Do you work in, use or design overdose prevention centres (OPCs)?
Do you work in a position directly related to the outcomes of OPCs (emergency service personnel, public health practitioner or policymaker?)?
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast invite people to give their views on what outcomes we should use to evaluate overdose prevention centres. Participants are sought for an e-Delphi study to shape the global standard for evaluating OPCs, by answering two short surveys.
Can you help? For more info on how to participate in the study, please click the links below:
We are excited to announce the latest addition to our Professional Development section—a dedicated area called "Prevention Lists." This resource is tailored for those keen on exploring evidence-based prevention programs and accessing information about effective prevention interventions.
Within this section, you will find a curated collection of resources, all of which have been developed by esteemed organisations specialising in the curation and evaluation of prevention practices.
We value the wealth of knowledge and insights within our ISSUP community. Therefore, we invite all our members...
Join this online for a monthly online masterclass by health research experts based in The Sheffield Centre for Health-Related Research (ScHARR) at The University of Sheffield as we explore topics in the changing world of public health...
Lisbon Addictions 2024 is a multidisciplinary conference that provides both a forum for networking and an opportunity to showcase cutting-edge research. The conference is intended to inform policy development and practice through a better understanding of contemporary issues in addiction science and addictive behaviours.
The conference will take place in Lisbon from 23–25 October 2024 under the overarching theme ‘Empowering the workforce of the future’.
The ECOWAS Commission organized a training for 30 Core Drug Prevention Professionals on Evidence-Based Prevention of Drug Use/Substance Abuse in Cotonou, the Republic of Benin from the 17th to the 21st of October 2023
The 2024 ISSUP Global Event will be held in Thessaloniki, Greece between 24th & 28th June, 2024. Abstract submission is now open until December 31st, 2023, and we are inviting contributions from professionals across substance use prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support, as well as those working with vulnerable populations. Whether you're an academic or not, we welcome your submissions.
CICAD and ICUDDR invite you to learn about general tools and criteria for the publication of scientific articles on drug demand reduction for researchers in Latin America and the Caribbean. The event will offer language interpretation in...
Our team recently took part in the 14th European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR) Conference and Members' Meeting held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from the 4th to the 6th of October 2023
Por si te lo perdiste, aquí puedes encontrar la grabación del webinar de ISSUP Colombia: Prevención, qué tenemos basado en la evidencia en América Latina
Ponentes:
Augusto Pérez- Gómez
El profesor Augusto Pérez-Gómez es doctor en psicología por la Universidad de Lovaina (Bélgica). Ha trabajado en cuatro universidades: Lille (Francia); Los Andes (Colombia); Universidad de Londres como Profesor visitante; y también en la Escuela de Medicina y Odontología de la Universidad de New Jersey (USA). Desde 2002, es el Director de la Corporación Nuevos Rumbos, y fue nombrado director de ISSUP...
We are delighted to share the highlights from the recent Society for Prevention Research (SPR) Conference, held from 30th May to 2nd June in Washington, D.C.
Monteagudo-Piqueras, O., Puerta, C., Duch, M. A., González, A., De Silva, A., Rementería, O., Lloret, D., Alvira, P., Morán, J., & Sendino, R. (2023). Spanish project of best practice portal in drug demand reduction and behavioural addictions. Adiktologie, 23(1), 89–94. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2023-002-0008
INTRODUCTION: In Spain, the offer of prevention programmes is very varied and structured, but today the challenge remains how to put evidence into practice. European Commission define a best practice as “a relevant policy or intervention implemented in a real-life setting which has been favourably assessed in terms of adequacy (ethics and evidence) and equity as well as effectiveness and efficiency related to process and outcomes”. The aim of the study was to describe the Spanish Project of Best Practice Portal in Drug Demand Reduction and Behavioural Addictions (the BBPPA portal).
Andreić, J.-L. (2023). The process of the implementation of quality standards in drug prevention in Croatia: A case study. Adiktologie, 23(1), 73–87. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2023-002-0007
INTRODUCTION: Prevention science and quality standards of drug prevention in the EU and in the world have developed in recent decades. Progress has been made in quality development in Croatia, but the experience of the process of improving the field of drug prevention and the implementation of quality standards in Croatia has not been described in detail in the literature. This case study is an example of adaptation of the European QS and the emergence of other quality assurance components in the field of addiction prevention in the Republic of Croatia. The study describes the Croatian example...
