Dzmitry Krupchanka

💛 RCPsych's Article of the Month features a paper published in the #BJPsych exploring important links between #mentalhealth and #physicalhealth @TheBJPsych @benjmnperry @KrupchankaD @eosimo Read the blog >cup.org/4dK34cv Access the paper >cup.org/3XXu2Hy

400 million people, or 7% of the world’s population, live with alcohol use disorders. Of those, over 200 million people are dependent on alcohol. This is when you feel you are unable to quit or reduce drinking or cannot function without alcohol. If you are concerned about your alcohol consumption, talk to your healthcare worker bit.ly/3wXqyHo

Alcohol can increase risks to health, even at low levels, but the majority of harms stem from heavy episodic or continuous consumption. Know the risks, protect your health. 🆕 WHO global status report on alcohol & health and treatment of substance use disorders bit.ly/4blmrrd

We rounded off an exciting and fruitful week at #WHA77 with a statement on Substance Use Disorder (SUD), urging Member States and @WHO to set an ambitious agenda for SUD treatment and recovery, including an emphasis on access to medicines. ⬇️haiweb.org/media-resource…

Excellent exchange at the @UNODC @WHO data collection workshop on #substance use disorder #treatment information systems, including bit.ly/3sQ2urT & monitoring #SDG 3.5. 🙏 for active participation to all counterparts

#DYK the @UNODC @WHO #IntDUDTXStandards is now also available in #Dari & #Pashto? Check out the #Pashto version here: bit.ly/3RflxpC

📢 32 dedicated participants, including both male & female, gathered at a workshop in #Kabul, aiming to identify priorities for adapting International Standards for drug use disorder treatment in the #Afghanistan context. Hosted by @WHO & @UNODC & funded by @EUinAfghanistan.

Our thanks to the superb speakers in our final Plenary Session who reported on United Nations and International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) Activities #ICUDDR2023 Dr. Dzmitry Krupchanka @WHO, Karen Peters @UNODC, Dr. Jallal Toufiq @INCB_President and Matej Košir @utrip

I'm delighted that our paper on Service Capacity Index for Substance Use Disorders, a metric that is reflective of the national capacity of health systems to provide treatment for substance use disorders, is now 🔓👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Our study on mortality and and-life years lost (LYL) following the development of subsequent physical health conditions in people with substance use disorders (SUD) is now 🔓 online at @TheLancetPsych authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S22… A 🧵 on the study 👇

@GMentalHealth @LSHTM @KingsHSPR alumni coming together to discuss and review the current state of alcohol and substance use in Zimbabwe. We have the policies in place, it’s time to implement. #globalmentalhealth

@MoHCCZim together with @UNODC_PTRS, @WHO & @WHOAFRO are currently conducting a site visit of @hrecentralhosp Psychiatric unit as part of the rapid assessment survey for drug & substance abuse prevention & treatment in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

@MoHCCZim together with @UNODC_PTRS, @WHO & @WHOAFRO are currently conducting a site visit of @hrecentralhosp Psychiatric unit as part of the rapid assessment survey for drug & substance abuse prevention & treatment in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

As a child I experienced the smell, sound & devastation of war. My time in #Kyiv has brought back those very painful & vivid memories of fear, pain & loss. I know the horror that people in #Ukraine are experiencing & wish for peace to return - here & everywhere in the world.

War is Hell. I urge the Russian Federation to end the war.

Working towards #quality drug use disorder #treatment services & systems in light of changing #drug use patterns #opioids #stimulants @UNODC w/ @WHO organized a regional workshop with participants from 🇰🇿, 🇰🇬, 🇹🇯, 🇹🇲, 🇺🇿 on #IntDUDTXStandards implementation in Tashkent

🆕study undertaken in 🇰🇿, 🇰🇬, 🇹🇯 & 🇺🇦 shows that training people most likely to witness an #opioid overdose & providing them with the drug naloxone, has the potential to significantly ↘️ the number of deaths in these countries if scaled up nationwide. bit.ly/3Dx6bU7

Honouring the loss of loved ones to drug use disorders and drug overdose Awareness reduces #stigma & #SaveLives bit.ly/2V07dqk & bit.ly/3kgOFL7 Thank you for sharing during @OverdoseDay! #EndOverdose #OverdoseAware #IOAD #IOAD2021

Great to hear about the UNODC/WHO #SOSInitiative from @un_anja, Programme Officer at @UNODC_PTRS, and Dr. Dzmitry Krupchanka, Medical Officer at @WHO, at today's @issupnet #IOAD2021 webinar on Evidence-Based Approaches to #Opioid #Overdose Recognition and Management. #EndOverdose

On @OverdoseDay, let’s end stigma against people who use drugs once & for all🛑 bit.ly/2WyZTTA "I used to think everyone was waiting for us all to die. But this program shows, someone needs us, someone cares about how to save my life" #SOSInitiative Study Participant