The Annual Meeting will be held on March 2-5 2022, and is currently scheduled to take place at the Edinburgh International Conference Center in Edinburgh, Scotland.  

The SRNT 2022 Annual Meeting may be a hybrid (part in person, part virtual) or entirely virtual, depending on how things play out in the coming months. A final decision about the meeting format (face-to-face hybrid virtual component vs. entirely virtual) will not be made for some time. In the meantime, attendees should not hesitate to submit for fear of being unable to travel. Rest assured that the meeting, no matter the chosen...

On April 27, 2021, UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia held a training seminar for specialists of the republican and regional levels responsible for drug dependence treatment and HIV prevention services in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The main goal of the national training was to increase the capacity of government and non-government organizations that implement HIV and HCV prevention programs to provide effective evidence-based services for people who use new psychoactive substances (NPS) and stimulants.

At the opening of the workshop Mr. Borikhan Shaumarov, UNODC Programme Coordinator...

4 March 2021, Online Consultation on initiation of the Survey in Kazakhstan on High-Risk Drug Use took place via Zoom Teleconference Platform.

More than 25 representatives of governmental, non-governmental stakeholders in the Republic of Kazakhstan and international organizations, including the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Interior, Republican Mental Health Centre, Kazakh National Centre of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, Law Enforcement Academy of the General Prosecutor’s Office, non-governmental organizations, research institutions, Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and...

Las pandemias y las emergencias sanitarias, como el actual brote de COVID-10, pueden costar muchas vidas y plantear riesgos adicionales para la economía mundial y la seguridad y estabilidad en general. Garantizar el acceso continuo a la atención de salud durante una pandemia, incluidos los servicios para las personas que consumen drogas y el tratamiento de los trastornos por consumo de drogas, es clave no solo para proteger la salud de las poblaciones, sino también para la seguridad y la estabilidad.

Los trastornos por consumo de drogas suelen ir acompañados de afecciones somáticas como el...

El 12 de octubre de 2020 comenzó una capacitación regional en línea de cinco días de duración para mejorar las habilidades de los evaluadores sobre las herramientas de la UNODC y la OMS para garantizar la calidad del tratamiento de la drogodependencia. El objetivo de la capacitación es fortalecer el apoyo institucional para garantizar la aplicación satisfactoria del Marco de Garantía de Calidad de la ONUDD/OMS para los Servicios de Tratamiento de la Drogodependencia en Asia Central y promover un enfoque científico de la calidad de los servicios de tratamiento y atención de la drogodependencia...

Five-day online regional refresher training for assessors on UNODC-WHO quality assurance (QA) tools for drug dependency treatment launched on 12 October 2020. The purpose of the training is to consolidate the institutional support to ensure the successful implementation of the UNODC-WHO QA mechanism of drug treatment services in Central Asia and promote the scientific understanding of quality drug use disorder treatment and care services.

For the five days, the participants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan will have a unique opportunity to discuss important...

This webinar focuses on the issue of self-care for addiction professionals and was delivered by ICUDDR Deputy Director Cary Hopkins Eyles.

Many of us are drawn to work in the field of substance use disorders due to our history, family, and personal traits, such as compassion and empathy. While these can be great assets, they can also be detrimental to us personally.

In this webinar, Cary explains how to identify healthy and unhealthy traits, how we can care for ourselves, and what authentic self-care looks like.

Cary has worked in the field of substance use disorders for 18 years. She is...