treatment

Addiction Practitioners Forum 2022

28 June 2022

Online

South Africa

The ADDICTION Practitioners Forum 2022 will be held as an online CPD event on 28 & 29 June 2022 in association with ITTC and the ISSUP South Africa Chapter.

This forum will explore prevention and treatment modalities and capacity building for prevention and treatment practitioners.

What is Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)?

Video and audio recordings

Short Takes with National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Learn about the definition of alcohol use disorder (AUD), signs of AUD, and what you can do to get help.

What are the evidence-based treatment options for methamphetamine use disorder?

Video and audio recordings

This webinar provided attendees with information about: 1. Overview of the clinical challenges associated with methamphetamine use disorder 2. Psychosocial approaches for methamphetamine use disorder 3. Pharmacological treatments being...

Strategies Adopted by Addiction Facilities during the Coronavirus Pandemic to Support Treatment for Individuals in Recovery or Struggling with a Substance Use Disorder: A Scoping Review

Scientific article

18 November 2021

This review aimed to identify and synthesize strategies and actions adopted by addiction facilities to support and maintain treatment during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Lived experience and the substance misuse treatment system

13 December 2021

Online

United Kingdom

At a time of significant opportunity to renew the treatment and recovery field and the people it supports, this webinar will ask the critical question:

How can we all support the full range of lived experience leadership and expertise to thrive in the treatment and recovery system?

ISSUP International Conference 2021 (Virtual) Session 2 - Treatment: Evidence-based principles - theory and provision

ISSUP Webinar

9 December 2021

Second Session of the ISSUP International Conference 2021 (Virtual).

ISSUP International Conference 2021 (Virtual) Session 2 - Treatment: Evidence-based principles - theory and provision

9 December 2021

London

United Kingdom

Join us for the Second Session of the ISSUP International Conference 2021 (Virtual).

Guide to Indispensable Criteria for Starting-up and Operating Treatment Centers for People with Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders

Book

29 August 2014

The WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence defines treatment as the process that begins when psychoactive substance users contact a health provider or other community service and may continue through a succession of specific interventions...

A Conversation About Corruption in Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Video and audio recordings

Elizabeth Saenz, UNODC, presents on the issue of patient abuse and corruption in treatment and provides a call to action on the need to address this problem that spans across countries.

Addiction treatment in India: Legal, ethical and professional concerns reported in the media

Scientific article

4 October 2021

This study is a content analysis of newspaper reports from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2019 looking into legal, ethical and professional concerns regarding the treatment of substance use disorders in India.