Prevention

Nordic Reform Conference

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Oslo
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Norway

Join us in Oslo on 20 – 21 of September 2019 to learn what can be done to minimise the harms caused by both drug use and current drug policies.

The Association for Safer Drug Policies has invited some of the world's leading voices in drug policy reform to share their prevention strategies with the Nordic drug policy community.

Awareness of Information on Alcohol Packaging

Scientific article
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Although alcohol consumption among young people in the UK has been declining there remains a concerning level of binge drinking amongst 16–24-year-olds. One intervention, that is cost-effective and has a wide reach, is the inclusion of...

Hepatitis C New Models of Care for Drugs Services

Book
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has a high prevalence in people who inject drugs in Europe, although HCV infection is both preventable and curable. European clinical guidelines recommend that all patients with chronic liver disease as a...

Planet Youth in Chile

News
The Chilian government has announced the development of the 'Choose to Live Without Drugs' system in Chile. Here, the director of Public Space and psychiatrist Mariano Montenegro describes the Icelandic model that inspired "Choose to live...

World Refugee Week

News
Last week was World Refugee Week and World Refugee Day was on June 20. UNODC showed solidarity on social media to mark that day. UNODC has piloted family skills programmes in line with the International Standard on Drug Use Prevention to...