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Participants will review major social and biological factors of adolescent development and implications for ways to approach substance use prevention/intervention.

Objectives Include:

I wrote the poem like summary after taking the course Enhancing Motivational Interviewing skills (UTC 11) in 2018 to help me remember key components of the course. 

Just thought fellow professionals can find it useful too.

Thanks 

This presentation focussed on the strategies used by alcohol marketers to promote their products, impending trends in alcohol distribution, effective approaches for messaging about alcohol-related harms, and public support for a range of alcohol control policies.

This miniguide is one of a larger set, which together comprise Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide. It provides an overview of what to consider when planning or delivering health and social responses to drug-related problems in prisons, and reviews the available interventions and their effectiveness.

Presented by Kristin Waite-Labott, RN, BSN, CARN; April Lynn Lenzmeier, RN, DNP; Rachel Shuster, BSN, RN, CARN, CAAP. The American Nurses Association estimates that six to eight percent of nurses use alcohol or drugs to an extent that is sufficient to impair professional performance. Others estimate that nurses generally misuse drugs and alcohol at nearly the same rate (10 to 15 percent) as the rest of the population.

ISSUP Kenya would like to present their next Bi-Monthly Webinar on The Intersection Between Substance Use Disorder and Human Trafficking.

This Webinar will discuss:

Presentador: Dr. Richard Pates, Psicólogo Clínico Consultor, Editor en Jefe, Journal of Substance Use

Una iniciativa de prevención del consumo de drogas de la ONUDD que promueve el bienestar de los niños y jóvenes, sus familias y sus comunidades. Presentadora: Jenny Roston Lundstrom, Coordinadora - UNODC PTRS

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 held over Zoom on 30 March 2021.

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", by Dr Elena Dimova (Glasgow Caledonian University).

The thoughts of the whole ISSUP network are with staff, colleagues and friends in Ukraine during this time. Here, you can find a selection of resources designed to support people who are in the midst of an emergency. The resources offer practical guidance and information on psychological first aid and emotional support.

The Alternative Care in Emergencies (ACE) Toolkit is designed to facilitate interagency planning and implementation of alternative care and related services for children separated from or unable to live with their families during and after an emergency.

This situation is more than complicated. It’s an unprecedented crisis that needs action now. Find a therapist that supports Ukraine with free counselling below.

Drughelp is a service for people who use drugs and hope to get a better understanding of the possible harms their drug use may bring about.