Moving from feasible to essential: Progress and future directions for promoting the implementation of substance use services for forcibly displaced populations in humanitarian settings.
- Resource Type
- Editorial
- Authors
- Greene, M. Claire; Busse, Anja; Ventevogel, Peter; Kane, Jeremy; Ezard, Nadine
- Source
- Addiction. Mar2024, Vol. 119 Issue 3, p408-410. 3p.
- Subject
- *SUBSTANCE abuse treatment
*SUBSTANCE abuse prevention
*SUBSTANCE abuse risk factors
*SUBSTANCE abuse
*HUMANITARIANISM
*HEALTH services accessibility
*HUMAN services programs
*RISK assessment
*HARM reduction
*REFUGEES
*HEALTH promotion
*MEDICAL research
- Language
- ISSN
- 0965-2140
The article discusses advancements for promoting substance use services for displaced populations. Topics discussed include the creation of a Thematic Working Group on Substance Use in Humanitarian Settings by the United Nations Inter-Agency Standing Committee's (IASC) Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, the development of resources to offer guidance to organizations on substance abuse prevention, and the growth of research about substance use interventions.