Workshop

Background Substance use disorder (SUD) is a well-recognized comorbidity in schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and rates of substance use are significantly higher among patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP) than in the general population (1). When a patient presenting with FEP has co-occurring substance use, such as cannabis or stimulant use, it can be extremely difficult to …

Substance-induced psychosis or psychosis with substance use? Read More »

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, …

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

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 …

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

RADIUS, a certified medical device (online intervention), is employed in a blended treatment approach. This method combines face-to-face psychotherapy based on the Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) with the RADIUS web app to treat patients with alcohol dependence in an outpatient setting. It is designed to be implemented immediately following a qualified withdrawal treatment. Building on …

Blended Treatment: Live Demonstration of the RADIUS Web App for Alcohol Use Disorders Read More »

Addiction nursing in Europe constitutes, on average, over 50% of addiction care providers. However, this critical workforce remains significantly underrepresented in leadership roles, research initiatives, and policy development efforts. Connected causes: pervasive stigma, insufficient integration of addiction education into nursing curricula, and the emotional toll of providing care in stressful environments. Addiction nurses from Ireland, …

State of the Art in Addiction Nursing Science in Europe: Confronting Stigma, Empowering Nurses, and Building Resilience Read More »

Three presenters will discuss new delopments in the treatment of PTSD-SUD. Kathleen Brady, ast president of ISAM, is a prominent leader in the substance abuse field at a national and international level. She has had a particular focus on the area post-traumatic stress disorder in substance users. She will discuss new undersaning of the neurobiology …

PTSD-SUD: Latest Developments Read More »

Background The ISAM Global Expert Network (ISAM-GEN), an initiative of ISAM, is dedicated to advancing addiction medicine by creating a robust global infrastructure for expert elicitation and consensus-building in various sub-disciplines. Expert input is crucial in scenarios where empirical data are scarce, issues are complex, or rapid synthesis is needed for decision-making and intervention formulation. …

Collaborative Advances in Global Addiction Medicine Reports: ISAM-GEN’s Milestones and Project Updates Read More »

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 …

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

According to the International Olympics Community (2021), the substances most commonly used or misused by elite athletes across countries, sports and genders are alcohol, nicotine and cannabis. A 2018 meta-analysis found that 19% of athletes and 21.1% of former athletes reported symptoms of alcohol use disorder. 8,2% of athletes had gambling problems. A 2020 study …

Citius, Altius, Fortius…”Addictius” ? What Clinicians need to know about addiction & sports environnements Read More »

Most countries do not have training programs in addiction, leaving large populations of affected individuals untreated or inadequately treated. Three presenters will discuss their work on surveys to assess training needs in addiction. In addition, the difference between training of addiction medicine and addiction psychiatry will be discussed. Cornelius deJong, after a review of his …

Addiction Medicine or Addiction Psychiatry: Where do core competencies and training needs belong? Read More »