All Resources for 'Public Health'

ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (28th Session): Trauma and Substance Use: Understanding the Connection and Promoting Trauma-Informed Prevention in Nigeria

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Format
News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
Women
ISSUP Nigeria presents the 28th session of its bi-monthly webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. This webinar will focus on the topic of 'Understanding the Connection and Promoting Trauma-Informed Prevention in Nigeria'.

World Drug Report 2025: Key Trends and Policy Challenges for Africa

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Women
Statistics
Policy
Law Enforcement
Regulatory Control of Substances
Partner Organisation
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.

Empowering Communities Across Borders: Adapting School and Family Based Prevention for Global Impact

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Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Populations
Family
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Law Enforcement
Border Control
This presentation will explore how culturally adaptable, evidence-based prevention programs rooted in school and family setting can be scaled across borders to address substance use and mental health challenges in diverse, low resource communities.

THE POWER OF LOCALLY AVAILABLE RESOURCES IN ADDICTION PREVENTION

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Format
Opinion piece, commentary
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Populations
Family

THE POWER OF LOCALLY AVAILABLE RESOURCES IN ADDICTION PREVENTION.

Addiction prevention efforts are most successful when they are rooted in the local context—using what is available within a community to address its unique challenges. This...

Massive Study Flips Our Story of Addiction and the Brain

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Format
Website
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction

A large U.S. study has found that some children and teens who start using alcohol, cannabis, or nicotine at an early age already show differences in their brains before they ever try any substance. This challenges the common belief that...

Returning to Basics: Successful Advocacy 101

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Peer and Community Support
Populations
Family
Policy
Law Enforcement
Border Control
ISSUP Global, in collaboration with Faces & Voices of Recovery, presents its webinar titled 'Returning to Basics: Successful Advocacy 101'

BENEFITS OF ALLY AND PEER COLLABORATIONS IN RECOVERY WORK

Publication Date
Format
Opinion piece, commentary
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Populations
Family

Recovery Allies and Peer Recovery Support Specialists are highly resourceful individuals who can work collaboratively through actions that align with recovery principles. By working together from a science-based position and incorporating...

World Drug Report 2025

Publication Date
Format
Community update
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Women
Public Health
Data
Regulatory Control of Substances
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Partner Organisation

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...

Risk Behavior Among Slovak and Czech Adolescents Through the Lens of Self-Regulation, Prosociality, and Antisociality

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Public Health
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION:

In the present article, we focused on the relationship between risk behaviour in adolescents, self-regulation, pro-sociality and anti-sociality. We work under the assumption that the development of the ability to self...

AddictologyIssue 3/2024

Addictions in Potential Sperm Donors: What is Possible to Control?

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Public Health
Global Health Perspectives
Infectious Diseases
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: Third-party sperm donation represents the sole viable option for conception for a considerable number of infertile couples. The donation process is predicated on ensuring the high quality and safety of the donated cells. While...

AddictologyIssue 3/2024