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The Role of Faith Communities in Addressing Substance Use and Crime – Reading List (Part 2)

Reading List

In this second reading list, we continue exploring the growing evidence on the role and contribution of faith communities and faith-based organisations in addressing substance use and crime, with a particular focus on treatment engagement...

Building Safer Communities: The Role of Community Policing in Substance Use, Violence and Crime Prevention in Uganda

5 August 2026

Online

Uganda

Attendance

online

ISSUP Uganda would like to invite you to its webinar, " Building Safer Communities: The Role of Community Policing in Substance Use, violence and Crime Prevention in Uganda"

Spirituality and Harmful or Hazardous Alcohol and Other Drug Use

Scientific article

18 February 2026

This meta-analysis synthesises evidence from 55 longitudinal studies involving more than 540,000 participants to examine the relationship between spirituality and harmful or hazardous alcohol and other drug (AOD) use. The findings...

Association Between Religiosity and Spirituality and Cocaine Use: A Systematic Review

Scientific article

10 June 2024

This systematic review examines the association between religiosity, spirituality, and cocaine use by analysing findings from 20 observational studies involving adults and adolescents. Most studies found that higher levels of religiosity...

Youth Narratives Concerning Drug Trafficking in Sinaloa: Joining, Risks, and Plans

Scientific article

28 February 2023

This qualitative study explores the experiences of young people involved in drug trafficking in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. Based on interviews with 16 young adults, the research examines why they joined drug trafficking, how they perceived...

Exploring Community Responses to the Substance Use Crisis

23 July 2026

Online

Canada

Attendance

online

Join us for an open dialogue on the challenges and successes communities are experiencing in response to the substance use crisis. Timmins Mayor Michelle Boileau will moderate this interactive Q&A-style webinar. Former Senator and former Chief of Police the Honourable Vernon White and CCSA’s CEO Dr.

Protecting Youth from Mexican Drug Cartel Recruitment: The Prospects of Educational Interventions

Scientific article

1 May 2023

This investigation considers the impact of Mexico’s War on Drugs since 2006 and the influence of widespread cartel networks on the youth population. As both victims and perpetrators of drug-related crime, the young individuals of Mexico are...

Addressing the recruitment of young people into criminal drugs networks

Report

17 June 2026

This report examines how and why young people are recruited into criminal drug networks across Europe. It highlights the range of factors that can increase vulnerability to recruitment, including social and economic disadvantage, peer...

Faith-Based Interventions for Reducing Gang Violence in the Caribbean: Reflections from a Professor and a Priest

Book

1 January 2015

This book chapter explores the role of faith-based interventions in preventing and reducing gang violence in Trinidad and Tobago. Drawing on the experiences of a criminologist and a religious leader, it argues that gang violence should be...

Exploring Community Responses to the Substance Use Crisis

23 June 2026

Online

Canada

Attendance

online

July 23, 2026, 1-2 pm ET