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International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders

Guide

1 April 2020

The International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders, developed by UNODC and WHO, provide guidance for countries to strengthen evidence-based, ethical and effective treatment systems. They are designed for policymakers...

Cover of Guide : International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders

Global status report on alcohol and health and treatment of substance use disorders

Report

25 June 2025

The WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders provides a comprehensive snapshot of global trends in alcohol consumption, related harms, and national policy responses, alongside the availability...

Opening remarks at the 4th WHO Forum on Alcohol, Drugs and Addictive Behaviours

ISSUP gave their opening remarks at the esteemed 4th World Health Organization (WHO) Forum on Alcohol, Drugs, and Behaviours earlier today, 27th June 2023.

WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Information Repository

Website

1 June 2023

On Thursday, June 1st, the WHO launched the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Information Repository, which provides health professionals and drug policy experts with a single searchable database to freely access all technical reports on over 450 substances reviewed by the ECDD.

WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Information Repository

Parenting interventions in the context of prevention: New guidelines and a call for action

ISSUP Webinar

18 May 2023

ISSUP Lebanon present their Webinar on Parenting interventions in the context of prevention.

Parenting interventions in the context of prevention: New guidelines and a call for action

18 May 2023

Beirut

Lebanon

ISSUP Lebanon would like to invite you to their upcoming Webinar on Parenting interventions in the context of prevention.

Global Consultation with Professional Associations and Academia on the Implementation of the Global Alcohol Action Plan (GAAP) 2022-2030

ISSUP attended a consultation at the WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland along with other key professional associations and academic groups held on 18-20 January 2023.

WHO stakeholder survey on improving access to morphine for medical use

News

WHO launched a survey on assessing barriers, enablers, and pirority actions for improving access to morphine for medical use. All Civil Society Organisation can contribute by filling out the survey before 31 August 2022. The survey is...

Launch of the WHO/Europe Report on Minimum Pricing of Alcohol

21 June 2022

Copenhagen

A new WHO/Europe report: “No place for cheap #alcohol: the potential value of minimum pricing for protecting lives” launches on 21 June at 14:00 CEST.

Which countries have pricing policies on alcohol & what is their impact?

WHA adopts Global Alcohol Action Plan

News

On Friday 27 May in Geneva, the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted the WHO Global Alcohol Action Plan 2022-2030, a key global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol.