Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Prevention
Intervenções via Internet para redução do consumo de álcool entre universitários: uma revisão sistemática
[RESUMO]. Objetivo. Identificar as principais modalidades de intervenções via Internet para limitar o uso de álcool por estudantes universitários e descrever os efeitos dessas intervenções sobre o consumo e as consequências do uso de álcool...
Baltimore Mayor’s Heroin Treatment & Prevention Task Force Report
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In October 2014, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake convened the Heroin Treatment and Prevention Task Force to address the critical problem of opioid addiction in Baltimore City. The goal of the Task Force was to study the...
World Drug Day and World Drug Report Launch 2018
The 2018 theme of the United Nation's Office on Drugs and Crime was "Listen First".
June Student Membership Update
In our third Student Membership Update we have sourced some funding and research opportunities, and events that we are sure will be of interest. One great way to be more active in this field is to join ISSUP as a member and to contribute to...
Website Launched to Teach Youth about Risks of Cannabis
With legalization of recreational cannabis looming, The Schizophrenia Society of Canada wants young people to understand the risks of using the drug. The society has launched a new website to increase awareness. ‘Cannabis and Psychosis...
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
The 26th of June marks the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
State Prevalence and Ranks of Adolescent Substance Use
Abstract Introduction This study statistically ranked states’ performance on adolescent substance use related to cancer risk (past-month cigarette smoking, binge alcohol drinking, and marijuana use). Methods Data came from 69,200 adolescent...
Facebook Will Redirect Searches about Opiates to SAMHSA Support Services
Many news outlets are reporting on a newly introduced feature of Facebook to help support people who use opiate drugs.
Family Management Risk and Protective Factors for Adolescent Substance Use in South Africa
Abstract Background An increasingly recognised prevention approach for substance use entails a reduction in risk factors, and the enhancement of promotive, or protective factors in individuals and the environment surrounding them during...