Prevention

Enhanced Knowledge of Serbian Policymakers on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders

News

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...

Milan Pekić, Director of the Serbian Office Against Drugs, Elizabeth Sáenz MD, UNODC Project Coordinator and Milos Stojanovic, Regional Project Manager, UNODC Serbia

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: ‘No Effect’ from Targeting Child Drinking via the Parents

Scientific article

20 May 2019

Findings of this comprehensive review seem to almost entirely deflate what in the mid-2000s was a bubble of enthusiasm for parental programmes as a way to prevent or reduce drinking among teenagers - but despite this overall verdict, some...

Priorities for UNODC Work on Drug Prevention and Treatment in Southeastern Europe

News

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...

Experts and policy makers from Southeastern European countries together with UNODC staff

A Public Health Approach to Alcohol Use and its Related Harms in Iran

Scientific article

2 April 2019

In Iran, alcohol consumption, production, and trade are criminalised for Muslim citizens; however, bootleg alcohol and harmful alcohol consumption is a burden that should not be overlooked. Currently the Iranian Ministry of Health has...

Health Promotion Through The Life Course

22 May 2019

Geneva

Switzerland

Promoting health through the life course means to invest in prevention and to provide

Digital Marketing in the Spotlight

19 September 2019

Amsterdam

Netherlands

The Digital Marketing in the Spotlight conference is organised by EUCAM, EUROCARE and the Amsterdam Centre for Health Communication (ECHC) and will take place on the 19th of September in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

The event will open up a conversation about the impact of digital marketing on the drinking behaviour of young people and ways it can be regulated.

Youth Perspective on Parental Approaches to Substance Use

Scientific article

5 April 2019

Reducing the harms of youth substance use is a global priority. Parents have the potential to play a key role in these efforts. However, it is felt that parents are often unsure about how to address substance use with their children. Parent...

Youth described the most effective approaches were those that aligned with the realities of their lives.

Advocating for Prevention Science Twitter Chat

25 April 2019

Twitter Chat

In today's world, advocating for effective approaches to prevention is imperative!

Join SPR on April 25, 2019, for the #PreventionSciencechat with prevention scientists from around the country about how to be the best advocate for prevention science research.

Share successes and challenges, and walk away with more connections and resources to share the vital work being done in the field!

Evaluating Early Help: A Guide to Evaluation of Complex Local Early Help Systems

Book

This guide seeks to improve the evaluation of early help by setting out some principles that could help places to make progress in evaluating local services.

Better Prevention of Drug Use, Healthy and Safe Development of Children in Belarus

News

UNODC had the honour of facilitating a seminar for policy makers in Belarus at the request of the Ministry of Interior of the country. The event was organised with the support of the UN Resident Coordinator and the contribution of UNAIDS, UNFPA and UNICEF.