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.

Awareness Seminar for Govt. Faqir Muhammad Collage, Gujranwala Organised by Mian Afzal Trust Hospital Gujranwala Pakistan

News

An awareness seminar, organised for students of Social Work Department, Government Faqir Muhammad Faqir (FMF) College, Gujranwala by Mian Afzal Trust Hospital (MATH), took place in the MATH Conference Hall. A large number students and...

Job vacancy open until 07 April 2020! UNODC looking to hire an International Consultant

News

The Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is looking to hire an international consultant where under the supervision of the Programme Officer (UNODC/PTRS) the consultant is...

Main Afzal Trust Hospital (MATH) Reopens Treatment Services for Women and Children/Adolescents in New Block

News

Main Afzal Trust Hospital (MATH), Gujranwala, Pakistan reopens treatment & rehabilitation services for women and children/adolescents in a new twenty bed block. This project was previously supported by Colombo Plan and INL. This project was...

View of new women & children/adolescence block at Mian Afzal Trust Hospital, Gujranwala Pakistan

The First Walk-Through Training on UTC 1 to 4 Held in Albania

News

Dear ISSUP members, My name is Andia Meksi and I would like to share with you some information regarding UTC training held in Tirana, Albania. The Colombo Plan- Drug Advisory Program and the University of California, San Diego in...

COVID-19 Guidance for Opioid Treatment Programs

News

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has developed new guidelines for professionals and organisations delivering substance use treatment in the US. The guidelines cover. Guidance on pharmacotherapy for...

TAP 34: Disaster Planning Handbook for Behavioral Health Treatment Programmes

Book

This handbook offers guidance in creating a disaster preparedness and recovery plan for programs that provide treatment for mental illness and substance use disorders. It describes the planning process, preparing for a disaster, roles and...

UTC training in Ukraine

Video and audio recordings

This video describes the project of training medical professionals in Ukraine on the universal treatment curriculum. It is in Ukrainian with English subtitles.

UTC University Training in Ukraine

News

The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) University training took place in Ukraine from the 10th to the 14th of March, 2020. The aim of the training was to ensure that the multidisciplinary teams tackling substance use and addiction...

Cognitive Outcomes of Young Children After Prenatal Exposure to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Scientific article

18 March 2020

Abstract Importance: The number of children with prenatal opioid exposure to medication for addiction treatment (MAT) with methadone and buprenorphine for maternal opioid use disorder is increasing, but the associations of this exposure...

Codependency on Drug Abusers' Mothers

Scientific article

6 December 2010

Desirée Molina, A. Villalobos. José Félix Ribas Foundation, Venezuela Codependency has been described as a significant health risk behavior, particularly for women, because codependent women are often involved in abusive and harmful...