All Resources for 'Education & Training'

International Standards on Drug Use Prevention

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Book
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Policy
Partner Organisation

These global International Standards summarize the currently available scientific evidence, describing interventions and policies that have been found to result in positive prevention outcomes and their characteristics. Concurrently, the...

Alcohol advertising has no place on our kids' screens

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News
Themes
Prevention
Public Health
Policy
Regulatory Control of Substances
Research shows children who are exposed to alcohol advertising are more likely to start drinking earlier and to drink more.

Is it Time to Talk to Your Teen About Drug Use?

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News
Themes
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation
The US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has recently updated its Family Checkup resource for parents concerned about whether their children will start or are already using drugs.

Guide to Implementing Family Skills Training Programmes for Drug Abuse Prevention

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Format
Book
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

UNODC published Guidelines to implement family skills training programmes for drug abuse prevention in March 2009. These guidelines contain evidence of effectiveness, principles of family skills training programmes, cultural adaptation...

From Coercion to Cohesion: Treating Drug Dependence through Health Care, Not Punishment

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Ethics
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

The aim of this draft discussion paper, “From coercion to cohesion: Treating drug dependence through health care, not punishment”, is to promote a health-oriented approach to drug dependence. The International Drug Control Conventions give...

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