Treatment Settings

Various treatment formats, either in a live-in facility or through regular visits to a clinic, are designed for ongoing support, to help maintain recovery, and to prevent relapse.

Relevance of research on public drug policy and its impact on national programs

ISSUP Webinar

17 March 2022

ISSUP Chile presented a webinar on Public Policy Research on Drugs.

Risks and Harms Associated with the Nonmedical Use of Benzodiazepines in the Unregulated Drug Supply in Canada

Report

25 December 2021

Summary Substance use risks are significantly higher for people who obtain drugs on the unregulated market as there is no quality control and drug contents are unpredictable. This lack of predictability has increased during the COVID-19...

Introducing compassion focused therapy

Scientific article

Compassion focused therapy (CFT) is based on the evolutionary, functional analysis of basic social motivational systems (e.g., to exist within groups and care for kin) and emotional systems (e.g., to respond to threats, seek out contentment...

UNODC supports Practitioners in Community-Based Settings

News

The South Sumatra province has been ranked as the second largest province with people who use drugs, with a prevalence of 5% which approximately corresponds to 326,694 people, and methamphetamine is still the most popular drug of choice in...

EMCDDA launches PLATO e-learning platform and virtual community of practice

News

PLATO, a multilingual integrated platform, is designed to facilitate online training, e-learning and discussion through a virtual community of practice (VCP). At present, PLATO hosts the European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC), a programme...

Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Tenth Session)

ISSUP Webinar

27 January 2022

ISSUP Nigeria are pleased to present their next Bi-Monthly Webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. This Webinar will focus on 'UNODC Innovative Approach to Drug Demand Reduction in Nigeria following COVID-19 Pandemic'.

Strong commitment in Pakistan towards quality assurance in line with the UNODC-WHO International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders

News

UNODC Pakistan, together with support from the Ministry of Narcotics, the Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section and generous funding support from the US...

Barriers to Support for People Experiencing Problem Substance Use and Homelessness

ISSUP Webinar

24 February 2022

ISSUP are pleased to present the Second Event in the Webinar Series on Substance Use and Homelessness: New Perspectives from Research and Practice.

Activated Threat Systems: The Intersection of Homelessness, Trauma, and Substance Use

ISSUP Webinar

25 January 2022

ISSUP are pleased to present the First Event in the Webinar Series on Substance Use and Homelessness: New Perspectives from Research and Practice.

UTC-1 Training by Nishan Rehab Pakistan, Jan 6,7,8, 2022 at Multan, Pakistan

Video and audio recordings

10 January 2022

“Training of Addiction Professionals for Pakistan Addiction Treatment Practitioners” January 6, 7 & 8th, 2022 Multan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan Description: Training Name: Training of Addiction Professionals for Pakistan Locations...