SPR International Early Career Funding to Attend EUSPR 2025 Conference
The SPR Board of Directors has allocated $3,000 in funds to support early career prevention researchers to attend the 16th EUSPR Conference.
Search
The Use of AI in the Treatment of Addictions
AI is helping improve addiction treatment in many ways. It creates personalized treatment plans based on a person’s history and needs, and can even detect early signs of risk before addiction develops. AI also analyzes large amounts of data...
A Call for Trauma-Informed Justice Reform in Nigeria: Breaking the Cycle of Substance Use, Mental Illness, and Incarceration
By Seye Omiyefa
Across Nigeria and many parts of the world, thousands of individuals, particularly youth and economically marginalized people, are trapped in a revolving door of arrest, incarceration, and reentry. Much of this cycle is...
MY GRATITUDE TO ISSUP GLOBAL: ISSUP.NET
I want to express my gratitude to ISSUP Global (issup.net) as an active member, and proud to share that I have been awarded the new INEP Plus Trainer Badge.
This is a recognition of my role as a certified INEP Plus Facilitator in the...
Webinar on Students Response to SUD
Over 2000 students from 10 Universities and colleges participated in a webinar on "Students' Response to Substance Use Disorder", hosted by Ecolink Institute on June 26 in connection with the International Day Against Drug Abuse. Dr...
UNODC World Drug Report 2025: Global instability compounding social, economic and security costs of the world drug problem
A new era of global instability has intensified challenges in addressing the world drug problem, empowering organized crime groups and pushing drug use to historically high levels, says the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in the World Drug Report 2025 launched today.
Empowered Youth Transform Drug Prevention Across Africa
What happens when 25 passionate young people gather in one space with one mission to reimagine drug use prevention for Africa?
Seychelles was that space, and from 2nd to 6th June 2025, it became a cradle of ideas, urgency, and unity. The E...
Impact Survey
This survey is a collaborative effort by ICUDDR, NECPAM and ISAM. Together, we are trying to assess the impact recent reductions in funding have had to the workforce of fields dealing with substance use related issues.
The role of specialist Addiction Nurses in alcohol treatment
A new study from the University of Dundee and University of Stirling highlights the impact of placing specialist Addiction Nurses (ANs) within primary care teams to support individuals with serious alcohol problems in disadvantaged...
CALL FOR PAPERS – Health Policy and Planning supplment: Changing Health Systems: Advancing Justice and Sustainability through Research, Policy and Practice
Health systems are undergoing rapid and often unpredictable transformations. These changes are driven by technological advancements, shifting demographic patterns, climate change, and geopolitical tensions. The COVID-19 pandemic, for...
Screen4Success - Talk. They Hear You: Screening for Health, Wellness, and Well-being
Screen4Success – A Tool for Health, Wellness, and Well-being Assessment
SAMHSA’s new “Talk. They Hear You.”® campaign mobile app helps parents and caregivers prepare for some of the most important conversations they may ever have with...
National Training Program on Prevention in Schools: The Paraguayan Experience
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In 2024, a public call from the Ministry of Education and Science for the contracting of a higher education institution to design and implement a training programme in strategies for preventing psychoactive substance...
Círculo de Prevención en Adicciones
El Círculo de Prevención en Adicciones (CPA) es una iniciativa comprometida con la promoción de la salud y la prevención del consumo problemático de sustancias. Creado por un grupo de estudiantes y profesionales en psicología, CPA trabaja...
Youth TOT in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka has collaborated with National Dangerous Drugs Control Board to enhance the quality of lives their farmers and reduce the use of substance in their areas since 2016.
In 2025 February, Mahaweli Authority of...
Youth TOT in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka has collaborated with National Dangerous Drugs Control Board to enhance the quality of lives their farmers and reduce the use of substance in their areas since 2016.
In 2025 February, Mahaweli Authority of...
Youth TOT in Thabuttegama, Sri Lanka
Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka has collaborated with National Dangerous Drugs Control Board to enhance the quality of lives their farmers and reduce the use of substance in their areas since 2016.
In 2025 January, Mahaweli Authority of...
Youth TOT in Thabuttegama, Sri Lanka
Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka has collaborated with National Dangerous Drugs Control Board to enhance the quality of lives their farmers and reduce the use of substance in their areas since 2016.
In 2025 January, Mahaweli Authority of...
Towards an Empowered Future
As the first quarter of 2025 comes to an end, the ISSUP Philippine Chapter continues to strengthen its partnerships and broaden its influence across national and international platforms. The past months have been marked by crucial...
Call for abstracts – 16th EUSPR Conference and Members’ Meeting 2025
Abstracts submission open until 18 April 2025!
We are pleased to announce that the call for abstracts for EUSPR 2025 opens on 17 March 2025 and will close on 18 April 2025. Outcomes will be sent before the end of our Early Bird...
The Psychology of Addiction and Obesity: New Treatments
Addiction and obesity share similar neurological pathways, both linked to compulsive behaviors and the brain's reward system. Research has highlighted the potential of GLP-1 receptor agonists, originally developed for diabetes, to help...