youth

Protecting Youth from Mexican Drug Cartel Recruitment: The Prospects of Educational Interventions

Scientific article

1 May 2023

This investigation considers the impact of Mexico’s War on Drugs since 2006 and the influence of widespread cartel networks on the youth population. As both victims and perpetrators of drug-related crime, the young individuals of Mexico are...

Recruitment of minors into organised crime

Scientific article

17 June 2025

The recruitment of minors into serious and organised crime has increasingly become a tactic used by criminal networks to avoid detection, capture and prosecution. By using minors, the criminal networks increase the distance between the...

Addressing the recruitment of young people into criminal drugs networks

Report

17 June 2026

This report examines how and why young people are recruited into criminal drug networks across Europe. It highlights the range of factors that can increase vulnerability to recruitment, including social and economic disadvantage, peer...

Innovation and Action: Youth Voices in SUD Prevention and Treatment in Africa

25 June 2026

Online

- Global -

ISSUP Global presents a webinar on: Innovation and Action: Youth Voices in Substance Use Prevention and Treatment in Africa

Youth Voices for Prevention: Creative Pathways to Address Violence, Crime, and Build Safer Communities

19 June 2026

Online

- Global -

ISSUP Global, in collaboration with UNODC, present 'Youth Voices for Prevention: Creative Pathways to Address Violence, Crime, and Build Safer Communities.'

ISSUP Africa Youth: World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2026

News

Headline The World Health Summit (WHS) Regional Meeting 2026 was held from April 27–29 at the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON). Reimagining Africa’s Health Systems. Purpose of the Event. The World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2026...

ISSUP Africa Youth Network Holds First Regional Meeting

ISSUP successfully convened the first Africa Youth Regional Call on 18 March 2026, bringing together youth representatives from National Chapters across the region to strengthen collaboration and advance youth engagement in substance use prevention.

ISSUP Togo Launches Youth Engagement Initiative

ISSUP Togo has successfully held its first youth engagement meeting, marking an important milestone in strengthening youth participation in substance use prevention efforts across the country.

The meeting, held on 21 March 2026, brought together representatives from 10 youth associations, creating a dynamic platform for dialogue, collaboration, and shared commitment to addressing substance use challenges among young people.

ISSUP Vietnam Member Selected as Youth Representative for the Asian Region on the ISSUP NCAC

Community update

26 March 2026

ISSUP Vietnam is pleased to share that our member, Thanh Việt Anh Võ, has been selected to serve as the Youth Representative for the Asian Region on the ISSUP National Chapters Advisory Committee (NCAC). Recently, ISSUP introduced a new...

Thanh Việt Anh Võ - Asian Region Youth Representative on the ISSUP NCAC

Strengthening ISSUP Youth Representation

As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen youth engagement and promote inclusive representation, the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) has appointed Youth Representatives to the ISSUP National Chapters Advisory Committee (NCAC).