Childhood is often painted as a carefree canvas, but for too many, it’s a battleground where unseen wounds are carved and wounds that echo into adolescence and beyond. In my project, Understanding the Impact of Childhood Trauma on Drug...
This report from the Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health reviews what we know about women’s substance use treatment and recovery in Canada. It highlights the need for trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and family-focused care. Since...
The WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders provides a comprehensive snapshot of global trends in alcohol consumption, related harms, and national policy responses, alongside the availability...
This publication presents key findings from the 8th round of the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD), conducted in 2024 among 113,882 students aged 15–16 across 37 European countries.
Marking 30 years of...
Recent data from the U.S. highlights a concerning rise in substance use and related harms. In 2022, over 109,000 drug overdose deaths were recorded—a 54% increase since 2019. The majority involved illicit fentanyl, often mixed with...
The training on UPC-Practitioner’s Series core Course was conducted on Monday 10th – 14th February 2025 in Wakiso district, Uganda at UYDEL Masooli Rehabilitation centre. The Universal Prevention Curriculum for Substance Use for...
This paper is a primer for exploration of these synergistic realities of engaging community driven prevention and recovery models that task lived and living experience of drug use exiting recovery for primary prevention lessons and...
Objective:
The objective of the study was to examine the efficacy of Stephen Brooks’ strategy of hypnotherapy for smoking cessation among male young adults.
Methods:
The study included 8 participants recruited through a purposive...
This study investigates the effectiveness of Habit Reversal Training (HRT) in reducing vaping behavior and improving associated psychological outcomes, such as depression, anxiety, and stress, among university students. Four hypotheses were...
Europol’s EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (EU-SOCTA) 2025, published today, reveals how the very DNA of crime is shifting – reshaping the tactics, tools and structures employed by criminal networks.
The EU-SOCTA offers one...
The Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU), co-ordinated by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), publishes this newsletter regularly to inform people living in Canada about emerging substance use...
UTC - 4 Based Basic Counselling Skills Programme
Basic counseling skills and drug counseling are a valuable tool for the development of a very important function in Sri Lankan society. The importance of a scientific and evidence-based...
3 hours Educational Training Proposal
Women and Drugs
A productive world demands happy children with drug-free mothers
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Agenda:
Target 3.5 in SDG for addiction, the aim is to strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance...
Two Days Educational Training Proposal
Addiction Prevention, Treatment & Recovery
Trainer/Instructor/Resource Person: Dr Nazish Idrees Chaudhary
PhD Clinical Psychology
Assistant Professor, LSBS, The UOL
Internationally Certified...
The National Survey of Substance Use and Mental Health Services (N-SUMHSS) is a voluntary, annual survey that collects data from all active substance use and mental health treatment facilities across the United States, its territories, and...
An overview investigation and report into parental recreational substance use and the inevitable and lasting impacts on children in such settings.
Excerpt: "The stark reality of parental substance use in modern society is far more...
Widespread workplace coverage is another unique aspect of drug prevention. Workplace prevention, in particular, covers a wide range of aspects of drug prevention. Prevention-based curricula address organizational policies, brief...
