All Resources for 'Media, Advocacy, and Communications original'

Drug-related Deaths in Scotland

Publication Date
Format
Book
Themes
Policy
Public Health

This report, published by the National Records of Scotland, provides statistics of drug-related deaths in 2018 and earlier years, broken down by age, sex, selected drugs reported, the underlying cause of death and NHS board and council...

Youth Substance Abuse and Co-Occurring Disorders

Format
Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Theories and Science
Mental Health
Data

70%–80% of adolescents with a substance use disorder also manifest comorbid psychopathology, known also as co-occurring disorders or dual diagnosis. Co-occurring disorders are the presence of one or more comorbid psychiatric disorders in...

Planet Youth in Chile

Format
News
Themes
Prevention

The Chilian government has announced the development of the 'Choose to Live Without Drugs' system in Chile.

Here, the director of Public Space and psychiatrist Mariano Montenegro describes the Icelandic model that inspired "Choose to live...

Training of Trainers on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) in Pakistan

Format
News
Themes
Prevention
Media-Based
School-Based

From 17 - 21 June 2019, UNODC trained a total of 16 trainers in Pakistan on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) Course-5 which covers school-based interventions. The training of trainers (ToT) of UPC in Pakistan consists of 3 selected...

World Drug Report 2019

Publication Date
Format
Book
Themes
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Policy
Data
Partner Organisation

The World Drug Report aims at improving the understanding of the world drug problem and contributing towards fostering greater international cooperation for countering its impact on health, governance and security.

The World Drug Report...

Training of Trainers on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) in Pakistan

Format
News
Themes
Prevention
Media-Based
School-Based
Partner Organisation

From 17 - 21 June 2019, UNODC trained a total of 16 trainers in Pakistan on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) Course-5 which covers school-based interventions. The training of trainers (ToT) of UPC in Pakistan consists of 3 selected...

GISA Trains School Principals on UPC in Nigeria

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News
Themes
Prevention

Global Initiative on Substance Abuse (GISA) has commenced the training of secondary schools principals in Lagos state, Nigeria on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) for Substance Use Disorders.

Leading on from the first batch of a...

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