Background

Substance use among youth (ages 12–24) is troublesome given the increasing risk of harms associated. Even more so, substance use services are largely under utilised among youth, most only accessing support when in crisis. Few studies have explored young people’s help-seeking behaviours to address substance use concerns. To address this gap, this study explored how youth perceive and experience substance use services in British Columbia (BC), Canada.

Methods

Participatory action research methods were used by partnering with BC youth (under the age of 30) from across the province...

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Every day APSI will be highlighting one of their Prevention Nuggets, Prevention Talks and Prevention Portraits, all focused on one specific prevention theme.

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EMCDDA запустила новий набір інструментів профілактики, який об'єднує всі свої ключові матеріали, пов'язані з профілактикою на сьогоднішній день. Цей новий ресурс, що є частиною серії інструментів агентства, призначений для всіх, хто бере участь у формуванні рішень, думок та політики в Європі щодо науково обґрунтованої профілактики вживання психоактивних речовин. Набір інструментів зосереджений навколо чотирьох ключових існуючих ресурсів профілактики, які об'єднані в єдине вікно для легкого доступу:

• Європейська навчальна програма з профілактики (EUPC) — навчальна програма, призначена для...

BACKGROUND

There has been a growing need to improve the knowledge and skills of addiction practitioners worldwide. The development of the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) is one effort to address these needs. This paper is the first to report findings from the implementation of the Core: Introduction to the Universal Prevention Curriculum.

AIMS

The aims of this study were to:

(1) consider the feasibility of implementing UPC in Nigeria;

(2) determine whether the programme was delivered as designed;

(3) determine whether training objectives were met;

(4) highlight connections between...

BACKGROUND

The course Prevention of Harmful Substance Use and Addiction Treatment is an integral and mandatory part of postgraduate medical education in the Czech Republic. Its aim is to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and competences (learning outcomes) for good medical practice, screening and brief intervention. The course includes an international curriculum for treatment and prevention in addictology and a comparison with competency models. Part of the course is also testing attitudes with a focus on discrimination related to substance use.

AIM

The aim of this study is to assess...