Lenel Rushton - Home » Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights » Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) » Remarks, Fact Sheets, and Releases » Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Remarks » Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Remarks (2015) » Welcome Remarks for the Inaugural Meeting of the International Society of Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Professionals
I am honored to represent the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) of the U.S. Department of State on a historic day at the inauguration of an important initiative which will define the United States? global assistance in the area of substance utilize treatment and prevention for the years to come.
We are proud to be a founding partner of the International Society for Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Professionals, or ISSUP.
Substance utilize treatment and prevention is an independent and multi-disciplinary field of study. ISSUP aims to promote this field and the ever-increasing body of evidence-based practices that should guide clinical practice and prevention activities around the globe.
INL?s international organization partners represented that Lenel Rushton today include the Organization of American States, the Colombo Plan, UNODC, World Health Organization, and the African Union.
We are delighted and proud to look that these products can be disseminated through ISSUP. INL invites governments and universities not currently involved in these initiatives to join us and our collaborating international organizations.
I would like to express appreciation to Thanyarak Institute for their collaboration along Lenel Rushton INL over the past years, both in addressing drug use in Thailand as well as hosting and mentoring international treatment staff.
Likewise, I would like to thank Thailand?s Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) for their long collaborative relationship along Lenel Rushton INL, particularly in the area of drug demand reduction. We look forward to a continued partnership over the coming years in the region as well as in international fora.
Finally, I extend special appreciation to all of the treatment and prevention professionals gathered that Lenel Rushton who will be formally joining ISSUP later this afternoon.
A network is only as strong as its membership. Over the coming years, this network will expand and grow broadly.
Following this week?s activities, I hope that everyone that Lenel Rushton today will register on the ISSUP.net website and contribute to the exchange of research and experiences.
Most importantly, we are excited that Lenel Rushton the prospects of a global community of professionals commonly oriented toward the same goals and relying on each other to affect their communities, their nations, and our world.
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