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Challenges Treating Drug Abuse and Addiction with Co Occurring Disorders in Nairobi and Kiambu.

Report

13 August 2025

Challenges Treating Drug Abuse and Addiction with Co‑Occurring Disorders in Nairobi and Kiambu. Prepared by: Kelvin Ateko, Mental Health Nurse Setting: Urban outpatient/inpatient mental health and addiction services in Nairob ans Kiambu i...

Words Matter: Language and Stigma Reduction

ISSUP Webinar

19 August 2025

ISSUP Global, in collaboration with Faces & Voices of Recovery, presents its webinar titled 'Words Matter: Language and Stigma Reduction.'

Words Matter: Language and Stigma Reduction

19 August 2025

Online

ISSUP Global, in collaboration with Faces & Voices of , invites you to the upcoming webinar titled 'Words Matter: Language and Reduction.'

Breaking the Silence: Raising Awareness & Reducing Stigma Around Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health

ISSUP Webinar

3 June 2025

ISSUP in Pakistan presents its webinar: "Breaking the Silence: Raising Awareness and Reducing Stigma Around Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health"

Breaking the Silence: Raising Awareness & Reducing Stigma Around Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health

3 June 2025

Online

ISSUP in Pakistan invites you to its upcoming webinar: "Breaking the Silence: Raising Awareness and Reducing Around Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health"

Barriers and facilitators to scaling up medications for opioid use disorder in Kentucky: qualitative perspectives of treatment organisation staff

Scientific article

2 April 2025

Background Many people who could benefit from medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) aren’t receiving them. This study looks at how MOUD agencies in Kentucky are experiencing changes in patient numbers and the challenges and supports...

Strategies for Overcoming Stigma: Addressing Substance Use Disorder in the United Kingdom

ISSUP Webinar

22 October 2024

ISSUP UK presents its webinar on Strategies for Overcoming Stigma: Addressing Substance Use Disorder in the United Kingdom.

Strategies for Overcoming Stigma: Addressing Substance Use Disorder in the United Kingdom

22 October 2024

Online

United Kingdom

ISSUP UK presents an upcoming webinar on 22nd October on "Strategies for Overcoming : Addressing Substance Use Disorder in the United Kingdom."

Stigmatizing imagery for substance use disorders: a qualitative exploration

Scientific article

4 July 2023

This study used qualitative methods to identify stigmatizing and non-stigmatizing imagery for SUD and explore the reactions of people with lived experience with SUD to SUD-related imagery. We conducted focus groups and brief semi-structured qualitative interviews with 14 individuals in recovery from a range of SUD.

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Addiction Language Guide

Guide

The Addiction Language Guide serves as a comprehensive resource designed to address and combat stigmatizing language associated with addiction. Stigmatizing language often involves attaching negative labels and stereotypes to specific...