Mental Health, Brain Health and Substance Use
Our work involves mental health promotion and the prevention of mental, neurological and substance use disorders. We support the expansion of access to affordable, quality care for everyone who needs it.
Drug use disorders
Evidence-based recommendations for management of drug use disorders in non-specialized health settings
- Brief psychosocial interventions
- Management of drug withdrawal
- Treatment of psychostimulant dependence
- Psychosocial interventions for the management of cannabis dependence
- Psychosocial support for the management of psychostimulant use disorders
- Supervised dosing with a long acting opioid medication to reduce opioid use and related harm in the management of prescription opioid dependence.
- Role of sterile injection equipment and outreach programmes for injecting drug users
- Digitally delivered interventions for adults using drugs or with drug use disorders
- Recovery-oriented services
Related health topics
Publications
24 June 2019
mhGAP Intervention Guide - Version 2.0
This is the second version (2016) of the mhGAP Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) for mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders in non-specialist...
1 January 2008
mhGAP Mental Health Gap Action Programme
Mental, neurological and substance use disorders are highly prevalent and burdensome globally. The gap between what is urgently needed and what is available...