Substance addiction: knowledge as prevention

On the occasion of the Week for the Prevention of Behavioral Addictions and Gambling Disorders (March 9–13, 2026), Sociography is organizing an in-person event to educate both young people and adults on prevention through scientific information. The aim is to raise awareness that addictions fuel an international criminal market, which in turn exploit addictions as a tool of power and profit, resulting in severe personal, social, and environmental costs.

From this perspective, integrating criminological and toxicological viewpoints is essential, as it provides all the key elements and, above all, allows intervention against the false myths created by the manipulation of information, common in social media narratives about drugs and addictions, especially among young people.