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.

UNODC-WHO International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders, Revised 2020 edition (Ukrainian Translation)

Book

16 December 2020

UNODC/WHO International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders - Ukrainian Translation Revised Edition 2020

The Talking Route to Recovery. Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Row 4

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16 December 2020

View this message as a web page THE TALKING ROUTE TO RECOVERY Time to consolidate the lessons of row 4 of the Alcohol Treatment Matrix, all about therapies in which human interaction is intended to be the main active ingredient -...

Building Capacity in Tobacco Control by Establishing the Eastern Europe Nurses’ Center of Excellence for Tobacco Control

Scientific article

8 December 2020

ABSTRACT Introduction: Properly educated nurses delivering evidence-based tobacco dependence treatment could contribute to improving health and reducing regional disparities in tobacco-related disease and death in Central and Eastern Europe...

Treatment Experiences with Norwegian Health Care among Immigrant Men Living with Co-Occurring Substance Use- and Mental Health Disorders

Scientific article

24 November 2020

Abstract Immigrants are considered at risk of psychological distress and therefore involvement in substance abuse, due to a variety of pre- and post-migration factors. Further, there is lower treatment engagement, a higher dropout rate, and...

Motivations for Treatment Engagement in a Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program: A Qualitative Study

Scientific article

28 August 2020

Abstract Aims: The aim of this study was to explore perspectives on motivations for treatment engagement from substance use disorder (SUD) clients in a long-term residential rehabilitation program. Design and Methods: A convenience sample...

MCA Alcohol & Covid Webinar 11 November 2020

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11 December 2020

The MCA Alcohol and Covid Free Webinar took place at 12.30pm on Wednesday 11 November 2020 in the UK. The next MCA Annual Symposium is on the theme of 'Interventions & Recovery' on 17 November 2021 at the British Medical Association, London...

"International standards of treatment of disorders related to the use of narcotic substances"

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11 December 2020

"International standards of treatment of disorders related to the use of narcotic substances" (hereinafter referred to as the Standards) is the result of joint work of the UNC and WHO aimed at providing support to member states in the...

National trainer teams from Central Asia level up in the Universal Treatment Curriculum for Substance Use Disorders with support from UNODC

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Online regional training for trainers (ToT) on Course 10 “Managing Medication-Assisted Treatment Programs” (30 November – 3 December 2020) of the Advanced Level of the Universal Treatment Curriculum for Substance Use Disorders (UTC training...

England’s Health Care Gatekeeper Endorses Mutual Aid. Highlight from Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Cell E4

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9 December 2020

ENGLAND’S HEALTH CARE GATEKEEPER ENDORSES MUTUAL AID Taking a leap away from its comfort zone, England’s gatekeeper to the public provision of health and social care embraced non-professional and unregulated interventions in the form of...

UNODC helps protect front-line staff at HIV treatment and prevention facilities in Uzbekistan during COVID-19

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As covid-19 becomes the "new reality" and the number of positive cases, although not as high as the last, we must remain vigilant, especially when it comes to those who are most vulnerable to possible negative consequences. The statement we...