Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Prevention
Can a "treatment specialist" also be seen as a "prevention specialist" and vice versa?
A contribution by Jeff Lee from the ISSUP INEP Plus facilitators training course.
A systematic review of reviews on comprehensive community initiatives to prevent or reduce alcohol and other drug harms
Background and Aims: Comprehensive community initiatives (CCI) aimed at reducing or preventing alcohol or other drug (AOD) harms incorporate multiple initiatives delivered to whole communities to effect community-level change on...
Effectiveness of an mHealth Intervention to Help Parents Prevent Early-Onset Alcohol Involvement: Findings from a Pilot of a Randomized Waitlist Control Trial
A quarter of 11-year-old children in the USA have tried alcohol, typically provided by parents. Parents are the primary source of alcohol socialization for preteens, yet many are unaware of their influence and lack tools to discourage early...
The Alcohol and Drugs History Society Biennial Conference 2026
The Alcohol and Drugs History Society is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for its 9th biennial meeting, which will take place in Paris, France, from 25 to 27 June 2026. The conference will be hosted by the Advanced School of Social Sciences and Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne University.
2026 NIDA International Forum
Building International Collaborative Research in Drug Use and Addiction
Reducing Drug‑Use–Related Offenses Through Health‑Centered Approaches
ISSUP Global, in collaboration with Proyecto Hombre, presents a webinar on Reducing Drug-Use–Related Offenses Through Health-Centered Approaches.
EMPOWER 2026: NAADAC Annual Conference
We cordially invite you to submit a proposal to present at the EMPOWER 2026: the Annual Conference for NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals. The 2026 Annual Conference will be held on August 29-31, 2026, in Kansas City, MO, at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center.
17th EUSPR Conference
Our co-organisers for EUSPR 2026 are the Irish Department of Health and the Irish Health Research Board.
Stay tuned for more details regarding the conference which we will share soon.
GAMBLING AND BETTING IN AFRICA
*GAMBLING & BETTING IN AFRICA* By Peter Chege Kariuki | Mr. Talent. _Understanding the Web, the Wound, and the_ _Way Out._ A Practical, Lived-Experience Perspective by Mr. Talent. *Gambling & Betting in the African Reality* ( *Beyond Theory...
Sports - A tool for social change:An initiative by Eli Community Development Association in Busiika Town council Luweero District
The Namumira Kids League, a youth football initiative spearheaded by Eli Community Development Association (ECODA), has become a powerful catalyst for positive change among adolescents aged 14–16 years in Busiika Town Council. By combining...
