Youth Drug Use Prevention

A network for young changemakers working to make their communities better by developing innovative programs for preventing drug use.

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Robert Alvarez

CADCA

Isabella Araujo

Organization of American States/CICAD

Dichen Choden

Shavangi Sutaria

State Department/International Narcotics and Law Enforcement

Andrew Blair Thompson

Department of State, INL

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Source: https://www.carnevaleassociates.com/file_download/inline/60f65971-fea9-46c0-bb13-55486377a94f The use of electronic vaporizing devices (“vaping”) among youth presents an urgent challenge. This policy brief explains the popularity of vaping, examines the regulatory environment, summarizes the...

Why Are Youth Vaping and How Prevention Can Respond - CALLC Policy Brief_0.pdf

Substance Use Prevention session organized by Hashoo Foundation Karachi , Pakistan on 3rd December, 2019 for their students from Balochistan currently enrolled in different Hospitality Management courses in Karachi Marriott Hotel. Mr. Ahmad Shah conducted the session and briefed participants about...

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Youth-led Policy Forum 2019 is an initiative with UNICEF Pakistan in collaboration with School of Leadership Foundation. The forum will serve as a key platform where young people can contribute to policy discussions through their collective ideas, solutions and innovations. For the first gathering...

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First Milestone Achieved: Successfully completed Training of Professionals on Preventing Substance Abuse in Schools and Community @ at PASK Hall 16 - 17 November, 2019 Karachi , Pakistan In first phase of the project trained 32 young professionals in schools and Community. These 32 trained young...

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Lift Up “Prevention of Violence against Women Living with people with Substance Use Disorder” Special thanks to Institute of Clinical Psychology UoK, Pakistan US Alumni Network, Initiator Hdf SNYC, DFPF, Wajid Ali Rizwan Jaffar DrUzma Ali Dr. Shafaq Ali Dr. Salman Baig Muhammad Sohail Malik Dr...

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Teaching 5th graders from O.S. Rijsdijk about the damages drugs can do!!

Allow me to share a few photos from the recently concluded youth forum.

Courtesy visit with the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs, United States Department of State

Sharing a photo with Suriname participants

Photo with a participant from St. Vincent

I am extremely grateful to have met and worked with my regional brothers and sisters in creating evidence based prevention programs that will benefit our communities, country and region by extension.Kudos especially to Isabella, Dichen,Valarie, Shavangi, Yvana, Moreno and Dwayne for making this...

I was fortunate enough to be a part of the first Caribbean Youth Forum that was held from 21-25 of the month October. It was an amazing experience meeting so many like minded people. Like minded in wanting to make a change yet so different in wanting to make it in their own unique way. I learned so...

Our cultural night event at the 1st Caribbean Youth Forum on Drug Use Prevention! A night full of colors, music, culture, languages, food, poetry, history, landscapes, and amazing talent and dance moves! Thank you Caribbean youth for such an enriching experience!

#DrugFree #SURINAME

OAS/CICAD would like to thank all authorities who joined us in the opening ceremony of the First Caribbean Youth Forum on Drug Use Prevention to listen to the voice of our youth and to contribute to the discussion of this important issue in the Caribbean Region.

Caribbean youth leaders from 13 English Speaking OAS Caribbean Member States making history this week in Barbados (October 21-25, 2019)

Source: Manhica H, Lundin A, Danielsson A. Not in education, employment, or training (NEET) and risk of alcohol use disorder: a nationwide register-linkage study with 485 839 Swedish youths. BMJ Open 2019;9:e032888. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032888 Abstract Objective To investigate to what extent...

Not in education, employment, or training (NEET) and risk of alcohol use disorder a nationwide register-linkage study with 485 839 Swedish youths.pdf

U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Mr. Paul W. Jones visits Karachi,Pakistan You can also see Ahmad Shah interaction highlight with the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Mr. Paul W. Jones during our meeting #AmbJones recently visited Karachi to reaffirm America’s commitment to develop Pakistan. #AmbJones met...

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Why Are Youth Vaping and How Prevention Can Respond

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Substance Use Prevention Session Organized by Hashoo Foundation Karachi, Pakistan

Youth-led Policy Forum 2019 Karachi ,Pakistan

Training of Professionals on Preventing Substance Abuse in Schools and Community

Lift Up “Prevention of Violence against Women Living with people with Substance Use Disorder”

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1st Caribbean Youth Forum on Drug Use Prevention

1st Caribbean Youth Forum on Drug Use Prevention

Youth Forum in Barbados

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1st carribean youth Forum on Drug use.

Opening Ceremony of the 1st Caribbean Youth Forum on Drug Use Prevention - October 21

First Caribbean Youth Forum on Drug Use Prevention

Not in education, employment, or training (NEET) and risk of alcohol use disorder: a nationwide register-linkage study with 485 839 Swedish youths

U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Mr. Paul W. Jones visits Karachi,Pakistan

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