All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

 

The UNODC has developed a Toolkit designed to strengthen the capacity of civil society, academia, and the private sector to support the implementation of the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC) and its Protocols.

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Awareness Seminar: Effects of Substance use and Prevention

Substance use is a menace that not only devastates an individual's life but also poses a significant threat to the peace, tranquility, and progress of the entire society. In today...

Addiction is a complex disease that requires everyone to understand the science behind it. In the treatment and recovery process, it is not unusual to come across stigma, blame, and disbelief. However, reframing accountability in addiction...

Title: Community-Based Approaches in Substance Use Disorder Treatment: Field Experiences from Jammu & Kashmir, India.

Introduction
Substance use has become a growing concern across India, with youth being disproportionately affected. In...

Date: 22 August 2025 Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Participants: 40 Government Officers (Development Officers and similar ranks) Theme: “Empathy in Action: Building Resilient Communities through Soft Skills & Substance Use Prevention”

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Addiction and social issues remain a persistent global challenge, demanding innovative, integrated, and sustainable approaches for effective intervention related to prevention, treatment, recovery and after care, rehabilitation and social reintegration. The growing prevalence of substance use, abuse and use disorders (SUD), particularly in disadvantaged and marginalized groups, underscores the need for comprehensive and sustainable intervention strategies to mitigate their impact at the grassroots level.

What does the evidence tell us about Motivational Interviewing (MI), and what might the future of research hold?

In the final episode of the ISSUP Exchange series, Dr. Goodman Sibeko and Professor Stephen Rollnick explore the research...

Challenges Treating Drug Abuse and Addiction with Co‑Occurring Disorders in Nairobi and Kiambu.

Prepared by: Kelvin Ateko, Mental Health Nurse
Setting: Urban outpatient/inpatient mental health and addiction services in Nairob ans Kiambu i...

Nearly 90 percent of people who use substance/drugs do not experience as substance used disorders, thus not requiring inpatient treatment. Informal services (self-care and community treatment) are the most needed and also the cheapest to set up and provide. However, many countries often establish the most expensive and intensive types of services, which focus on institutions (Community-Based Drug Services for People Who Use Drugs in Southeast Asia, 2018).

The Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration and leading obstetrical and addiction medicine groups recommend prenatal care, medications to treat OUD, behavioral health therapy, and a cross-sector collaborative approach to address social determinant of health as best-practice treatment for pregnant individuals with OUD.