Shared by James Harvey
(ISSUP staff) - 8 Gennaio 2025
The National Chapters Team held a pivotal 2-day virtual meeting from 10th – 11th December 2024 to evaluate the current operational model for National Chapters and identify opportunities for improvement and growth. The meeting was dubbed a ‘Vision Meeting’ to reflect the core agenda: Crafting a forward-looking plan for the ISSUP National Chapters.
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Villanueva-Blasco, V. J., Espitia-Cepeda, C., Vázquez-Martínez, A., Simó-Algado, S., & Amado, B. G. Relación entre depresión y consumo de alcohol en población latinoamericana en función del sexo y la edad. Acciones E Investigaciones Sociales, (46). Recuperado a partir de https://papiro.unizar.es/ojs/index.php/ais/article/view/11059
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The comorbidity between depression and alcohol consumption is a public health concern, affecting progression, treatment adherence, and outcomes. Alcohol use in Latin America exceeds the global average. This study examined the prevalence of depressive symptoms and risky alcohol consumption, considering gender and age, in 4,890 participants (ages 18-64) from six Latin American countries. Results showed women had higher risky alcohol consumption and more severe depressive symptoms than men. Younger adults (18-24) reported more depression symptoms. Women with risky alcohol consumption...
Shared by James Harvey
(ISSUP staff) - 9 Ottobre 2024
Don't miss our latest newsletter for details of recent meetings and activities in Latin America and Africa. This issue also includes information on how to gain advanced clinical skills with the UTC16 Self Led Course.
La 2a Conferenza Annuale ISSUP Perù, tenutasi dal 26 al 27 settembre, è stata un evento significativo per lo sviluppo delle strategie di prevenzione e trattamento delle dipendenze nel paese. L'incontro ha riunito esperti nazionali e internazionali per affrontare temi critici legati alla salute pubblica e alla giustizia.
Uno dei principali argomenti discussi è stata la giustizia terapeutica per gli adolescenti con un approccio riparativo, che cerca di fornire soluzioni più umane ed efficaci per la gestione degli adolescenti in conflitto con la legge in Perù, dando priorità alla...
A nome dell'ISSUP, desideriamo esprimere la nostra più profonda gratitudine a Samuel Bettiol per la sua eccezionale leadership e il suo lavoro dedicato come Presidente del Comitato Consultivo per i Capitoli Nazionali dell'ISSUP da settembre 2021 al 2024.
Durante il suo mandato, Samuel ha svolto un ruolo fondamentale nel guidare e rafforzare gli sforzi dei capitoli nazionali ISSUP in tutte le regioni, contribuendo a promuovere la collaborazione e migliorare l'impatto della missione ISSUP a livello globale. Il suo impegno e la sua visione hanno lasciato un segno indelebile nel Comitato...
Rasha Abi Hana , Rachele Donini, Jeff Lee, José Luis Benítez Villa
From September 11th to 13th, 2024, the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) participated in the European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR) Conference held in Cremona, Italy.
The poster titled “Facilitators, Challenges, and Lessons Learnt from INEP Plus Spanish Language Version: Adapting Prevention Training for Spanish-Speaking Participants” and co-authored by Rasha Abi Hana, Rachele Donini, Jeff Lee, and José Luis Benítez Villa, highlighted findings from the Introduction to Evidence-Based Prevention (INEP) Plus Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) involving Spanish...
Villanueva-Blasco, V. J., Villanueva-Silvestre, V., Belda Ferri, L., Vázquez- Martínez, A., Isorna Folgar, M., Canay, R. y Abad Villaverde, B. (2024). Consumo de alcohol durante el COVID-19 en Latinoamérica según edad y situación de empleo. Revista Española de Drogodependencias, 49(1), 15-30. https://doi.org/10.54108/10073
This research evaluated alcohol consumption in the Latin American and Latin Caribbean adult population during COVID-19 confinement, taking into account age and employment status. Non-probabilistic design with convenience sampling, with a sample of 4975 participants. Age, employment status and alcohol consumption were analysed during confinement and retrospectively before the pandemic. The results show that regardless of the country, young people aged 18-29 decreased consumption during confinement; while the largest in- crease was in adults aged 45-54 years. Full-time workers consumed more than...
Shared by James Harvey
(ISSUP staff) - 13 Agosto 2024
Nos complace anunciar que el proyecto de ISSUP Colombia ha sido seleccionado como uno de los tres mejores del Foro de Jóvenes celebrado en Grecia en junio de este año.
Abstracto. En el año 2019, cuando una mujer accede a servicios para tratamiento de Trastorno por Uso de Sustancias (Tus), con frecuencia llega en precarias condiciones: desnutrición aguda, sífilis, Virus de Hepatitis, Virus de Inmuno deficiencia Humana o derivada de centros de alta complejidad, como...