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Treatment
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.
Opioid-Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA) Practice Guide 2023
This guide was drawn from HEALing Communities Study (HCS) learnings to-date and expert insights to provide guidance regarding implementation of ORCCA menu strategies.
Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit
SAMHSA’s updated Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit provides guidance to a wide range of individuals on preventing and responding to an overdose. The toolkit also emphasizes that harm reduction and access to treatment are essential...
Current Perspectives on the Clinical Research and Medicalization of Psychedelic Drugs for Addiction Treatments: Safety, Efficacy, Limitations and Challenges
Mental health disorders and substance use disorders (SUDs) in particular, contribute greatly to the global burden of disease. Psychedelics, including entactogens and dissociative substances, are currently being explored for the treatment of...
Empathy, Self-Compassion and Process addictions among student-athletes, non-athletes and students seeking residential rehabilitation
Abstract
Objective: Empathy and self-compassion are two key factors that may help in the treatment of addiction-related disorders. This is a study to compare the scores for empathy, self-compassion and process addictions among student...
OLWENGO: Harm reduction step forward in Kenya's drug policy
Recently, the Woman Representative of Nairobi County, Hon Esther Passaris, had a key consultative meeting with...
Enhancing Well-being and Preventing Burnout Amongst Treatment Practitioners
ISSUP Global presents its webinar on Enhancing Well-Being and Preventing Burnout Amongst Treatment Practitioners with Dr. Natalie Panabokke.
Community Mobilisation, Co-Development, and Program Evaluation: Experiences from STAD’s Community-Based Interventions
ISSUP, in collaboration with ICUDDR, presents a webinar on Community Mobilisation, Co-Development, and Program Evaluation: Experiences from Stockholm Prevents Alcohol and Drug Problems (STAD)'s Community-Based Interventions.
2024 UNODC World Drug Report Highlights, brief reflections
The World Drug Report (WDR) is published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2023). It serves to collate data received from United Nations member states which enables the...
Global Drug Day: Eye Opener Launches Prevention Initiative At Orphanage
I am Margaret Kwa'ada Julius, the CEO and founder of the Eye Opener Youth and Women Foundation and the Tobacco and Substance Abstinence Club in Nigeria. My foundation has been honored with multiple awards, including the WHO WNT awards for...
URC 1st Echo Training Programme in Sri Lanka
URC RECOVERY ALLIES The URC -Recovery Allies curriculum is an opportunity to help 18 people of NDDCB as another great gift received by Sri Lanka through the Colombo Plan Drug Adversary Program (DAP) at the time of great influence.
The 18...
2024 UNODC World Drug Report highlights, brief reflections.
The World Drug Report (WDR) is published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2023). It serves to collate data received from United Nations member states which enables the...
2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Releases
Conducted annually, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) provides nationally representative data on the use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs; substance use disorders; mental health issues; and receipt of substance use and mental...
Engaging youth as leaders and partners can improve substance use prevention: a call to action to support youth engagement practice and research
Substance use prevention researchers and professionals are increasingly focusing on translating research into practice, developing a skilled workforce of prevention specialists, and creating a robust prevention infrastructure. A critical...
Substance Abuse Prevention
Substance Abuse Prevention
Drug prevention is an evidence-based approach built on a scientific discipline. The natural course of drug prevention is discussed in epidemiology and the phenomenon of disease carrier (Etiological model) is...
Testing a culturally adapted youth substance use prevention program in a Mexican border city: Mantente REAL
Background: This article reports on a test of a youth substance use prevention program conducted in Nogales-Sonora, a Mexican city on the US border.
Objective: The study tested the efficacy of a version of the keepin’ it REAL curriculum...
Let be the voice of motivation for young to quit Substance Use.
It's a heartful view of a young client sharing his journey of recovery. His powerful story highlighted the challenges faced, the impact on their life, and the steps taken towards recovery. This testimony served as a poignant reminder of the...
Enfoque de género en la política pública para el tratamiento de Trastorno por Uso de Sustancias
Abstracto. En el año 2019, cuando una mujer accede a servicios para tratamiento de Trastorno por Uso de Sustancias (Tus), con frecuencia llega en precarias condiciones: desnutrición aguda, sífilis, Virus de Hepatitis, Virus de Inmuno...
UNODC World Drug Report 2024: Harms of world drug problem continue to mount amid expansions in drug use and markets
The emergence of new synthetic opioids and a record supply and demand of other drugs has compounded the impacts of the world drug problem, leading to a rise in drug use disorders and environmental harms, according to the World Drug Report 2024 launched by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Aproximación al tratamiento en el tiempo: Trastornos adictivos, enfermedades crónicas y Recuperación
ISSUP Chile presenta su seminario web titulado 'Aproximación al tratamiento en el tiempo: Trastornos adictivos, enfermedades crónicas y Recuperación '
Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (23rd Session)
ISSUP Nigeria presents the 23rd session of its bi-monthly webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. This webinar focuses on the topic of 'Relapse Prevention for a Sustained Recovery in Substance Use Disorders'