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Recently, the Woman Representative of Nairobi County, Hon Esther Passaris, had a key consultative meeting with...

Now Open: Call for Abstracts!

Share your substance use prevention successes, challenges, lessons learned, and insights with colleagues from across the country.

Deadline: September 4, 2024 (at 11:59 p.m. ET)

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The World Drug Report (WDR) is published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2023).  It serves to collate data received from United Nations member states which enables the...

This White Paper drills down into vital interplay between brain health and issue of psycho-social resilience. It explores both health and behavioural issues in developing both brain and resilience and gives the reader insights into the...

In Uruguay, there is a shortage of trained professionals in drug prevention, intervention, and resolution of drug-related issues, particularly among health personnel in domains such as rehabilitation, prevention, schools, communities, and...

A contribution by Jeff Lee from the ISSUP INEP Plus facilitators training course.

Many individuals working in treatment automatically consider themselves to possess particular skills for engaging in prevention work. I have some concerns...

The Introduction to Evidence Based Prevention (INEP) provides learners with the essential principles of substance use prevention. Developed by Charles University (CUNI) in Prague, the course content is based on the European adaptation of...

Did you ever imagine that there would a forum for empowering providers of women substance use treatment and recovery? Thank you to Dr. Hendrée E. Jones and her team for officially launching the Global Women’s Network for Providers of Women...

Did you know that women with substance use disorders are more likely to encounter obstacles across the continuum of care? Despite the unique challenges, women are more likely to engage in help-seeking behavior.  This was one of the key take...

In May 2024, the National Authority for the Campaign hosted the first-ever National Drug Use Prevention Week. I had the privilege of co-hosting the event, where I shared my prevention story. Here's how it all began.

A few years ago, NACADA...

On June 10, 2024, Freedom Drug Treatment & Rehabilitation Centre, Mian Afzal Trust Hospital (MATH), and Pakistan Youth Organization (PYO) collaborated to host a seminar at GIFT University, Gujranwala, Pakistan. The event, titled "Invest in...

Seminar Announcement

International Day Against Drug Abuse

Pakistan Youth Organization, Mian Afzal Trust Hospital, and Freedom Drug Treatment & Rehabilitation Centre are organizing a seminar on:

"The Evidence is Clear: Invest in...

A brief foray into the entangled issues of both growing culture and personal irresilience and the intersection of substance use and the growing environmental fragility.

"All the evidence is in and we now know Alcohol & Other Drugs (AOD)...

On 17th April 2024 the ISSUP National Chapters Advisory Committee hosted its maiden webinar, “Utilising ISSUP Online Resources” for National Chapter focal points. The 60-minute virtual session held in both English and Spanish offered an in...

Ahsania Mission Female Drug Treatment Center is celebrating its 10th anniversary a significant achievement for women with substance use disorders

The number of female substance users has been increasing alarmingly, but they are lagging...