The official launch of ISSUP Botswana was held on Friday, 29th April 2022. The launch which was a seamlessly executed in-person event, saw participation from various ministerial and international dignitaries.
You are invited to attend an upcoming webinar meeting aiming to discuss the role of the government agencies in the design and implementation of the HIV interventions among people who use drugs, particularly opioid substitution therapy (OST)...
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(ISSUP staff) - 26 avril 2022
Substance-Use-Disorder (SUD) professionals often find themselves immersed in their work and as a consequence may not notice the ground-breaking developments which are happening around us. As initial-contact and treatment professionals, it is important that we invest sufficiently in our knowledge and understanding of new developments and the opportunities these may present.
For this purpose, the Addiction Practitioners Forum has been created by the South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA National) to close the gap between practice and theory. SANCA National has...
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(ISSUP staff) - 17 mars 2022
Sensibilisation des femmes sur leur rôle dans la prevention de L’usage de l’alcool et autres drogues couplee des seances Educatives a l’endroit des eleves
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(ISSUP staff) - 23 février 2022
On Wednesday, February 09, 2022, a meeting between Comite National Anti-Drogue (CNAD) and community leaders of the anti-drug coalition was held at the new premises of the MSPC Annexe located in Adidogomé.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that one in five African adolescents use tobacco and predict a doubling of deaths related to tobacco use in low- and middle-income countries between 2002 and 2030.
Here, you can find out more about policy and practice that countries are putting in place in an attempt to control tobacco use in Africa.
The World Health Organization’s Less Alcohol Unit, Department of Health Promotion, the Alcohol Research Group, and the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research are pleased to announce a new scientific research and writing mentorship initiative.
The initiative aims to support early-stage researchers from low- and middle-income countries in their work to analyse, report and publish a study related to strengthening alcohol policies tackling the determinants driving the acceptability, availability and affordability of alcohol consumption. The initiative aims to accelerate the...
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(ISSUP staff) - 26 octobre 2021
ISSUP-Togo en collaboration avec le Comité National Anti-Drogue et avec l’appui de la CEDEAO a poursuivi sa formation sur le programme UTC avec les curricula 7 et 8 respectivement
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(ISSUP staff) - 22 octobre 2021
UNODC PTRS is looking for civil society service providers offering drug use disorder treatment or prevention services in humanitarian settings, all over the world.
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(ISSUP staff) - 11 octobre 2021
Du O9 au 13 Août 2021, a eu lieu à Kpalimé /Hôtel IZE, un atelier de formation sur la prévention du VIH et la prise en charge chez les usagers de drogue (UD) au Togo.
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
The West African Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (WENDU) Report (2018 -2019) is the second regional report on illicit drug trafficking and the extent of drug use in West Africa.
The report provides data on drug use patterns and emerging trends to serve as a guide in the design and implementation of adequate responses that address both drug demand and supply by practitioners and policymakers in the ECOWAS Member states and Mauritania.
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(ISSUP staff) - 9 septembre 2021
Event Date
Location:
Abuja
Nigeria
ISSUP Nigeria would like to invite you to attend the next Bi-Monthly Webinar in their Knowledge Update Series. This Webinar will focus on 'Standing up to Peer Pressure on Substance Abuse in Schools'.
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(ISSUP staff) - 9 septembre 2021
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!
Therapeutic Communities: The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities
Introduction: Given the scarce literature on alcohol use disorders (AUD) and their treatment in developing countries, this paper aims to explore motivation levels and their correlates among alcohol service users in two residential treatment centres in Kampala, Uganda. This study how motivation levels of Ugandan alcohol service users compare with those from American studies; and the specific factors affecting internal and external motivation in the Ugandan context.
Design/methodology/approach: The motivation for treatment was measured among 100 individuals entering AUD treatment using the...
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(ISSUP staff) - 18 août 2021
ISSUP Nigeria is pleased to welcome the Federal Cooperative College Kaduna as a student wing member of ISSUP Nigeria National Chapter following their successful inauguration ceremony on Tuesday 17th August 2021. ISSUP Nigeria is even more eager to serve the student body.
Gibbs N, Angus C, Dixon S, et al Effects of minimum unit pricing for alcohol in South Africa across different drinker groups and wealth quintiles: a modelling study BMJ Open 2021;11:e052879. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052879
Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for alcohol is a policy whereby a set price is introduced, below which a fixed volume of alcohol cannot be sold to the public. Several countries, including Scotland, Canada, certain states of the USA, Russia, Moldova, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, have adopted different forms of MUP.
As a response to concerning levels of harmful alcohol consumption in South Africa, provincial governments, such as the Western Cape, are considering a number of alcohol policy approaches, including the introduction of minimum unit pricing (MUP).