Alcohol Use and Breast Cancer Risk
Despite the clear associations between alcohol consumption and breast cancer, public awareness of this issue is low.
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Infographics: European Drug Report 2019
EMCDDA has developed a range of downloadable infographics to illustrate findings from the European Drug Report 2019.
The aim of the report is to provide reliable and detailed evidence of the drug situation in Europes so that practice and...
UNODC takes an active role in the 2019 Society for Prevention Research Annual Conference
UNODC participated at the Society for Prevention Research Annual Conference held in San Francisco, 28-30 May 2019. UNODC presented in total 3 posters, one on the development of fidelity checklists, in particular, to measure fidelity of the...
Substance Use Prevention for Adolescents: The Icelandic Model
Back in the 1990s, results from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and other Drugs (ESPAD) highlighted concerning levels of adolescent substance use in Iceland. Since the publication of the ESPAD results, Icelandic authorities...
European Drug Report (EDR) 2019: Trends and Developments
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has published the latest European Drug Report, which provides an analysis of the latest data on the drug trends across the European Union, Norway and Turkey.
The aim of...
Unplugged Newsletter
The European Drug Addiction Prevention trial team (EU-Dap) have put together their first 'Unplugged' newsletter!
The aim of the EU-Dap project is to contribute to the evidence concerning the effectiveness of drug prevention programs...
Guía para la detección, orientación y referencia del VIH y otras ITS en centros para la atención de adicciones
La Guía para la detección, orientación y referencia del VIH y otras ITS en centros para la atención de adicciones” la cual constituye una valiosa herramienta para el personal de salud que labora en unidades ambulatorias y/o residenciales de...
Alcohol Country Fact Sheets
The 30 country fact sheets for EU Member States, Norway and Switzerland present data on consumption, consequence, and policy implementation for the year 2016, aiming to give guidance to national decision-makers for further priority-setting in the field of alcohol and public health.
EUSPR Awards
The EUSPR Awards are now open!
Nominations can be made for:
- The Sloboda Medal for sustained contribution to the development of Prevention Science in Europe and internationally
- The Leading European Prevention Science Practitioner...
Applications open: 2019 Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction Collaborative Research Seed Funding
Applications are now open for the 2019 round of UNSW Medicine Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction Theme and SPHERE Clinical Academic Group (CAG) Collaborative Research Seed Funding.
The UNSW Medicine Neuroscience, Mental Health and...
Reducing Barriers to Trauma Inquiry in SUD Treatment
Despite the high rate of traumatic events in clients with substance use disorders, trauma exposure often remains undetected in a majority of treatment-seeking clients. Improving health professionals’ knowledge and skills in the inquiry of...
Reducing Barriers to Trauma Inquiry in Substance Use Disorder Treatment – A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract
Background
Despite the high rate of traumatic events in clients with substance use disorders, trauma exposure often remains undetected in a majority of treatment-seeking clients. Improving health professionals’ knowledge and...
UNODC Training on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders Organized jointly with SENDA in Chile
30 policy makers attended the training event in Chile which was organized from 28-30 May 2019 in coordination with the National Service for the Prevention and Rehabilitation of Drug and Alcohol Consumption (SENDA) and with the support of...
Implementación de procedimientos conductuales: Efectos en la alta post tratamiento del usuario de drogas
Resumen
Introducción: Los altos índices de deserción y recaídas son un reto en la implementación de intervenciones en adicciones. El nivel en que los terapeutas implementan procedimientos y promueven el egreso exitoso del usuario ha sido...
Impact of a Brief Intervention Program in Clinical Practice: Barriers and Adaptations
Introduction:
The present study analyzes the main barriers and adaptations to brief interventions that focus on addictive behavior treatments carried out in clinical settings by 756 health professionals during their adoption...
NG-CDF Conference Mombasa
The NG-CDF held a conference at Mombasa, Kenya which included a section on addiction, drug and substance abuse. Facilitating this was an interactive and informative experience. Questions on drug and substance abuse effects on the work...
Commonwealth Youth Programme 2019
#Mauritius’ Minister of Youth and #Sports, Stephan Toussaint, has announced that two universities in his country will offer a degree in #Commonwealth youth work starting in August.
The Minister was speaking at the opening of a three-day...
DFPF Newsletter April-2019
Monthly Newsletter from April 1, 2019 – April 30, 2019
During this month, Drug Free Pakistan Foundation (DFPF) had organized CVE training program for the hostel superintendents and faculty of University of Education, Lahore. DFPF field...
Drug Consumption Patterns, Sexual Behavior and HIV Risk Among Low-Income Drug Users in Guatemala City
Conclusion
In sum, this drug user population in Guatemala City is at heightened risk of HIV, although some of the
risk results from overlap with vulnerability experienced as members of groups at heightened risk, such
as gay/bisexual...
Identification of Cigarette Brands by Soft Independent Modeling of Class Analogy of Volatile Substances
Abstract
Introduction
This study aimed to develop a method for discriminating cigarette brands based on the profiles of volatile components extracted from the tobacco fraction of the finished cigarettes to authenticate branded...