Prevention

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

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Training on Universal Prevention Core Course (UPC - Core Course) for Prevention Professionals

Book

23 April 2022

In order to appropriately address the concerning global levels of substance Abuse Management and substance Prevention, it is vital that staffs are trained to deliver evidence-based Prevention intervention. At the start of March 2022, the...

UNODC Training for Albanian Policymakers on the Nature, Prevention, Treatment and Care of Drug Use Disorders

News

UNODC organized a training for 19 Albanian policymakers on the Nature, Prevention, and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders from 12-14 April 2022 in Tirana, Albania. Participants from the Ministries of Health and Social Protection, Education...

UNODC Listen First

Video and audio recordings

A UNODC drug use prevention initiative that promotes the well-being of children and youth, their families and their communities. Presenter: Jenny Roston Lundstrom, Coordinator - UNODC PTRS

Alcohol-related violence & deprivation

Video and audio recordings

Watch the research presentations on alcohol-related violence and deprivation by Lucy Bryant (Institute of Alcohol Studies, IAS) and Dr Carly Lightowlers (University of Liverpool), delivered at the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar...

MUP and homeless/street drinkers & service providers

Video and audio recordings

Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar presentation, held over Zoom on 31 March 2022: "Minimum Unit Pricing (#MUP): Qualitative study of the experiences of homeless drinkers, street drinkers and service providers"...

Alcohol Occasionals - Youth drinking in decline

20 April 2022

Online

United Kingdom

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and the Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) invite you to join us online on Wednesday 20 April from 12.30-14.00 BST (UK time) for our second SHAAP/SARN Alcohol Occasionals event of 2022.

Dr Inge Kersbergen and Dr Laura Fenton will present "Youth drinking in decline: Implications for policy and practice".

Launch of the Spanish Chapter of ISSUP

ISSUP Webinar

20 April 2022

ISSUP Spain invites you to attend its launch event.

Launch of the Spanish Chapter of ISSUP

20 April 2022

Madrid

Spain

ISSUP Spain invites you to attend its launch event.

Drug use severity in adolescence affects substance use disorder risk in adulthood

Scientific article

Although more than 1 in every 3 US individuals will develop a substance use disorder in their lifetime, relatively little is known about the long-term patterns of substance use disorder symptoms from adolescence through adulthood. Key...

The burden of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm among young people in Europe

Scientific article

Summary Mental health is a public health issue for European young people. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2019 provides internationally comparable information on trends in the health status of populations and changes in the leading...