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Using educational settings to foster social-emotional learning and prevent the use of substances.
European Prevention Curriculum
This week the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has released the European Prevention Curriculum - a handbook designed for decision, opinion and policy makers in science-based prevention of substance use. The...
Drug Education Booklet
These booklets for teachers, parents and students contain evidence-based information on illegal drugs.
For parents and teachers, the booklets include guidance about how to talk to a young person about illegal drugs, common reasons for drug...
Training of Trainers on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) in Pakistan
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...
Training of Trainers on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) in Pakistan
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...
Children Learning About Secondhand Smoke (CLASS II): A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract
Introduction
Children exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS) are at increased risk of respiratory illnesses. We piloted a Smoke Free Intervention (SFI) and trial methods before investigating its effectiveness and cost-effectiveness in...
Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) Preparation Workshop in Islamabad, Pakistan
The Ministry of Narcotics Control (MNC) – Government of Pakistan in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) organized a preparation workshop on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) on psychoactive and...
Efeitos da permanência na Educação Infantil sobre indicadores de desempenho, habilidades sociais, comportamento e estresse
Effects of early childhood education attendance on achievement, social skills, behaviour, and stress
Marta Regina Gonçalves CORREIA-ZANINI 1 0000-0003-4776-8917
Edna Maria MARTURANO 2 0000-0002-1545-0093
Anne Marie Germaine Victorine...
Effects of Early Childhood Education Attendance on Achievement, Social Skills, Behaviour, and Stress
The impact of school attendance on the lives and development of students is hardly overestimated. Children go to school at an increasingly precocious age. With the universalization of access to Early Childhood Education (ECE), starting at...
A Qualitative Exploration of School-Based Staff’s Experiences of Delivering an Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention in the High School Setting
Abstract
Background
Whilst underage drinking in the UK has been declining in recent years, prevalence is still higher than in most other Western European countries. Therefore, it is important to deliver effective interventions to reduce...
Top 5 Studies to Read about Drug Education
Drug and Alcohol Findings have announced the top five studies in the field of drug education.
The five studies describe drug prevention curriculum and techniques that have been tried and tested, with varying degrees of success, in Western...
Promoting Equity and Decreasing Disparities through Optimizing Prevention Science: Student Risk Behaviors and School Prevention Efforts in Kenyan Primary Schools: Perspectives of Teachers and School Administrators
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Yu Lu University of Texas Medical Branch
Mary Gitau Clarke University; Peter Gitau Dixie...
NIDA International SPR Poster Session: Concurrent Validity of Adolescent Risk and Protective Factors for Substance Use in Colombia
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Pablo Montero-Zamora University of Miami
Eric Brown University of Miami; María Fernanda...
NIDA International SPR Poster Session: Comparing Colombian- and US-Based Cut Points for Measuring “High” Risk and “Low” Protection for Adolescent Drug Use
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Juliana Mejía-Trujillo Corporación Nuevos Rumbos
María Fernanda Reyes-Rodríguez El Bosque...
Epidemiology and Etiology: Changes in Adolescent School Bonding, Developmental Assets, and Depression
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Margit Wiesner University of Houston
Andrew Kapral University of Houston; Moumita...
Development and Testing of Interventions: Promoting Positive Bystanding Among Adolescent Boys
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Deinera Exner-Cortens University of Calgary
Debb Hurlock Creative Theory Inc.; Pam Krause ...
Development and Testing of Interventions: Use of Homework Lessons to Enhance Parent Engagement in a School-Based Healthy Relationships Program
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Maisha Syeda University of Calgary
Deinera Exner-Cortens University of Calgary; Lana Wells...
Development and Testing of Interventions: The Effectiveness of Universal, Selective and Combined Prevention for Alcohol Use
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Katrina Champion Northwestern University
Nicola C Newton UNSW Sydney; Lexine Stapinski UNSW...
Application of Research Design and Methods for Optimizing Prevention Science: Reciprocal Effects of Alcohol Use and Violence Perpetration Among Mexican Early Adolescents
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Stephen S. Kulis Arizona State University
Flavio F. Marsiglia Arizona State University...
Sexual Behaviour and Abuse of Drugs among Urban Teenagers in Lagos
Sexual Behaviour and Abuse of Drugs Among Urban Teenagers in Lagos
Molobe Ikenna Daniel 1, 2, 3, 4
1 Unified Initiative for a Drug-Free Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria
2 World Federation Against Drugs (WFAD), Stockholm, Sweden
3 Foundation for...
Approaches to Substance Use Prevention Utilizing School Curriculum Plus Social Environment Change
Hundreds of studies have tested the efficacy or effectiveness of school curriculum-based (CB) substance use prevention programs. Over the years, various researchers have also tested programs that included school curricula, but with the...