Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Prevention
Evaluation of a Novel Intervention Providing Insight into the Tobacco Industry to Prevent the Uptake of Smoking in School-Aged Children
Abstract Objectives: Evidence from the US Truth campaign suggests that interventions focusing on tobacco industry practices and ethics may be effective in preventing youth smoking uptake. We developed, piloted and evaluated a school-based...
"SMART Project Implemented by Intelligent Peace Club"-Pakistan- Ahmad Shah
Ch. Rehmat Ali Girls Intelligent Peace Club Group implemented a SMART Project in their respective school about drug prevention, peace and conflict resolution through teambuilding activity, peace walk, presentation on peace and role play activities.
Youth Leadership Program in Pakistan
The School Based Prevention Intervention Program is one of the Evidence Based Prevention Programs for Pakistani students and youth. In the School-Based Prevention Intervention Program students interact with each other and engage in efficient learning activities that develop their knowledge of indispensable skills.
Progression from E-Cigarettes to Conventional Cigarettes Dictated by Levels of Nicotine, Study Finds
Nicotine is the addictive component of conventional cigarettes. E-cigarettes are available in a range of nicotine strengths. Those that contain nicotine were deemed recently to be subject to regulation by the US Food and Drug Administration...
School-Based Alcohol and Drug Education and Prevention – What Works?
School-Based Alcohol and Drug Education and Prevention – What Works? is a new briefing paper published by Mentor-Adepis. It outlines several approaches that have been shown to work effectively, and issues cautions about those that have not...
A Social-Ecological Framework of Theory, Assessment, and Prevention of Suicide
The juxtaposition of increasing suicide rates with continued calls for suicide prevention efforts begs for new approaches. Grounded in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) framework for tackling health issues, this personal...
1st ISSUP Philippines National Conference
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Society for Prevention Research 26th Annual Meeting
Mark your calendars to attend the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) 26th Annual Meeting that will be held in Washington, DC, May 29-June 1, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill.
This year’s theme is “Optimizing the Relevance of Prevention Science to Systems.”