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Assets Coming Together for Adolescents and Young Adult Health and Wellness (ACT NOW!!!): Engaging Community Actors in a Mapping Exercise to bridge the gap between drug prevention science and practice.

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ISSUP Event
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Prevention
ACT NOW!!! is a community drug prevention initiative rooted in an asset mapping exercise that serves as a foundation for identifying effective intervention strategies. The presentation emphasizes leveraging insights gained from this mapping to form a coalition dedicated to executing four intervention programs
Submitted by Luciana Bruno -

Dynamic Anti-Drug Strategies for Sustainable Community-Based Prevention for Children of Drug Users

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ISSUP Event
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Prevention
The increasing challenge of drug abuse necessitates innovative strategies for effective prevention. The ALAB-BBM program introduces a dynamic anti-drug mechanism aimed at developing community-based prevention programs for children of persons who use drugs (PWUDs). This approach combines data-driven decision-making, community engagement, and adaptive interventions to create sustainable impacts.
Submitted by Luciana Bruno -

Substance Use Monitoring and Surveillance: Challenges faced by LMICs

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Format
Opinion piece, commentary
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Prevention
Psychoactive Substances
New Psychoactive Substances
Opioids
Stimulants
Substances
Addiction
Populations
Quality Assurance
Monitoring and Evaluation
Public Health
Epidemiology, Aetiology and Statistics
Global Health Perspectives
Policy Advocacy
Statistics
Evaluation
Policy
Epidemiology and Etiology

Substance use surveillance has emerged as a crucial public health strategy across Africa, particularly in light of the alarming rise in substance use among adolescents (1). This trend poses significant health risks that require a...

Submitted by Prof Nadine Harker Burnhams -

A rationale for an orientation towards systems of prevention

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Opinion piece, commentary
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Prevention
Community-Based
Family-Based
Children, Adolescents and Youth Women LGBTQ+
Family
Best Practice Guidelines
Implementation Science
Monitoring and Evaluation
Public Health
Epidemiology, Aetiology and Statistics
Policy

Prevention aligned with science and standards advocates for a person-focused rather than a drug-focused perspective when articulating responses and services. Such a perspective follows a narrative that early initiation to substance use is...

Submitted by Wadih Maalouf -
Prevention dominos

Community-based prevention systems

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Format
Opinion piece, commentary
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Prevention
Community-Based

Community-based models form an important component in alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug (substance) abuse prevention systems. Community models target both place-based communities and distinct sub-populations (e.g., defined by common...

Submitted by John Toumbourou -
Community

Community-based prevention systems

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Format
Opinion piece, commentary
Themes
Prevention
Community-Based

Community-based models form an important component in alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug (substance) abuse prevention systems. Community models target both place-based communities and distinct sub-populations (e.g., defined by common...

Submitted by John Toumbourou -

Day 3, 09:00 - 10:30, ICUDDR, State of Science Across the Spectrum of Substance Use

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Format
ISSUP Event
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Recovery Support
Partner Organisation
ICUDDR

Presented at Thessaloniki 2024, on the 28th of June, 2024

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The field of drug demand reduction is ever-evolving, particularly in the era of the increasing penetration of synthetic drugs into the global market, necessitating the...

Submitted by Luciana Bruno -

Considering the Youth

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Opinion piece, commentary
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Prevention
Youth and Adolescents
Youth is defined by the United Nations, as the age between 15 and 24.  This period represents a period of remarkable change for individuals, where they must move from a dependence on parent figures to establishing their own identity and independence.
Submitted by Goodman Sibeko -
Youth is defined by the United Nations, as the age between 15 and 24.  This period represents a period of remarkable change for individuals, where they must move from a dependence on parent figures to establishing their own identity and independence.

Reflections on Mental Health Day 2024

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Opinion piece, commentary
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Prevention
Treatment
Health Promotion
Practice
Recovery Support
Substances
Addiction
Mental Health
I outline some thoughts in reflection of Mental Health Day 2024, and share some resources to help us think through what mental health means for us and our workplaces and some of the factors that may have an impact on our well-being.
Submitted by Goodman Sibeko -
World Health Organization infographic about supporting mental health in the workplace. The recommendations include learning about stress management techniques, watching for changes in your mental health, and reaching out to a colleagues, friend, or a health worker for support if you need it.

Day 3, 14:00 - 15:30, ICUDDR, Global Approaches in Substance Use Prevention , Treatment and Recovery: Insights from Vietnam, East Africa and the Madives

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Format
ISSUP Event
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Recovery Support

Presented at Thessaloniki 2024, on the 28th of June, 2024. 

Moderator: Dr. Rehana Kader (⚑ South Africa) - SA ICUDDR

Presentations:

Duc Nguyen - Evolution of Vietnam's Strategies in Drug Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery: A Two-Decade...

Submitted by Luciana Bruno -

Day 2, 14:00 - 15:30, ISSUP, Youth in Prevention

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Format
ISSUP Event
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Youth and Adolescents

Presented at Thessaloniki 2024, on the 27th of June, 2024. 

Moderator: Ms. Isabella Araujo (⚑ United States) - OAS/CICAD

Presentations:

Isabella Araujo - Engaging Youth in Substance Use Prevention

Novia Carter & Drusilla Blinker - Bridg...

Submitted by Luciana Bruno -

Day 1, 09:00 - 10.30, The Art of Healing 2024 Opening Ceremony

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Format
ISSUP Event
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Recovery Support

The Art of Healing 2024 Opening Ceremony, presented in Thessaloniki on the 26th of June, 2024, with Joanna Travis Roberts and Kevin Mulvey.

Submitted by Luciana Bruno -

Responding to an International Need: INEP Plus

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Format
Opinion piece, commentary
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Prevention
Training

The Introduction to Evidence Based Prevention (INEP) provides learners with the essential principles of substance use prevention. Developed by Charles University (CUNI) in Prague, the course content is based on the European adaptation of...

Submitted by Rasha Abi Hana -
INEP Plus

Technology and Substance Use Disorder (SUD)

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Format
Opinion piece, commentary
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Prevention
Treatment
In this article, Dr Goodman Sibeko considers how the SBIRT package might need to evolve in order to respond to an ever-changing landscape of technological influences.
Submitted by Goodman Sibeko -
Dr Goodman Sibeko ISSUP Greece Thessaloniki

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