On 30th July 2020, the Nigerian Society of Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Professionals (ISSUP Nigeria Chapter) held its first bi-monthly update webinar series. Here is a roundup of highlights from the event.
Abstract Background The international Life In Recovery (LiR) surveys have provided an important message to the public and policy makers about the reality of change from addiction to recovery, consistently demonstrating both that there are...
UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS), in collaboration with the WHO, International Experts from Australia and Italy, the Colombo Plan, UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (ROSEAP) and field...
DID PAYMENT-BY-RESULTS REALLY MAKE THINGS WORSE? Payment-by-results was the UK government’s favoured commissioning mechanism for improving the performance of substance use treatment services - but according to their own yardstick of success...
This webinar is the first in a series called “Supporting People With Addiction During COVID-19”, hosted by the National Academy of Medicine and the American Society for Addiction Medicine.
GETTING THE (TREATMENT) SYSTEM RIGHT Key research on improving local alcohol treatment systems, mechanisms for establishing recovery-generating care with diminished resources. Starts with what has become seen as the ‘bible’ of recovery...
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