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Adolescents with substance use problems in outpatient treatment: a one-year prospective follow-up study focusing on mental health and gender differences

Scientific article

15 July 2022

Background Although several studies have found a high incidence of coexisting mental health problems among adolescents with substance use problems, follow-up studies addressing how these conditions change over time are rare. The study will...

Use of e-cigarettes among young people in Great Britain, 2022

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster

Summary of key findings The evolving youth use of e-cigarettes in Britain is monitored using the ASH Smokefree GB survey of 11-18 year olds 2013-2022 (see Appendix 2 for methodology), in the context of changes in tobacco use and the...

Highlights from the 2022 UNODC World Drug Report: Implications for drug prevention, treatment and care responses

ISSUP Webinar

7 July 2022

ISSUP presented a webinar on Thursday, July 7, 2022, featuring Giovanna Campello, Chief of the Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) presenting highlights from the 2022 edition of...

Highlights from the 2022 UNODC World Drug Report: Implications for drug prevention, treatment and care responses

7 July 2022

Vienna

Austria

ISSUP presented a webinar on Thursday, July 7, 2014, featuring Giovanna Campello, Chief of the Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) presenting highlights from the 2022 edition of the UNODC World Drug Report. The presentation included implications on drug prevention, treatment and rehabilitation responses during times of crisis.

International Collaboration Activities: Which role for ECMAPS in tackling global health challenges? - Sophia Achab, Day 5, 11:00-12:31

ISSUP Event

16 May 2022

Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online on 16th May, 2022

COVID 19—impact on substance use treatment utilisation and provision in South Africa

Scientific article

3 March 2022

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected persons suffering from substance use disorders (SUDs) all around the world. The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in the number of SUD treatment...

Impact of Cannabis Legalization on Youth Contact with the Criminal Justice System

Book

4 November 2021

The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) provided funding to Dr. Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Dr. Scot Wortley from the University of Toronto to research youth interactions with the criminal justice system, including the nature...

Trends in healthcare expenditures and resource utilization among a nationally representative population with opioids in the United States: a serial cross-sectional study, 2008 to 2017

Scientific article

20 October 2021

One of the most serious public health concerns in recent decades has been the opioid epidemic in the United States (US). Over 9.9 million Americans aged 12 and up abused prescription pain drugs in 2018, and roughly 2 million Americans were...

Scientific Evidence: Its Meaning and Contribution to the Drug Demand Reduction Field

ISSUP Webinar

6 October 2021

ISSUP invites you to join a Webinar on 'Scientific Evidence: Its Meaning and Contribution to the Drug Demand Reduction Field' with Dr. Gabriel Rada. The webinar will explore the issue of scientific evidence and its importance to the field of drug demand reduction.

Trends in use of e-cigarette device types and heated tobacco products from 2016 to 2020 in England

Scientific article

24 June 2021

During the past decade, heated aerosolized nicotine delivery systems (HANDS) —mainly e-cigarettes—have surpassed nicotine replacement therapy as the most utilized aids for stopping smoking in England. It is therefore important to explore...