Durante o segundo semestre letivo deste ano, 1.300 alunos da rede municipal de ensino  de Londrina (PR) puderam aprender mais sobre as medidas preventivas às drogas. Isso porque eles participaram do Programa Educacional de Resistência às Drogas (Proerd), do Batalhão de Patrulha Escolar (BPEC), da Polícia Militar do Paraná (PM), em parceria com a Secretaria Municipal de Educação (SME).

Os estudantes dos quintos anos da rede pública tiveram a oportunidade de aprender mais sobre drogas, violência, bullying, comunicação verbal e não verbal, pressão sofrida pelas crianças, a importância da...

On November 10th the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) formally launched the ISSUP UAE National Chapter, becoming the 14th country worldwide to establish a national forum for treatment, prevention and recovery support professionals. The launch included a press conference with ISSUP Global and local treatment, prevention and recovery support organisations.

De 4 a 7 de dezembro de 2019, na cidade de Águas de Lindóia/SP, Brasil, foi realizado o 6º Congresso Internacional Freemind.

O evento foi realizado no Hotel Majestic que possui um dos mais completos e versáteis centros de eventos do estado de São Paulo, a menos de 160 quilômetros da capital. São diversos salões com diferentes características e capacidades e salas de apoio distribuídas em quatro segmentos integrados, dispondo de espaços que comportam confortavelmente de 20 até 2.000 pessoas.

O Centro de Convenções do Hotel Majestic ficou pequeno para as mais de 2.000 pessoas presentes na...

Na základě plánu neformálního výboru (Ad-Hoc Committee) bude v květnu 2020 v Jakartě slavnostně otevřeno a zahájeno zřízení ISSUP INDONESIA poté, co bude vytvořena a zřízena oficiální rada organizace podle strategických programů a aktivit v krátkodobém, střednědobém a dlouhodobém horizontu v únoru 2020. 

A preparatory meeting was held on 29th November 2019 at UYDEL office and they discussed about recruitment of members, updating of Uganda ISSUP website, the work plan for 2020, Launch of the ISSUP Chapter in April 2020 and future plans. The meeting also agreed to hold an initial meeting with identified members on 12th of December 2019 to get more input from members on the best way to run the ISSUP Chapter.

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Psychoactive substance use and substance use disorders (SUDs) continue to be major problems around the world, taking a toll on global health and on social and economic functioning. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reports that, in 2015, about 250 million people between ages 15 and 64 used illicit substances at least once. Of those who use psychoactive substances, a significant number will develop substance use problems or SUDs. The 2015 UNODC survey found that about 29.5 million substance users suffer from SUDs, which means their use is harmful to the point they may...

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CHATAR a ISSUP Afghánská národní pobočka zahájily 3. prosince v Kábulu workshop na téma "Představení globální ISSUP a Afghánské národní kapitoly". Účastníci byli především koordinátoři center pro léčbu drogové závislosti, které provozuje Ministerstvo veřejného zdraví Afghánistánu. Program byl zaměřen především na poskytnutí jasného porozumění ISSUP a úlohám a povinnostem národních poboček a procesu, díky němuž se Afghánistán stal zřízenou pobočkou ISSUP. Diskutovalo se o potenciálu kapitoly pro Afghánistán a o činnostech v průběhu roku 2019 a s...

Members of the ISSUP-Abu Dhabi Executive, Steering and Local Organising Committees met in Abu Dhabi on November 9th and 10th to begin building the framework for the 6th ISSUP Global Conference.

At the end of October ISSUP staff attended the third Lisbon Addictions Conference at the Lisbon Congress Center. Over 1,000 participants from around the world came together to learn about and explore challenges relating to drugs, alcohol, tobacco, gambling, the internet and other addictive behaviours. The conference provided ISSUP with the opportunity to engage with leading policy experts, researchers and practitioners across countries and fields.

ISSUP’s Chief Executive, Joanna Travis-Roberts, chaired a panel on the development, training and credentialing of the drug demand reduction...

Over 5,500 people joined us earlier this month for the launch of ISSUP Mexico during the 20th International Congress and 50th Anniversary Celebration of Centros de Integración Juvenil (CIJ) in Mexico City. The Congress was inaugurated by the President of Mexico, Mr. Andrés Manuel López Obrador in the Central Courtyard of the National Palace, where he congratulated CIJ for the exceptional work they have been carrying out throughout Mexico for over 50 years. He also highlighted the importance of the collaboration between the government and civil society in the development of the National...

There have been extensive training sessions in the Philippines on The Criminal Justice System UTC.

The training encourages a whole government evidence-based approach and is courtesy of INL Manila - US Embassy.

The Prevention Map would aim to provide a route for building professional expertise and gaining access to important information.