Symposium

Current Considerations Regarding Opioid Use Disorder and Its Treatment: Examples from North America, Europe, and the Middle East

1. Exploring the Pros and Cons of Opioid Substitution Treatment and Harm Reduction in Iran: Insights from Two Decades – Ramin Radfar (Iran) 2. Current Considerations in the Treatment of People with Opioid Use Disorders in the United States – Jenna Butner (USA) 3. Providing Medications for People with OUD via Telemedicine: The Scottish Experience …

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Illicit Drug Use and Addiction in Africa: Bridging The Gap Between Knowledge and Practice

1. Prevalence of Psychoactive Substance Use and its Associated Factors in Sierra Leone – Abdul Jalloh (Sierra Leone) 2. Opiate Agonist Treatment and Harm Reduction in Morocco: Insight and Outcomes off 15 Years Experiences – Fatima Elomari (Morocco) 3. Evolution of Addiction Management in Senegal: Issues and Perspectives – Idrissa Ba (Senegal) 4. SUD in …

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Advancing Treatment and Care for Individuals with Stimulant Use Disorder in Low-Income Countries

1. Untangling Treatment of Individuals with Stimulant Use Disorder: Should We Address Comorbidity or Substance Use First? – Ali Farhoudian (Iran) 2. Rethinking Stimulant Use Treatment: Moving Beyond Traditional Models – Ramin Radfar (Iran) 3. Contextualization of Evidence-Based Behavioral Treatment for Individuals with Stimulant Use Disorder in Low-Income Countries – Alireza Noroozi (Afghanistan) 4. Contingency …

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Innovative Solutions and Approaches in Fentanyl Era

1. Novel Withdrawal Management Approaches for Unprecedented Opioid Tolerances – Pouya Azar, James Wong, Anil Maharaj, Glenn Sammis, Dan Bizzotto, Borna Noureddin, Chris Haslam (Canada) 2. Initiation of OAT: Rapid Buprenorphine Initiations and High Dose Methadone Initiations – Pouya Azar, James Wong, Anil Maharaj, Glenn Sammis, Dan Bizzotto, Borna Noureddin, Chris Haslam (Canada) 3. Digital …

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Current Situation and Intervention for Addiction in China

1. The Comorbidity of Alcohol Use Disorder and Bipolar Disorder – Yan Xia (China) 2. Paraventricular Thalamus to Nucleus Accumbens Circuit Activation decreases long-term relapse of alcohol-seeking behaviour in male mice – Xiaojun Xiang (China) 3. Alteration of Long-Range Temporal Correlations in delta neuronal oscillation amplitude dynamics in patients with gambling disorder – Jiang Du …

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Addiction Studies in Thailand: Results from a Survey Using New Assessment Tool and Initial Study Related to Kratom

1. Concurrent Validity of Substance and Psychiatric Diagnoses Using the Thai MIND Mental Health Questionnaire – Rasmon Kalayasiri (Thailand) 2. Risk Factors for Methamphetamine Use Disorder and Methamphetamine-Induced Psychosis: Findings from a Survey Utilizing the Thai MIND Questionnaire – Anh Ngoc Tran (Thailand) 3. Sex Differences in Suicidality of People Who Used Methamphetamine in Thailand …

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Trauma and addiction – new developments and treatment approaches

1. Prevention and treatment of substance use disorders in refugees – the PREPARE network – Ingo Schäfer (Germany) 2. Effectiveness of EMDR for patients with substance use disorder and comorbid PTSD – A randomized controlled trial – Greta Holst (Germany) 3. Effectiveness of PTSD interventions in patients with PTSD and comorbid substance use disorder compared …

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