OLWENGO: Harm reduction step forward in Kenya's drug policy
Recently, the Woman Representative of Nairobi County, Hon Esther Passaris, had a key consultative meeting with...
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2024 UNODC World Drug Report Highlights, brief reflections
The World Drug Report (WDR) is published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2023). It serves to collate data received from United Nations member states which enables the...
2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Releases
Conducted annually, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) provides nationally representative data on the use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs; substance use disorders; mental health issues; and receipt of substance use and mental...
Substance Abuse Prevention
Substance Abuse Prevention
Drug prevention is an evidence-based approach built on a scientific discipline. The natural course of drug prevention is discussed in epidemiology and the phenomenon of disease carrier (Etiological model) is...
The Resilient Brain & The Resilient Life - What isn't helpful and What may be missing
This White Paper drills down into vital interplay between brain health and issue of psycho-social resilience. It explores both health and behavioural issues in developing both brain and resilience and gives the reader insights into the...
Can a "treatment specialist" also be seen as a "prevention specialist" and vice versa?
A contribution by Jeff Lee from the ISSUP INEP Plus facilitators training course.
Many individuals working in treatment automatically consider themselves to possess particular skills for engaging in prevention work. I have some concerns...
AddictologyIssue 1/2024
Responding to an International Need: INEP Plus
The Introduction to Evidence Based Prevention (INEP) provides learners with the essential principles of substance use prevention. Developed by Charles University (CUNI) in Prague, the course content is based on the European adaptation of...
Technology and Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
In this article, Dr Goodman Sibeko considers how the SBIRT package might need to evolve in order to respond to an ever-changing landscape of technological influences.
Do Drugs Contain What We Think They Contain? Results from CUSP: The Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project
Visually presents substance use trends and describes whether expected substance use aligned with actual substance contents. Data were collected from harm reduction sites in seven regions across Canada that participated in the Community...
Digital Recovery Support: Online and Mobile Resources
Not everyone can make it to meetings in person. Here are some resources that many use to access vital recovery support online from home.
Check this infographic by recovery research institute to know more.
Resiliency, Substance Use & Sustainable Development Goals
A brief foray into the entangled issues of both growing culture and personal irresilience and the intersection of substance use and the growing environmental fragility.
"All the evidence is in and we now know Alcohol & Other Drugs (AOD)...
Looking Back: A retirement interview with Jeff Lee
Jeff Lee is well known in the field of drug demand reduction and is a founding figure in the creation of ISSUP. For over four decades, Jeff has played a major role in drug prevention and has undertaken and managed projects in more than 80 countries around the world. Jeff finally retired in March from his role as a Senior Consultant for ISSUP. In a quick chat with Jeff, he offers us a glimpse into his successful career, lessons learned, upcoming adventures and hopes for the future.
Can a "treatment specialist" also be seen as a "prevention specialist" and vice versa?
A contribution by Jeff Lee from the ISSUP INEP Plus facilitators training course.
Mental Well-Being and Addictions: An Insight into the Migration Phenomenon through Health
Centros de Integración Juvenil (CIJ), host institution of the ISSUP Mexico Chapter, carries out various activities related to the challenges of migration.
On this occasion we share an article that is part of the International News section...
Adicciones y bienestar mental: una mirada al fenómeno migratorio a través de la salud
Centros de Integración Juvenil (CIJ) institución anfitriona del Capítulo ISSUP México, lleva a cabo diversas actividades relacionadas con los desafíos de la migración.
En esta ocasión compartimos un artículo que forma parte de la sección...
Cost of Substance Use on the Economic Productivity of Canadians – Findings at a Glance
In 2020, the Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms (CSUCH) data reported that substance use resulted in a loss of $22.4 billion in productivity. This represents 45.6% of the overall cost and harms of substance use, which amounted to $49.1...
Eight Dimensions of Wellness
SAMHSA explains the concept of wellness, encompassing physical and mental health. This resource elaborates on the eight dimensions of wellness that cover various aspects of modern-day life, highlighting the interconnection between physical...
