Back in the 1990s, results from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and other Drugs (ESPAD) highlighted concerning levels of adolescent substance use in Iceland. Since the publication of the ESPAD results, Icelandic authorities have made a considerable effort to reverse these trends, with a fair level of success.

Through detailed analysis of the typical risk and protective factors, adolescents are exposed to, social scientists began to develop an evidence-based approach to adolescent substance use prevention- the Icelandic Model. The Model follows a community-based, bottom-up...

The European Drug Addiction Prevention trial team (EU-Dap) have put together their first 'Unplugged' newsletter!

The aim of the EU-Dap project is to contribute to the evidence concerning the effectiveness of drug prevention programs. Part of the teams work has involved designing and evaluating the "Unplugged" curriculum for youth between the ages of 12 and 14. 

The Unplugged Newsletter offers an update on the progress and results of Unplugged in Nigeria, and discusses proposed mechanisms that explain the effectiveness of the intervention. Implementation has not always been smooth, and...

The EUSPR Awards are now open!

Nominations can be made for:

• The Sloboda Medal for sustained contribution to the development of Prevention Science in Europe and internationally
• The Leading European Prevention Science Practitioner Honour- awarded for outstanding leadership of the adoption and implementation of evidence based prevention strategies, including support for further high-quality research evaluation.

Deadline for submission of nominations: September 1st 5pm (GMT)

The 28th Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) is being held from 20 - 24 May 2019. On Monday, 20 May 2019 UNODC's Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation Section organized a side event on We are Family: Families and their role in prevention and treatment of drugs use, crime and violence, including the prevention of recruitment into violent extremist groups, together with Government of Sweden. 

More than 40 delegates attended the side event that aims at consolidating a common understanding of the role of families in drug use prevention and treatment, as well...

The programme of work of UNODC in any region of the world is developed in a consultative process together with the concerned Member States. That is why UNODC organised a Regional Consultative Meeting on the Development of the Sub-Programme 3 “Drug use prevention and treatment of substance use disorders” held on 16-17 May 2019 in Skopje, North Macedonia. The workshop brought together more than 30 experts and policy makers from the countries of Southeastern Europe  who jointly worked to identify priorities for the new UNODC regional programme  2020-2023. Priorities related to the prevention of...

More than twenty-five (25) Serbian high-level decision makers from Ministries of Health, Education, Social Affairs and Counternarcotics are participating in the three-day workshop on creating humane, effective and evidence-based drug use prevention and drug dependence treatment and care services, held at the Parliamentarians Members Club in Belgrade, Serbia from 20 to 22 May 2019.

The event was inaugurated by Mr Milan Pekić, Director of the Serbian Office Against Drugs and it was organized by UNODC together with the UNODC Office in South East Europe.

With the involvement and active...

The Graduate Program in Psychology of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (Brazil) announces the opening of applications for the selection process for a scholarship of the National Program of Post-Doctorate (PNPD/CAPES) in the addiction field. The duration of the scholarship is 12 months.

Job deadline: 3 June 2019

Country: Brazil

Area of work: Training/Further Education

Additional Info:

http://www.ufjf.br/ppgpsicologia-eng/files/2019/05/EDITAL-POST-DOC-ENGLISH-2019…