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Law Enforcement
The activities of authorised agencies such as police, customs, border services, and investigative bodies to enforce drug control laws and address criminal activities related to the production, trafficking, and distribution of illicit substances. These activities may include investigations, intelligence gathering, interdiction, and collaboration with national and international partners to disrupt organised crime networks. Law enforcement plays an important role in protecting public safety and maintaining the rule of law, and is most effective when coordinated with broader public health, prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts as part of a balanced and comprehensive response to substance use.
Playing legislative catch-up: Drug law reform in the Pacific
Drug trafficking in the Pacific is rapidly expanding, shifting countries from transit points to consumer and production markets. However, many national laws remain outdated, as they were designed for earlier challenges like cannabis and are...
Global Organized Crime Index 2025 - Europe Overview
The 2025 Global Organized Crime Index shows that overall crime levels in Europe remain stable, and the region continues to rank among the least affected globally. However, this stability hides a more complex reality, with criminal markets...
Policy Brief: Scam Centres – Combating a Global Phenomenon
Short Summary
Scam centres are a fast-growing global organized crime threat, generating over $1 trillion in losses in 2024. They use technology and psychological manipulation to target victims worldwide, supported by global criminal...
Youth-based Training Series - 2026
Drug use in Sri Lanka has become an increasingly serious public health and social challenge in recent years. The misuse of both traditional substances like cannabis and emerging drugs such as heroin and methamphetamine has affected various...
Medetomidine in the U.S. Illegal Fentanyl Supply Increasing Risk for Overdose and Severe Withdrawal Syndrome
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in conjunction with the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), is issuing this Health Advisory to notify public health professionals, clinicians, laboratorians, and...
Youth Training Program Series in Mahaweli Areas in Sri Lanka - 2025.
Drug use in Sri Lanka has become an increasingly serious public health and social challenge in recent years. The misuse of both traditional substances like cannabis and emerging drugs such as heroin and methamphetamine has affected various...
Integrated Support for Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
ISSUP in Pakistan presents a webinar on Integrated Support for Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
Integrated Support for Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
ISSUP Global presents a webinar on Integrated Support for Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders.
A Reading List on Responding to Drug-Related Offending through Science-Based Policy and Practice
As justice systems increasingly shift their focus from punishment to rehabilitation, it becomes essential to understand the complex relationship between substance use, criminal behaviour, and treatment, particularly among individuals whose involvement with the system stems from substance use.
ISSUP Bangladesh Chapter Launch Ceremony
ISSUP Bangladesh presents the launch of the ISSUP Bangladesh Chapter. Organised in collaboration with Dhaka Ahsania Mission, the ceremony will bring together national and international experts, policymakers, youth leaders, and development partners working in substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery support.
Huduma ya Tiba Saidizi kwa uraibu wa afyuni: Nafasi ya Asasi za Kiraia
ISSUP Tanzania, inaandaa semina mtandaoni kuhusu Tiba Inayosaidiwa na Madaktari kwa Matatizo ya Matumizi ya Opioidi: Nafasi ya Mashirika ya Jamii ya Kiraia
AHMAD SHAH
From a U.S.-supported exchange to global leadership, Ahmed Shah’s journey shows how international exposure can create lasting impact.
An Emerging Leaders of Pakistan (ELP) 2013 alumnus, Ahmed turned his exchange experience into a career...
Prevention Unpacked with Dr. Zili Sloboda: Workforce, Capacity & Global Development Pt.3
In this third episode of Prevention Unpacked with Dr. Zili Sloboda, the focus shifts from science to the people who make prevention possible.
إدارة خدمات علاج اضطرابات تعاطي المخدرات بما يتماشى مع "معايير الجودة الدولية الرئيسي"
تقدّم ISSUP والاتحاد الدولي للجودة (ICQ) ندوة الإطلاق لكتاب
إدارة خدمات علاج اضطرابات تعاطي المخدرات بما يتماشى مع "معايير الجودة الدولية الرئيسية": دليل للمديرين.
A CSO PERSPECTIVE: Drug and substance abuse in Uganda Emerging trends,Human rights implications
Due to the rising incidence of narcotics-related cases and associated crime, there is an urgent need to expand and strengthen alternatives to criminal activity. This concern was emphasized by Dr. Rogers Kasirye during the 28th UHRC Annual...
Perceptions of Law Enforcement Personnel and Public Health Professionals on Synthetic Drug Use in Nigeria
BACKGROUND:
Nigeria is one of the countries in the world severely impacted by synthetic drug production and use, yet lacks fundamental understanding of the synthetic drug market, how many people use, and how much they use.
AIMS:
The aims...
AddictologyIssue 2/2025
Can Intersectoral Interventions Reduce Substance Use in Adolescence? Evidence From a Multicentre Randomized Controlled Study
This multicentre randomised controlled study evaluated a 3-year intersectoral intervention designed to reduce alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use among adolescents in a tri-border region of Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. The intervention...
Healthy Holiday Choices: Substance Prevention for Youth
ISSUP Tanzania presents its webinar titled 'Healthy Holiday Choices: Substance Prevention for Youth'.
Perceptions of Law Enforcement Personnel and Public Health Professionals on Synthetic Drug Use in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Nigeria is one of the countries in the world severely impacted by synthetic drug production and use, yet lacks fundamental understanding of the synthetic drug market, how many people use, and how much they use. AIMS: The aims of...
Ilicit Trafficking Nexus: Ilicit Drugs, Human Trafficking, and Arms Trade in Asia
Panel Presented at Indonesia 2025 on the 18th of September 2025
Author: Augus Irianto
Abstract:
The escalating drug problem in Asia has evolved into a multidimensional threat that extends far beyond public health. Illicit drug...