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Abstract submission deadline extended to 31st October!!

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Abstract submission deadline extended!The abstract submission deadline EXTENDED! Abstract submissions for our event taking place online and in person in Abu Dhabi: 11-16th May, 2022 has been extended to 31st October! Find out more about the event and submit your abstract: issup.net/event2022

Event partners: ICUDDR, INL and NRC

Watch our announcement here :) 

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James Harvey

Share your work at our 2022 global workshop in Abu Dhabi

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ICUDDR, INL, ISSUP and NRC are partnering to host a global in person and online event from 11th – 16th May 2022 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. We welcome abstract submissions for sub-plenary and poster presentations at the event. DEADLINE EXTENDED!
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Rasha Abi Hana

Call for Abstracts: Society For Research On Nicotine and Tobacco

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The Annual Meeting will be held on March 2-5 2022, and is currently scheduled to take place at the Edinburgh International Conference Center in Edinburgh, Scotland.  

The SRNT 2022 Annual Meeting may be a hybrid (part in person, part virtual) or entirely virtual, depending on how things play out in the coming months. A final decision about the meeting format (face-to-face hybrid virtual component vs. entirely virtual) will not be made for some time. In the meantime, attendees should not hesitate to submit for fear of being unable to travel. Rest assured that the meeting, no matter the chosen...

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Rasha Abi Hana

Perspectives of illicit marijuana growers and traders on commercial legalization of marijuana in South Africa: considerations for policy formulation

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Manu, E., Douglas, M., Ntsaba, M.J. et al. Perspectives of illicit marijuana growers and traders on commercial legalisation of marijuana in South Africa: considerations for policy formulation. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 16, 54 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-021-00391-w

Over the past era, there has been a call for legalizing marijuana cultivation and trading for commercial purposes in South Africa. Advocates of the call argue that the criminalization of commercial marijuana cultivation and trading has failed to stop illicit marijuana cultivation and trading. Nevertheless, the views of those who economically benefit from the illicit marijuana trade on its legalization remain empirically unsolicited.

This study aimed to understand the views of illegal marijuana growers and traders from two selected communities in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa...

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Members General Meeting 29-06-2021

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Dear Participant

Greeting from ISSUP UGANDA CHAPTER secretariat.

This is a reminder about the ISSUP UGANDA CHAPTER MEETING  slated to take place tomorrow Tuesday 29th June 2021 from 3 pm-4:30 pm.

Topic: ISSUP UGANDA CHAPTER MEETING
Time...

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James Harvey

World Drug Report 2021

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Consisting of five separate booklets, the World Drug Report 2021 provides an in-depth analysis of the global drug markets and paints a comprehensive picture of the measurable effects and potential impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the world drug problem.
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KYDA POSTER PRESENTATION IN UAPC20

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Family therapy is that treatment that is aimed at addressing specific issues affecting health and functioning. This is always very helpful to the families going through a very difficult period just like the families KYDA Rehabilitation Centre is working with, which are alcoholic families. KYDA Organization social workers and counselors always do the activity since they have got experience in child protection and alcohol harm, behavioral problems and domestic violence in line with substance use.
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KYDA presented a poster on family therapy interventions taking place at their centre during the second Uganda Alcohol Policy Conference. Family therapy is a collection of therapeutic approaches that share a belief in family-level assessment and intervention. 

The poster details the objectives and approach used in these family therapy interventions, and presents a series of recommendations in the conclusion.

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Capacity Building and Information Zoom Meeting Organised by Uganda Youth Development Link and ISSUP Uganda Chapter

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This is a kind invitation to attend a Capacity building and information Zoom meeting organised by Uganda Youth Development Link and ISSUP Uganda Chapter

How to participate

  • Date: Tuesday 06-04-2021
  • Time: 11:00 am Nairobi (UTC +3:00)
  • Language: The session will be  in English

Main Presenter:

Ms. Sharon Lesa Nyambe

Head of Office

Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Uganda

Moderator

Mr. Kasirye Rogers

Executive Director

Uganda Youth Development Link

ISSUP Uganda Chapter-Lead

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  1. How practitioners can...
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Line Up Live Up-the UNODC life skills evidence-informed training programme-TOT Training Uganda 23-26 Feb 2021

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Line Up Live Up  is a UNODC life skills evidence-informed training programme – that target individual risk factors can use sport to achieve positive skills formation and promote social development of a young person

The Line Up Live Up training curriculum is aimed at developing life skills through sports, Sport is a potent vehicle for the promotion of positive role models and constructive behaviour change. thus contributing to risks mitigation and protective factors formation. Targeting individual level, the training curriculum helps to reduce the risks of crime, violence and drug use through...

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Uganda: Alcohol Policy Champion Is Planning Another Legislative Attempt during new Parliamentary Mandate

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Alcohol policy champion Hon. Betty Nambooze has vowed to renew her efforts to bring forward an Alcohol Law in Uganda to ensure comprehensive development and implementation of WHO-recommended alcohol policy during her new Parliamentary mandate.

In 2017, the Parliament of Uganda revived a private member’s Bill that sought to regulate the alcohol industry. The Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill, 2016, was initially brought forward by Betty Nambooze, the Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament (MP).

In 2016, MP Nambooze and a delegation of other MPs and their assistents joined Movendi International...

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New Training of Staff in Medication Assisted Treatment

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Uganda Has now officially started training in harm reduction and has created Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) Clinics in one of its National referral Mental Hospital Alcohol and Drug Unit.

The training is ongoing for new and existing staff to run this new facility and MAT clients will be enrolled this coming month. 

A special thanks to all the efforts of Dr David Basangwa whose dream this is has now Patients at the Medically Assisted Treatment Clinicbecome a reality. 

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James Harvey

Plenary 6: Review and Reflections - A Panel Session

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Drug Demand Reduction in Africa Virtual Conference ISSUP
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Johannesburg
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The Sixth Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.
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Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction

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Plenary 4 - Africa Virtual Conference 2020
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The Fourth Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.
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Plenary 3: A Focus on Treatment and Recovery

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Johannesburg
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The Third Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.
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James Harvey

Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice

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Drug Demand Reduction in Africa Virtual Conference ISSUP
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Johannesburg
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The Second Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.
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James Harvey

Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa

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Johannesburg
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The First Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.
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