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The United Nations Development Programme is accepting nominations for the Sustainable Development Goal Action Awards.
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Annual Report: Use of Narcotics in City of Lahore
The Drug Advisory Training Hub (DATH) & Youth Council for Anti Narcotics (YOCFAN) have published the latest annual report on the use of narcotics in Lahore.
The report gives an overview of the current situation in Lahore and outlines the...
Podcast: Effectiveness of Brief Alcohol Interventions in Primary Care Populations
The Cochrane Drugs and Alcohol Group specialises in reviews that assess, among other things, ways to reduce hazardous or harmful drinking of alcohol.
One of these reviews looks at the evidence on practitioner-delivered brief...
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week
The National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week links students with scientists and other experts to counteract the myths about drugs and alcohol that teens get from the internet, social media, TV, movies, music, or from friends.
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Pricing of Tobacco Products During, and After, the Introduction of Plain Packaging
In 2016 the UK government introduced a policy that required factory-made cigarettes and roll your own tobacco to be sold in plain packaging with pictorial and text warnings.
However, there was reluctance from tobacco companies to “make...
Useful Meeting with Colombo Plan Representative on 18 January, 2019 in Karachi, Pakistan
Drug Free Pakistan Foundation staff had a great meeting with the Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific-Drug Advisory Programme (DAP) representative Mr. Mohammad Ayub Senior Advisor/Treatment...
UNODC Global eLearning
UNODCs online eLearning courses deliver trainings to a community of over 50,000 Member State officials on international security threats such as transnational organized crime, terrorism, illicit drugs, trafficking in persons and...
ICUDDR Training Sessions at ISSUP Conference in Kenya
The International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) ran multiple sessions during the joint NACADA, ISSUP and African Union Drug Demand Reduction Conference & Workshop and have produced a selection of videos of...
Age‐Varying Effects of Cannabis Use Frequency and Disorder on Symptoms of Psychosis, Depression and Anxiety in Adolescents and Adults
A recent study, published in the Journal of Addiction, has examined the association of cannabis use, cannabis use disorder and symptoms of psychosis, depression and anxiety in an adolescent and adult sample. The researchers also examined...
SPR 2019 Awards Nominations
The Society for Prevention Research are now accepting nominations for their 2019 Awards. The deadline for nominations is Thursday, February 28, 2019.
The 11 different awards are designed to recognize excellence in the areas consistent...
The Evidence Podcasts
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has produced a new series of podcasts that are investigating and reviewing the evidence on alcohol, cannabis, opioids, stigma and more.
Each month, The Evidence podcast will...
Overview of European Forensic Youth Care: Towards an Integrative Mission for Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Juvenile Offenders
Abstract
All over Europe youth delinquency is decreasing; our understanding of the factors related to juvenile delinquency and the characteristics of effective forensic youth care has increased substantially. However, effective...
Evaluación del programa "Familias fuertes: amor y límites" en familias con adolescentes de 10 a 14 años
Background: "Strong Families" is a family program aimed at preventing risk behaviors in adolescents from 10 to 14 years of age. It has been developed by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and is based on the Iowa Strengthening...
ICUDDR Conference: Call for Proposals
The International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) is soliciting proposals for presentations at its 4th Annual Conference.
Monitoring the Future: Teleconference Recording
Dr Nora Volkow, NIDA Director, discusses the results of the 2018 Monitoring the Future survey during a teleconference which took place on December 17, 2018.
Monitoring the Future tracks drug use trends of 8th, 10th, and 12th-grade...
Conditional Probabilities of Substance Use Disorders and Associated Risk Factors
Highlights
Pre-existing mental disorders increases the risk of developing SUD.
Graduate Programmes in Prevention Science
The Society for Prevention Research has compiled a list of Prevention Science graduate programmes.
Best Practices across the Continuum of Care for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
It is vital that the treatment for individuals living with Opioid Use Disorder is of high quality and evidence-informed.
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction has launched a new report, Best Practices across the Continuum of...
HIV Prevention Intervention for Substance Users: A Review of the Literature
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Background
Behavioral Interventions are needed to prevent HIV in substance users, which is associated with higher risk for contracting HIV via unprotected sexual intercourse or syringe-based exposure. We reviewed universal...
Cobertura jornalística sobre drogas: distorções e potencialidades na prevenção
Capítulo 11 do Livro: Ações integradas sobre drogas: prevenção, abordagens e políticas públicas. Ed. UFJF, 2013.
The content discussed highlights the influence of the media in the process of health promotion related to alcohol and other...
