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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.
Enduring and Flourishing: An Exploration of Factors Promoting Self-Acceptance in Therapy Clients
Substance abuse in Indonesia is on the rise each year. Rehabilitation centers play a crucial role in helping individuals recover from addiction and improve their quality of life (recovery, productivity, and social functioning). However...
From Data to Action: Strengthening Child Rehabilitation through the SERASI, BERJAYA, and SINARI Sekolah Programs
Adolescent drug abuse in Indonesia is rising, with prevalence among ages 15-24 increasing from .96% IN 2021 to 1.97% in 2023. About 181 per 10,000 adolescents as of February 2025. BNN recorded 3.3 million drug users, including 312,000...
The Correlation Between Age With Drugs Abuse In Rehabilitation Center Of National Narcotics Board Lido 2019
The research is motivated by the results of a preliminary study at the Rehabilitation Center of National Narcotics Board Lido which shows the existence of drug abuse with a wide range of age groups at the age of 12-60 years and various...
Characteristics of Patients with Substance Use Disorder and Co-occuring Disorder Underwent Inpatient Rehabilitation at RSKO Jakarta from 2022 to 2024
Co-occurring disorder is a condition where substance use disorder accompanied by other mental health problem that occur simultaneously and mutually influence disease symptom, health outcomes and risk of relapse. Around 35% people age 18 and...
Developing a Holistic and Inclusive Competency Framework for the Addiction Workforce: Insights from a Transdisciplinary Team of Addiction Professionals
INTRODUCTION: The addiction workforce encompasses a diverse group of professionals across various sectors, such as prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery. Training for this workforce is highly variable both at local and...
Addictology
Issue 1/2025
Webinar Reflection: Reimagining Prevention, The Role of Generative Artificial Intelligence
ISSUP, in partnership with the International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR), recently hosted an engaging and forward-looking webinar titled “Reimagining Prevention: The Role of Generative Artificial...
Probation clients’ barriers to access and use of opioid use disorder medications
ABSTRACT
Background
There is a gap between evidence-based treatment with medications for opioid use disorders (OUDs) and current practices of probation departments who supervise individuals with OUDs. Many probationers with OUDs cannot...
The Biology of Trauma
This groundbreaking book breaks down the latest research to reveal how trauma impacts our bodies on a cellular level and offers an empowering path to whole-body healing.
Today, we know more about mental health than ever before, but...
Global Launch – Universal Nurses Addiction Curriculum (UNAC)
On June 26, 2025, the International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) marked an important milestone with the global launch of the Universal Nurses Addiction Curriculum (UNAC). This initiative, supported by the U...
International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders
The International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders, developed by UNODC and WHO, provide guidance for countries to strengthen evidence-based, ethical and effective treatment systems. They are designed for policymakers...
World Drug Report 2025: Webinar on Key Trends and Policy Challenges for Africa
As a follow-up to our previous webinar outlining the Key Findings of the World Drug Report 2025, ISSUP on 28 August 2025 presented a review of the World Drug Report 2025 through an African lens. The webinar was moderated by Radolf Nortey...
The Power of Storytelling
ISSUP Global, in collaboration with Faces & Voices of Recovery, presents its webinar titled 'The Power of Storytelling'
STRENGTHENING SOBRIETY TO STRENGTHEN ADDICTION PREVENTION.
STRENGTHENING SOBRIETY TO STRENGTHEN ADDICTION PREVENTION.
Working with young people over the years—teenagers in high schools, students in colleges, and community youth in different neighborhoods—I have learned something powerful: the...
Toolkit on Stakeholder Engagement: Implementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC)
The UNODC has developed a Toolkit designed to strengthen the capacity of civil society, academia, and the private sector to support the implementation of the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC) and its Protocols.
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MODELLING ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE RECOVERY PROCESS.
Addiction is a complex disease that requires everyone to understand the science behind it. In the treatment and recovery process, it is not unusual to come across stigma, blame, and disbelief. However, reframing accountability in addiction...
From Standards to Action: Ensuring Quality in Drug Treatment Services
ISSUP Global, in collaboration with UNODC, presents its webinar titled 'From Standards to Action: Ensuring Quality in Drug Treatment Services'
Community-Based Recovery in Asia: Integrating Mental Health and Addiction Services at the Grassroots Level, Thailand
The rising prevalence of substance use in Thailand—particularly methamphetamine and cannabis—has led to a significant increase in psychiatric comorbidities, including mood disorders, anxiety, psychosis, and cognitive impairment. In response, Thailand has implemented an integrated, community-based recovery approach that connects mental health and addiction services at the grassroots level.
Supporting managers of SUD treatment services: introducing the “Management Handbook”
This presentation will be featured at Indonesia 2025, on the 17.09.2025.
The Evidence Speaks: What Research Says About MI Today Pt.4
What does the evidence tell us about Motivational Interviewing (MI), and what might the future of research hold?
In the final episode of the ISSUP Exchange series, Dr. Goodman Sibeko and Professor Stephen Rollnick explore the research...
Fellowship in the International Academy of Addictions Nursing
Mission & Purpose
The mission of the FIAAN Leadership Assembly is to promote the vision of IntNSA’s high standards of addiction nursing care by advancing and disseminating addiction science through evidence-based practice, education...