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Public Health
The organised efforts of governments, health systems, and communities to prevent substance-related harms, promote wellbeing, and improve population health outcomes. A public health approach focuses on prevention, early intervention, treatment, recovery support, and harm reduction, while also addressing the social, economic, and environmental factors that influence substance use. It relies on surveillance data, evidence-based interventions, policies, and cross-sector collaboration to reduce the overall burden of substance use disorders and promote healthier communities.
Alarming number of people now vape, says WHO
More than 100 million people — including at least 15 million children — are now using e-cigarettes, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Children are nine times more likely than adults to vape, raising serious concerns about...
Teachers Training workshop at Hambanthota NDDCB Ministry of Health Ministry of Education
About programme The Preventive Education and Training Division of the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB), Sri Lanka, successfully conducted the Guru Shiksha Teachers Training Programme from 22nd to 24 September 2025 at the...
Reimagining Prevention: The Role of Generative AI
ISSUP, in collaboration with ICUDDR, present a webinar on Reimagining Prevention: The Role of Generative AI.
World Drug Report 2025: Webinar on Key Trends and Policy Challenges for Africa
As a follow-up to our previous webinar outlining the Key Findings of the World Drug Report 2025, ISSUP on 28 August 2025 presented a review of the World Drug Report 2025 through an African lens. The webinar was moderated by Radolf Nortey...
Dispatch from the Front: Lessons Learned at the Collision of Public Health, Peer Support, and a Rising Tide of Hope
ISSUP Global, in collaboration with Faces & Voices of Recovery, presents its webinar titled 'Dispatch from the Front: Lessons Learned at the Collision of Public Health, Peer Support, and a Rising Tide of Hope'
The Power of Storytelling
ISSUP Global, in collaboration with Faces & Voices of Recovery, presents its webinar titled 'The Power of Storytelling'
The Evidence Speaks: What Research Says About MI Today Pt.4
What does the evidence tell us about Motivational Interviewing (MI), and what might the future of research hold?
In the final episode of the ISSUP Exchange series, Dr. Goodman Sibeko and Professor Stephen Rollnick explore the research...
Outcomes Of The Family Empowerment Program - An Online Therapy For Rural Australians Caring For Someone With A Substance Problem
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of The Family Empowerment Program- an online delivery of the Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) intervention improving the psychological wellbeing and coping resources of Concerned Significant Others (CSOs) of people with substance problems and living in rural and remote Australia.
Building Access To Rehabilitation Services For Substance Use Disorders In Indonesia Through Community-Based Intervention (Ibm)
Nearly 90 percent of people who use substance/drugs do not experience as substance used disorders, thus not requiring inpatient treatment. Informal services (self-care and community treatment) are the most needed and also the cheapest to set up and provide. However, many countries often establish the most expensive and intensive types of services, which focus on institutions (Community-Based Drug Services for People Who Use Drugs in Southeast Asia, 2018).
Reducing Drug-Related Crime
Drug-related crime remains a major challenge for many countries, including Indonesia. The concept of reducing drug-related crime refers to efforts aimed at lowering crime rates that are directly or indirectly triggered by the abuse and trafficking of narcotics. This approach not only emphasizes law enforcement against drug dealers and criminal syndicates, but also includes preventive strategies, user rehabilitation, disruption of criminal networks, and community-based interventions.
World Drug Report 2025: Key Trends and Policy Challenges for Africa
ISSUP Global, UNODC, and the African Union presents their webinar on the World Drug Report 2025, focusing on key trends and policy challenges for Africa.
Attitudes and views regarding law enforcement activity at large outdoor raves in Israel: a cross-sectional survey
ABSTRACT
Harm reduction services, such as drug testing kiosks and ‘safe zones’ are often advocated for reducing the harms of drug use among rave and festival attendees. However, interaction with law enforcement can undermine efforts at...
Applying the theory of planned behavior to predict online addiction treatment intention
Abstract
Scant research has been published on online addiction treatment, with few studies focusing on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) in relation to addiction treatment. Therefore, this study aims to explain the TPB's predictability...
World Drug Report 2025
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...
Time to think: A cognitive model of delinquency prevention and offender rehabilitation.
SUMMARY
In this groundbreaking book, "A Time to Think," author dives deep into a comprehensive cognitive model for delinquency prevention and offender rehabilitation. Drawing on years of research and practical experience, the author...
Thinking for a change 4.0.
About the program:
Thinking for a Change 4.0 (T4C) is an innovative cognitive behavioral change program crafted by experts Jack Bush, Ph.D., Barry Glick, Ph.D., and Juliana Taymans, Ph.D., in partnership with the National Institute of...
The psychology of criminal conduct.
DESCRIPTION
The Psychology of Criminal Conduct, Seventh Edition, provides a psychological and evidence-informed perspective of criminal behavior that sets it apart from many criminological and mental health explanations of criminal...
Seattle’s law enforcement assisted diversion (LEAD): Program effects on criminal justice and legal system utilization and costs.
Abstract
Objectives We evaluated a prebooking law enforcement assisted diversion (LEAD) program (i.e., initial diversion from the criminal justice system paired with harm-reduction case management and legal assistance to individuals with...
Law enforcement-led, pre-arrest diversion-to-treatment may reduce crime recidivism, incarceration, and overdose deaths: Program evaluation outcomes.
Abstract
Introduction: Substance use disorder (SUD), overdose, and drug use-related crime continue to increase in the U.S. Pre-arrest diversion-to-treatment programs may decrease crime recidivism and overdose deaths. We assessed the impact...
A multi-site evaluation of law enforcement deflection in the United States.
Many law enforcement and other first responder agencies have adopted deflection as a front-line response to the increasing number of drug overdoses and deaths in the United States over the past two decades. Deflection programs aim to...