Practice

Planet Youth in Chile

News
The Chilian government has announced the development of the 'Choose to Live Without Drugs' system in Chile. Here, the director of Public Space and psychiatrist Mariano Montenegro describes the Icelandic model that inspired "Choose to live...

GISA Trains School Principals on UPC in Nigeria

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Global Initiative on Substance Abuse (GISA) has commenced the training of secondary schools principals in Lagos state, Nigeria on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) for Substance Use Disorders. Leading on from the first batch of a 6...

Prevention in Practice National Conference

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Melbourne
, 
Australia

The 2019 National Prevention in Practice Conference will deliver local and international speakers sharing their expertise in strengthening the capacity of community-led action on

Unplugged Newsletter

Book
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. Part...

Gender and Alcohol Infographics

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
Based on recent research, Glasgow Caledonian University, Strathclyde University, SHAAP and Glasgow Centre for Population Health, have produced infographics to tackle stereotypes about men, women and drinking in Scotland.

Alcohol Services: Responding to Diversity

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London
, 
United Kingdom

The Drug and Alcohol Research Centre conference will take place at Middlesex University on Friday 14th June. This year we are looking at the needs of diverse communities for alcohol (and other substances) service provision.

The Society for the Study of Addiction Professorship

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The Society’s key goals are to promote effective policy and practice and to support the development of stronger addiction science. Through its Academic Fellowship scheme, launched in 2012, the Society is enabling high-calibre early and mid...