quality standards

Quality Standards in Drug Use Disorder Treatment – Reading List

Reading List

19 September 2025

In this reading list, we provide resources to help engage our members with the latest knowledge, tools, and case studies on quality standards in substance use disorder treatment. These materials highlight international frameworks, research...

Managing Drug Use Disorder Treatment Services in Line with International ‘Key Quality Standards’: A Handbook for Managers

Guide

21 May 2025

This resource is designed to help leaders and managers transfer current technology on ‘what works’ and what is efficient and ethical management in drug treatment into practice.

Managing drug use disorder treatment services in line with international ‘Key Quality Standards’.

Quality Standards and Competencies for University and Higher Education Addiction Study Programs

Scientific article

8 October 2024

BACKGROUND: Exponential growth of addiction specific services accelerated the need and pressure on professionalizing workforce. It is followed by the increasing number of university and higher education programs specifically focused on...

A New Dawn: Launch of the Global Women’s Network for Treatment and Recovery

News

12 July 2024

Did you ever imagine that there would a forum for empowering providers of women substance use treatment and recovery? Thank you to Dr. Hendrée E. Jones and her team for officially launching the Global Women’s Network for Providers of Women...

The Process of the Implementation of Quality Standards in Drug Prevention in Croatia: A Case Study

Scientific article

15 April 2024

INTRODUCTION: Prevention science and quality standards of drug prevention in the EU and in the world have developed in recent decades. Progress has been made in quality development in Croatia, but the experience of the process of improving...

The Implementation of Quality Standards (QS) at Coolmine Therapeutic Community

Scientific article

15 March 2024

BACKGROUND: Coolmine’s implementation of quality standards involves a period of change management, strategic planning, and national policy development. METHODS: A narrative case study focusing on national policy and internal strategic...

Substance Use Disorder Treatment Quality Standards in Lithuania 1992–2022: From Grassroots Initiatives to Nationwide Strategies

Scientific article

27 December 2024

BACKGROUND: The implementation of quality standards in the treatment of substance use disorders in Lithuania is not well documented in the literature. AIMS: To describe the process of the development of quality standards from grassroots...

Implementation of Quality Standards in Drug Demand Reduction: Preliminary Findings from the FENIQS-EU Project

Scientific article

4 May 2024

INTRODUCTION: Quality Standards (QS) are an important priority in European drug policy, although the extent of their application remains unclear. The FENIQS-EU project (Further ENhancing the Implementation of Quality Standards in drug...

Review of Competency-Based Models and Quality Standards in Training and Education in the Addiction Field: Study Protocol

Scientific article

23 May 2023

BACKGROUND: There is a growing trend of development and improvement of education and training in the field of addictions, hand in hand with the increase and changes of substance use-related issues. To ensure a high level of education...

Systematic Review of Quality Standards in Competency-Based Postgraduate and Continual Addictology Education of Physicians: Study Protocol

Scientific article

31 July 2023

BACKGROUND: The role of physicians is crucial in the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders and addiction. The quality of addiction-specific medical education varies, as do postgraduate and continuing medical education...