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What is the science behind it?

• Physical activity has many health benefits: it strengthens the heart and can help improve bone health and fitness, lowers blood pressure, improves sleep quality and reduces the risk of diabetes.

What is the science behind it?

• Praising children’s behaviour makes them feel safe and secure.

• Praising children the right way can improve self-esteem, increase motivation and enhance perseverance.

• Well measured and regular praise improves children’s behaviour and can reduce levels of hyperactivity and inattention.

Listen First is a UNODC initiative to support happy, healthy and happy family relationships.

This video demonstrates how patience makes children feel cared for and loved and is key in creating meaningful relationships and good communication.

Key messages:

• Science proves that the less punishing the parental style, the better for the child.

The MCA Alcohol and Covid Free Webinar took place at 12.30pm on Wednesday 11 November 2020 in the UK.

The next MCA Annual Symposium is on the theme of 'Interventions & Recovery' on 17 November 2021 at the British Medical Association, London.

Our recently released short video, The Impact of Drugs in the Workplace, is now available in Spanish!

Our recently released The Environmental Impact of Drugs... Know the Truth short animated video is now available in Spanish!

Our recently released Protective Factors video is now available in Spanish!

Our new Alternatives to Incarceration short video is now available in Spanish!

Interview conducted by the team of the Ombudsman's Office of the City of Buenos Aires to Dr. Roberto Canay

Theme: Media and Substance Use

Interview conducted by the team of the Ombudsman's Office of the City of Buenos Aires with Dr. Roberto Canay.

Topic: Mass Media and Substances Use

English subtitles

Understanding protective factors and how to build strong healthy youth and families can help prevent youth from experiencing adverse childhood experiences and initiating into substance use. Check out and share our new video and resources to raise awareness on prevention and help build drug-free youth and families.

Heroin or KUDU (in Sri Lanka) is the main illegal substance (drug) abuse by individual more than 100000 in the country.

On Friday 6 March 2020, the SSA sponsored a one-day conference on conducting qualitative addiction research.

The resulting videos were released weekly during June and July 2020 and provide a useful resource for any qualitative addictions researcher looking to develop their skills and careers.

Substance use disorders threaten the health and safety of work environments. The most effective way to prevent drug and alcohol related consequences in the workplace is through a comprehensive drug-free workplace program. 

Presentation by Drs. Chia Francis and Mashika Esther

This webinar will illuminate the level of drug use in Nigeria, efforts made so far to address access to drug abuse treatment services in Nigeria, and details of a study regarding access to treatment.

Abordando el futuro: Desarrollando un punto focal internacional y nacional para la reducción de la demanda de drogas

Para acceder a los webinars, sigue el link de cada expositor/a:

👉 Livia Edegger, Subdirectora, Sociedad Internacional de Profesionales del Uso de Sustancias (ISSUP) https://youtu.be/BGngDAVX6dw

3 Steps for Providing Prevention Plus Wellness Programs: Video

Description: Three easy steps are described for implementing any of the single-session evidence-based and evidence-informed substance use Prevention Plus Wellness programs that promote protective wellness behaviors among youth and young adults.  8 minutes long.

View Video: https://youtu.be/sPlnNFvfXyA

What is Naloxone?

Naloxone is a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose. It is an opioid antagonist—meaning that it binds to opioid receptors and can reverse and block the effects of other opioids. It can very quickly restore normal respiration to a person whose breathing has slowed or stopped as a result of overdosing with heroin or prescription opioid pain medications. 

A YouTube playlist containing thirty two-minute concise videos about addictions. The numbering of the series is based on the chapter numbers for the award-winning textbook, “Addictions Counseling Today: Substances and Addictive Behaviors” by Dr. Kevin G. Alderson. 

Here is a 2-minute video sample of the evidence-based substance use SPORT Prevention Plus Wellness program which promotes protective wellness behaviors among youth.

This is the high school version of the SPORT PPW program on video for easy online implementation by prevention and health specialists, organizations and parents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

We had some problems with the YouTube video link so here it is in Zoom.

This is a video of the single-session evidence-based SPORT Prevention Plus Wellness Program for high school adolescents.

We’d greatly appreciate it if after reviewing the video you would send us your thoughts on how we can improve the video to be shared to your youth.