Prevention

Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.

A Global Call for Deflection as the New Policy on Policing and Drugs - CND 66 Side Event

16 March 2023

Vienna

Thursday 16th March 8.00 - 8.50am (GMT +1 - Vienna)

Room M3 and online: http://bit.ly/3EUduI5

11th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users - INHSU 2023

7 October 2023

Geneva

Switzerland

Established in 2009, the annual International Conference on Health and Hepatitis Care in Substance Users welcomes hundreds of practitioners, researchers, policymakers, advocates, community members and people who use drugs every year.

VNGOC Ad-Hoc Working Group for Youth NGOs

15 March 2023

online/Vienna

Building on the positive experiences from the Africa, Asia-Pacific & Latin America ad-hoc working groups VNGOC invite you to join a new ad-hoc youth working group.

Early Prevention of Drug Use: Understanding and implementing the UNODC/WHO International Standards on Drug Use Prevention for Effective Prevention Strategies and a Healthy and Safe Child Development

ISSUP Webinar

24 February 2023

ISSUP Namibia in collaboration with UNODC are pleased to present their Webinar on Early Prevention of Drug Use: Understanding and implementing the UNODC/WHO International Standards on Drug Use Prevention for Effective Prevention Strategies and a Healthy and Safe Child Development.

Early Prevention of Drug Use: Understanding and implementing the UNODC/WHO International Standards on Drug Use Prevention for Effective Prevention Strategies and a Healthy and Safe Child Development

24 February 2023

Windhoek

Namibia

ISSUP Namibia in collaboration with UNODC invite you to attend their upcoming Webinar on Early Prevention of Drug Use: Understanding and implementing the UNODC/WHO International Standards on Drug Use Prevention for Effective Prevention Strategies and a Healthy and Safe Child Development.

How alcohol industry organisations mislead the public about alcohol and cancer

Scientific article

Alcohol consumption increases the risk of several types of cancer, including several common cancers. As part of their corporate social responsibility activities, the alcohol industry shares information about alcohol and cancer. in this...

Use of Digital Technology in Overdose Prevention: Drugs Research Network Scotland Knowledge Exchange

9 March 2023

Online

Drug overdoses continue to impact different countries in the world particularly in North America and Scotland. Scotland has the most severe Drug-Related Deaths (DRD) problem in Europe, almost four times that of other countries. Innovative solutions are required to support people at risk of harm. Digital technology such as smartphone application, wearable or sensors, could help to identify and prevent overdose.