Join us to apply evidence-based prevention for ​the healthy & safe development of your children, ​your family, and your community.

Ministry of Women, ​Early Childhood and ​Community ​Wellbeing ​Development, ​Sarawak

School-based, family-based & community-​based prevention intervention

The evidence is clear: invest in people-focused ​evidence-based prevention.

We help you Design, Develop, Implement, Manage ​and Sustain Prevention Programs. You get to apply ​proven methods, science-backed tools, and data-​driven practices grounded in theories.

You will be guided by the UNODC/WHO Inte​rnational Standards on Drug Use Prevention an​d ethical s​tandards.

Treatment & Recovery Support

When nothing else work, we do. To us, your recovery ​from substance use disorder must come first so that ​everything you love in life doesn't have to come last.

Your greatness lies in being able to remake ​yourself. We help you with science and compassion.

Because every life is worth recovery.

Prevention, Treatment & Recovery ​Support Education & Training

OAPTAR is the national training provider for the ​Universal Treatment Curriculum, the Universal ​Prevention Curriculum & the INEP Plus Evidence-​based Prevention.

We regularly organize webinars to educate global ​professionals in the field of drug demand reduction.

Program Management

Well-intentioned prevention intervention programs ​are hard to develop, implement and sustain.

OAPTAR is fortunate to have experienced program ​managers to help you succeed in implementing and ​sustaining evidence-based prevention intervention ​program.

Evidence-based ​prevention programs

Universal ​Prevention ​Curriculum ​Training Courses

Universal ​Treatment ​Curriculum ​Training Courses

Wellness Champion School-​based Prevention Program

Date:

Jan - Dec 2024

Schools:

SMK Lake

SMK Bau

SMK Paku

SMK Singai

Partner:

Sarawak ​Education Dept.

Prevention Intervention for ​Drug-Free Sibu

Date:

Jun 2024 - Jun 2025

Partners:

Majlis Pembangunan ​Sosial Sarawak,

Majlis Daerah Sibu,

AADK,

Jab. Pendidikan ​Sarawak.

INEP Plus: Intro to Evidence-based ​Prevention Training

Date:

7-Aug - 25-Sep 2024

Partners:

ISSUP Malaysia,

Majlis Pembangunan ​Sosial Sarawak.

Family United: Family-based ​Prevention Training for Program ​Managers

Date:

October 2024

Partners:

UN​ODC

What we ​care about

A society free from substance use ​and addiction.

So that we have thriving, ​healthy communities and happy ​families.

Substance use disorder can happen ​to someone you love or in your family.

It destroys a person, friendships & ​families, and breaks societies.

Prevention is hard, but regret is ​harder.

Lebih baik cegah.

Credentialed by Global ​Centre for Credentialing & ​Certification (GCCC)

Our trainers are credentialed as ​International Certified Addiction ​Professionals (ICAP) by the GCCC. They ​are also Global Master Trainers and ​consultants in drug demand reduction.

Data-driven, evidence-based

Our prevention interventions apply the gold ​standard in prevention science. We are ​methodical, grounded in theories of ​behavior change. Our work is based on ​data collected from the field, not hearsay, ​not hunches.

Science-based Prevention, ​Treatment & Recovery Training ​Curriculum

The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) ​has been developed by several teams of ​curriculum developers, including JBS ​International, SME Consulting, and TTK, ​with overall coordination by the Global ​Centre for Credentialing and ​Certification of (GCCC).

The Universal Prevention Curriculum ​(UPC) is science-based information and ​skills-based prevention training. Founded ​on the International Standards on Drug ​Use Prevention developed by UNODC. ​Written by prevention researchers who ​are specialists in substance use ​epidemiology and evaluation, and in ​prevention strategies that are delivered ​to families; within schools, workplace and ​community.

Organization for

Addiction prevention,

treatment & Recovery