The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, also known as 'World Drug Day', is celebrated annually on 26 June. The theme of World Drug Day 2020 is "Better Knowledge for Better Care."
The field of addressing the drug...
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for Eastern Africa (ROEA) supports Kenyan counties in COVID-19 prevention efforts for key and most vulnerable populations. In the spirit of leaving no one behind...
The 22nd National Week of Drug Policies will be held by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, in partnership with the...
Smoking and Coronavirus: a fatal combination
Smoking is the leading preventable cause of disease and death not only in the United States but also in Brazil. The current mortality perspective from cigarette use in developed and...
The Society for the Promoting of Youth and Masses (SPYM) have released their latest newsletter.
In this edition, you can read about the following successful initiaitves that SPYM have set up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic:
Provi...
Following the successful feasibility study in Indonesia on family therapy for youths with drug use disorders, Vietnam is the second country that rolls out a similar study as a way to offer more evidence-based, effective treatment...
The Drug Advisory Programme (DAP) of the Colombo Plan in collaboration with the National Narcotics Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BNN) has successfully conducted the first online echo training for the CHILD curriculum on Course 1...
Global Initiative on Substance Abuse (GISA) will on July 20th, 2020 commence online dissemination of the Universal Prevention Curriculum for substance use disorders in Nigeria.
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According to Botvin (2004) and Sloboda (2004), there is empirical evidence that prevention programs, such as Life Skills, based on knowledge, identification of risk factors and development of psychosocial skills related to drugs are more...
Life skills are capacities for positive adaptive behavior, which enable us to effectively negotiate the demands and challenges of everyday life. They involve personal skills that will enhance interpersonal relationships. The WHO suggests...
Adolescence is one of the most important periods of people's lives. This phase of human development, in which the child becomes an adult, delimits the potential for psychological growth of the individual. Depending on how one structures...
Введение карантинных мер в Бухарской области Республики Узбекистан крайне затруднило оказание услуг по лечению наркозависимости населению региона. Это отрицательно сказалось на качестве жизни людей с расстройствами, вызванными потреблением...
Sejak awal Juni 2020, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) bersama-sama dengan Ikatan Konselor Adiksi Indonesia (IKAI) telah melakukan diskusi dan pertemuan jarak jauh membahas pelatihan jarak jauh mengenai materi Universal...
Since the beginning of June 2020, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) together with the Indonesian Association of Addiction Counsellors (Ikatan Konselor Adiksi Indonesia - IKAI) has been remotely discussing the development...
This call for proposals is based on the Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa (CTCA) Research Agenda developed with collaborative support from several partners, to address gaps in tobacco control research.
CTCA supports innovative...
Applications are now invited for Alcohol Change UK's New Horizons grants programme for innovative and future-facing academic research on 'Groups, Communities and Alcohol Harm'.
The new grants programme will fund up to four research...
В сегодняшних условиях пандемии COVID-19 и вынужденных карантинных мер, принимаемых правительством Республики Казахстан, психологическая поддержка и помощь, самообразование в вопросах управления стрессом, а также поддерживающее общение ...
New classes are being opened for the online course Parents in Prevention,which aims to help families, health professionals and guardians of children and adolescents to prevent drug use.
It is an introductory training with a workload of...
Introduction of the quarantine measures in Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan made it extremely difficult to provide drug dependence treatment services to the population of the region. This negatively affected the quality of life of people with...
Measures taken to contain the COVID-19 health crisis brought additional challenges for mental health professionals to continue providing residential services in Ecuador. In this context, the framework of the menu of services signed by the...
