UPC

Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) Series for Implementers

Website

UPC Implementers Series is written for implementers or practitioners who work with families, in schools, the workplace, and the community. The aim of the series is to provide knowledge about prevention science and its application to the...

Webinar: School prevention of the use of psychoactive substances - Challenges in the times of COVID19

19 May 2020

Webinar

ICUDDR

'School prevention of the use of psychoactive substances - Challenges in the times of COVID19'

Please note that the webinar is presented in Spanish.

When: May 19th at 4 PM BST.

Introduction to Addiction Prevention for Academics: An Original E-learning Module Based on EUPC

21 May 2020

Online

Summary: This learning collaborative will provide support and instruction in using the new e-learning module based on EUPC. Our instructor will train people how to use it and integrate it into their academic programs/courses.

Incorporation of Universal Prevention Curriculum into Established Academic Degree Study Programme: Qualitative Process Evaluation

Scientific article

27 December 2019

Comprehensive bachelor's, master's, and doctorate-level curricula of Addiction Studies (Addictology) were developed and implemented at Charles University between 2003 and 2012.

Position of the European Society for Prevention Research on Ineffective and Potentially Harmful Approaches in Substance Use Prevention

News

"Prevention methods using shock tactics are proven to be ineffective. Nevertheless, strategies based on predominantly providing information about the dangers of substance use are widespread in Europe. The European Society for Prevention...

GISA Trains School Principals on UPC in Nigeria

News

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 6...

National Training of Trainers on the Universal Prevention Curriculum for Substance Use Disorders in Nigeria

News

Participants, including professors, doctors, and lecturers in the fields of Medicine, Psychology and Guidance Counseling, travelled from all regions of Nigeria for the training.

Universal Prevention Curriculum Training of Trainers in Nigeria

15 January 2019

Lagos State

The Global Initiative on Substance Abuse (GISA) will be delivering substance abuse training sessions on Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC).

The training will consist of 9 courses and will take place in a non-residential training centre in Lagos State, Nigeria from the 15th till the 24th of January 2019.

UPC-ADAPT Conference 2018

28 November 2018

Prague

Czechia

The final UPC-Adapt Dissemination Conference (Nov 30) in conjunction with the EMCDDA/REITOX Academy (Nov 28-29) on prevention will be held in Prague, Czech Republic.