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.
Treatment
About stigma as a barrier to health care access for migrants and refugees with SUD
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 – Panel: Breaking Barriers: Understanding an Addressing Stigma, on the 28th of June, 2024.
Sociolinguistic Aspects of Stigmatization and Implications for Addiction Treatment
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 – Panel: Breaking Barriers: Understanding an Addressing Stigma, on the 28th of June, 2024.
Managing stigma and professional identity development: Qualitative Study of Addiction Counsellors with Lived Experience
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 – Panel: Breaking Barriers: Understanding an Addressing Stigma, on the 28th of June, 2024.
Implementing low-barrier model of care to improving access to drug treatment services in Nigeria
Thessaloniki 2024 – Panel: Healing Pathways: Exploring Treatment Approaches in Substance Use Disorder. It will be presented on the 28th of June, 2024.
Differences between addicted and recreational users: Is it in the reward system after all?
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 – Panel: Healing Pathways: Exploring Treatment Approaches in Substance Use Disorder, on the 28th of June, 2024.
Receptive group music therapy “Guided Imagery and Music” in the Therapeutic Community KETHEA ITHAKI
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 – Panel: Healing Pathways: Exploring Treatment Approaches in Substance Use Disorder, on the 28th of June, 2024.
Exploring Perspectives of People in Recovery: Peer Support Groups in Drug Rehabilitation within the Maldivian Context
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 – Panel: Global Approaches in Substance Use Prevention, Treatment and Recovery: Insights from Vietnam, Peru, East Africa and The Maldives, on the 28th of June, 2024.
Evolution of Vietnam's Strategies in Drug Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery: A Two-Decade Perspective
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 – Panel: Global Approaches in Substance Use Prevention, Treatment and Recovery: Insights from Vietnam, Peru, East Africa and The Maldives, on the 28th of June, 2024.
First INEP-Plus for beginners course delivered in the UK: evaluation findings
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 – Panel: Workforce Development: Global Perspectives and Future Directions, on the 28th of June, 2024.
From Public Policy to Clinical Trials Research: Innovative Approaches for Prevention and Treatment of Alcohol and Substance Use and Disorders Across the Globe
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 – Panel: Workforce Development: Global Perspectives and Future Directions, on the 28th of June, 2024.