All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

Considering the Youth

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Format
Opinion piece, commentary
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Youth is defined by the United Nations, as the age between 15 and 24.  This period represents a period of remarkable change for individuals, where they must move from a dependence on parent figures to establishing their own identity and independence.

Global Perspectives on Recovery: Evidence-Based Practices, Women's Lived Experiences, and the Role of Peer Service Providers in SUD Treatment

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Populations
Women
Partner Organisation
ISSUP Botswana and ISSUP India, in collaboration with the GRN, present: "Global Perspectives on Recovery: Evidence-Based Practices, Women’s Lived Experiences, and the Role of Peer Service Providers in SUD Treatment."

Examining the Role of Alcohol and Cannabis Use Patterns in Bystander Opportunity and Behavior for Sexual and Relationship Aggression

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Public Health
Epidemiology, Aetiology and Statistics
Data

A study was conducted to examine how patterns of alcohol and cannabis use are associated with bystander intervention in situations involving the risk of sexual and relationship violence among college students. Researchers aimed to explore...

Text Messages Conveying Parental Drinking Limits: A Potential Avenue for Preventing and Reducing Alcohol Use in College Students

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Family-Based
Populations
Family

Previous studies have shown that when students perceive their parents set strict limits on underage drinking, they tend to consume less alcohol. However, the best ways to communicate these limits effectively remain unclear. To explore this...

A Perspective on Psychedelics as Treatments for Addictions

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Public Health

Psychedelics have been used across different cultures for thousands of years, with historical evidence of substances like ayahuasca in South America, mescaline from cacti in North and South America, and ibogaine in West Africa. Despite this...

Unravelling Risk-Taking in Youth: Pathways to Positive Change

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Mental Health
​​​​​​​ISSUP India presents its webinar, "Unravelling Risk-Taking in Youth: Pathways to Positive Change," which focuses on understanding risk-taking behaviours in adolescents and youth.

Call for Proposals: 2025 NIDA International Forum

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News
Themes
Public Health
Partner Organisation
The NIDA International Program is currently planning for the 2025 NIDA International Forum, which will be an in-person meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, June 13-14, 2025. The Forum will be held in conjunction with the 2025 College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Scientific Meeting, taking place June 14-18, 2025.

Voces juveniles en la gestión del uso de sustancias: retos y oportunidades

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Prevención
School-Based
Tratamiento
Treatment Settings
Recuperación
Sustancias
Población
Family
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
ISSUP Uganda, ISSUP Kazakhstan, e ISSUP Colombia presentan su webinar sobre Voces juveniles en la gestión del uso de sustancias: retos y oportunidades.

Reflections on Mental Health Day 2024

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Format
Opinion piece, commentary
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Family
Mental Health
I outline some thoughts in reflection of Mental Health Day 2024, and share some resources to help us think through what mental health means for us and our workplaces and some of the factors that may have an impact on our well-being.

SHE RECOVERS: A CELEBRATION OF RESILIENCE, HOPE AND SISTERHOOD

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Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Women

When women gather, emotions tend to swell. But on this particular day at the Empower Her Recovery Centre- Nueva Annex, the tears that flowed were not of pain or struggle. They were tears of triumph. It was September 27th September 2024, and...

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