Prevention

National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week

News

The National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week links students with scientists and other experts to counteract the myths about drugs and alcohol that teens get from the internet, social media, TV, movies, music, or from friends. Click here for...

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Alcohol Harm Reduction Education Gains Credibility in UK

Scientific article

17 January 2019

Trialled in schools in Northern Ireland and Scotland, an alcohol harm reduction curriculum for secondary schools plus a parental component led to fewer pupils drinking heavily at a single sitting. Bolstered by this study, school programmes...

Webinar: Current Prevention Research and Impact on Educating the Drug Demand Reduction Workforce

24 January 2019

Webinar

Join the International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) as we present Zili Sloboda in a discussion of current research for

SPR 2019 Awards Nominations

News

The Society for Prevention Research are now accepting nominations for their 2019 Awards. The deadline for nominations is Thursday, February 28, 2019. The 11 different awards are designed to recognize excellence in the areas consistent with...

The Evidence Podcasts

Website

20 December 2018

The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has produced a new series of podcasts that are investigating and reviewing the evidence on alcohol, cannabis, opioids, stigma and more. Each month, The Evidence podcast will feature...

Overview of European Forensic Youth Care: Towards an Integrative Mission for Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Juvenile Offenders

Scientific article

14 January 2019

Abstract All over Europe youth delinquency is decreasing; our understanding of the factors related to juvenile delinquency and the characteristics of effective forensic youth care has increased substantially. However, effective prevention...

International Women's and Children's Health and Gender Group (In Women's Conference)

14 June 2019

San Antonio

The 2019 International Women’s and Children’s Health and Gender (InWomen’s) Group conference will return in conjunction with CPDD and the NIDA International Forum for its 11th meeting with a focus on the following:

How the Global Opioid Epidemic is Affecting Women and Families; and Marijuana-Use Among Children, Teens, and Young Adults.