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Twice a week at 11:00 UK time, 28 colleagues from our National Chapters log in to ISSUP Academy’s first trainer-led course, “Managing SUD Treatment Services in line with International Standards.” For some, it’s the start of the morning, and for others, the end of the working day. Between them, they manage 25 treatment services in 16 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe and the Caribbean, and they all share one goal: to run the best services they can.    
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🗓️ 10/11, 19h30 · Zoom · com certificado Vamos juntos para mais uma edição? Inscreva-se AQUI  Trabalho em Equipe: Compartilhando Experiências e Construindo o Cuidado Colaborativo
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Addiction Professionals trustee contributes to parliamentary discussion on addiction, justice and recovery Upcoming webinar - Peers powering up & building beautiful monsters: perhaps what you need most is right on your doorstep. Monday 16th November, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
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The National Drug Authority (NDA) organised and sponsored a five-day Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) Core Course for 22 pharmacists, mainly from the Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda. Delivered by Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL), with support from the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme, the course promoted evidence-based prevention and connected participants with ISSUP Uganda for continued professional learning.
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The National Chapter of the Czech Republic participated on the annual National Prevention Conference, held in Prague from 12 to 14 October 2026. The conference is one of the major events of its kind in central Europe and brings together experts and professionals from the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic.
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Adfam’s Kinship Care Support and Development Coordinator, Dr Lindsay Reid, has published a comprehensive new research study exploring the experiences of kinship carers who care for their grandchildren because of their child’s drug or alcohol use. Adfam will be hosting a free online forum event with Lindsay on Thursday 5th November at 11am, to present and discuss the research findings.
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In this issue, we highlight ISSUP’s participation in an international faith-based meeting in Rome, exploring the role of faith communities in addressing substance use and youth criminal recruitment.
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ISSUP was among the organisations represented at “A Faith-Based Response to Drugs and Youth Criminal Recruitment: A Dialogue from Latin America and the Caribbean to the World,” held in Rome from 25–27 August 2026. 
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The 5th Uganda Alcohol Policy Conference(UAPC) is the largest gathering of researchers, practitioners, advocates and policymakers working on alcohol policy in Uganda. The conference is sponsored by IOGT-NTO movement and organized by UAPA in partnership with World Health organisation (SAFER Innitiative in Uganda), Ministry of Health and Makerere University School of Public Health. THEME:“Advancing alcohol control: Protecting the present, securing the future”
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