Prevention

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

Blueprint for Action: Preventing substance-related harms among youth through a Comprehensive School Health approach

Book

13 August 2021

The Public Health Agency of Canada developed The Blueprint for Action: Preventing substance-related harms among youth through a Comprehensive School Approach with a policy paper. These new resources for preventing substance-related harms...

International Congress for the Prevention of Addictions

30 November 2021

Guanajuato/ Online

Mexico

Planet Youth in coordination with the Government of the State of Guanajuato has the honor to invite you to the International Congress for the Prevention of Addictions – Creating a better future for Youth

The Planet Youth 2021 Congress will be held in the beautiful city of León, Guanajuato Mexico, from November 30 to December 3.

View the conference website here.

Planet Youth Guidebook Launch Event

27 October 2021

Online

The Planet Youth Guidebook Launch Event will take place October 27th 2021.

The Planet Youth team has recently published a complete guidebook for the Planet Youth method. The book covers all the processes from the planning phase to the implementation phase and describes best practices and deep know-how for a successful work.

The event will be broadcast both in English and Spanish.

APSAD Scientific Alcohol and Drug Conference (Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol & other Drugs)

7 November 2021

Online

Australia

The APSAD Conference provides an opportunity for networking and idea sharing in a friendly and informal atmosphere with a cross-section of AOD workers; practitioners, researchers,

Drug prevention and healthy development of children: Caring for your child in a crisis situation

Book

19 October 2021

Crisis situations, such as security incidents, earthquakes and floods, are on the increase and often leave families very vulnerable. Parents that have lived through crisis situations have reported how concerned they are about their children...

Identifying NGOs working on drug treatment in humanitarian settings

News

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and specifically the Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS) are working on addressing substance use and substance use disorders in humanitarian settings. In this context...

'Risk taking' - why do teens do the things they do? What can parents do to keep them as safe as possible?

19 October 2021

Online

Adolescence is a risky time. As a teen matures and becomes more independent, they experience dramatic hormonal changes, increasing social and peer pressure, and have greater access to

A series of videos on HIV prevention among people who use stimulant drugs

Video and audio recordings

11 October 2021

The UNODC Regional Programme Office for Eastern Europe (Kiev, Ukraine) and Charitable Fund "Humanitarian Action" (Russia) are launching a series of 8 animated videos on the provision of HIV prevention services for people who use stimulants...

INL Webinar Week on Public-Private Partnerships to Counter Drug Challenges: October 25-29, 2021

25 October 2021

Washington, D.C.

United States

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) presents the third annual event on partnering with the private sector to address the world drug problem.

Call for Papers- African Journal of Alcohol and Drug Abuse

News

The African Journal of Alcohol and Drug Abuse (AJADA) invites researchers & scholars to contribute their original articles to a DIAMOND open-access, peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal. Manuscripts are invited for submission in the...