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.

Drug Use and COVID-19 in Prisons: First Clinic Dedicated to the Treatment of People Living in Prisons with Opioid Use Disorders in Kenya

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In 2018, Mombasa planned to set up a methadone programme for heroin injecting drug users living in prisons. As a follow up, UNODC worked together with the County of Mombasa and the Kenya Prison Service in 2019, to support and expand...

Mombasa County Chief Officer for Health, Coast Prison Commander and partners from the Civil Society Organizations before the start of operationalization of the Shimo La Tewa clinic in Mombasa

Illicit Drug Trafficking and Use in Libya: Highs and Lows

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28 May 2020

Following the overthrow of Muammar Gadhafi in 2011, Libya has faced security and economic challenges. Drug trafficking and consumption have also increased significantly over the past years. This report by the U.S. Institute of Peace...

UTC / UPC Workshop for Addiction Professionals

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster

30 May 2020

Basic Level Universal Treatment Curriculum for Substance Use Disorders (UTC) The Basic Level UTC consists of eight courses that cover the broad spectrum of addiction treatment. Each course consists of a Trainer and Participant Manual. The...

UTC Training Workshop for Addiction Professionals

How Many Drinkers Should Be in Treatment? An Effectiveness Bank Hot Topic

Book

29 May 2020

HOW MANY DRINKERS SHOULD BE IN TREATMENT? What proportion of England’s problem drinkers are in treatment, how far does that fall short of the number who *should* be – and how do we judge ‘should’? Depending on where you draw the line...

Training on Drug Prevention in Conjunction with 23rd Session of the Commission of Narcotic Drugs (CND 2-6 March 2020 in Vienna, Austria

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Mr. Kasirye Rogers attended a meeting on drug prevention in conjunction with the 23rd Sessions of the Commission of Narcotic Drugs (CND 2-6 March, 2020 in Vienna Austria). It was organized by Drug Free America Foundation Inc., a world drug...

Mental-Health Physicians and Psychotherapists Teamed Up to Provide Support to the Population of Kazakhstan

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In today’s conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic and necessary quarantine measures taken by the Government of Kazakhstan psychosocial support and assistance, as well as self-education of stress management, supportive communication with each...

Webinar presentation on psychosocial support, Kazakhstan

Insights on the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Substance Use Disorders in Kenya

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The UNODC Kenya mentor has participated at the webinar on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and Substance Use Disorders in Kenya on Friday, 15 May 2020. Together with Hussein Manji, Public Health Consultant at UNODC ROEA, the mentor outlines...

Video: UNODC Ecuador COVID-19 Training

Video and audio recordings

27 May 2020

Webinar on Good Practices in Mental Health Care in Residential Centers in Context of COVID-19 Internal work agenda Activity Institutions Responsible Link home UNODC-EC Francis Negrete, UNODC Specialist, Ecuador Words of welcome UNODC-EC...

The Treatment Organisation Is the Healing Context. Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix cell D2

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27 May 2020

THE TREATMENT ORGANISATION IS THE HEALING CONTEXT Seminal and key research on how treatment organisations create an environment affecting whether staff and alcohol-dependent patients realise their potential. Starts with the US resource...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information and Resources for the AOD Sector

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The National Center for Education and Training on Addiction ( NCETA), The National Drug and Alcohol Research Center (NDARC) and the National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) have compiled a list of some online information and resources that...