Health Promotion

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In October 2014, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake convened the Heroin Treatment and Prevention Task Force to address the critical problem of opioid addiction in Baltimore City. The goal of the Task Force was to study the...

The 2018 World Drug Report was launched on 26th June. The report covers a range of topics with the booklets split into drug demand and supply, drug markets, drugs and age, and women and drugs. The booklets are all available free to access...

The 2018 theme of the United Nation's Office on Drugs and Crime was "Listen First".

In our third Student Membership Update we have sourced some funding and research opportunities, and events that we are sure will be of interest. One great way to be more active in this field is to join ISSUP as a member and to contribute to...

The 26th of June marks the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

If you are searching for a simple format way to communicate the key issues around drugs then the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) website may offer a multi-media solution. The Easy to Read Drug Facts section of the NIDA website...

Abstract Background Services to treat tobacco dependence are not readily available to smokers in low-middle income countries (LMICs) where smoking prevalence remains high. We are conducting a cluster randomized controlled trial comparing...

Researchers from universities in Germany and Switzerland have explored the use of m-health in substance use prevention in adolescents. Through the implementation of a fully-automated programme, ready4life, generic life skills training can...