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.

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

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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

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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...

NIDA Director Outlines Potential Risks to People Who Smoke and Use Drugs During COVID-19 Pandemic

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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special...

The Most Controversial Issue in Alcohol Treatment. Highlight from Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix cell C2

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20 May 2020

THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE IN ALCOHOL TREATMENT Focus is on the section of last week’s matrix cell release which explored the fascinating history of the most controversial issue in alcohol treatment - whether dependent drinkers should...

Video: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Substance Use Disorders: Prevention & Management

ISSUP Webinar

18 May 2020

On May 15, 2020 ISSUP Kenya, in collaboration with ISSUP Global, presented a webinar on the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Substance Use Disorders: Prevention & Management.