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Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Estimating the Impact of Achieving Turkey's Non-communicable Disease Policy Targets
According to the World Health Organisation, around 20,000 deaths could have been avoided in Turkey in 2017 if the country had reached its current goals of reducing tobacco and salt consumption by 30%, and physical inactivity by 10%.
The...
Promoting and Broadening the Horizons of UNODC Drug Prevention Methodologies for Working with Adolescents, Youth and Families in Uzbekistan
Every morning, Dr. Lilia Muzaffarova walks to work at the Tashkent City Narcological Dispensary. During her walk regardless of the season, Lilia admires the beauty of nature, which she loves very much, and also gazes into the faces of...
Alcohol and Substance Use Prevention in Africa: Systematic Scoping Review
This review examined the existing evidence on substance use prevention activities in Africa.
The objectives were as follows:
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Identify drugs and substances used across Africa
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Identify risk and protective factors that contribute to...
Promoting Family and Life Skills via Nationwide Competition in Uzbekistan
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for Central Asia in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan launched online competition "Expert on Family and Life Skills...
The Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Substance Use in Youth
This webinar explored how COVID-19 pandemic impacted mental health and substance use in young people.
It also discussed the challenges that youth continue to face during the pandemic and how youth allies, including educators, parents, and...
Brain Builder Learning Cards: Adverse Childhood Experiences
This resource presents five concepts critical to understanding adverse childhood experiences and their impact on brain development and health.
The concepts are part of the Brain Story and include:
- brain architecture
- serve-and-return...
ISSUP Philippines Pre-Conference
ISSUP Philippines, in partnership with INL, US Embassy Manila, the Dangerous Drugs Board, and with support from ISSUP Global, presented their 3-Day Pre-Conference from January 27 to 29, 2021.
Essays on Prevention: Drug and Alcohol Findings Evidence Bank
The Effectiveness Bank features a collection essays written by Drug and Alcohol Findings explaining the background and evidence relating to topics which sometimes prompt heated debate.
Interested in prevention work in particular? Drug and...
Webinar | Media-Based Persuasive Prevention
On 26th January, ISSUP Global supported a Webinar on the topic of the Role of Persuasion in Media-based Substance Prevention, with presentations from the Claremont Graduate University Media-Based Prevention Science Certificate Program Trainees, 2018-Present.
Fortalecimiento familiar para prevención de consumo de sustancias en adolescentes
El año 2017 se generó una gran alianza entre la Escuela de Medicina de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile y la Fundación Paréntesis que fue financiada con el Proyecto FONDECYT N°11170834: "Development and Evaluation of a Parenting...
Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Fourth Session)
On January 28th, ISSUP Nigeria held the Fourth Webinar in their Knowledge Update Series. This Webinar focused on the topic of Substance Abuse among Adolescents: The Influence of Sexual Behaviour.
Registration Open For FREE Virtual Summit: Reframing Global Prevention Practices and Policies During COVID 19
Join us for this free virtual summit featuring Ms. Giovanna Campello, Chief, UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, and Dr. Robert DuPont, President, Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc. and First Director, U.S. National...
European Drug Prevention Prize 2021
The Pompidou Group calls for youth projects to submit applications for the 2021 edition of the European Drug Prevention Prize.
The Prevention Prize is awarded to highlight outstanding drug prevention projects that have proved successful in...
Webinar | Prevention of Drug Use and other Risky Behaviours in Youth: Data-Based Planning for Effective Prevention
On 11th February 2021, ISSUP Lebanon presented their Webinar on the topic of Substance Use Epidemiology and Evidence-based Prevention Programs.
Monitoring the Future Study: Trends in Prevalence of Various Drugs
On December 15, the United States National Institute on Drug Abuse announced new data from the annual Monitoring the Future study led by researchers at the University of Michigan.
On December 16, a data processing error was found. This...
Videoconferência | WORKSHOP DE PREVENÇÃO NAS ESCOLAS - Trabalho Prático
No dia 5 de dezembro pela manhã, durante 3 horas faremos uma videoconferência para que os participantes possam interagir com os Treinadores.
Listen First: The Science of Patience
Listen First is a UNODC initiative to support happy, healthy and happy family relationships.
This video demonstrates how patience makes children feel cared for and loved and is key in creating meaningful relationships and good...
Nudge Theory and Alcohol Policy: How Nudge Might Shape Drinking
Summary
- Nudge theory aims to understand human decision making in order to optimise the outcomes from choices for decision makers. The theory has become increasingly popular amongst public health policymakers in recent years
- The use of...
Call for Team Applications, SPR Sixteenth Annual Sloboda and Bukoski SPR Cup
Significant advances in prevention science are often due to a team of individuals working closely together across many years. In recognition of the importance of the collaborative process to the field, the Society for Prevention Research...
New Online Trainings for Professionals Working in the Field of Substance Use Disorders
In this video, Charlotte Sisson, Senior Foreign Affairs Officer within the Office of Global Programmes and Policy in the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, introduces the audience...