All Resources for 'Medical, Clinical & Healthcare Services'

Democratising Evidence with David Patton: What Counts as Evidence? Pt. 2

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Format
ISSUP Podcast
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Theories and Science

In this episode, Professor Goodman Sibeko and Dr David Patton examine how knowledge is created, valued, and used within addiction science. Drawing on his experience as a researcher and advocate for participatory approaches, David challenges...

Innovation and Action: Youth Voices in SUD Prevention and Treatment in Africa

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
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Treatment
Prevention
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
ISSUP Global presents a webinar on: Innovation and Action: Youth Voices in Substance Use Prevention and Treatment in Africa

Recovery Connections

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Community update
Themes
Recovery Support 
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Recovery-Oriented Services

Recovery Connections is a UK-based Lived Experience Recovery Organisation (LERO), a not-for-profit organisation that has developed a strong recovery community model beyond the treatment room. The work they do reflects a deeper understanding...

Understanding Youth Recovery

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Opinion piece, commentary
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Recovery Support 
Recovery Support
Recovery-Oriented Services
Recovery for youth differs from that of adults because, for most adults, recovery is about regaining stability and returning to a functional life. For youth, they are still developing and discovering themselves.

Highlights from the 2026 UNODC World Drug Report

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ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Global Health Perspectives
Statistics
Policy
Regulatory Control of Substances
Partner Organisation
This webinar highlighted key findings from the 2026 edition of the UNODC World Drug Report. The session was presented by Giovanna Campello, Chief of the Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Youth Voices for Prevention: Creative Pathways to Address Violence, Crime, and Build Safer Communities

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Prevention
Community-Based
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Law Enforcement
Border Control
Prisons / Corrections
Partner Organisation
ISSUP Global, in collaboration with UNODC, present 'Youth Voices for Prevention: Creative Pathways to Address Violence, Crime, and Build Safer Communities.'

European Drug Report 2026: Trends and Developments

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Report
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Quality Assurance
Monitoring and Evaluation
Public Health
Global Health Perspectives
Statistics
Data
Criminal Justice 
Service Provision & Engagement 
Epidemiology, Aetiology and Statistics
Partner Organisation

The European Drug Report 2026: Trends and Developments provides the latest overview of the drug situation across Europe, drawing on data from EU Member States, Türkiye, and Norway. The report examines patterns of drug use, drug-related...

The Role of Law Enforcement in the Reduction of Substance Use and Other Behavioral Health Risks: Substance Use as a Focus: United States as an Example

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Community-Based
School-Based
Quality Assurance
Best Practice Guidelines
Professional Development
Public Health
Policy Advocacy
Policy
Law
Law Enforcement
Police 
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 

This paper explores how law enforcement can contribute to the prevention of substance use and other behavioural health risks beyond their traditional enforcement role. Using the United States as an example, it argues that police and other...

Faith-Based Addiction Recovery

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Website
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Recovery Support 
Treatment
Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Peer and Community Support
Recovery-Oriented Services
Populations
Family
Mental Health
Resilience and Coping Strategies

This article explores how faith-based recovery programs combine spiritual support with evidence-based addiction treatment to help people achieve and maintain recovery. These programs integrate religious beliefs and practices with services...

Spirituality and Harmful or Hazardous Alcohol and Other Drug Use

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Recovery Support 
Prevention
Prevention
Community-Based
Family-Based
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Peer and Community Support
Populations
Family
Quality Assurance
Best Practice Guidelines
Public Health
Theories and Science

This meta-analysis reviewed 55 longitudinal studies involving more than 540,000 participants to examine the relationship between spirituality and harmful or hazardous alcohol and other drug use. The findings show that spiritual and...