International standards for the treatment of drug use disorders

Download or read book International standards for the treatment of drug use disorders written by and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2020-02-28 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders was prepared by World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to support Member States in developing and expanding effective, evidence-based and ethical treatment for drug use disorders, especially in less-resourced settings. They provide key principles for organizing treatment services for drug use disorders and describe the main components of treatment systems, including treatment settings, modalities and interventions. Additionally, they include considerations for populations with special treatment and care needs.