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Overview

The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) Coordinating Center for North American Universities operates in partnership with the Colombo Plan and the U.S. Department of State, and also works closely with other international organizations that are described in the section to follow.

The U.S. Department of State works on behalf of the American people to promote and demonstrate democratic values and advance a free, peaceful, and prosperous world. The mission of the U.S. Department of State is to lead America's foreign policy through diplomacy, advocacy, and assistance by advancing the interests of the American people, their safety and economic prosperity.

Within the U.S. Department of State, the works to keep Americans safe at home by countering international crime, illegal drugs, and instability abroad. INL helps countries to deliver justice and fairness by strengthening their police, courts, and corrections systems. These efforts reduce the amount of crime and illegal drugs reaching U.S. shores. The INL also supports a wide range of drug demand reduction programs throughout the world, including training practitioners and advancing evidence-based services in the addiction prevention and treatment fields.

The Colombo Plan is one of the oldest regional inter-governmental organizations in Asia and the Pacific, and supports the economic and social development in countries throughout the world. A large focus of Colombo Plan activities is on disseminating evidence-based prevention and treatment for substance use disorders, through curriculum-based training of practitioners in different regions of the world. This part of the Colombo Plan's mission is implemented by the which is the only regional intergovernmental program exclusively aimed at capacity building for drug demand reduction in developing countries. During the last three decades the DAP has assisted member counties in policy development and has encouraged efforts among member countries to implement effective drug demand reduction programs.

ICUDDR supports the rapid improvement in competencies and skills among current and future generations of addiction professionals, to meet the increasing demand for prevention, treatment and public health services. Toward this end, the ICUDDR facilitates networking among universities to promote high quality education and training in the field of addiction prevention, treatment and public health interventions. It also pursues related applied addictions research, outreach and advocacy. ICUDDR is a membership organization with Universities from around the world as its members.

ICUDDR hosts an annual conference to share information, provide implementation ideas, and encourage networking between Universities that have an interest in addiction studies programs.

ISSUP is a global, not-for-profit, non-government organization that supports the development of a professional network of prevention and treatment practitioners in the addiction field, and serves as a focal point for sharing information about current trends related to addiction and evidence-based practices related to prevention and substance use prevention and treatment, and for training addiction professionals,. ISSUP is a practitioner organization that includes students, volunteers, and professional in the field of substance use prevention and鈥塼reatment, or other related areas of health, justice, and social services.
ISSUP holds an annual conference for practitioners, hosts training events throughout the year, and provides resources to members on their website. .

The ATTC Network is an international, multidisciplinary resource for professionals in the addictions treatment and recovery services field.  Established in 1993 by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the ATTC Network is comprised of 10 Domestic Regional Centers, 6 International HIV Centers (funded by PEPFAR), 2 National Focus Area Centers, and a Network Coordinating Office. Together the Network serves the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Pacific Islands of Guam, American Samoa, Palau, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and the Mariana Islands. The International HIV ATTCs serve Vietnam, Southeast Asia, South Africa, and Ukraine.