Welcome to this edition! It is our pleasure to bring you information on new job openings at The Colombo Plan, a report from ISSUP Malaysia on the success of the International Recovery Symposium 2023, and much more. Don't forget that nominations for the ISSUP Awards 2024 are open.

Click here to read Issue 158, 4 October 2023

ISSUP India Chapter has effectively conducted a "Three-Day Training Program on Drug Abuse Prevention & Treatment for ANM, GNM & Nursing Staff of IRCAs (Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Addicts" at the SPYM Centre in New Delhi from 4th - 6th September 2023. 

ISSUP Bahamas held a one-day workshop on 25 August 2023 at the Police Training College in Freeport, Grand Bahama.  The workshop aimed to facilitate a collaboration platform for diverse stakeholders to explore the multi-dimensional aspects of substance use challenges and develop effective strategies to address them.

The event commenced with an opening address by Senator Hon Kirkland Russell, Deputy Director of Urban Renewal for the Northern Bahamas.

The workshop attracted a diverse audience of approximately 50 participants representing various government and corporate entities and covered...

On September 14, the Department of Addictology of First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague hosted a study visit of experts (doctors, psychologists, addictionologists) on addiction issues from Egypt, who focus on interventions in the field of tobacco, alcohol, and digital addictions in children and adolescents.

Staff of the addictology department provided a commented tour of the department of addictology followed by a discussion with selected clinicians from department of addictology.

The event was organised by the office of the government...