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The range of medical, psychological, and social services designed to help individuals reduce or stop substance use and manage substance use disorders. Treatment may include assessment, counselling and behavioural therapies, medication-assisted treatment, withdrawal management, and support for co-occurring mental or physical health conditions. Effective treatment is typically person-centred and evidence-informed, and may be provided in outpatient, community, or residential settings. Treatment aims to improve health and functioning, reduce substance-related harms, and support individuals in moving toward recovery and long-term wellbeing.
Quality Assurance for Drug Treatment Service
The global gap in the treatment of drug use disorders continues to be widened, with only one in twelve people having access. Despite clear evidence that effective treatment for drug use disorders is both life-saving and cost-effective, the availability and quality remain limited worldwide.
Strengthening the Backbone of Drug Treatment: Advancing Quality Standards for Addiction Counselors in Indonesia
The issue of psychoactive substance misuse remains a serious public health challenge globally and nationally. In Indonesia, 1.73% of the population—or approximately 3,337,000 individuals aged 15 to 64—reported substance use within the past year (Indonesia Drug Report 2024). Of those, only 5,878 accessed rehabilitation services facilitated by the National Narcotics Agency, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Social Affairs, and affiliated community organizations.
Ensuring Client-Centered Care in Addiction Treatment : Strategies & Best Practices in Indonesia
The problem of people with substance use disorders has become a global issue that requires immediate, multidimensional action.. Indonesia also experienced a similar situation, with the prevalence of drug abuse in 2023 reaching 1.73%.
A comprehensive rehabilitation strategy aims to restore people with substance use disorders and improve their recovery and quality of life.
Peer Education Intervention to Reduce Substance Use in Southern Africa: Preliminary Findings from a Southern Africa Pilot Study
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.
Community-Based Drug Treatment in the Justice System: What Works in Reducing Crime?
Every year, over 6 million persons globally are in contact with the criminal justice system for drug-related offences. Significant increases in prison populations worldwide are largely caused by the arrest and incarceration of persons whose crimes are related to drug use.
Many countries are exploring different options to reduce crime and incarceration through the use of community-based drug treatment.
The Danger of the Kampung and the Promise of Work: Examining Drug Recovery and its Limits in Aceh, Indonesia
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).
THE POWER OF LOCALLY AVAILABLE RESOURCES IN ADDICTION PREVENTION
THE POWER OF LOCALLY AVAILABLE RESOURCES IN ADDICTION PREVENTION.
Addiction prevention efforts are most successful when they are rooted in the local context—using what is available within a community to address its unique challenges. This...
A Deeper Look into the Roots of Substance Use Disorders
Addiction is often seen through the lens of poor choices or lack of willpower, but this view oversimplifies what is, in reality, a highly complex mental health condition. Through my academic journey in addiction counseling, I’ve come to...
A Deeper Look into the Roots of Substance Use Disorders
Addiction is often seen through the lens of poor choices or lack of willpower, but this view oversimplifies what is, in reality, a highly complex mental health condition. Through my academic journey in addiction counseling, I’ve come to...
BENEFITS OF ALLY AND PEER COLLABORATIONS IN RECOVERY WORK
Recovery Allies and Peer Recovery Support Specialists are highly resourceful individuals who can work collaboratively through actions that align with recovery principles. By working together from a science-based position and incorporating...
Beneath the Surface: Unraveling Childhood Trauma’s Role in Drug Addiction
Childhood is often painted as a carefree canvas, but for too many, it’s a battleground where unseen wounds are carved and wounds that echo into adolescence and beyond. In my project, Understanding the Impact of Childhood Trauma on Drug...
How Childhood Trauma Rewires the Brain: New Insights and Hope for Healing
Childhood trauma leaves an indelible mark not just on a person’s memories, but on the very structure and function of their brain. A groundbreaking study from the University of Essex, led by Dr. Megan Klabunde, has shed new light on how...
World Drug Report 2025
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...
A Call for Trauma-Informed Justice Reform in Nigeria: Breaking the Cycle of Substance Use, Mental Illness, and Incarceration
By Seye Omiyefa
Across Nigeria and many parts of the world, thousands of individuals, particularly youth and economically marginalized people, are trapped in a revolving door of arrest, incarceration, and reentry. Much of this cycle is...
Effectiveness of mindfulness-based relapse prevention in individuals with substance use disorders:
Abstract
Objectives: This systematic review aimed to understand the current state of the art about the effectiveness of mindfulness-based relapse prevention (MBRP) on individuals with substance use disorders (SUD), taking into account not...
Psychological interventions for antisocial personality disorder.
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Background: Antisocial personality disorder (AsPD) is associated with poor mental health, criminality, substance use and relationship difficulties. This review updates Gibbon 2010 (previous version of the review).
Objectives: To...
The outcome of integrated motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioral therapy in Egyptian patients with substance use disorder.
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Objectives
The authors aimed to evaluate the outcome of combined motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioural therapy (MICBT) for substance use disorder compared to the twelve-step facilitation (TSF) therapy in terms of...
Evidence-based treatment and supervision practices for co-occurring mental and substance use disorders in the criminal justice system.
ABSTRACT
Background:
Over seven million persons in the United States are supervised by the criminal justice system, including many who have co-occurring mental and substance use disorders (CODs). This population is at high risk for...
A meta-analysis of cognitive-behavioral therapy for alcohol or other drug use disorders: Treatment efficacy by contrast condition.
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This meta-analysis examined 30 randomized controlled trials (32 study sites; 35 study arms) that tested the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for alcohol or other drug use disorders (AUD/SUD). The study...
Evidence-based treatment and supervision practices for co-occurring mental and substance use disorders in the criminal justice system.
Abstract
Background: Over seven million persons in the United States are supervised by the criminal justice system, including many who have co-occurring mental and substance use disorders (CODs). This population is at high risk for...