Dear colleagues,  

On behalf of the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, I would like to invite you to the side events that will take place today, Monday 14 March, virtually!!

Please join us for the following highlights at the CND today!

• 10.00-12.00 CET: Opening Plenary of 65th CND
  link: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CND/session/65_Session_2022/webcasting.html 
   
• 12.15- 13.05 CET: Joint CND, INCB, UNODC and WHO call for access to controlled substances in emergencies!  link: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CND/session/65_Session_2022/webcasting...

Dear friends and colleagues,

I trust all is well with you and your families. Next week, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs will take place. Once again, all sessions as well as the side events are to be held online due to the pandemic. Although not ideal, the online format means that you can all follow the sessions and the side events, even without travelling to Vienna!

THIS is the main page of the 65th session of the Commission and THIS is the link to the webcast of the plenary.

There will be also many, many, many side events on all aspects of drug control!!! THIS is the link to the programme...

Man is not bad. Drugs are bad
If they give up drugs, they are very successful and very good people
You have to have will power to quit drugs
You will speak for yourself as I can do it 
Life is beautiful without a drugs 
You like the little things
How can you remove stigma
You don't have to tell anyone that I quit drugs 
You have to show your actions 
From your behavior, from your thinking, from your emotions, from your walking, from your getting up, from your sitting
you can do it
You are very lucky to have quit drugs
You have courage, a lot of passion, a lot of enthusiasm, but you should take...

It's an honour to be here

Today On Dated 20th February, 2021 ISSUP Pakistan Chapter and Youth Forum Pakistan conducted 
Live Session on "COUPLE THERAPY AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER" from ISSUP Pakistan Chapter's & Youth Forum Pakistan's Facebook Pages, YouTube Channels and Twitter with Young Professional and Guest Speaker Ms. Sajida Parveen (Clinical Psychologist, Forensic Psychologist, Researcher and CEO Mind & Soul Services) with Mr. Waseem Hassan Awan A Renowned Anchor Person/Motivational Speaker, General Secretary Ehsas For Life/NGO and Advisor Youth Forum Pakistan (For Drug Use Prevention)
On Dated 20th February...

Today on Dated 13th February, 2021 6-7Pm Pakistan Time and 9-10 Pm Philipines Time ISSUP Pakistan Chapter and Youth Forum Pakistan (For Drug Use Prevention) and MA Jinnah Foundation (Regd) conducted!
Live Session in English Language on "CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER" on ISSUP Pakistan Chapter & Youth Forum Pakistan's Facebook Pages, YouTube Channels and Twitter with Our Very Special & Honorable Speaker Guest from Philippines "Ms. Claire L. Abas (Registered Psychologist, International Certified Addiction Professional/ICAP II, Master Addiction Counselor (NAADAC), Global Master...

Live Session on!
"BREAKING FREE FROM CODEPENDENCY" on ISSUP Pakistan Chapter & Youth Forum Pakistan's Facebook Pages, YouTube Channels and Twitter with Our Honourable Speaker Guest Asst. Professor Nadeem Ghalib (Consultant Clinical Psychologist, M.Phil. PM. Dip. CL. (Psychology)' International Certified Addiction Professional/ICAP-1, CPO. Canada. Psykolog. Denmark, Associate Member APA, USA)
with Ms. Saima Asghar Social Worker, Director ISSUP Pakistan, Executive Director New Life Rehab Center and General Secretary M A Jinnah Foundation (Regd), Sialkot On Dated 2nd February, 2021 Tuesday Time...

On Dated 20th January, 2021 ISSUP Pakistan Chapter and Pak Youth Welfare Council with Collaboration Youth Forum Pakistan (For Drug Use Prevention) and Anti Narcotics Force Punjab specifically conducted A Awareness raising session about the Substance Use Disorder to raise awareness among Teacher of Govt Girls High School Ghazi Lahore. More then 55 Teachers and Principal Tabassam Aslam attend this session  . Dr Syyed Ali Sabri Member ISSUP, Motivational Speaker and Advisor Youth Forum Pakistan addressed the participants and guided them how they   can play their vital Role to prevent Young...

ISSUP Pakistan Chapter and Youth Forum Pakistan (For Drug Use Prevention) Successfully Conducted A
Live Session on "RECOVERY AS A PROCESS" on ISSUP Pakistan Chapter's, Youth Forum Pakistan's Facebook Page and YouTube Channel with A Very Special and Honourable Guest Speaker Mr. Ali Adyb Bear From Maldives (He is A International Certified Recovery Coach/ICRC, International Certified Addiction Rofessional/ICAP 1, Global Drug Demand Reduction Master Trainer with Ms. Saima Asghar Director ISSUP Pakistan, Executive Director New Life Rehab Center and General Secretary M A Jinnah Foundation (Regd)...

Drug Addiction Free Africa is implementing a "Listen First" Drug Use Prevention Campaign targeting 1200 families in the city Kampala, Uganda during COVID 19 pandemic.

Suddenly, parents are facing an urgent challenge: how to protect themselves and their children from a rapidly spreading infectious disease. However, families face the dilemma of protecting their children from life challenges that include drug abuse, teenage pregnancy, risky behaviors, sexual abuse, HIV/AIDS, crime, and domestic violence.

'Listen First' is an initiative to increase support for the prevention of drug use that is...

