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The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Recovery Month 2019
Every September the Recovery Month Campaign aims to increase awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders and celebrate the people who recover.
Over the years, Recovery Month has promoted and supported new evidence...
Tobacco and the Environment
The life cycle of a cigarette takes a heavy toll
on the environment from growing the tobacco plant to the disposal of butts and packaging.
Although the ecological impacts of tobacco are overshadowed by its devastating effects on human...
Prevention of Drug-Related Deaths
Opioids are a class of drugs that act on the nervous system to produce feelings of pleasure and pain relief. Opioids have a high potential for causing addiction in some people and can cause life-threatening health problems, including the...
Use of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Criminal Justice Settings
The success of treatment and recovery of individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) can vary. Most often, a combination of factors adds complexities to evaluating the effectiveness of services and interventions.
Worldwide, overdose is the...
Alcohol Statistics UK
Alcohol Change UK has gathered statistics related to alcohol consumption in the 
United Kingdom.
The report provides information on:
- Alcohol in the UK
- Alcohol and Health
- Treatment
- Crime
- Drinking Behaviours
- Young People
Some key...
Classification of Drugs: When Science Was Left Behind
In Classification of Drugs: when science was left behind, the Global Commission on Drug Policy explains how the historical classification of psychoactive substances has contributed to the "world drug problem".
It is the first-ever...
EDPQS Toolkit 2: Self-Assessment & Reflection
The European Drug Prevention Quality Standards have been 
established to provide a comprehensive set of criteria to help users learn how to recognise 'high quality' prevention activities, outline the necessary structurally and procedural...
EDPQS Toolkit 1: Funding & Decision-Making
The European Drug Prevention Quality Standards have been established to provide a 
comprehensive set of criteria to help users learn how to recognise 'high quality' prevention activities, outline the necessary structurally and procedural...
SPR 2020 Call for Papers Now Open!
This year's conference theme, Why Context Matters: Towards a Place-Based Prevention Science, challenges prevention scientists to explicitly recognize the central role that geographical concepts such as location, distance, distribution...
Call for Abstracts - NIDA International SPR Poster Session
The International Program and the Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will host the 13th Annual NIDA International SPR Poster Session at the SPR 28th Annual Meeting in...
SPYM Newsletter
The latest SPYM newsletter provides an account of the visit from Deputy Secretaries and Directors, Government of India. It also discusses the ways art can be used therapeutically with children, new teacher training programmes and outreach...
The Drug Policy Metrics Map
The CDPE has conducted an international cross-comparison of illegal drug policies to create an online tool – the Drug Policy Metrics Map.
The map demonstrates the alignment and gaps between the metrics that countries use to assess the...
نوعمروں میں بھنگ کا استعمال: خطرے کا پیٹرن، مضمرات اور ممکنہ وضاحتی متغیرات
ثانوی اسکولوں میں منشیات کے استعمال کے بارے میں ہسپانوی سروے (ایس ٹی یو ڈی ای ایس) کے مطابق، ہسپانوی نوجوانوں میں بھنگ سب سے زیادہ استعمال ہونے والا غیر قانونی مادہ ہے، جس میں 10 میں سے تقریبا 3 طالب علموں نے زندگی بھر استعمال کی اطلاع دی...
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day originated in Canada with the first FASD Day taking place on 9th September 1999.
Since then the campaign has gathered global recognition with many countries now taking part in activities...
Focus on Youth Football and Alcohol
Focus on Youth Football and Alcohol is a joint initiative aiming to reduce underage drinking and heavy episodic drinking among young people, as both strongly affect the health and welfare of Europe’s population.
The evidence highlights...
سنگاپور میں شراب نوشی کا رجحان
ایشیا بھر میں شراب نوشی یعنی کم عرصے میں زیادہ مقدار میں شراب نوشی کے رجحان میں اضافہ ہو رہا ہے۔
اس سے قبل ہونے والی تحقیق میں زیادہ شراب نوشی اور ذہنی صحت کے خراب نتائج کے درمیان تعلق کا انکشاف ہوا تھا۔ تاہم ، ایشیا میں آبادیوں میں اس...
ایک موقف اختیار کرنا: نوعمروں میں واٹر پائپ تمباکو نوشی کو کم کرنے کے لئے ایک غیر استعمال شدہ حکمت عملی
واٹر پائپ تمباکو نوشی (جسے شیشا ، ہکا، نرگیل، گوزا اور ہبل بلبل کے نام سے جانا جاتا ہے) عالمی سطح پر صحت کے حوالے سے بڑھتی ہوئی تشویش ہے جس کے شواہد خاص طور پر نوعمروں میں زیادہ پائے جاتے ہیں۔
واٹر پائپ تمباکو نوشی کے منفی اثرات کے واضح...
Alcohol and You: An Interactive Body
Almost every organ system is affected by alcohol. Drinking in moderation may cause problems to one's body, and drinking heavily over the years can cause irreversible damage. However, most diseases caused by excessive drinking can be...
Status Report on Alcohol Consumption, Harm and Policy Responses in 30 European Countries 2019
Alcohol remains one of the most commonly used psychoactive substances in Europe. Despite being a major risk factor for burden of disease, with substantial impacts not only on individual drinkers but also on the broader society, alcohol...
Thailand Cigarette Packaging
One of the ways tobacco companies encourage people to purchase their products is through creating positive associations of brands. These include bright designs and symbols that quickly become familiar to potential customers. In a bid to...
