Populations

Substance use issues affecting specific groups, considering their unique risk factors and needs. 

Global Launch – Universal Nurses Addiction Curriculum (UNAC)

Webinar
 - 
On June 26, 2025, the International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) marked an important milestone with the global launch of the Universal Nurses Addiction Curriculum (UNAC). This initiative, supported by the U...

From Drug Use Prevention to Social Integration: Social Determinants of Drug Use

 - 
Online

The conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, or age, gender, ethnic group, among other dimensions, affect a wide range of outcomes and risks such as drug use.

Time: 14:00 - 15:00 CEST (Vienna Time)

 

Moderating:

Giovanna Campello, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Oriol Esculies, Association Proyecto Hombre, Spain

Community-based Approach in Asia: Integration of SUD Services at the Grassroots Level

ISSUP Event
 - 
Addiction and social issues remain a persistent global challenge, demanding innovative, integrated, and sustainable approaches for effective intervention related to prevention, treatment, recovery and after care, rehabilitation and social reintegration. The growing prevalence of substance use, abuse and use disorders (SUD), particularly in disadvantaged and marginalized groups, underscores the need for comprehensive and sustainable intervention strategies to mitigate their impact at the grassroots level.

World Drug Report 2025

Community update
 - 
On July 2nd, 2025, ISSUP had the privilege of hosting a webinar outlining highlights from the 2025 edition of the World Drug Report (WDR), presented by Ms. Giovanna Campello, Chief of the Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section at...
World Drug Report 2025