Background: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s 2014 survey estimated that there are 6.7 million Pakistanis aged 15-64 who are illegal substance users. In 2014, Pakistan’s drug treatment capacities remained insufficient to meet demand reduction, with fewer than 100 clinics operating nationwide with the capacity to treat 30,000 substance users. Lacking government funding, over 90% of Pakistan’s detoxification centers are operated by non-government organizations. Although cost and regular funding are the utmost challenges, inadequate staff training, and a slow rate of adoption and...

It is vital that the treatment for individuals living with Opioid Use Disorder is of high quality and evidence-informed.

The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction has launched a new report, Best Practices across the Continuum of Care for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder, that presents services that should be available to individuals experiencing or at risk of suffering harms from opioid use. 

This report outlines the standard of service that should be implemented to provide person-centred care to all people experiencing harms from opioids. 

The publication includes a summary of...

Наука о наркомании сложна, и она продолжает оставаться областью, где продолжаются дебаты об определениях, моделях, теориях и наиболее подходящих способах реагирования . 

Обзор EMCDDA Insight Review предоставляет критический анализ различных моделей зависимости.

Исследователи изучают способы , с помощью которых различные модели могут быть организованы в собранную структуру, которая может быть использована для руководства методами профилактики, оценки и лечения.

Авторы надеются, что доклад поможет читателю в развитии понимания сложных проблем, связанных с зависимостью, и что он вдохновит на...

For anyone interested in digital health behaviour interventions this manual from SAMHSA will prove interesting. Exploring how technology-assisted care can be implemented, the value of technology based assessments and the ways in which the use of technology can remove barriers people may face when accessing or seeking treatment. 

This manual, Using Technology-Based Therapeutic Tools in Behavioural Health Services, is aimed at prevention professionals, those involved in planning programmes and project managers. It forms part of the TIP (Treatment Improvement Protocols) series with a focus on...