Coordinated efforts between law enforcement, courts, treatment providers, and social services to reduce reoffending, promote recovery, and address the underlying causes of drug-related crime.
Responding to Drug-Related Offending
Safety Starts Early: Drug Use Prevention and Violence Prevention as Public Security Investments
ISSUP Global presents a webinar on Safety Starts Early: Drug Use Prevention and Violence Prevention as Public Security Investments.
Reducing Drug‑Use–Related Offenses Through Health‑Centered Approaches
ISSUP Global, in collaboration with Proyecto Hombre, presents a webinar on Reducing Drug-Use–Related Offenses Through Health-Centered Approaches.
Tussi (“Pink Cocaine”) in Medellín: Availability, Delivery Methods, and Overdose Risks
This field brief presents harm reduction education tools and real-world overdose response guidance related to Tussi (“pink cocaine”) in Medellín, Colombia. It includes infographics on overdose signs, legal consequences, and price–risk misconceptions — suitable for outreach, treatment providers, and public health education.
Navigating opioid use disorder treatment for pregnant and parenting people: composite narratives for policy action
Opioid use during pregnancy and the postpartum period is increasing in the United States, yet many pregnant and parenting people face serious barriers to accessing effective treatment and supportive services. These barriers arise from...
A CSO PERSPECTIVE: Drug and substance abuse in Uganda Emerging trends,Human rights implications
Due to the rising incidence of narcotics-related cases and associated crime, there is an urgent need to expand and strengthen alternatives to criminal activity. This concern was emphasized by Dr. Rogers Kasirye during the 28th UHRC Annual...
Treatment and Care for People with Drug Use Disorders in Contact with the Criminal Justice System
The UNODC and WHO report Treatment and care for people with drug use disorders in contact with the criminal justice system: Alternatives to conviction or punishment examines how health-centred, evidence-based responses can be integrated...
International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction
This presentation was featured at Indonesia 2025, on the 17.09.2025.
Perceptions of Law Enforcement Personnel and Public Health Professionals on Synthetic Drug Use in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Nigeria is one of the countries in the world severely impacted by synthetic drug production and use, yet lacks fundamental understanding of the synthetic drug market, how many people use, and how much they use. AIMS: The aims of...
Novel approaches to prevent the recruitment and participation of young people in European drug markets
Objective: This webinar aims to explore innovative and evidence-informed approaches to preventing the recruitment and involvement of young people in drug markets across Europe. Drawing on interventions implemented in various European countries, the session will examine how these strategies can disrupt pathways into drug-related criminality and offer meaningful alternatives for at-risk young people.
Ilicit Trafficking Nexus: Ilicit Drugs, Human Trafficking, and Arms Trade in Asia
Panel Presented at Indonesia 2025 on the 18th of September 2025 Author: Augus Irianto Abstract: The escalating drug problem in Asia has evolved into a multidimensional threat that extends far beyond public health. Illicit drug trafficking...