ISSUP was pleased to host a global webinar titled “Faith Communities and Religion in Addressing Substance Use” bringing together a diverse audience of professionals working in substance use and drug-related crime issues, alongside community and religious leaders, policymakers, and researchers.

The strong participation highlighted the importance of coordinated, inter-sectoral approaches to addressing substance use in a comprehensive and sustainable way.

At ISSUP, we remain committed to strengthening the global workforce and promoting evidence-informed practices across the full continuum of...

Ha dado inicio el curso “Involucrando a los Jóvenes en la Prevención”, organizado por la Comisión Interamericana para el Control del Abuso de Drogas (CICAD) de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA), en colaboración con ISSUP México, y con sede en los Centros de Integración Juvenil (CIJ). Esta iniciativa forma parte de un esfuerzo de colaboración internacional que promueve el intercambio de experiencias, conocimientos y mejores prácticas en jóvenes líderes.

Un eje central de la agenda es el involucramiento activo de los jóvenes en prevenir el reclutamiento de jóvenes por parte del...

ISSUP was honoured to participate in the 78th Regular Session of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), where Joanna Travis Roberts, Chief Executive of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP), delivered remarks to representatives of Member States, civil society organisations, experts, and partners from across the Americas.

Speaking to the importance of collective and evidence-informed responses to substance use, Joanna highlighted that challenges related to drugs intersect with public health, social development, community safety, and human rights...

Jimena Kalawski, Chief of the Demand Reduction Unit of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organization of American States (OAS), and Barbara Correa, Regional Coordinator of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP), offered welcoming remarks at the closing of a training for young leaders based on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC).

Twenty-seven youth from nine Latin American Member States participated in this online training, developed within the framework of the priority that the CICAD Executive Secretariat gives to youth prevention...

Durante esta semana, ISSUP Capítulo de Panamá llevó a cabo una agenda intensa y enriquecedora con visitas del  Padre Carlos Oliveros (Padre Charly) a diversos centros de tratamiento, tales como: Hogares CREA, Fundación REMAR y el Centro El Buen Samaritano. Además, de participar en una entrevista en el programa radial Sanamente, como antesala al foro: "Reflexiones sobre los centros barriales para el abordaje de las adicciones", realizado en el marco del seguimiento a la capacitación en el Curriculum de Prevención, Tratamiento y Recuperación para las Organizaciones Basadas en la Fe. que se...