Prevention

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

Drug use severity in adolescence affects substance use disorder risk in adulthood

Scientific article

Although more than 1 in every 3 US individuals will develop a substance use disorder in their lifetime, relatively little is known about the long-term patterns of substance use disorder symptoms from adolescence through adulthood. Key...

The burden of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm among young people in Europe

Scientific article

Summary Mental health is a public health issue for European young people. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2019 provides internationally comparable information on trends in the health status of populations and changes in the leading...

New European mini guides on responding to drug use in specific settings by EMCDDA

Book

29 March 2022

Focusing treatments on specific settings where problems may develop is an important approach to implementing health and social responses to drug problems. As a result, the EMCDDA's Health and social solutions to drug problems: a European...

Prevention toolkit — a new one-stop shop for EMCDDA prevention materials

Book

30 March 2022

The EMCDDA launched a new Prevention toolkit, bringing together all of its key prevention-related materials to date. Part of the agency’s toolkit series, this new resource is aimed at anyone involved in shaping decisions, opinions and...

A readiness assessment for the prevention of alcohol-related harm in West Africa

Scientific article

Alcohol-related harm is a growing concern globally and particularly in West Africa. However, tools for assessing the readiness for prevention of alcohol-related harm in low-resource settings have been lacking. This research explores the...

13th EUSPR Conference and Members’ Meeting, 28th – 30th September 2022, Tallinn, Estonia

28 September 2022

Tallinn

Estonia

EUSPR 2022 are pleased to announce that the 13th EUSPR Conference will be held in Tallinn, Estonia on 29th and 30th September 2022, with workshops and project meetings scheduled for the pre-conference day, September 28th.

Development and Implementation of Prevention Programs with Youth

ISSUP Webinar

14 April 2022

ISSUP Lebanon present their webinar on delivering prevention programs to adolescents and youth.

Development and Implementation of Prevention Programs with Youth

14 April 2022

Beirut

Lebanon

ISSUP Lebanon would like to invite you to attend their webinar on delivering prevention programs to adolescents and youth.

Let’s Talk Overdose 2022

6 April 2022

Online

2-DAY CONFERENCE

April 6, 2022
Early risk – Early intervention: Overdose among Youth

Changing drug markets and the COVID-19 pandemic have created an increasingly serious need to develop specific solutions for young people at risk of overdose. Everyone is welcome to join the conversations about early intervention, prevention and youth-focused treatments for high-risk substance use.

ISSUP The Gambia Launch

ISSUP Webinar

28 March 2022

ISSUP The Gambia would are pleased to present their launch event followed by a webinar on Community Resilience in Substance Use.

Prevention

2-DAY CONFERENCE

April 6, 2022 Early risk – Early intervention: Overdose among Youth

April 6, 2022
Early risk – Early intervention: Overdose among Youth