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THE TOBACCO CONTROL SCALE 2025 IN EUROPE
The Tobacco Control Scale 2025 shows that progress in tobacco control across Europe has slowed, with more countries recording lower scores than in previous years. Key reasons include the failure to regulate heated tobacco products in the...
Are There Health Benefits to Going ‘California Sober’?
Some people are going California sober, meaning they are cutting back on or quitting alcohol or other addictive substances in favor of using marijuana. In theory, the lifestyle choice aims to replace more harmful substances with something...
Football matchday moderation campaigns seem well-intentioned, but do they work – and what do they cost?
At football matches across the UK and beyond, fans increasingly encounter messages about moderation: pacing drinks, switching to low- or no-alcohol options, planning travel home, and “drinking responsibly”. These campaigns are often...
CADCA Advocacy Toolkit – A Guide to Educating Legislators
CADCA’s Guide to Educating Legislators is a practical advocacy toolkit designed to help substance use prevention professionals, coalitions, and community leaders make prevention visible to policymakers. The guide explains how advocates can...
TALK RECOVERY, TALK SAFE SPACES FOR MENTAL HEALTH
May is recognized globally as Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to encourage open conversations, challenge stigma, and promote emotional well-being for all. Across many cultures, however, men continue to face unique barriers when it...
The Opioid Crisis Practical Toolkit: Supporting Faith and Community Responses
This practical toolkit highlights the role of faith-based and community leaders in responding to the opioid crisis in the United States. Developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, it recognizes that community and faith...
Belief, Behavior, and Belonging: How Faith is Indispensable in Preventing and Recovering from Substance Abuse
This study reviews evidence on the role of faith and spirituality in preventing substance use and supporting recovery. It highlights that many addiction treatment programs in the United States include a spiritual component, particularly...
Fortaleciendo las Respuestas Basadas en la Fe frente al Consumo de Sustancias y la Delincuencia: ISSUP y CICAD Organizarán una Sesión de Intercambio de Conocimientos en América Latina
ISSUP, en colaboración con la Comisión Interamericana para el Control del Abuso de Drogas (CICAD), organizará una Sesión de Intercambio de Conocimientos de alta prioridad sobre Enfoques Basados en la Fe, reuniendo a los Capítulos Nacionales...
2026 National Drug Control Strategy - The White House
The 2026 National Drug Control Strategy outlines a comprehensive roadmap to reduce illicit drug use and protect communities across the United States. It prioritizes stopping the flow of drugs and precursor chemicals at all borders through...
Faith-based intervention, change in religiosity, and abstinence among people with substance use disorders
This study examines how changes in religiosity influence recovery outcomes among people in addiction treatment. It finds that individuals in faith-based programs show higher and increasing levels of religiosity over time, which is linked to...
AI and Social Media: Emerging Opportunities in Substance Use Prevention
This webinar presents key findings from a recent scoping review examining how artificial intelligence and social media are creating new opportunities for the detection and prevention of substance use, including among hard-to-reach...
AI and Social Media: Emerging Opportunities in Substance Use Prevention
ISSUP Vietnam presents a webinar on exploring AI and Social Media: Emerging Opportunities in Substance Use Prevention.
La comunidad religiosa y la fe frente al trastorno por uso de sustancias
ISSUP Global presenta un seminario web sobre, "La comunidad religiosa y la fe frente al trastorno por uso de sustancias"
Recovery Capital
Recovery capital includes all the internal and external resources that a person has at their disposal to help them get engaged in and subsequently build and strengthen their recovery. The more recovery capital one has, the stronger their...
Understanding alcohol use disorder and help-seeking in a Hispanic faith-based community
Abstract
Introduction
Hispanic Americans are disproportionately affected by alcohol use disorders (AUD) yet many are reluctant to seek alcohol treatment. Faith-based communities could serve as an effective setting for raising awareness...
Preventina (PreventAdvisor)
On 9 March 2026, we officially launched Preventina (PreventAdvisor)—an AI chatbot designed to support prevention science, policy, and practice.
This is not a generic chatbot. Preventina is built on a curated knowledge base of verified...
Reimagining Prevention: What Really Works for Youth- From Evidence to Practice to Systems
ISSUP Malaysia presents its upcoming webinar: "Reimagining Prevention: What Really Works for Youth- From Evidence to Practice to Systems. "
Skill vs. Disposition: Examining Paths of Intervention Effects in an Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention Trial Targeting U.S. Adolescents
The goal of this study was to evaluate a mediation model of two approaches to deterring the onset of alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana among middle school adolescents. Students completed surveys that included yes/no self-reports about their past 30-day and lifetime alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana use.
School Suspension as a Predictor of Young Adult Homelessness: The International Youth Development Study
School suspension in adolescence has been shown to predict homelessness in young adulthood, suggesting that it may be a point of intervention to reduce young adult homelessness. Under zero tolerance policies, school suspension is more...
De la evidencia al impacto: cómo diseñar una prevención de adicciones de calidad y sostenible
ISSUP Global presenta un seminario web sobre De la evidencia al impacto: cómo diseñar una prevención de adicciones de calidad y sostenible