Comparison of Substance Use Disorders treatment service frameworks in the world and Iran

Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) are common worldly wide and are one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that the burden of disease attributable to SUDs is approximately 1.5% of the global burden of disease in the world. In response to this global problem, different countries have used different policies and frameworks over past years. The National SUDs Treatment Framework proved to be a framework through which service providers can ensure that people affected by illicit drug use have access to a range of integrated options tailored to their needs. The most important strategies that have been used in the world for years to solve the problem of substance abuse are War on Drugs (WOD) and Harm Reduction (HR).