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International Drug Policy: A Comparative Analysis

Drug Policy and Harm Reduction are an evolving landscape. The drug overdose/poisoning crisis and Covid pandemic underscore the urgency of these topics. Decriminalization, legalization, alternatives to incarceration programs, prescribed safe supply, consumption in public places, and overdose prevention services such as supervised injection sites and naloxone distribution, are examples that will be discussed and debated …

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Substance Use and Psychotic Disorders: From identifying global challenges to addressing gaps

Concurrent substance use and psychotic disorders pose significant challenges for healthcare systems worldwide, demanding integrative and multidimensional approaches to treatment. This workshop will share insights from a recently completed survey on the global landscape of the field. The findings will form the basis for discussions on essential training priorities and recommendations to address foundational infrastructural …

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Treatnet Family – Elements of family therapy for adolescents with substance use disorders: Implementation in low-resource settings

Introduction/Objectives: Substance use among adolescents remains a concern globally, with adolescence being a peak period for initiating substance use while brain development is still ongoing and young people are exposed to many risk factors. The prevalence of cannabis use in the age group 15-16 (5.5%) was estimated higher than in the general population (4.4%) globally …

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Bridging the Gender Gap: Effective Opioid Agonist Treatment for Women

1. Treatment Effectiveness, Retention and Abstinence in Female Opioid Users on OAT: A Review of Literature – Piyali Mandal (India) 2. Trends in the Use of OAT in Female Opioid Users at National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, India: 2015-2023 – Hemant Choudhary (India) 3. Barriers to Bridges: Policy and Guideline Reforms for Females Seeking OAT …

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How Brain Imaging Can Reshape the Future of Addiction Treatment: Current Evidence, Innovative Approaches, and the Road Ahead

1. Neurobiological cue reactivity – focus in diagnostics and therapy – Anne Beck (Germany) 2. Effective connectivity in corticostriatal networks associated with craving – Antonio Verdejo-Garcia (Australia) 3. Move by move towards abstinence: chess-based cognitive remediation training to improve cognitive function and treatment outcome in substance use disorders – Sabine Vollstädt-Klein (Germany)

Affective and cognitive mechanisms in specific internet-use disorders

1. Cue-reactivity in specific internet-use disorders – Stephanie Antons (Germany) 2. Self-control in specific internet-use disorders: Results from self-report measures and objective neurocognitive tasks – Silke M. Müller (Germany) 3. Positive and negative reinforcement in internet-use disorders: Investigating their impact and interplay – Elisa Wegmann (Germany) 4. Interactions between affective and cognitive mechanisms that explain …

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Optimizing Outcomes and Access to Medication Agonist Treatment Using Buprenorphine/Naloxone by Innovative Precision Medicine

1. Novel Clinical Protocol and Evidence of Effectiveness – Hesham Farouk Elarabi (UAE), Shamil David Wanigaratne (UK) 2. Predictors of Illicit Opioid Use and Retention in Treatment – Hamad Al Ghafri, Hesham Elarabi (UAE) 3. Critical Analysis of Prescribing Psychotropics in Co-occurring Disorders and Polysubstance Use – Hesham Elarabi, Mansour Assaf (UAE) 4. Estimation of …

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Behavioral Addictions in the Digital Era: Integrating Multicultural Perspectives into Treatment

1. Virtual Healing: Harnessing Internet-Based CBT and Exposure Therapy for Gambling Recovery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries – Kristiana Siste (Indonesia) 2. Problematic Use of Social Media: Developmental and Regulatory Considerations – Marc Potenza (USA) 3. Gaming Disorder: From Global Classification Systems to National Care Systems – Sophia Achab (Switzerland) 4. Problematic Smartphone Use: Possible …

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Tobacco: Current Global Trends

1. Evaluation of Prevalence and Pattern of Tobacco use in Yenagoa city in Bayelsa State South South of Nigeria – Peter Agala Owonaro, Daughter Owonaro 2. Lung Injury and Respiratory Symptoms in Healthy Young Chinese E-Cigarette Vapers: Evidence from Pulmonary Function Tests, CC 16 Serum Level, and Symptoms Screening – Chunxia He 3. Early onset …

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