UNODC - Time to Act!
Pragmatic and concrete actions for prevention of non-medical use of controlled substances, treatment of drug use disorders,
social protection and health care for people affected
UNGASS 2016 Outcome implementation
March 2019
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UNODC Information and Education Material - Drug Dependence Treatment and Care
March 2019
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UNODC Quality Standards for the Treatment and Care of Drug Use Disorders
March 2019
Arabic Chinese
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UNODC Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorders: Current Practices and Promising Perspectives
March 2019
English Russian
(unofficial translation)
Drug Treatment Systems in the Western Balkans
Outcomes of a Joint EMCDDA-UNODC Survey of Drug Treatment Facilities
February 2019
English
UNODC Policymakers Training Package on the Nature, Prevention, and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders - Brochure
September 2018
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Technical Guidance: Increasing Access and Availability of Controlled Medicines
March 2018
English
International Standards on Drug Use Prevention - UNODC/WHO Second Updated Edition
March 2018
Official languages: Arabic, English; Non-official languages: Bahasa,
Italiano, Slovenian
WHO-UNODC Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facility Survey, Draft for Field Testing
February 2018
Arabic Bahasa
Chinese English
French Macedonian
Portuguese
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Vietnamese
UNODC Treatnet Training Package - Updated Edition
Revised December 2017 (February 2008) English
Online Basic Counselling Skills Module (2022) - Please
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Scientific Posters
The S-O-S Initiative -Stop Overdose Safely - UNODC-WHO Multi-site Study on Community Management of Opioid Overdose, Including
Emergency Naloxone
October 2017 November 2019
English English
WHO-UNODC "Stop Overdose Safely (S-O-S)" initiative
Fact sheets - Opioid Overdose
Management of substance abuse
UNESCO/ UNODC/ WHO Good Policy and Practice in Health Education: Education sector responses to the use of alcohol, tobacco
and drugs (external link)
March 2017
English
Prevention of Drug Use and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders in Rural Settings
March 2017
English
Book of Abstracts: Scientific Consultation on Prevention of Drug Use and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders, Vienna International
Centre, 8-10 December 2015
June 2016
English
Guidelines on drug prevention and treatment for girls and women
April 2016
English
Listen First! A campaign on evidence-based drug prevention
March 2016
Arabic Chinese
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Section D. Drug use prevention - What works in drug use prevention?
from the UNODC World Drug Report 2015 (page
18 onwards!)
June 2015
English
Section E. Treatment of drug use - Treatment of drug use disorders and dependence
from the UNODC World Drug Report
2015 (page 30 onwards!)
June 2015
English
Guidance for Community-Based Treatment and Care Services for People Affected by Drug Use and Dependence in South East
Asia
2014
English
WHO Guidelines for identification and management of substance use and substance use disorders in pregnancy
2014
English
Opioid overdose: preventing and reducing opioid overdose mortality
June 2013
English Russian
International Standards on Drug Use Prevention
March 2013
Arabic Chinese English French Russian
Spanish
TREATNET Quality Standards for Drug Dependence Treatment and Care Services
December 2012
English
Get the Facts about Drugs
December 2012
English
Cannabis: a short review
March 2012
English
Youth Initiative Discussion Guide
March 2012
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Spanish
Nonmedical use of prescription drugs Policy Direction Issues
October 2011
English
Ensuring availability of controlled medications for the relief of pain and preventing diversion and abuse
September 2011
English
Sustainable livelihoods: A broader vision
March 2011
English
Compilation of Evidence-Based Family Skills Training Programmes for prevention
2010
English
From Coercion to Cohesion: Treating Drug Dependence Through Health Care, Not Punishment
September 2010
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UNODC-WHO Joint Programme on drug dependence treatment and care - Brochure
April 2010
Arabic Chinese
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Reducing the adverse health and social consequences of drug abuse: a comprehensive approach
November 2009
English
Principles of Drug Dependence Treatment - UNODC/WHO Discussion Paper
September 2009
English
Guide to implementing family skills training programmes for drug abuse prevention
February 2009
Arabic Chinese
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Drug Dependence Treatment: Community Based Treatment
September 2008
English
Drug Dependence Treatment: Role in the Prevention and Care of HIV and AIDS
September 2008
English
Drug Dependence Treatment: Sustained Recovery Management
September 2008
English
Drug Dependence Treatment: Interventions for Drug Users in Prison
September 2008
English
Treatnet Training Package
February 2008 (Revised December 2017)
English
Substance abuse treatment and care for women
2004
English
Substance abuse treatment and care for women: Case studies and lessons learned
2004
English
Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation: A Practical Planning and Implementation Guide
2003
English
Investing in Drug Abuse Treatment: A Discussion Paper for Policy makers
2003
English
Drug Counsellor's Handbook: A Practical Guide for Everyday Use
2000
English
