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SBIRT Implementation: What Prevention Professionals Can Do to Start the SBIRT Process

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This one-hour webinar is for assisting participants in starting the implementation process to integrate SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) services into the workflow in different settings. SBIRT is an evidenced based set of services that has been proven as an effective...
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Intervening to prevent a suicide in a public place: a qualitative study of effective interventions by lay people

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Source: Owens C, Derges J, Abraham C. Intervening to prevent a suicide in a public place: a qualitative study of effective interventions by lay people. BMJ Open 2019;9:e032319. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032319 Abstract Objectives Many suicides take place in public locations, usually involving...
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Prevention that Works

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School is one of the key environments to discuss with young people the impact of substance use, and deliver evidenced prevention interventions .

It is vital that the messages that are passed on to young people are appropriate and delivered in a meaningful way.

"Your Drug Prevention Program Probably Isn't Working" describes the approaches, namely shock tactics and zero tolerance approaches, that have been shown too simplistic, ineffective and at times harmful.

Instead they propose the following strategies: 

  • Build “developmental assets” and student strengths/skills that are incompatible...
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Prevención selectiva e indicada del consumo de drogas y alcohol con enfoque de redes

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Prevención selectiva e indica del consumo de drogas y alcohol con enfoque de redes Área Técnica en Prevención, División Programática Servicio Nacional para la Prevención y Rehabilitación del Consumo de Drogas y Alcohol, SENDA Ministerio del Interior y Seguridad Pública Gobierno de Chile Santiago...
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Substance Use: Addiction Theories New Treatments and the Role of Doctoring in Society

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9 out of 10 people with substance abuse problems started using by age 18. What puts someone at risk for early onset drug or alcohol use? is is heritable? How are brain circuits involved? UCSF doctors answer these questions and discuss detection, diagnoses and treatment. Series: "UCSF Osher Center...
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The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study

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The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study is an ongoing longitudinal study funded by the U.S. National Institute on Health. This link provides updates on the study as it learns about how the brain transitions from childhood to adulthood and will learn about the impact of alcohol and drug use on the brain as well as determine whether there are precursors in brain structure and function that can predict alcohol and drug use problems.

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Reaching Students Where They Are: School Based Prevention

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Shelley Mann-Lev, MPH, ORN Prevention Consultant, New Mexico. This webinar focuses on how we can work effectively with schools to help all students and families prevent and reduce youth opioid and other substance use. The presenter begins by describing key risk and protective factors associated with...
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Shock Tactics - an informed comment from EUSPR

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The following text on the use of "shock tactics" as an approach to prevention was provided by EUSPR. I welcome your comments. I will add mine tomorrow! 

Immagine rimossa.

 

Prevention methods using shock tactics are proven to be ineffective. Nevertheless, strategies based on predominantly providing information about the dangers of substance use are  widespread in Europe. The European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR) is concerned about those so-called prevention strategies. It calls on decisionmakers, influencers and policymakers to use scientific proof of effectiveness as a criterion for exposing...

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A protein in the brain may link smoking and diabetes

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Nicotine overrides the communication pathway between the brain and pancreas, causing high glucose levels in rats Open access article about the relationship between nicotine and diabetes that may also explain why it is so hard to quit smoking
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Prevención del consumo de sustancias psicoactivas mediante la educación virtual

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Fuente: Córdoba-Quintero, L. F., y Restrepo-Escobar, S. M. (julio-diciembre, 2018). E-salud: prevención del consumo de sustancias psicoactivas mediante la educación virtual. Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales, 9(2). pp. 362-382. RESUMEN La utilización de herramientas virtuales para la salud ha...
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Fit for the future: The common challenges facing healthcare systems—and how to meet them

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Interesting Podcast from consultancy McKinsey about the design of our health care systems globally and how we need to rethink the design to better meet the current health needs including a focus on primary prevention and social determinants. Interesting discussion on who benefits and who is willing...
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Enhanced Knowledge of Indonesian Policymakers on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders

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30 policymakers from the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs, the National Narcotics Board (BNN), the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Law and Human Rights, the Ministry of Interior, and other entities participated in a three-day workshop on creating humane, effective and evidence-based drug use prevention and drug dependence treatment and care services.

This training, being held from 14 – 16 October 2019 in Jakarta, Indonesia was organized by UNODC Headquarters together with the UNODC Programme Office in Indonesia (POIDN), the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs and with the generous...

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GISA organizza TOT nazionali su UPC School Based Track in Nigeria

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GISA organizza la formazione nazionale dei formatori sulla pista UPC School Based in Nigeria

Tra il 9 e il 18 luglio 2019, la Global Initiative on Substance Abuse (GISA) in collaborazione con il Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme e il Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), Stati Uniti ha organizzato la formazione nazionale dei formatori sulla School Based Track del curriculum di prevenzione universale nello stato di Lagos, in Nigeria. La formazione è iniziata con una cerimonia di apertura testimoniata dal Segretario Permanente, Ministero Federale della Pubblica...

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Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People

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Did you know that many of the documents created by the U.S. National Academy of Medicine are available for free download? Here is one recent document that might be of interest.
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Webinar: 'Suicide Prevention: Science & Trends'

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Date: Thursday, October 10, 2019

Time: 2:00 p.m. ET

Duration:  1 hour

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide was the 10th leading cause of death overall in 2017. Addressing this public health issue has...

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Curriculum europeo di prevenzione

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Questa settimana l'Osservatorio europeo delle droghe e delle tossicodipendenze (OEDT) ha pubblicato il curriculum europeo di prevenzione, un manuale concepito per i responsabili decisionali, di opinione e politici in materia di prevenzione del consumo di sostanze su base scientifica. L'obiettivo dell'iniziativa EUPC è attuare un programma standardizzato di formazione sulla prevenzione in Europa e migliorare l'efficacia complessiva della prevenzione.   

Adattato dal curriculum di prevenzione universale del gruppo UPC-Adapt , finanziato dall'UE, il manuale si basa sugli standard internazionali...

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Planet Youth Conference

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Planet Youth's next conference will be held on the 4th to 6th of March 2020. 

Participants will be provided with an extensive overview of the Planet Youth methodology introduced by the employees of ICSRA. 

At the end of the conference...

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The European Drug Prevention Quality Standards Toolkits

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The European Drug Prevention Quality Standards have been established toEDPQDS provide a comprehensive set of criteria to help users learn how to recognise 'high quality' prevention activities, outline the necessary structurally and procedural aspects of high-quality prevention, and support strategies to develop implement, and review effective evidence-based practice.

The EDPQS Toolkits have been tailored to meet the needs of different groups of professionals working within the prevention field.

EDPQS Toolkit 1: Funding and Decision Making

EDPQS Toolkit 2: Self-Assessment & Reflection

EDPQS...

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V Catálogo de Buenas Prácticas en Drogodependencias

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Fuente: http://drogodependencias.femp.es/sites/default/files/V%20CATALOGO%20DROGODEPENDENCIA%2027-05-2015.%20DEF.pdf Desde 1997, la Federación Española de Municipios y Provincias, en colaboración con la Delegación del Gobierno para el Plan Nacional sobre Drogas, a través del Convenio suscrito entre...
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