treatment

UNODC WHO Revised International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders

Book

This document, ‘The International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders' is the work of UNODC and WHO to support Member States in their efforts to develop and expand effective, evidence-based and ethical treatment for drug use...

UNODC WHO ISSUP treatment substance use drug use disorders.

Join the Power of Collaboration! Sumate al Poder de la Colaboración!

News

1 May 2024

In partnership with ISSUP, we come together to generate global data about the most cross-cutting aspects of the treatment and recovery of women with SUD

Pharmacological and Behavioral Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

Scientific article

1 April 2019

Abstract Objective: Opioid use disorder (OUD) in the United States has surged, with an estimated 2.5 million needing treatment. The aim of this article is to provide a clinical overview of the key pharmacological and behavioral treatments...

NAADAC Northwest Regional Conference 2024

8 May 2024

Seattle/WA

United States

The NAADAC 2024 Northwest Regional Conference on Indigenous Peoples: Awareness, Knowledge, and Cultural Practices, hosted by NAADAC and its Northwest affiliates, will take place in Seattle, WA.

Date: Wednesday, May 8 - Friday, May 10, 2024!

Psychological interventions implementation manual: integrating evidence-based psychological interventions into existing services

Guide

6 March 2024

This manual provides managers and others responsible for planning and delivering services with practical guidance on how to implement manualized psychological interventions for adults, adolescents and children.

Tools to implement measurement-based care (MBC) in the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD): toward a consensus

Scientific article

28 February 2024

Abstract Background The prevalence and associated overdose death rates from opioid use disorder (OUD) have dramatically increased in the last decade. Despite more available treatments than 20 years ago, treatment access and high...

Residential addiction treatment for adolescents is scarce and expensive

News

8 January 2024

NIH-supported analysis finds just seven states had a facility that accepted Medicaid, had a bed open the same day, and offered buprenorphine

Mental Well-Being and Addictions: An Insight into the Migration Phenomenon through Health

Opinion piece, commentary

3 January 2024

Centros de Integración Juvenil (CIJ), host institution of the ISSUP Mexico Chapter, carries out various activities related to the challenges of migration. On this occasion we share an article that is part of the International News section...

Thailand: Moving from punishment to treatment of people who use drugs

News

31 August 2023

People who use drugs in Thailand are receiving more help to reduce the harm caused by their habit thanks to a change in formerly punitive drug laws and support from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

Thailand: Moving from punishment to treatment of people who use drugs

Learnings from a prison-based drug treatment program on planning for release

Scientific article

13 August 2023

Substance use disorder is common among people in prison worldwide. This report explores the experiences of males in prison who completed and those who did not complete a group-based drug and alcohol program, to gain insight into their...

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Epidemiology and Etiology

Supply control

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