Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Prevention
Can a "treatment specialist" also be seen as a "prevention specialist" and vice versa?
A contribution by Jeff Lee from the ISSUP INEP Plus facilitators training course.
META:PHI Virtual Conference 2026
META:PHI is a provincial initiative to support health care providers working with people who use substances through education, mentorship, advocacy, and clinical tools. Our annual conference is one of the highlights of our year, as it presents an opportunity for members of our community across the province and beyond to come together and learn from each other.
Youth Training Program Series in Mahaweli Areas in Sri Lanka - 2025.
Drug use in Sri Lanka has become an increasingly serious public health and social challenge in recent years. The misuse of both traditional substances like cannabis and emerging drugs such as heroin and methamphetamine has affected various...
Youth Training Program Series in Mahaweli Areas in Sri Lanka - 2025.
National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB) is the pioneer government institution, which discharges its functions with an aim to control (Demand Reduction) the drug menace from Sri Lanka. In 1984, parliament enacted the National...
ROFI CAMEROON takes its “No Addiction Concert” to Banga-Pongo in Douala 3
One of the most innovative and impactful strategies of ROFI Cameroon is the use of music as a tool for social intervention, grassroots sensitization campaigns, conducted directly within local communities. THE NO ADDICTION CONCERT The images...
Revista CIJ Informa 107
In this issue you can read about the different activities carried out in CIJ the host institution of the ISSUP México Chapter, as well as several opinion articles on mental health and addictions. Please note that some of the materials now...
Barcelona Forum on Drugs
Barcelona Forum on Drugs is an in-person international event that will take place in the extraordinary CosmoCaixa Science Museum in the city of Barcelona, Spain, on January 28 and 29 of 2027.
Preventina (PreventAdvisor)
On 9 March 2026, we officially launched Preventina (PreventAdvisor)—an AI chatbot designed to support prevention science, policy, and practice. This is not a generic chatbot. Preventina is built on a curated knowledge base of verified...
Spotting the Signs, Building a Shield
This substance abuse awareness infographic portrays the protective factors of using substances. The most common protective factors are listed on this infographic to educate others on how and why people can prevent or recover from substance...
Reimagining Prevention: What Really Works for Youth- From Evidence to Practice to Systems
ISSUP Malaysia presents its upcoming webinar: "Reimagining Prevention: What Really Works for Youth- From Evidence to Practice to Systems. "