drug treatment

Rehabilitasi NAPZA dan Pandemi COVID-19 di Indonesia

News

Sejak kasus pertama COVID-19 ditemukan di Indonesia dan secara resmi diumumkan oleh Presiden Republik Indonesia Joko Widodo pada tanggal 2 Maret 2020, kemudian pada tanggal 11 Maret 2020 World Health Organisation (WHO) menyatakan bahwa...

Pertemuan Daring Rutin Terkait Layanan Rehabilitasi NAPZA dan COVID-19

How is COVID-19 shaping the future of drug services in Europe?

20 May 2020

Webinar

The EMCDDA is offering a new series of webinars around the theme of COVID-19. The purpose of the webinars is to help those working in the drugs field understand how drug users, and those supporting them, are coping with the pandemic and to share knowledge and experience. The webinars will give a voice to key professionals working in the drugs field and will allow for discussion on emerging challenges.

Drug Treatment and COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

News

Since the first case of COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia and officially announced by the President of the Republic of Indonesia H.E. Joko Widodo on March 2nd, 2020 and followed by the declaration from the World Health Organisation (WHO)...

the regular virtual meetings on drug treatment services during COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia moderated by UNODC National Mentor for Indonesia.

UNODC Nigeria launches DrugHelpNet: A Network of Nigerian Health Professionals to Provide over-the-phone Assistance to Drug Users in Need

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Based on the 2019 Drug Use Survey in Nigeria, UNODC estimates that there are more than three million Nigerians living with some of a drug use disorder. Government imposed lockdowns, implemented across most Nigerian States, weigh...

Dependência Química: Quais são os tipos de tratamento

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Muitas pessoas não sabem que dependência química é uma doença crônica que possui tratamento. Ela se caracteriza pelo abuso de álcool, maconha, cocaína, crack ou outras substâncias entorpecentes, lícitas ou ilícitas. Esse tipo de doença...

Dependência Química: Quais são os tipos de tratamento

UNODC TREATNET Training for Treatment and Care Providers in Senegal

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The UNODC’s Regional Office for West and Central Africa (ROSEN), the Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS) and UNAIDS jointly organized a TREATNET training on drug use disorder treatment and care from July 30th to August...

TREATNET training workshop on drug use disorder treatment and care held in Saly-Mbour, Senegal

Cooperation between Ecuador and UNODC on Drug Prevention and Health

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Following an assessment mission in 2017 and two policy maker training on the nature, prevention and treatment of drug use disorders in 2018, UNODC and the Ministry of Health (on behalf of the Ecuadorian government) signed a Memorandum of...

UNODC staff and Ecuadorian Delegation at the MoU Signing Ceremony

The Results of the WHO-UNODC Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facility Survey in Serbia

News

In collaboration with the Ministry of Health of the Government of Serbia, UNODC supported the implementation of the UNODC/WHO substance use disorder treatment facility survey to map existing treatment capacity. The results of the survey...

Drug treatment systems in the Western Balkans - Outcomes of a joint EMCDDA-UNODC survey of drug treatment facilities

Psychoactive Substance Dependence in Females: A Three Year Review

Book

7 December 2017

Psychoactive substance use was regarded as a male affair in the past. However, recent findings show an increasing number of females are getting involved. We conducted a three year retrospective review of patients admitted to the Centre for...

Gene Therapy for Cocaine Addiction

Scientific article

17 September 2018

Cocaine addiction is linked with uncontrollable drug seeking. Cues within the environment act as a constant reminder of the experience and can lead to relapse. Current medication options are limited when it comes to meeting the needs for...