Recovery Support

The range of services, programmes, and community resources that help individuals sustain recovery and improve their health, wellbeing, and quality of life after or alongside treatment for substance use disorders. These supports may include peer support, recovery coaching, mutual-help groups, housing assistance, employment services, family support, and community-based recovery programmes. Recovery support recognises that recovery is an ongoing process and that long-term wellbeing often requires continued social, practical, and emotional support. By strengthening personal resilience, social connections, and opportunities for reintegration, recovery support plays an important role in comprehensive responses to substance use. 

Connecting Sectors, Creating Impact: A United Response on Drugs

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
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Substance use disorders (SUDs) pose significant challenges in academic environments, impacting students' health, academic performance, and campus well-being. This panel presentation outlines the collaborative efforts of Trinity University...
Peter Adenibuyan

BUILDING YOUR SELFCARE AS A RECOVERY PROFESSIONAL

Opinion piece, commentary
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September is Recovery Month and a reminder that Recovery work starts with self-preservation. It is a time when we rightfully celebrate the expansion of services, peer workforce development, and advocacy wins, and the “Recovery is possible"...
Sammy Ombisa Recovery Month 2026 Mombasa Kenya

Recent U.S. drug alerts: Turning emerging evidence into workforce preparedness

Community update
Recent United States alerts on fentanyl analogues, medetomidine, cychlorphine, drug mixtures and concentrated 7-OH products highlight evolving challenges across the substance use workforce. They invite us to review local preparedness, understand testing limitations and strengthen links between frontline services, laboratories and public-health partners. A useful response brings together clinical, prevention, recovery and peer perspectives, with clear responsibilities for turning relevant findings into action. For the global ISSUP community, these alerts offer lessons in preparedness while requiring careful consideration of local evidence, resources and service arrangements. Staying informed through trusted sources and sharing practical responses through ISSUP can help translate emerging knowledge into safer care and more responsive support for individuals, families and communities.
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2026 NSC Sobering Summit

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Join us for the 2026 NSC Sobering Summit as we gather under the theme “Gateway to the Future of Sobering Care.” This year’s Summit marks a pivotal moment for the field—one defined by growth, clarity, and a shared commitment to quality and accountability.

Recovery Leadership Summit (Virtual)

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Celebrating 25 Years: Honoring Our Past and Building Our Future.   

For one extraordinary year, the Recovery Leadership Summit becomes more than a conference—it becomes a celebration of the movement that transforms recovery in America.  

Reconnect with the pioneers. Learn from today’s innovators. Inspire tomorrow’s leaders.