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.

Current Perspectives on the Clinical Research and Medicalization of Psychedelic Drugs for Addiction Treatments: Safety, Efficacy, Limitations and Challenges

Scientific article

1 August 2024

Mental health disorders and substance use disorders (SUDs) in particular, contribute greatly to the global burden of disease. Psychedelics, including entactogens and dissociative substances, are currently being explored for the treatment of...

Empathy, Self-Compassion and Process addictions among student-athletes, non-athletes and students seeking residential rehabilitation

Scientific article

25 August 2024

Abstract Objective: Empathy and self-compassion are two key factors that may help in the treatment of addiction-related disorders. This is a study to compare the scores for empathy, self-compassion and process addictions among student...

OLWENGO: Harm reduction step forward in Kenya's drug policy

Opinion piece, commentary

21 August 2024

https://www.the-star.co.ke/opinion/star-blogs/2024-08-21-olwengo-harm-reduction-step-forward-in-kenyas-drug-policy/ Recently, the Woman Representative of Nairobi County, Hon Esther Passaris, had a key consultative meeting with...

Enhancing Well-being and Preventing Burnout Amongst Treatment Practitioners

ISSUP Webinar

28 August 2024

ISSUP Global presents its webinar on Enhancing Well-Being and Preventing Burnout Amongst Treatment Practitioners with Dr. Natalie Panabokke.

Community Mobilisation, Co-Development, and Program Evaluation: Experiences from STAD’s Community-Based Interventions

ISSUP Webinar

25 September 2024

ISSUP, in collaboration with ICUDDR, presents a webinar on Community Mobilisation, Co-Development, and Program Evaluation: Experiences from Stockholm Prevents Alcohol and Drug Problems (STAD)'s Community-Based Interventions.

2024 UNODC World Drug Report Highlights, brief reflections

Opinion piece, commentary

19 August 2024

The World Drug Report (WDR) is published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2023). It serves to collate data received from United Nations member states which enables the...

Global Drug Day: Eye Opener Launches Prevention Initiative At Orphanage

Report

26 June 2024

I am Margaret Kwa'ada Julius, the CEO and founder of the Eye Opener Youth and Women Foundation and the Tobacco and Substance Abstinence Club in Nigeria. My foundation has been honored with multiple awards, including the WHO WNT awards for...

URC 1st Echo Training Programme in Sri Lanka

Report

18 August 2024

URC RECOVERY ALLIES The URC -Recovery Allies curriculum is an opportunity to help 18 people of NDDCB as another great gift received by Sri Lanka through the Colombo Plan Drug Adversary Program (DAP) at the time of great influence. The 18...

URC 1st Echo Training Programme in Sri Lanka.

2024 UNODC World Drug Report highlights, brief reflections.

Community update

2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Releases

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster

Conducted annually, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) provides nationally representative data on the use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs; substance use disorders; mental health issues; and receipt of substance use and mental...