Prevention

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

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Prevention in the workplace: Reading List

Reading List
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Substance use can affect workers of all ages; therefore, the workplace may play a vital role in preventing substance abuse throughout their careers. In fact, the workplace has a potential role in promoting the prevention and reducing the substance related problems. In addition, it is important that substance use related challenges should be recognized as health issues at work, treated as any other health issue, and covered by health-care organizations.
Prevention reading list

Work Environment Factors and Prevention of Opioid-Related Deaths

Scientific article
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Opioid use disorder (OUD) and opioid overdose deaths (OODs) are prevalent among US workers, but work-related factors have not received adequate attention as either risk factors or opportunities for OOD prevention. Higher prevalence of OOD...

A Kit for Employers: Making your workplace drug free

Book
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has identified many well-researched drug-free workplace programs and published "A Kit for Employers: Making the workplace drug free". This Employer kit describes the...

Policy and practice briefings: Workplaces

Book
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EMCDDA has published Policy and practice briefings in Workplaces. This policy and practice briefing provides an overview of the key issues, response options, evidence and implications for policy and practice. It summarises the available...

Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Ninth Session)

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Abuja
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Nigeria
ISSUP Nigeria would like to invite you to the next Bi-Monthly Webinar in their Knowledge Update Series. This Webinar will focus on the 'Learning Experience from Claremont University Graduate Course in Media Science for Evidence-Based Drug Use Prevention'.