Trabajando en cárceles se puede observar una gran problemática de consumo. De inicio antes de la privacion de libertad y a edades muy tempranas, en la niñez o adolescencia. Casi siempre han habido diferentes motivos que derivaron en ello, una familia con dificultades, con privaciones del tipo afectivas o del materiales y luego un adolescente que queda cada vez más al margen, viviendo una historia a todo ritmo, sin poder ver que eso que está eligiendo marcará su rumbo por mucho tiempo probablemente. Aprendiendo conductas que quedaran instaladas y que si más tarde quisiera desaprenderlas le...

ISSUP Pakistan Chapter and Pak Youth Welfare Council in Colleberation with Youth Forum Pakistan (For Drug Use Prevention) and Anti Narcotics Force Punjab Organized A Drug Use Prevention Programe to create Awareness among Students about Substance Use and its Harmful effects on Mind, Body as well as our Social and Personal Life on Dated 20th November, 2020 at Government Girls High School Taj Pura Scheme Mughal Pura, Lahore-Pakistan
Program was started with recitation of Holy Quran and Introduction of the Speaker Guests and than Dr. Ali Sabri Member ISSUP, President PYWC and Advisor Youth Forum...

Awareness Session on Drug Use Prevention was arranged by ISSUP Pakistan, Pak Youth Welfare Council, Youth Forum Pakistan (For Drug Use Prevention) and Anti Anti-Narcotics Force Punjab on Dated 16th November, 2020 at Government Girls High School Shalimar Town Organized by ISSUP Pakistan, Pak Youth Welfare Council, Youth Forum Pakistan and Anti Anti-Narcotics Force Punjab At Lahore-Pakistan.

Dr. Ali Sabri Member ISSUP, President Pak Youth Council & Advisor Youth Forum Pakistan and Mr. Muhmmad Arsal ISSUP Member, Clinical Psychologist & Joint Secretary Youth Forum Pakistan took the session and...

Awareness Raising Seminar on Substance use Prevention was Organized by ISSUP Pakistan, Pak Youth Welfare Council, Youth Forum Pakistan and Anti Anti-Narcotics Force Punjab on Dated 16th November, 2020 at Government Post Graduate College for Women Pakistan at Lahore-Pakistan.

The main objective to conduct this session to give awareness to Students about types, causes, effects and evidence-based substance use prevention intervention on individual, family, community and society. This session was conducted By Dr. Ali Sabri Member ISSUP, President Pak Youth Council & Advisor Youth Forum Pakistan...

"𝑨𝒍'𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒌𝒐𝒐𝒓 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏"
(𝑨𝒍'𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒌𝒐𝒐𝒓 𝑴𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒄) in Collaboration with "𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒖𝒎 𝑷𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏 (For Drug Use Prevention)" and  "𝑰𝑺𝑺𝑼𝑷, 𝑷𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓" is going to arrange A Live Awareness Session on "Drug Use Prevention" in "Balochi" Language. Via Facebook.

Topic:
𝑫𝒓𝒖𝒈 𝑼𝒔𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

Speaker:
𝑴𝒔. 𝑴𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒂 𝑴𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒂 𝑩𝒂𝒌𝒔𝒉
(Psychologist at Dua'a Rehab House, Consultant Hypnotist, International Certified Addiction Professional, National Trainer of UNODC, Pakistan)

Join Us On:
Wednesday at 7:30 PM,
18th November, 2020

Meeting was hald on Dated 12th November, 2020 at Esose Hotel, Sialkot to discuss and to take new initiatives in Pakistan under the umbrella of ISSUP Pakistan Chapter as part of ISSUP Global.
Later on! also invited some active members of ISSUP and SUD Treatment Professionals for Dinner and had very productive discussion with them and here A shield was also presented by Mr. Bashir Ahmad Naz President ISSUP Pakistan to Dr. Nadeem Ahmad in recognition of His services in SUD Treatment field.

Mr. Bashir Ahmad Naz President ISSUP Pakistan and Patron-in-Chief Youth Forum Pakistan always become A hope of needy people. In this regard Mr. Bashir Naz once again Take A initiative to Organized A Mega event with the Collaboration of Stake Holders of District Sialkot and Government of Punjab to provide Dowry (All Necessary Item of House hold Items including Furniture, Crockery, Eclectic and Electronic goods, Financial Support and etc.) to Thirty Girls who are going to get merry soon belongs to deserving families and those families of those people suffering with SUD and Families affected...

Reducing exposure and  Providing Alternatives against hazardous substances

Suggestions on reducing exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace include: 

• where possible, perform the task without using hazardous substances

• where possible, substitute hazardous substances with less hazardous alternatives (for example, use a detergent in place of a chlorinated solvent for cleaning)

• isolate hazardous substances in separate storage areas

• purge or ventilate storage areas separately from the rest of the workplace

• thoroughly train employees in handling and safety...

One Day Training Workshop on " CHILD PROTECTION FROM SEXUAL ABUSE AND DRUG ADDICTION" is going to be organized by ESPERENCE NGO with Colleberation ISSUP Pakistan, Youth Forum Pakistan (For Drug Use Prevention) and Ummah Foundation on Dated 21st October, 2020 at Park Lane Hotel, Lahore-Pakistan

Today is World Mental Health Day. 
A day for education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma.
To everyone, remember that you are powerful beyond measure. You are worthy. You are loved. You are braver than you think.
#WorldMentalHealthDay