All Resources for 'Media, Advocacy, and Communications original'

BENEFITS OF ALLY AND PEER COLLABORATIONS IN RECOVERY WORK

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Format
Opinion piece, commentary
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Populations
Family

Recovery Allies and Peer Recovery Support Specialists are highly resourceful individuals who can work collaboratively through actions that align with recovery principles. By working together from a science-based position and incorporating...

World Drug Report 2025

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Format
Community update
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Women
Public Health
Data
Regulatory Control of Substances
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Partner Organisation

On July 2nd, 2025, ISSUP had the privilege of hosting a webinar outlining highlights from the 2025 edition of the World Drug Report (WDR), presented by Ms. Giovanna Campello, Chief of the Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section at...

Seattle’s law enforcement assisted diversion (LEAD): Program effects on criminal justice and legal system utilization and costs.

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Policy Advocacy
Policy
Law Enforcement
Police 
Prisons / Corrections
Supply & Market Disruption
Regulatory Control of Substances
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Abstract 

Objectives We evaluated a prebooking law enforcement assisted diversion (LEAD) program (i.e., initial diversion from the criminal justice system paired with harm-reduction case management and legal assistance to individuals with...

A multi-site evaluation of law enforcement deflection in the United States.

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Policy Advocacy
Policy
Law Enforcement
Police 
Supply & Market Disruption
Regulatory Control of Substances
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Many law enforcement and other first responder agencies have adopted deflection as a front-line response to the increasing number of drug overdoses and deaths in the United States over the past two decades. Deflection programs aim to...

Law enforcement-led, pre-arrest diversion-to-treatment may reduce crime recidivism, incarceration, and overdose deaths: Program evaluation outcomes.

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Policy Advocacy
Policy
Law Enforcement
Police 
Supply & Market Disruption
Regulatory Control of Substances
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

Abstract

Introduction: Substance use disorder (SUD), overdose, and drug use-related crime continue to increase in the U.S. Pre-arrest diversion-to-treatment programs may decrease crime recidivism and overdose deaths. We assessed the impact...

Moving Beyond Referrals: Addressing Multilevel Barriers to Substance Use Treatment Engagement Through Police-Led Recovery Management Check-Ups

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Policy Advocacy
Policy
Law Enforcement
Police 
Supply & Market Disruption
Regulatory Control of Substances
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

ABSTRACT

The opioid epidemic in the United States (US) has prompted innovative responses from law enforcement agencies including specialized units to refer overdose survivors to substance use treatment following an overdose. However...

Webinar reflection: Exploring Multiple Pathways of Recovery

Publication Date
Format
Community update
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Peer and Community Support
Recovery-Oriented Services
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Family
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Men
Refugees
Women
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Public Health
Global Health Perspectives
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Partner Organisation

ISSUP, in collaboration with Faces & Voices of Recovery, has launched a new Global Recovery Network webinar series to spotlight diverse perspectives on recovery. The first webinar featured Dr. Haner Hernández, a respected expert in the...

Global status report on alcohol and health and treatment of substance use disorders

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Format
Report
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Global Health Perspectives
Data
Epidemiology, Aetiology and Statistics

The WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders provides a comprehensive snapshot of global trends in alcohol consumption, related harms, and national policy responses, alongside the availability...

UNODC World Drug Report 2025: Global instability compounding social, economic and security costs of the world drug problem

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Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Family
Public Health
Data
Law Enforcement
Border Control
Partner Organisation
A new era of global instability has intensified challenges in addressing the world drug problem, empowering organized crime groups and pushing drug use to historically high levels, says the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in the World Drug Report 2025 launched today.

UNODC World Drug Report

Format
Report
Themes
Prevention
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Public Health
Statistics
Policy
Partner Organisation
A global reference on drug markets, trends and policy developments, the World Drug Report offers a wealth of data and analysis and in 2025 comprises several elements tailored to different audiences.