Preface

The Council of Europe is the continent’s leading human rights organisation. It comprises 46 member states, 27 of which are members of the European Union. All Council of Europe member states have signed up to the European Convention on Human Rights, a treaty designed to protect human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

The Pompidou Group provides a multidisciplinary forum at the wider European level for policy makers, professionals and researchers to exchange experiences and information on drug use and drug trafficking. Formed at the suggestion of French President Georges Pompidou...

Major research breakthroughs over the past 30 years in the field of substance use prevention have served to:

(1) enhance understanding of pharmacological effects on the nervous systems and the health and social consequences of the use of psychoactive substances, particularly for children and adolescents;

(2) delineate the processes that increase vulnerability to or protect from initiation of substance use and progression to substance use disorders (SUDs) and, based on this understanding,

(3) develop effective strategies and practices to prevent the initiation and escalation of substance use...

The fourth European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies took place in Lisbon from 23-25 November 2022.

Under the overarching theme of Global Addictions, LxAddictions22 showcased cutting-edge research to help characterise, understand and respond to addiction and addictive behaviours today. 

ISSUP Team participated in an oral presentation highlighting the main outcome of the INEP Plus "Introduction to Evidence-based Prevention" programme; the facilitated online training programme led by ISSUP trainers to support the delivery of the INEP content provision.

The training was...