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.

ATTC Ukraine and Central Asia-Comorbidity of mood disorders and substance use disorders

Video and audio recordings

Affective disorders, or mood disorders, are often diagnosed in people who use or are addicted to psychoactive substances. Symptoms of substance use disorder can mimic symptoms of both depression and mania. For example, acute alcohol...

Webinar: The South Africa HIV Addiction Technology Transfer Centre: Journey, Impact and Lessons

ISSUP Webinar

17 September 2020

The South Africa HIV Addiction Technology Transfer Centre (ATTC) is funded by the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAHMSA), and forms...

International Consensus Statement for the Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Adolescents with Concurrent Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Substance Use Disorder

Scientific article

3 August 2020

This international consensus statement can be used by clinicians and patients together in a shared decision-making process to select the best interventions and to reach optimal outcomes in adolescent patients with concurrent ADHD and SUD.

A Review of the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Prevention Systems in Kenya

Scientific article

20 July 2020

Researchers predict that harm from substance use and rates of substance use disorders in sub-Saharan Africa will increase significantly in the next 30 years. In order to have a well-functioning health system that works in harmony, the World...

Plenary 6: Review and Reflections - A Panel Session

ISSUP Webinar

10 November 2020

The Sixth Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.

Plenary 5: Role of Legislators and Traditional health Practitioners in Drug Demand Reduction

ISSUP Webinar

4 November 2020

The Fifth Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.

Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction

ISSUP Webinar

20 October 2020

The Fourth Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.

Plenary 3: A Focus on Treatment and Recovery

ISSUP Webinar

6 October 2020

The Third Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.

Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice

ISSUP Webinar

22 September 2020

The Second Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.

Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa

ISSUP Webinar

16 September 2020

The First Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.