Prevention

Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.

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Historical Trends in Cannabis Use Among U.S. Adults Ages 19–55, 2013–2021

Scientific article

24 July 2024

The study analyzed national data from the U.S. to track trends in cannabis use from 2013 to 2021, focusing on changes in use among young and middle-aged adults. Researchers also looked at whether these trends varied by sociodemographic...

Digital Alcohol and Cannabis Ads, Consumption Frequency, and Driving Under the Influence

Scientific article

4 July 2024

This study aimed to explore how exposure to digital advertising for alcohol and cannabis might impact the likelihood of young adults driving under the influence of these substances. The researchers investigated the associations between...

Why Do Only Some Cohort Studies Find Health Benefits From Low-Volume Alcohol Use? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Study Characteristics That May Bias Mortality Risk Estimates

Scientific article

22 January 2024

This study looks at how certain factors in research can skew the results when estimating the health effects of drinking small amounts of alcohol. These biases can affect public health advice and shape how people view alcohol’s potential...

Community Mobilisation, Co-Development, and Program Evaluation: Experiences from STAD’s Community-Based Interventions

ISSUP Webinar

25 September 2024

ISSUP, in collaboration with ICUDDR, presents a webinar on Community Mobilisation, Co-Development, and Program Evaluation: Experiences from Stockholm Prevents Alcohol and Drug Problems (STAD)'s Community-Based Interventions.

SAMHSA’s 21st Prevention Day - Call for Abstracts

News

Now Open: Call for Abstracts! Share your substance use prevention successes, challenges, lessons learned, and insights with colleagues from across the country. Deadline: September 4, 2024 (at 11:59 p.m. ET) *********************************...

SAMHSA’s 21st Prevention Day

3 February 2025

Washington D.C.

United States

Now Open: Call for Abstracts!

Share your substance use prevention successes, challenges, lessons learned, and insights with colleagues from across the country.

Deadline: September 4, 2024 (at 11:59 p.m. ET)

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Community Mobilisation, Co-Development, and Program Evaluation: Experiences from STAD’s Community-Based Interventions

25 September 2024

Stockholm

Sweden

ISSUP, in collaboration with ICUDDR, cordially invites you to an upcoming webinar on Community Mobilisation, Co-Development, and Program Evaluation: Experiences from Stockholm Prevents Alcohol and Drug Problems (STAD)'s Community-Based Interventions.

Global Drug Day: Eye Opener Launches Prevention Initiative At Orphanage

Report

26 June 2024

I am Margaret Kwa'ada Julius, the CEO and founder of the Eye Opener Youth and Women Foundation and the Tobacco and Substance Abstinence Club in Nigeria. My foundation has been honored with multiple awards, including the WHO WNT awards for...

2024 UNODC World Drug Report highlights, brief reflections.

Community update

The World Drug Report (WDR) is published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2023). It serves to collate data received from United Nations member states which enables the...

The 5th Youth Advocacy Forum

Webinar

Subject: Invitation to the 5th Youth Advocacy Forum on "E-cigarettes and Vaping Products: An Overlooked Pandemic" Dear All, On behalf of the Turkish Green Crescent Society, it is with great pleasure that we extend an invitation to you for...