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Indonesia maintains one of the world's most stringent narcotics legal frameworks, codified in Law 35/2009, which imposes severe sanctions ranging from lengthy mandatory minimum prison sentences to capital punishment. This punitive stance has precipitated a crisis of hyper-incarceration, with national prison overcrowding averaging 108% with some facilities operating at 198% capacity, and detention centers exceeding 210%.

In recovery work, the urge to "fix" can often overshadow the real goal: empowering autonomy. As a recovery ally, I’ve learned that sustainable healing happens when we honour the individual’s journey and not impose our values on it. True...

THE POWER OF LOCALLY AVAILABLE RESOURCES IN ADDICTION PREVENTION.

Addiction prevention efforts are most successful when they are rooted in the local context—using what is available within a community to address its unique challenges. This...

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In 2012, about 3.3 million net deaths, or 5.9% of all global deaths, were attributable to alcohol consumption. There are significant sex differences in the proportion of global deaths attributable to alcohol, for...

ISSUP Global, in collaboration with Faces & Voices of Recovery, presents its webinar titled 'Words Matter: Language and Stigma Reduction.'

Recommended Reading: New Psychoactive Substances: Studies from Central Asia and China
We are pleased to present the book "New Psychoactive Substances: Studies from Central Asia and China", prepared by an international team of experts and...

ISSUP Global, in collaboration with Faces & Voices of Recovery, presents its webinar titled 'Returning to Basics: Successful Advocacy 101'

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Scant research has been published on online addiction treatment, with few studies focusing on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) in relation to addiction treatment. Therefore, this study aims to explain the TPB's predictability...

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Many studies have compared individuals who use cannabis for recreational versus medical purposes, but little is known about the moral norms and risk perceptions toward recreational versus medical cannabis while driving. This study...

Addiction is often seen through the lens of poor choices or lack of willpower, but this view oversimplifies what is, in reality, a highly complex mental health condition. Through my academic journey in addiction counseling, I’ve come to...