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Improving Maternal Outcomes with Methadone High-dose Stabilization and 72hour Dispensing in the Setting of Fentanyl Use

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Prevention
Treatment
Recovery Support
Disparities remain prevalent for individuals with OUD in perinatal care settings in the United States, and the ability to access and express full health potential is limited for individuals who use drugs when they are not provided with standard and lifesaving care throughout their pregnancy.
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Substance Use Disorder in Pregnancy: Navigating Confidentiality Law to Deliver Evidence- Based Collaborative Care

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Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Women
The Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration and leading obstetrical and addiction medicine groups recommend prenatal care, medications to treat OUD, behavioral health therapy, and a cross-sector collaborative approach to address social determinant of health as best-practice treatment for pregnant individuals with OUD.
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Building Access To Rehabilitation Services For Substance Use Disorders In Indonesia Through Community-Based Intervention (Ibm)

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Recovery Support
Nearly 90 percent of people who use substance/drugs do not experience as substance used disorders, thus not requiring inpatient treatment. Informal services (self-care and community treatment) are the most needed and also the cheapest to set up and provide. However, many countries often establish the most expensive and intensive types of services, which focus on institutions (Community-Based Drug Services for People Who Use Drugs in Southeast Asia, 2018).
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Peer Education Intervention to Reduce Substance Use in Southern Africa: Preliminary Findings from a Southern Africa Pilot Study

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Treatment
Peer and Community Support
Adolescents and young adults constitute a large proportion of the population in sub-Saharan Africa but face high levels of disability and mortality. This is influenced by unhealthy substance use, largely with friends, in a predominantly gender normative environment where poverty is widespread.
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Empowering Recovery: The Green Crescent Women’s Forum on Addiction and Recovery (WFAR) and Gender-Responsive Models in Collaboration with the Gender Working Network (GWN)

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Recovery Support

This presentation will be featured at Indonesia 2025, on the 17.09.2025.

Authors:

Sedef Erçetin Gencosmanoğlu

Hendrée E. Jones

Abstract:

The Turkish Green Crescent Society (TGCS), established in 1920, has long been a pioneer in...

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Helpline – Entrance Door To (Un)Sustainable Recovery Paths

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Recovery Support
This presentation explores the pivotal role of addiction recovery helplines in enabling more sustainable recovery pathways and nurturing positive, recovery-oriented environments within communities. Drawing on nine years of data from recovery helpline services operated by local NGOs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro, the evaluation offers valuable insights into the needs, challenges, and experiences...
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The Danger of the Kampung and the Promise of Work: Examining Drug Recovery and its Limits in Aceh, Indonesia

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Treatment
Recovery Support
In Aceh, Indonesia, a small but committed group of addictions professionals are working to expand the drug recovery system. The province hosts public and private recovery centres run by a number of social organizations, including the national health service (Dinkes), the police (Satpol PP), and publicly registered charities (Yayasan).
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Analyzing 10 Years of Drug Use Trends and Transforming Addiction Care Beyond Rehabilitation

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Recovery Support
Indonesia maintains one of the world's most stringent narcotics legal frameworks, codified in Law 35/2009, which imposes severe sanctions ranging from lengthy mandatory minimum prison sentences to capital punishment. This punitive stance has precipitated a crisis of hyper-incarceration, with national prison overcrowding averaging 108% with some facilities operating at 198% capacity, and detention centers exceeding 210%.
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Rehabilitation Policies And Strategies For Substance Use Disorder In Indonesia

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Recovery Support
Recovery-Oriented Services
Substance use disorders (SUD) is a global health problem. Approximately 3.3 million people in Indonesia age 15-64 were use drugs (BNN Prevalence data,2023). Drugs problem management continues as an effort to develop holistic, integral, and sustainable rehabilitation arrangements for substance uses disorders, prioritizing professionalism, dedication, and responsibility.
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World Drug Report 2025

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Community update
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Prevention
Psychoactive Substances
Treatment
Recovery Support
Populations
Public Health
Epidemiology and Etiology
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UNODC

On July 2nd, 2025, ISSUP had the privilege of hosting a webinar outlining highlights from the 2025 edition of the World Drug Report (WDR), presented by Ms. Giovanna Campello, Chief of the Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section at...

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World Drug Report 2025

Webinar reflection: Exploring Multiple Pathways of Recovery

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Community update
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Recovery Support
Peer and Community Support
Recovery-Oriented Services
Substances
Addiction
Populations
Children, Adolescents and Youth Women LGBTQ+
Family
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Men
Women
Youth and Adolescents
Public Health
Global Health Perspectives
Partner Organisation
GRN

ISSUP, in collaboration with Faces & Voices of Recovery, has launched a new Global Recovery Network webinar series to spotlight diverse perspectives on recovery. The first webinar featured Dr. Haner Hernández, a respected expert in the...

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Title slide for PowerPoint presentation titled Exploring Pathways of Recovery by Dr Haner Hernández.

Day 3, 09:00 - 10:30, ICUDDR, State of Science Across the Spectrum of Substance Use

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ISSUP Event
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Prevention
Treatment
Recovery Support
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ICUDDR

Presented at Thessaloniki 2024, on the 28th of June, 2024

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The field of drug demand reduction is ever-evolving, particularly in the era of the increasing penetration of synthetic drugs into the global market, necessitating the...

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Submit Your Plenary Session Proposal for the 2025 NIDA International Forum

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Community update
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Prevention
Treatment
Health Promotion
Recovery Support
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NIDA

Submit Your Plenary Session Proposal for the 2025 NIDA International Forum in New Orleans, Louisiana 

Deadline: October 31, 2024 

Save the date! The 2025 NIDA International Forum will take place as an in-person meeting in New Orleans...

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Day 3, 14:00 - 15:30, ICUDDR, Global Approaches in Substance Use Prevention , Treatment and Recovery: Insights from Vietnam, East Africa and the Madives

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ISSUP Event
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Prevention
Treatment
Recovery Support

Presented at Thessaloniki 2024, on the 28th of June, 2024. 

Moderator: Dr. Rehana Kader (⚑ South Africa) - SA ICUDDR

Presentations:

Duc Nguyen - Evolution of Vietnam's Strategies in Drug Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery: A Two-Decade...

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Day 1, 14:00 - 15:30, ISSUP, From Passion to Practice: Making Long-Term Recovery a Reality

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ISSUP Event
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Recovery Support
Partner Organisation
GRN

Presented at Thessaloniki 2024, on the 26th of June, 2024.

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Increasingly, recovery from a substance use disorder is being recognized as a distinct point on the continuum of care for someone affected by a substance use disorder...

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Day 1, 09:00 - 10.30, The Art of Healing 2024 Opening Ceremony

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ISSUP Event
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Prevention
Treatment
Recovery Support

The Art of Healing 2024 Opening Ceremony, presented in Thessaloniki on the 26th of June, 2024, with Joanna Travis Roberts and Kevin Mulvey.

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