Actions that reduce risk factors and prevent or delay substance use and its harms.
Prevention
Preventina (PreventAdvisor)
On 9 March 2026, we officially launched Preventina (PreventAdvisor)—an AI chatbot designed to support prevention science, policy, and practice. This is not a generic chatbot. Preventina is built on a curated knowledge base of verified...
Spotting the Signs, Building a Shield
This substance abuse awareness infographic portrays the protective factors of using substances. The most common protective factors are listed on this infographic to educate others on how and why people can prevent or recover from substance...
Reimagining Prevention: What Really Works for Youth- From Evidence to Practice to Systems
ISSUP Malaysia presents its upcoming webinar: "Reimagining Prevention: What Really Works for Youth- From Evidence to Practice to Systems. "
Reimagining Prevention: What Really Works for Youth- From Evidence to Practice to Systems
ISSUP Malaysia invites you to join its upcoming webinar: "Reimagining Prevention: What Really Works for Youth- From Evidence to Practice to Systems "
UPC 10 Co Training in Sri Lanka
With the financial support of the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme (CPDAP), and in collaboration with the Preventive Education and Training Division of the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB), the UPC 10 Co Course was...
Skill vs. Disposition: Examining Paths of Intervention Effects in an Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention Trial Targeting U.S. Adolescents
The goal of this study was to evaluate a mediation model of two approaches to deterring the onset of alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana among middle school adolescents. Students completed surveys that included yes/no self-reports about their past 30-day and lifetime alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana use.
School Suspension as a Predictor of Young Adult Homelessness: The International Youth Development Study
School suspension in adolescence has been shown to predict homelessness in young adulthood, suggesting that it may be a point of intervention to reduce young adult homelessness. Under zero tolerance policies, school suspension is more...
Free eBook on How to Integrate Wellness into Drug Use Prevention
Free eBook on How to Integrate Wellness into Drug Prevention The purpose of this eBook is to gain an understanding of wellness and its essential role in substance use prevention practice for enhancing the mental and physical wellbeing...
From evidence to impact: how to design quality and sustainable addiction prevention
ISSUP Global presents a webinar on From Evidence to Impact: How to Design Quality and Sustainable Addiction Prevention
Digital Screening for Substance Use: A Scalable Model from Nigeria
ISSUP Nigeria presents the 32nd session of its bi-monthly webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. This webinar will focus on the topic 'Digital Screening for Substance Use: A Scalable Model from Nigeria'.