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.

“I’m almost opioid-a-phobic”: family medicine residents’ perceptions of enhancing opioid analgesic and agonist treatment training in a Canadian setting

Scientific article

9 May 2023

Purpose As deaths from the illicit drug poisoning crisis continue to rise in Canada, increasing the number of healthcare professionals qualified to effectively prescribe opioids could be beneficial. The willingness of family medicine...

WAVE Bursaries to attend Lisbon Addictions 2024

News

The WAVE bursary application process is open from 24/10/2023 to 31/1/2024.

UGANDA NATIONAL ALCOHOL CONTROL POLICY

Booklet

8 November 2019

The Government of Uganda (GOU) is making every possible effort to improve the health and socio-economic conditions of the people of Uganda in line with the policy of poverty eradication. The government recognizes the role that alcohol plays...

Residential addiction treatment for adolescents is scarce and expensive

News

8 January 2024

NIH-supported analysis finds just seven states had a facility that accepted Medicaid, had a bed open the same day, and offered buprenorphine

Stigmatizing imagery for substance use disorders: a qualitative exploration

Scientific article

4 July 2023

This study used qualitative methods to identify stigmatizing and non-stigmatizing imagery for SUD and explore the reactions of people with lived experience with SUD to SUD-related imagery. We conducted focus groups and brief semi-structured qualitative interviews with 14 individuals in recovery from a range of SUD.

stigma stigmatizing images mental health substance use research language

Mental Well-Being and Addictions: An Insight into the Migration Phenomenon through Health

Opinion piece, commentary

3 January 2024

Centros de Integración Juvenil (CIJ), host institution of the ISSUP Mexico Chapter, carries out various activities related to the challenges of migration. On this occasion we share an article that is part of the International News section...

Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (20th Session)

ISSUP Webinar

25 January 2024

Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (20th Session).

The Principles of Harm Reduction for Patients with Opioid Dependence: Opioid agonist maintenance therapy.

ISSUP Webinar

16 January 2024

ISSUP Kazakhstan presents Its webinar on the principles of harm reduction for patients. This webinar delves deeper into opioid agonist maintenance therapy.

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Reading List

Reading List

18 December 2023

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) represent an evidence-based strategy for the early intervention of substance use.

2022 NSDUH Annual National Report

Report

13 November 2023

Description: Read key findings from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). This report highlights 2022 statistics on substance use, mental health, and treatment in the United States. These national indicators are measured...