Prevention

UNODC realiza capacitación sobre el uso de sustancias psicoactivas para formuladores de políticas

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La Oficina de las Naciones Unidas contra la Droga y el Delito (UNODC) llevó a cabo entre 22 y 24 octubre 2019, en Brasilia, un entrenamiento sobre la naturaleza, prevención y tratamiento de los trastornos relacionados con las drogas. El...

Livro: Importância dos programas escolares de prevenção ao uso de drogas

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1 May 2018

LEITURA Prevenir o uso indevido de álcool e outras drogas é um dos tópicos inquestionáveis nos mais diversos contextos sociais – escola, família e comunidade, entre outros. A escola é o local que abriga a maior parte das crianças e dos...

Importância dos programas escolares de prevenção ao uso de drogas

Single-session & Other Brief Interventions for Preventing Youth Alcohol, Marijuana, E-cigarette & Opioid Use

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24 October 2019

We recently presented a webinar on brief interventions for preventing youth substance use. Because it was a completely filled session, I wanted to provide a description of the main points covered in the webinar for those who had not had an...

UNODC realiza treinamento sobre uso de substâncias psicoativas para formuladores de políticas

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O Escritório das Nações Unidas sobre Drogas e Crime (UNODC), deu início na segunda-feira (21), à capacitação sobre natureza, prevenção e tratamento de transtornos relacionados ao uso de drogas, em uma reunião fechada para autoridades, em...

UNODC Training for Uruguayan Policymakers on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders

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A policy maker training on the nature, prevention and treatment of drug use disorders was organized for 50 participants in coordination with the National Board of Drugs (Uruguay), the UNODC Country Office in Peru and Ecuador, and the UNODC...

Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting

26 May 2020

Washington, DC

United States

The Society for Prevention Research (SPR) 28th Annual Meeting will be held in Washington, DC, May 26 – May 29, 2020.

The theme for this year's event is “Why Context Matters: Towards a Place-Based Prevention Science.”

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...

Free Webinar: Practical Evidence-Based Substance Use Prevention

Video and audio recordings

12 October 2019

Webinar Objectives: Examine evidence-based & evidence-informed substance use Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) screening & brief interventions List differences between typical substance use prevention and Prevention Plus Wellness programs...

Free Webinar: Brief Interventions for Preventing Youth Alcohol, Marijuana and E-cigarette Use

Video and audio recordings

11 October 2019

Webinar Objectives: Identify models of brief intervention for preventing substance use among youth List evidence-based brief interventions for preventing youth and young adult substance use Explore evidence and resources supporting the use...

Planet Youth Conference

4 March 2020

Reykjavik

Iceland

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.