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Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Intervenções via Internet para redução do consumo de álcool entre universitários: uma revisão sistemática
[RESUMO]. Objetivo. Identificar as principais modalidades de intervenções via Internet para limitar o uso de álcool por estudantes universitários e descrever os efeitos dessas intervenções sobre o consumo e as consequências do uso de álcool...
Baltimore Mayor’s Heroin Treatment & Prevention Task Force Report
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In October 2014, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake convened the Heroin Treatment and Prevention Task Force to address the critical problem of opioid addiction in Baltimore City. The goal of the Task Force was to study the...
World Drug Day and World Drug Report Launch 2018
The 2018 theme of the United Nation's Office on Drugs and Crime was "Listen First".
June Student Membership Update
In our third Student Membership Update we have sourced some funding and research opportunities, and events that we are sure will be of interest.
One great way to be more active in this field is to join ISSUP as a member and to...
Website Launched to Teach Youth about Risks of Cannabis
With legalization of recreational cannabis looming, The Schizophrenia Society of Canada wants young people to understand the risks of using the drug.
The society has launched a new website to increase awareness.
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
The 26th of June marks the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
State Prevalence and Ranks of Adolescent Substance Use
Abstract
Introduction
This study statistically ranked states’ performance on adolescent substance use related to cancer risk (past-month cigarette smoking, binge alcohol drinking, and marijuana use).
Methods
Data came from 69...
Facebook Will Redirect Searches about Opiates to SAMHSA Support Services
Many news outlets are reporting on a newly introduced feature of Facebook to help support people who use opiate drugs.
Family Management Risk and Protective Factors for Adolescent Substance Use in South Africa
Abstract
Background
An increasingly recognised prevention approach for substance use entails a reduction in risk factors, and the enhancement of promotive, or protective factors in individuals and the environment surrounding them...
Impact of the Tips From Former Smokers Campaign on Population-Level Smoking Cessation, 2012–2015
Abstract
This study provides estimates of the long-term cumulative impact of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s national tobacco education campaign, Tips From Former Smokers (Tips), on population-level smoking cessation. We...
NIDA Easy to Read Drug Facts
If you are searching for a simple format way to communicate the key issues around drugs then the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) website may offer a multi-media solution.
The Easy to Read Drug Facts section of the NIDA website...
Exploring the Factors Affecting the Implementation of Tobacco and Substance Use Interventions within a Secondary School Setting
Abstract
Background
The aim of this mixed-methods, systematic literature review was to develop an understanding of the factors affecting the implementation of tobacco and substance use intervention programmes in the secondary school...
Barriers to Addiction Prevention and Treatment in Communities with Organized Crime: The Perspective of Health Providers
ABSTRACT
Introduction: The presence of organized crime may encourage an increase in the supply of illicit substances, the incorporation of young people into crime, the promotion of substance-oriented lifestyles, and the use of violent...
European Drug Report 2018
The European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has released their latest European Drugs report.
Covering 30 European countries the report explores drug trends, developments in prevention and treatment, public health...
Caribbean Drug Prevention, Treatment, Rehabilitation and Gang and Youth Violence Focused Institutions
The Directory of drug prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and gang and youth violence focused institutions in the English-Speaking Caribbean was compiled from the results of an agency mapping exercise conducted for the CICAD/OAS Training...
Sugar, Tobacco, and Alcohol Taxes to Achieve the SDGs
More than a decade after the adoption of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, there is compelling evidence that raising tobacco prices substantially through taxation is the single most effective way to reduce tobacco use and...
Humphrey Fellowship Program
The Humphrey Fellowship Program, sponsored by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is a US government international exchange program supported by the people of the United States. Fellowships are granted...
Using Technology in the Field of Substance Use
This special news article is focused on all things digital - exploring e-health, d-health, m-health and u-health.
A Mobile Phone-Based Life Skills Training Program for Substance Use Prevention Among Adolescents
Researchers from universities in Germany and Switzerland have explored the use of m-health in substance use prevention in adolescents.
Through the implementation of a fully-automated programme, ready4life, generic life skills training...
Virtual Reality Cue Refusal Video Game for Alcohol and Cigarette Recovery Support: Summative Study
A study implementing the use of virtual reality to explore addition and recovery has been published by a team of researchers connected to Clinical Tools, Inc. Clinical Tools is based in the USA with work combining medicine, science, and...