Drug Demand Reduction

Availability of science-based treatment improving, says 2021 World Drug Report

Around 275 million people used drugs worldwide in the last year, while over 36 million people suffered from drug use disorders, according to the 2021 World Drug Report, released today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Publication of Scientific Articles on Drug Demand Reduction, Part 1

27 October 2023

Washington, D.C.

United States

CICAD and ICUDDR invite you to learn about general tools and criteria for the publication of scientific articles on

Supporting displaced people from Afghanistan and host communities in neighbouring countries – UNODC regional workshop on drug use prevention, treatment and care

News

13 August 2023

From 5th to 9th June, UNODC organized a hybrid regional workshop with a total of 42 participants from the government, civil society organizations (CSOs) and UN agencies, to assist the strengthening of evidence-based prevention, treatment...

Botswana Situation on Substance Use Disorders: Efforts Towards Drug Demand Reduction

8 May 2023

Gaborone

Botswana

Join us on May 8, 2023 for an online event celebrating our first official year since launching ISSUP Botswana National Chapter on 29th April 2022.

‘Ten Years Later’ – Developing Institutional Mechanisms for Drug Demand Reduction and Addictology Education in Georgia – A Case Study

Scientific article

6 April 2022

BACKGROUND: During the last ten years, Georgia made several important accomplishments in responding to the country’s drug problem. Specifically, in 2011, an interagency national drug coordinating body was established within the Ministry of...

Jamaica to update national drug policy

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National Security Minister, Dr Horace Chang, says the Government is taking the necessary steps to implement an updated National Policy and Plan of Action for Drug Control

UNODC promotes the dialogue on drug demand reduction across Central Asia at ISSUP Abu Dhabi 2022 Conference

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Within the framework of UNODC global project GLOJ71”Treating drug dependence and its health consequences: Treatnet II” UNODC ROCA in collaboration with Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS) HQ supported participation of 19...

The African Union Launches the Global Dialogue on Drug Demand Reduction

On the sidelines of the ISSUP conference in Abu Dhabi, the African Union launched the Global Dialogue on between Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.

White House Releases 2022 National Drug Control Strategy that Outlines Comprehensive Path Forward to Address Addiction and the Overdose Epidemic

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Today, President Biden sent his Administration’s inaugural National Drug Control Strategy to Congress at a time when drug overdoses have taken a heartbreaking toll, claiming 106,854 lives in the most recent 12-month period. The Strategy...