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ISSUP Togo Launches Youth Engagement Initiative

ISSUP Togo has successfully held its first youth engagement meeting, marking an important milestone in strengthening youth participation in substance use prevention efforts across the country.

The meeting, held on 21 March 2026, brought together representatives from 10 youth associations, creating a dynamic platform for dialogue, collaboration, and shared commitment to addressing substance use challenges among young people.

The multidimensional social ecological needs and service utilization patterns of youth using non-medical prescription opioids: an observational study of routinely collected data in a provincial integrated youth services initiative

Scientific article
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This study examined how non-medical prescription opioid use (NMPOU) among youth aged 12–24 is linked to their health, social needs, and use of services within an integrated youth services network in British Columbia, Canada. Data from over...

ISSUP Nigeria Pays Courtesy Visit to the National Human Rights Commission

ISSUP Nigeria has paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), High Chief Dr. Anthony Okechukwu Ojukwu, SAN, as part of efforts to strengthen collaboration on rights-based approaches to substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery in Nigeria.