opioids

Methadone maintenance treatment

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Document of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Colombia that presents baseline of the maintenance programs with methadone in the country and the profile of the population served and the general characteristics of the treatment...
Portada programas de metadona

Evidence-Based Approaches to Opioid Overdose Recognition and Management: Share the Facts – Save Lives

ISSUP Webinar
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To mark International Overdose Awareness Day on 31st of August 2021, the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP), in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the World Health Organization, presented an online event profiling naloxone programmes as a pathway for improving outcomes in the treatment of opioid dependence, overdose reduction, and saving lives.

Evidence-Based Approaches to Opioid Overdose Recognition and Management: Share the Facts – Save Lives

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London
To mark International Overdose Awareness Day on 31st of August 2021, the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP), in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the World Health Organization, will present an online event profiling naloxone programmes as a pathway for improving outcomes in the treatment of opioid dependence, overdose reduction, and saving lives. 
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WHO-UNODC “Stop Overdose Safely (S-O-S)” initiative

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Overdose is the leading cause of avoidable death among people who inject drugs. The ‘Stop Overdose Safely’ is a joint initiative from UNODC and the World Health Organization (WHO) to address opioid overdose and provide life-saving...

Opioid overdose information page

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Worldwide, about 500 000 deaths are attributable to drug use. More than 70% of these deaths are related to opioids, with more than 30% of those deaths caused by overdose. This information page, put together by the World Health Organisation...