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Each year from 2006 to 2010, excessive alcohol consumption was responsible for approximately 4,300 deaths among persons aged <21 years, and, in 2010, underage drinking cost the United States...

Il tabacco è la prima causa di morte prevenibile in tutto il mondo. Una Cochraine Review pubblicata di recente ha rilevato che confezioni di tabacco standardizzate o semplici potrebbero rendere i prodotti del tabacco meno attraenti e, a...

Psychosocial interventions are psychological or social interventions used to tackle issues related to substance abuse and behavioural addictions. They can be employed to identify and treat problems, as well as to assist with user...

An updated version of the publication Prevention of Substance Abuse by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) is now available in English. Global in scope, it provides an up-to-date review of prevention science...

New research published in The Lancet Public Health suggests that global smoking rates have decreased by 2.5% following the introduction of the global tobacco control treaty. The treaty obligates the 180 countries committed to it to...

At the beginning of April ISSUP’s Deputy Executive Director, Joanna Travis-Roberts, headed to Cancún, Mexico to plan for this year’s Annual ISSUP Workshop.

Scopri cosa funziona (e cosa non funziona) nei settori della prevenzione della droga, del trattamento e del reinserimento sociale.

This document provides evidence for arguments supporting alcohol marketing regulation, and suggests key elements that can be considered by countries in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating effective regulation. It also...

A recent paper published in the International Journal of Drug Policy addresses the current health responses to new psychoactive substances (NPS), highlighting key issues to inform the planning and implementation of adequate responses in the...

According to a new study, most health care professionals are given little opportunity to learn about substance abuse in pre-service educational programmes.

All'inizio di questa settimana ISSUP ha partecipato alla 60a sessione della Commissione sugli stupefacenti (CND) presso il Centro internazionale di Vienna.

"Coalizioni comunitarie" è una strategia preventiva che coordina le attività e le risorse per ridurre il consumo di sostanze e i comportamenti delinquenziali tra gli adolescenti, mobilitando le comunità nella promozione di iniziative...

La Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care ha pubblicato una nuova linea guida basata sull'evidenza per combattere l'uso del tabacco da parte di bambini e giovani adulti di età compresa tra 5 e 18 anni, suggerendo che i medici...

Besides reducing substance use between its participants one prevention programme also reduced drug use among the friends of those who took part.

Are you a teacher? Are you looking for materials or lesson plans on the effects of drugs and drug abuse? The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has created a great database of more than 70 teacher materials on the effects of drugs and...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released guidelines that cover targeted interventions to prevent misuse of drugs, including illegal drugs, ‘legal highs’ and prescription-only medicines. It aims to prevent or...

A new study published in the journal Nature has found that brain scans can predict whether or not teenagers will develop drug taking behaviours later in life.

A sample of 14-year-olds was assessed. The investigation reports that, from an...