Sub-Working Group 3.2
Engaging People with Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders
Drug use disorders extensively harm health, including mental health, safety, and well-being. Millions of people suffer from drug use disorders worldwide, of which fewer than 20% receive treatment. Far fewer women than men are able to access the treatment and care they need due to persisting barriers. Besides the highly unequal access circumstances under which treatment systems, services, and programs operate in different regions, a combination of factors, like the limited recognition of treatment needs, the delivery of inadequate interventions, and stigma and discrimination linked to substance use disorders, hinder those requiring adequate and timely care from receiving it. These are some of the main determinants of low coverage and quality in countries' treatment systems, typically developed outside the public sector into fragmented, loosely organized care networks. Therefore, this sub-working group will cover a range of treatment topics in a continuum of care such as drug treatment services and systems, recovery support, harm reduction, and the needs of care professionals for training and credentialing the workforce, expanding services, and ensuring quality service delivery.
July 2024
AgendaEast
- Demand Reduction Experts Group/Financial Aspects of Treatment Implementation and Sustainability, CICAD
- UAE National Experience in Engaging People with SUD
- Sierra Leone: Synthetic Drug Public Health Emergency
West
- Demand Reduction Experts Group/Financial Aspects of Treatment Implementation and Sustainability, CICAD
- UAE National Experience in Engaging People with SUD
- Sierra Leone: Synthetic Drug Public Health Emergency
August 2024
East:
- Australia 100 Programs: Take Home Naloxone
- UNODC: Enabling Drug Dependence Treatment in Line with the International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders in Latin America
- Barriers to Substance Abuse in Treatment in Barbados: Factors Hindering Women’s Use of Treatment Services
West:
- UNODC: Enabling Drug Dependence Treatment in Line with the International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders in Latin America
- Barriers to Substance Abuse in Treatment in Barbados: Factors Hindering Women’s Use of Treatment Services
July 2024
East:
- Demand Reduction Experts Group/Financial Aspects of Treatment Implementation and Sustainability, CICAD
- Kenya’s Strategic Plan focusing on Treatment
West:
- CICAD: Technical Materials/Tools on Drug Policies
- Kenya’s Strategic Plan focusing on Treatment
June 2024
Open Discussion on Global Coalition Working Groups
- Q&A Session questions regarding the Coalition’s next steps, action reports, navigating the website, recommendations, initiatives, etc.
May 2024
East:
- Developing the Global Workforce in Addiction Studies
- Building and Supporting the Drug Demand Reduction workforce
- Universities Supporting Systems Change: The ITTC Network
West:
- Developing the Global Workforce in Addiction Studies
- Building and Supporting the Drug Demand Reduction workforce
- Universities Supporting Systems Change: The ITTC Network
April 2024
East:
- Final Review of Recommendations
- Leveraging Digital Technologies for Strengthening Capacity on Prevention and Management of Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders
- National Standard in Treatment and Rehabilitation of substance Use: Indonesia Experience
- Global Recovery Network
West:
- Final Review of Recommendations
March 2024
East:
- Working Group Meeting
West:
- Working Group Meeting
February 2024
East:
- Building and Strengthening Local, National, and Global Recovery Networks
- CICAD: Network of Support to Deliver and Harm Reduction & Treatment Services to Low-Income and Marginalized Communities
- UNODC: Addressing Substance Use among Humanitarian Settings (e.g. refugees, migrants, internally displaced populations, and victims of trafficking)
West:
- Building and Strengthening Local, National, and Global Recovery Networks
- CICAD: Network of Support to Deliver and Harm Reduction & Treatment Services to Low-Income and Marginalized Communities
- UNODC: Addressing Substance Use among Humanitarian Settings (e.g. refugees, migrants, internally displaced populations, and victims of trafficking)
- Argentina: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Providing Care to Migrant and Refugee Populations.
January 2024
East:
- Child Interventions for Living Drug-free (CHILD) and Other Novel Treatments for Children with Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders
- TreatNet Family: Family-based Treatment Package With Elements of Family Therapy for Adolescents with Drug Use Disorders and Other Risky Behaviors including those in Contact with Criminal Justice System
- Interventions for Women with Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders, Global Women’s Network for Providers of substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Services
West:
- Mexico: New Initiative - Professional Network on Adolescent Treatment
- UNODC: TreatNet Family
- ICQ: Creating Quality Treatment through Global Quality Assurance Initiatives
- GWN: Interventions for Women with Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders, Global Women’s Network for Providers of substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Services
December 2023
East:
- UNODC/WHO: Development of Low Threshold Treatment Services: Mainstreaming Substance Use Interventions into Primary Care
- Qatar: Quality Assurance in Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
- UNODC/Australia: Stimulant Use Disorder Treatment
West:
- UNODC/WHO: Development of Low Threshold Treatment Services: Mainstreaming Substance Use Interventions into Primary Care
- Qatar: Quality Assurance in Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
- UNODC/Australia: Stimulant Use Disorder Treatment
November 2023
East:
- UNODC: Harm reduction with a particular focus on HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care among people who use synthetic drugs
- SOS (Stop-Overdose-Safely) Initiative
- Universal Curricula and other Courses for Populations with Special Clinical Needs
West:
- UNODC: Harm reduction with a particular focus on HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care among people who use synthetic drugs
- SOS (Stop-Overdose-Safely) Initiative
- Universal Curricula and other Courses for Populations with Special Clinical Needs
October 2023
Global Landscape and Challenges in Engaging People with Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders
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Africa Union -
Caricom -
Colombo Plan -
Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) -
International Narcotics Control Board -
International Criminal Police Organization -
Organization of American States, Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) -
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) -
Pacific Island Forum (PIF) -
Pompidou Group -
United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) -
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) -
Universal Postal Union -
World Customs Organization -
World Health Organization