Tracks 5 Archives - Annual ISAM Global Congress 2025

UNODC-WHO Programme on Drug Dependence Treatment and Care – Perspectives and experiences from 15 years of collaboration and opportunities for the future

Introduction/Objectives: Drug use remains high globally, posing a public health concern. The UNODC World Drug Report 2024 [1] estimates the prevalence of drug use at 5.6%, with 292 million people having used an internationally controlled substance worldwide, and 64 million people living with drug use disorders. The treatment gap widened in the last 5 years, …

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The Mobilization of People with Lived Experience and Their Networks in the Development of Digital Innovations in Substance Use Prevention and Treatment

This workshop will engage participants in exploring how people who use drugs (PWUD) and people with lived experience (PWLE) can be meaningfully involved in the development of digital innovations for substance use disorder prevention and treatment. Drawing on models of co-design, ladders of participation, and community-based research, the session will facilitate a collaborative discussion on …

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Neuroscience – Informed Interventions for Addiction Prevention

1. Enhancing Addiction Prevention through Psychoeducation: Preliminary Results from a Neuroscience-Based Mobile App – Jasmin Vassileva (USA) 2. RDoC-based Approach to Classify Prevention Interventions for Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents: A Systematic Review – Tara Rezapour (USA) 3. Adapting and Piloting a Neuroscience-focused School-based Opioid Prevention Program – Lindsay M. Squeglia (USA) 4. Does Time …

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

1. Neuroimaging Biomarkers in Addiction – Hamed Ekhtiari (USA) 2. Current Evidence of fMRI Drug Cue-Reactivity as a Biomarker – Mehran Zare-Bidoky (Iran) 3. Findings from ENIGMA fMRI Drug Cue-Reactivity Database – Anthony Juliano (USA) 4. The Potential of Neuroimaging to Identifying Treatment-Sensitive Neural Biomarkers of Alcohol Use Disorder – Patrick Bach (Germany)

Learned Lessons from COVID-19 in Substance Use Treatment

1. Adapting Opioid Use Disorder Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Innovations, Challenges, and Lessons for the Future – Ali Farhoudian (Iran) 2. Harnessing Technology: Transforming Harm Reduction Services for Greater Impact – Seyed Ramin Radfar (Iran) 3. New Technologies Arising to Reduce Drug-Related Deaths: Lessons Learned from COVID-19 – Alexander Mario Baldacchino (UK) 4. The …

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Addiction Consult Services – Perspectives from Developing Countries

1. Necessity for Addiction Consult Services – Vignesh Kuppusamy (India) 2. ACS – An Indian Scenario – M Dinesh (India) 3. Providing ACS – Issues and Challenges in ACS in Developing Nations – Ravindra Rao (India)

Development and implementation of innovative treatment solutions for addictive behaviors

1. Innovative Treatment Development for Gambling Disorder – Marc Potenza (USA) 2. Rewiring Reward Pathways: Exploring rTMS as a Novel Approach for Gambling Disorder in Indonesia – Kristiana Siste (Indonesia) 3. Blended CBT and mindfulness for Addictive behaviors – Sophia Achab (Switzerland)

Substance Use Disorder and Polyabuse: Clinical Aspects and Treatment in the Lifespan Perspective

1. Neurodevelopmental disorders in substance polyabuse: clinical and therapeutic aspects – Angelo G. I. Maremmani (Italy) 2. The principles of treatment of opioid disorder from polyabuse to psychiatric comorbidity – Icro Maremmani (Italy) 3. Neurodegeneration in substance polyabuse: clinical and therapeutic aspects – Manuel Glauco Carbone (Italy)

Alcohol and Society: A Multifaceted Approach

1. Alcohol Related Liver Disease, Human Rights, Moral Responsibility, and Stigma – Jodie Ellen White 2. Closer and more convenient? A Systematic Review of The Impact of Take-Away Alcohol Availability Policies on Consumption and Alcohol-Related Harms – Shima Shakory 3. Recent Decline in Chinese Alcohol Production and Consumption: Contributing Factors and the Role of Globally Recommended Measures – …

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