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Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Substance Use and the Maldives
There are decades’ worth of evidence from around the world to guide us; we need to follow it. Given the importance of the issue, I say let’s do all interventions that have shown promising results. But what does this mean for drug use in...
Výuka dospívajících o drogách
Národní institut pro zneužívání drog vydal řadu učebních plánů a navrhovaných aktivit, které lze použít ve třídě s teenagery. Cílem učebních plánů je poutavou a zábavnou formou vzdělávat mladé lidi o drogách. Některá z probíraných témat...
Top 5 Studies to Read about Drug Education
Drug and Alcohol Findings have announced the top five studies in the field of drug education.
The five studies describe drug prevention curriculum and techniques that have been tried and tested, with varying degrees of success, in...
Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Dementia
It is believed that the number of people living with dementia will triple by 2050. There is yet no cure for the disease therefore prevention is key. There are several modifiable lifestyle risk factors that are thought to be associated with...
Native American Teens at Higher Risk for Substance Abuse
A recent study has found that Native American adolescents are at greater risk of alcohol and drug abuse than other American teens.
Survey results were collected from 1,700 Native American students at 31 schools across the United States...
Světový den duševního zdraví 2018
Světová zdravotnická organizace definuje duševní zdraví jako "stav pohody, ve kterém si každý jednotlivec uvědomuje svůj vlastní potenciál, dokáže se vyrovnat s normálními stresy života, může produktivně a plodně pracovat a je schopen...
Mluvící hrnec s mládeží
Kanadské centrum pro užívání návykových látek a závislost (CCSA) vydalo nový zdroj pro rodiče, učitele a další spojence mládeže, který jim pomůže připravit se na otevřené, neodsuzující diskuse s mládeží o konopí. Nástroj Talking Pot with...
Soubor komunikačních nástrojů na podporu nízkorizikového pití alkoholu
Kanadské centrum pro užívání návykových látek a závislost vydalo revidovaný komunikační soubor pokynů pro pití alkoholu s nízkým rizikem na podporu zdravého postoje ke konzumaci alkoholu. Pokyny, které jsou zaměřeny zejména na dospělé ve...
Children Whose Mothers Use Marijuana Are More Likely to Try It Themselves at Younger Age
According to a new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, mothers’ cannabis use is associated with earlier cannabis initiation by their children.
The research, which analysed longitudinal data for 4,440 children...
Role of Research-Practice-Policy Partnerships in Optimizing Prevention Science and the Use of Research Evidence: Research-Practice Partnership in Sweden for the Promotion of Resilience and the Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Use in Young People
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Therése Skoog University of Gothenburg
Charli Eriksson Örebro University; Birgitta...
Role of Research-Practice-Policy Partnerships in Optimizing Prevention Science and the Use of Research Evidence: Building a Stakeholder Task Force to Advance Prevention Science
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Jenelle R. Shanley Georgia State University
Lisa P. Armistead Georgia State University...
Role of Research-Practice-Policy Partnerships in Optimizing Prevention Science and the Use of Research Evidence: Latent Profile Analysis of Community Readiness in Colombia and Chile
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Arthur de Oliveira Correa University of Miami
Eric Brown University of Miami; Tae...
Role of Research-Practice-Policy Partnerships in Optimizing Prevention Science and the Use of Research Evidence: Understanding the Pre-and Post-Migration Experiences of Venezuelans Migrating to the United States and Colombia: A Qualitative Analysis
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Carolina Scaramutti University of Miami
Mary H. Soares University of Miami; Seth...
Role of research-practice-policy partnerships in optimizing prevention science and the use of research evidence: The Efficacy Evaluation of the Program Elos in Brazilian Schools
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Daniela Ribeiro Schneider Federal University of Santa Catarina;
Zila M. Sanchez Univer...
Role of Research-Practice-Policy Partnerships in Optimizing Prevention Science and the Use of Research Evidence: Building Prevention Infrastructure Around the World: An International Comparison of “Communities That Care” Coalitions in Germany and Chile
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Nicole Eisenberg University of Washington;
Frederick Groeger-Roth Crime Prevention...
Role of Research-Practice-Policy Partnerships in Optimizing Prevention Science and the Use of Research Evidence: A Multi-Level Parenting Skills Package for Families Living in Challenging Settings
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Wadih E. Maalouf United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Virginia Molgaard Iowa State...
Role of research-practice-policy partnerships in optimizing prevention science and the use of research evidence: Optimizing Implementation at Scale in Low-Resource Settings Using Routine and Trial Data from the Parenting for Lifelong Health Interventions
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Inge Wessels Clowns Without Borders South Africa
Jamie Lachman University of Oxford; Lucie...
Role of research-practice-policy partnerships in optimizing prevention science and the use of research evidence: Mphatlalatsane: Promotion of Cognitive Development, HIV Testing and Treatment Support, and Nutrition Education in Rural Lesotho
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Sarah Skeen University of Stellenbosch
Mark Tomlinson Stellenbosch University; Marguer...
Role of research-practice-policy partnerships in optimizing prevention science and the use of research evidence: Integration of a Parenting Program within a Conditional Cash Transfer System for Low-Income Filipino Families with Children Ages 2 to 6
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Jamie Lachman University of Oxford
Liane Pena Alampay Ateneo de Manila University; Maria...
Role of research-practice-policy partnerships in optimizing prevention science and the use of research evidence: Development of an Academic and Community-Based Organizations Partnership between Togo and the United States to Embed Implementation Research
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Kevin P Fiori Montefiore Medical Center,
Albert Einstein School of Medicine; Jennifer...