Prevention

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

Adolescent Brain Development Reading List

Reading List

Our latest collection of research, resources and publications on adolescent brain development.

Prices, Alcohol Use Initiation and Heavy Episodic Drinking among Chilean Youth

Scientific article

Research suggests that early initiation of alcohol use is a risk factor for multiple problems later in life, including heavy episodic drinking and alcohol use disorders. Prevention scientists are particularly interested in understanding the...

What Influences Pre-teens to Drink Alcohol?

Scientific article

Research has shown there to be a link between heavy drinking in youth and increased risky behaviour and reduced educational effectiveness. In order to understand the factors that are associated with binge drinking in adolescence and young...

International Youth Day 2020

News

In 1999, the 12th of August was declared International Youth Day. Since then, the day has been dedicated to celebrate and mainstream young peoples’ voices, actions and initiatives, as well as their meaningful, universal and equitable...

The Child Welfare Inequalities App

Website

The CWIP App brings together around 16 different datasets at the local authority and neighbourhood level, with a range of features including being able to adjust for deprivation effects using the results from linear models calculated ‘on...

The CADCA model to strengthen communities globally to prevent and reduce illicit drug use in Brazil

Video and audio recordings

6 August 2020

In this webinario called "The CADCA model to strengthen communities globally to prevent and reduce illicit drug use in Brazil", CADCA and the partner non-governmental organization in Brazil - Associação Pró Comunidade Comunidade Antidrogas...

CADCA Model for Community Change & the Development of Community Anti-Drug Coalitions in the Philippines

Video and audio recordings

6 August 2020

This webinar is presented by Eric Siervo, Vice-President of International Programs of CADCA, Dr. Raquel Tolentino, Chairman and Ms. Rhodora Agoncillo, Secretary of the Association of Anti-Drug Abuse Coalitions of the Philippines Inc...

Washington State University PhD in Prevention Science

News

In 2012, Washington State University became the first to offer a PhD in Prevention Science. The curriculum is designed to ensure that students both (a) receive broad, interdisciplinary training in the area of prevention science; and (b)...

Webinar on the World Drug Report 2020

Video and audio recordings

28 July 2020

This webinar features a presentation of the World Drug Report 2020 by Thomas Pietschmann (UNODC Research Section), one of the authors of the report.

World Hepatitis Day 2020

News

World Hepatitis Day is commemorated each year on 28 July to enhance awareness of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes a range of health problems, including liver cancer. There are five main strains of the hepatitis...