Justice and Diversion

Programmes that redirect individuals with substance use disorders away from the traditional criminal justice system into community-based treatment and support services, reducing incarceration rates. e.g., drug courts, deflection schemes.

NAADAC 2025 Annual Conference: Call for Presentations

News
We invite you to submit a proposal at the NAADAC Annual Conference: Addiction Pros 2025! NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, will hold its 2025 Annual Conference on October 11-13, 2025, in Seattle, WA, at the Hyatt Regency...

A Reflection on Prevention Systems: A European perspective

Guide
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Prevention science over the past years has accumulated evidence on the effectiveness of drug prevention interventions (Sloboda et al. 2014). In Europe this improvement has been a consequence of priorities defined by EU drug strategies since...
Components of a drug prevention system (EMCDDA, 2019)

Considering the Youth

Opinion piece, commentary
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Youth is defined by the United Nations, as the age between 15 and 24. This period represents a period of remarkable change for individuals, where they must move from a dependence on parent figures to establishing their own identity and independence.
Youth is defined by the United Nations, as the age between 15 and 24.  This period represents a period of remarkable change for individuals, where they must move from a dependence on parent figures to establishing their own identity and independence.

2024 UNODC World Drug Report Highlights, brief reflections

Opinion piece, commentary
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The World Drug Report (WDR) is published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2023). It serves to collate data received from United Nations member states which enables the...
world drug report 2024 giovanna campello unodc drugs crime prevention treatment rehabilitation.

2024 UNODC World Drug Report highlights, brief reflections.

Community update
The World Drug Report (WDR) is published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2023). It serves to collate data received from United Nations member states which enables the...
An image of Ms Giovanna Campello