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Treatment Settings
Various treatment formats, either in a live-in facility or through regular visits to a clinic, are designed for ongoing support, to help maintain recovery, and to prevent relapse.
UNODC strengthened workforce capacity on community-based social services for youth at risk and their families in Turkmenistan
UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia together with the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS), hosted a training for practitioners on "Treatnet Family" for youth with drug use disorders including those in contact or...
Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Sixth Session)
ISSUP Nigeria are pleased to present the next Webinar in their Bi-Monthly Knowledge Update Series. This Webinar focuses on 'The Role of Law Enforcement in Evidence-Based Substance Use Prevention'.
NAADAC Advancing Awareness in LGBTQ Care Series
Advancing Awareness in LGBTQ Care, Part I: History of Specialized Treatment for LGTBQ+ Clients
- Friday, June 18, 2021 @ 12:00-2:00pm ET
- Earn 2 CEs
- Register Now
Advancing Awareness in LGBTQ Care, Part II: LGBTQ Youth, Community &...
Qualitative assessment of patients’ perspectives and needs from community pharmacists in substance use disorder management
Abstract
Background
Non-medical use of psychoactive substances is a common harmful behavior that leads to the development of Substance Use Disorders (SUDs). SUD is a significant health concern that causes adverse health consequences and...
UNODC Indonesia supports the establishment of ISSUP Indonesia’s Chapter
In line with ISSUP’s global network in the field of prevention and treatment and its importance of promoting evidence based and ethical substance use prevention and treatment locally, Indonesia planned to officially establish its national...
Managing Co-occuring Alcohol and Other Drug and Mental Health Conditions
This website provides evidence-based information, training and resources to assist with the management of co-occurring, or comorbid, AOD and mental health conditions.
The content is based on the second edition of the “Guidelines on the...
Medications for Opioid Overdose, Withdrawal & Addiction
This infographic shows the different types of medications prescribed for opioid overdose, withdrawal, and addiction.
Medications for opioid addiction, overdose, and withdrawal work in various ways.
- Opioid Receptor Agonist: Medications...
Natural Recovery by the Liver and Other Organs After Chronic Alcohol Use
ABSTRACT
Chronic, heavy alcohol consumption disrupts normal organ function and causes structural damage in virtually every tissue of the body. Current diagnostic terminology states that a person who drinks alcohol excessively has alcohol...
Ring us, FICT: "Well the delegation to anti-drug policies to Minister Dadone. Start collaborative work starting from the centrality of the person and not of the substance"
Luciano Squillaci, FICT President: "We express satisfaction for several reasons: because the delegation to anti-drug policies has finally been assigned after years of emptiness, because it has been assigned to a Ministry and because it is a...
The rapidly changing composition of the global street drug supply and Its effects on high-risk groups for COVID-19
The majority of street drugs, in some cases more than ninety-five percent, now have multiple toxic adulterants. This research review brings to the attention of public health officials, addiction medicine specialists, treatment officials, therapists, and the general public the alarming increase of dangerous toxic adulterants being added to street drugs and their potentially lethal synergistic effects.
Who is an Addiction Professional?
ISSUP Kenya are pleased to present their Webinar on 'Who is an Addiction Professional?'
Brazil participates in the 64th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) that took place in Vienna
The 64th Session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) took place in Vienna, Austria, from April 12 to 16, 2021.
The CND meets annually and is the main drug policy-making body in the United Nations (UN) system...
KYDA POSTER PRESENTATION IN UAPC20
KYDA presented a poster on family therapy interventions taking place at their centre during the second Uganda Alcohol Policy Conference. Family therapy is a collection of therapeutic approaches that share a belief in family-level assessment...
Virtual Twelve Step Meeting Attendance During the COVID-19 Period A Study of Members of Narcotics Anonymous
Abstract
Objectives:
Face-to-face meetings are key components of Twelve Step (TS) fellowships’ support of members’ abstinence. Home confinement during COVID-19 made this less feasible. Our objective was to ascertain whether a transition...
Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Patients suffering from Substance Use Disorder
ISSUP Pakistan would like to present their Webinar on the topic of Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Patients suffering from Substance Use Disorder.
CAPACITY BUILDING BY THE SHELTER NGO ( APRIL 5-10, 2021)
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SUNSTANCE USE PREVENTION PROFESSIONALS
The Shelter Youth and Community Network (The Shelter NGO), approved Training Provider for the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme (DAP) conducted her maiden training on the...
Call for Presentations- NAADAC 2021 Annual Conference
NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals invites you to submit a proposal to present a virtual poster at its 2021 Annual Conference, which will be held virtually from October 28-30, 2021.
NAADAC members and non-members are i...
Surge in Overdose Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Over 87,000 Americans have died of drug overdoses over a 12 month period ending in September 2020.
Without question, there is a link between the increased numbers of people dying from drug overdoses and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fear, stress...
The Forgotten: Substance Use Disorders and Behavior Addiction in Indonesia Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
ISSUP Indonesia presents Webinar in order to meet the Launch of ISSUP National Chapter Indonesia:
"The Forgotten: Substance Use Disorders and Behavior Addiction in Indonesia Amid COVID-19 Pandemic"
Making the European Region Safer: Developments in Alcohol Control Policies, 2010–2019
This report presents the current status of alcohol consumption, alcohol-attributable harms and the implementation of alcohol control policies in the WHO European Region, using available data from 2010, 2016 and 2019.
A detailed overview is...
