y en caso de tratar con personas con caracteristicas similares, prevenir las estrategias de reduccion de riesgos y danos o incluso poder promover la abstinencia, seguramente se esta lejos de acabar con problemas de esta indole, pero seguir creando...

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Oscar Pillajo

Comentario

Oscar Pillajo - 4 Mayo 2024

El artículo condensa las investigaciones sobre la interacción y combinación de alcohol con cocaína, lo cual nos da una idea de los efectos y el riesgo presentes en las personas que las usan simultáneamente. Considero que el exponer los datos (como edad, sexo, clase social, etnicidad) sobre las poblaciones en las que se realizaron estos estudios nos permitiría entender con mayor profundidad lo expuesto y a su vez pensar en la prevalencia de su uso en distintas poblaciones. Sin embargo, los datos son enriquecedores y dan paso al planteamiento de nuevos estudios en donde se indague sobre los...

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Roberto Silva

Aporte Roberto Silva

Roberto Silva - 23 Abril 2024

Buenas tardes, excelente aporte, mediante este artículo, se genera evidencia y además se puede notar, que el alcohol constituye una puerta de entrada a otros tipos de drogas, como es el caso de la combinación de alcohol y cocaína, de la cual se desprende esta mortífera interacción formando este metabolito que logra generar mayor toxicidad en nuestro cuerpo, generando de esta manera un mayor consumo de estas dos sustancias.

Al considerar al alcohol como una droga local, junto con las condiciones sociales, se propicia mayor consumo en nuestra sociedad.

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Rasha Abi Hana

SAMHSA: Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in Behavioural Healthcare

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 16 December 2023
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Report

SAMHSA report discusses the evidence supporting the effectiveness of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) as a comprehensive approach, as well as for the implementation and effectiveness of the individual components of SBIRT for different behavioural health conditions.

The report describes briefly the underlying research that has been conducted in the prevention and early intervention of risky alcohol, substance abuse and tobacco consumption, as well as commonly reported mental health problems, and describes existing studies/models for specific populations and...

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Rasha Abi Hana

The WHO ASSIST package for hazardous and harmful substance use

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 16 December 2023
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Toolkit
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WHO

The ASSIST package, which consists of a brief questionnaire, a guide for health professionals on how to use the questionnaire in detecting and responding to substance use and also a self-help manual for cutting down or stopping substance use, is the result of more than 10-years work by WHO and an international group of researchers in the framework of the WHO ASSIST project. It is WHO’s response to the growing demand for guidance on how to best manage problems of substance use in non specialist health care settings. This approach, quick and easy to learn, useful for all substances including...

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Rasha Abi Hana

DIMS Annual Report 2022

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 5 December 2023
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Report

The DIMS annual report 2022 covers the concentrations, adulterations, and other relevant information produced by DIMS in the past year, and in doing so forms a topical image of the Dutch drug market. Spread out over all Dutch provinces, the DIMS network encompasses 32 testing-facilities providing nation-wide coverage. Together with these partners, DIMS aims to create a clear insight into the Dutch drug market, and signal potential health risks to the public.

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James Harvey

Apply for In-Person Training at the Thessaloniki 2024 Global Event

Shared by James Harvey (ISSUP staff) - 28 November 2023
The 2024 Global Event will be held in Thessaloniki, Greece between 24th & 28th June, 2024. The event is organised by ISSUP and ISSUP Greece, INL, the Centers for the Prevention of Addictions, the Promotion of Psychosocial Health SEIRIOS and ICUDDR.  The event will take place in the historic center of Thessaloniki, on the premises of the ‘International Exhibition & Congress Centre of TIF-HELEXPO’ and surrounding conference rooms in museums and social institutions.
We are excited to announce that registration for the in-person training sessions at the Thessaloniki 2024 Global Event is now live!
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Rasha Abi Hana

2024 NIDA International Forum: Call for Research Poster Abstracts and Travel Award Requests

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 8 November 2023
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Call for Research Poster Abstract Submissions and Travel Award Requests

Submission Deadline: January 14, 2024

Present your international drug use and addiction research during the 2024 NIDA International Forum, which will be held June 14–17, 2024, in Montreal, Canada. 

The NIDA International Program invites research poster abstract submissions and travel award applications from researchers around the world. Join for the Forum research symposium, interactive workshops, the poster session, and networking activities. 

 2024 FORUM SUBMISSION AND REGISTRATION SCHEDULE 

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Rasha Abi Hana

VNGOC Asia-Pacific Working Group

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 8 November 2023
Event Date
21 October 2023
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The Ad-Hoc Asia-Pacific Working Group of the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs is pleased to invite you to participate in the Asia-Pacific regional civil society consultation (link is external)in preparation for the in preparations for the Commission on Narcotic(link is external)...

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Webinar for Civil Society: The World Drug Report 2023

Shared by Edie - 29 June 2023
Event Date
19 July 2023
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The event is jointly organized by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) Civil Society Unit and the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (VNGOC).
Ms Chloe Carpientier (Chief, UNODC Drugs Research Section) will present the main...

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