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
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
Agenda
April 2024
Agenda
March 2024
At the Mid-Term Coalition Working Group Meeting, Co-Chairs and Sub-Working Group co-chairs presented on the progress of Sub-Working Groups during Phase II: Sharing Best Practices and Models, Identifying Intervention Points, Deliverables and Commitments. Each Working Group reviewed recommended areas of work and began planning for the next stage of the Coalition, Phase IV: Action Planning, Implementation.
February 2024
- Building and Strengthening Local, National and Global Recovery Networks
- Network of Support to Deliver and Harm Reduction & Treatment Services to Low-Income and Marginalized Communities
- Addressing Substance Use among Humanitarian Settings (e.g. refugees, migrants, internally displaced populations, and victims of trafficking)
January 2024
- Interventions for Adolescents and Children with Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders
- Interventions for Women with Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders
- Interventions for LGBTQI+ Populations with Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders
December 2023
- Development of Low Threshold Treatment Services: Mainstreaming Substance Use Interventions into Primary Care
- Recruiting the Nursing Field to Address Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders
- Quality Assurance in Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
November 2023
- Harm Reduction: Comorbid Disorders & Communicable Diseases
- Opioid Overdose Reversal Strategies and Medication
- Workforce Development: Specialists in Treatment and Recovery
October 2023
- Framing the Issue
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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