Children, adolescents and youth women LGBTQ+

Youth and the Legalization of Marijuana

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Online

This session will explore the impact of marijuana legalization on youth, focusing on the potential risks, benefits, and the role of prevention and education strategies. We will examine the latest research on how legalization influences youth behavior, mental health, and developmental outcomes.

Self-Regulation and Risk Behavior of Adolescents Aged 15–20

Scientific article
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INTRODUCTION: According to Brichcín (1999), a self-regulating person is someone who can resist the temptation of immediate gratification of their needs and is capable of achieving challenging goals. Self-regulation represents the ability to...

A rationale for an orientation towards systems of prevention

Opinion piece, commentary
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Prevention aligned with science and standards advocates for a person-focused rather than a drug-focused perspective when articulating responses and services. Such a perspective follows a narrative that early initiation to substance use is...
Prevention dominos

A Reflection on Prevention Systems: A European perspective

Guide
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Prevention science over the past years has accumulated evidence on the effectiveness of drug prevention interventions (Sloboda et al. 2014). In Europe this improvement has been a consequence of priorities defined by EU drug strategies since...
Components of a drug prevention system (EMCDDA, 2019)