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The Power of Parenting Skills in Family Recovery
When the shadow of substance use looms over a home, parental skills assume a crucial role in building an environment of recovery and growth for the whole family. This article explores the importance of these essential skills, supported by...
Kenya Substance Use Prevention Shaping Up
In 2021, Kenya through the National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) developed the National Guidelines on Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention. The goal of the Guidelines was to establish minimum requirements...
Home minister inaugurates specialized substance use and mental disorders hospital
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, MP (on Saturday 8 July) inaugurated the Ahsania Hena Ahmed Monojotno Kendra aiming to provide international standard specialized treatment services for mental disorders and substance use disorders patients at...
Children and families affected by parental drug use
ISSUP are pleased to present their webinar on Children and families affected by parental drug use.
Psychosocial and Cultural Coping Strategies for Mental Health and Substance Use Prevention and Treatment
American College of Science and Humanities initiated activities to fulfill the ISSUP mission in Sri Lanka. On June 11th 2023, the college held the inaugural psychology research conference with special focus on substance use prevention and...
The effects of the cost of living crisis on families and friends of someone with a substance use problem
The impact of addiction on family finances is multiple.
It is therefore no surprise to find that the cost of living crisis is causing additional difficulty and strain to families affected by substance use, adding further complexity to the...
How have governments communicated UK alcohol duty policy changes?
Pricing, including taxation, is a key tool to address harm from alcohol and is identified by the World Health Organization as a ‘best buy’ policy (meaning it is both effective in reducing harm and cost-effective). However alcohol was 72%...
Families Awareness Week 2023
Adfam is a UK charity tackling the negative effects of substance use on families and friends. This week is Families Awareness Week 2023 (26 June - 2 July), Adfam’s campaign to raise awareness of the 5 million people in the UK negatively...
Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach
The guide specifically focuses on tools and strategies for implementing a trauma-informed approach. This guide highlights the need for organizational assessment of readiness and capacity before implementing trauma-informed approach and...
ISSUP POSTER FOR LISBON ADDICTIONS 2022: STUDY ON SUBSTANCE USE AND THE ROLE OF FAMILIES IN KAZAKHSTAN, PAKISTAN AND UKRAINE
The fourth European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies took place in Lisbon from 23–25 November 2022.
Under the overarching theme of Global Addictions, LxAddictions22 showcased cutting-edge research to help characterise...
AddictologyIssue 1/2023
Seminar on Youth Participation in Substance Use Prevention
To build an affluent society, the youth must be involved in prevention of substance - Director General, Department of Narcotics Control
Youth is the time for our brain to grow and develop. Using of substances at a young age affect brain...
Family Day: NGO launches an information guide for parents
On the occasion of the International Day of the Family, celebrated on May 15 each year, the NGO RAPAA (Research Action Prevention Accompaniment of Addictions) organized a ceremony to launch a guide for families. This brochure aims to inform...
MPSP speaks out against the decriminalization of drug possession for personal consumption
Dr. Mario Luiz Sarrubbo, Attorney General of the State of São Paulo, filed a memorial with the Federal Supreme Court (STF) with the position of the São Paulo Public Prosecutor's Office on the agenda that deals with the possible...
Engaging Dads in Programs to Support Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders
September 21, 2022, National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
This webinar features experts from CREOKS Health Services in Oklahoma and Hushabye Nursery in Arizona. Panelists and NCSACW staff highlight the importance of...
Treatment for drug and alcohol misuse should involve families and communities
Alcohol and other drug treatment are generally only provided for individuals, often away from their families. Treatment aims to improve well-being and reduce the harms of substance use and families and communities can play a significant...
Rome Consensus 2.0 Summit conclusions
Following the conclusion of the Rome Consensus 2.0 Summit, we are still enthusiastic to have met so many partners in person and for the good outcome of the event, which was possible thanks to the availability and contribution of every single person.
National Drug Council equipping professionals with capacity to effectively treat substance use disorders in adolescents
Thirty adolescent treatment professionals in St. Kitts and Nevis are this week engaged in a training programme geared towards equipping them with the tools to identify, assess and treat adolescents with substance use disorders.
Report: Colloquium on “Responding to the nexus between adverse childhood experiences and drug use”
A colloquium on “Responding to the Nexus between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Drug Use” was held on April 15, 2023 in New Delhi, attended by 40+ participants. The colloquium was hosted and organised by the Society for Promotion of Youth and Masses (SPYM) with the support of International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) and Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF).
Parenting interventions in the context of prevention: New guidelines and a call for action
ISSUP Lebanon present their Webinar on Parenting interventions in the context of prevention.