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UTC 5 Training, Refresher Course and ICAP 1 Exam Held in Tunisia

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To promote evidence-based interventions in the treatment of drug use disorders, the UNODC Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS) supported the final training session on admission, screening, evaluation, treatment planning...

Group photo during the opening of the training session with the representative of INL at the US Embassy in Tunis

UNODC Nigeria launches DrugHelpNet: A Network of Nigerian Health Professionals to Provide over-the-phone Assistance to Drug Users in Need

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Based on the 2019 Drug Use Survey in Nigeria, UNODC estimates that there are more than three million Nigerians living with some of a drug use disorder. Government imposed lockdowns, implemented across most Nigerian States, weigh...

UNODC WHO Revised International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders

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This document, ‘The International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders' is the work of UNODC and WHO to support Member States in their efforts to develop and expand effective, evidence-based and ethical treatment for drug use...

UNODC WHO ISSUP treatment substance use drug use disorders.

ISSUP Brasil e Mobilização Freemind participam da 63ª Sessão da Comissão de Entorpecentes (CND/UNODC)

O Capítulo Nacional da ISSUP no Brasil e a Mobilização Freemind estiveram, de 2 a 6 de março de 2020, em Viena (Áustria) participando da 63ª Sessão da Comissão de Entorpecentes do Escritório das Nações Unidas contra Drogas e Crime (CND/UNODC).

18 National Trainers from Central Asia Trained on Advance UTC Courses 14 and 17 in Uzbekistan

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24-29 February 2020 - A team of national trainers from Central Asia attended the Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) Regional Training of Trainers held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The training was organized by the UNODC Regional Office for...

UNODC and WHO Organize International Training on Substance Use Treatment and Care during Pregnancy

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Kyiv (Ukraine), 18 December 2019 - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) jointly with the World Health Organization (WHO) in the framework of the UNODC-WHO Programme on Drug Dependence Treatment and Care, organized an...

More than 30 health practitioners, including obstetricians, gynecologists, neonatal care specialists, nurses, as well as specialists in substance use disorders treatment from Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus participated in the three-day workshop.

UNODC Training on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders for Intersectoral Group of Panama Policymakers

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Thirty-four (34) high-level decision makers from CONAPRED, the Ministries of Health, Education and Social Development, NGOs and other entities are participating in a three-day workshop on creating humane, effective and evidence-based drug...

UNODC-WHO Training in Argentina on the Management of Substance Use & Substance Use Disorders during Pregnancy

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A total of 35 participants took part in this training that was organized by WHO and UNODC together with PAHO, SEDRONAR, Hospital der Mar, and the generous support from the U.S. State Department Bureau of International Narcotics and Law...

Viet Nam - UNODC Discussing Cooperation in Drug Prevention and Treatment

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Currently, relevant ministries and agencies in Vietnam are studying, supplementing and amending the Law on Drug Prevention and Control to meet the current situation and practical requirements, including the section on drug prevention and...

Treatment for Psychostimulants and for Co-Morbid Psychiatric and Medical Disorders Are Discussed by Experts from the Central Asian States

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On 4-8 November 2019 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 24 specialists from the drug treatment centres, narcology clinics and institutions of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan participated in the Regional Training on...