Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Prevention
Prevention in the workplace: Reading List
Substance use can affect workers of all ages; therefore, the workplace may play a vital role in preventing substance abuse throughout their careers. In fact, the workplace has a potential role in promoting the prevention and reducing the substance related problems. In addition, it is important that substance use related challenges should be recognized as health issues at work, treated as any other health issue, and covered by health-care organizations.
Work Environment Factors and Prevention of Opioid-Related Deaths
Opioid use disorder (OUD) and opioid overdose deaths (OODs) are prevalent among US workers, but work-related factors have not received adequate attention as either risk factors or opportunities for OOD prevention. Higher prevalence of OOD...
A Kit for Employers: Making your workplace drug free
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has identified many well-researched drug-free workplace programs and published "A Kit for Employers: Making the workplace drug free". This Employer kit describes the...
Substance Use Disorders Recovery with a Focus on Employment and Education
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has issued Evidence-Based Resources Guide Series. The Guide Series is a comprehensive and modular set of resources intended to support health care providers, health care...
Policy and practice briefings: Workplaces
EMCDDA has published Policy and practice briefings in Workplaces. This policy and practice briefing provides an overview of the key issues, response options, evidence and implications for policy and practice. It summarises the available...
Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Ninth Session)
ISSUP Nigeria would like to present the next Bi-Monthly Webinar in their Knowledge Update Series. This Webinar will focus on the 'Learning Experience from Claremont University Graduate Course in Media Science for Evidence-Based Drug Use Prevention'.
Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Ninth Session)
ISSUP Nigeria would like to invite you to the next Bi-Monthly Webinar in their Knowledge Update Series. This Webinar will focus on the 'Learning Experience from Claremont University Graduate Course in Media Science for Evidence-Based Drug Use Prevention'.
Parental substance use and young people's resilience
Findings from a recent research project exploring young people’s experiences and impacts of living with parental substance misuse.
What is the aim of this event?
Blueprint for Action: Preventing substance-related harms among youth through a Comprehensive School Health approach
The Public Health Agency of Canada developed The Blueprint for Action: Preventing substance-related harms among youth through a Comprehensive School Approach with a policy paper. These new resources for preventing substance-related harms...
International Congress for the Prevention of Addictions
Planet Youth in coordination with the Government of the State of Guanajuato has the honor to invite you to the International Congress for the Prevention of Addictions – Creating a better future for Youth
The Planet Youth 2021 Congress will be held in the beautiful city of León, Guanajuato Mexico, from November 30 to December 3.
View the conference website here.
