evidence-based research

Availability of science-based treatment improving, says 2021 World Drug Report

Around 275 million people used drugs worldwide in the last year, while over 36 million people suffered from drug use disorders, according to the 2021 World Drug Report, released today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Call for Papers: Hybrid Designs in Implementation Science

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Hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial designs have become increasingly prevalent in implementation research. As hybrid designs enter their second decade of widespread use, the Frontiers in Health Services’ Implementation Science section...

Applying theory to practice

Having good evidence enables practitioners to develop and implement effective interventions. Effective prevention, and support interventions informed by strong research evidence consistently result in positive gains for individuals.

Kenya Launches National Guidelines on Drug Use Prevention

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June 26, 2021, Nairobi, Kenya:- As the World commemorated the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (IDADA) on June 26, 2021, Kenya has added another milestone in the journey towards a nation free from alcohol and...

National Guidelines on Drug Use Prevention, 2021 adopted and launched by the Kenyan Government on June 26, 2021

(Webinar) Advancing the Use of “Core Components” Approaches: Suggestions for Researchers Publishing Evaluation Results

10 September 2020

Washington, D.C.

United States

This webinar will identify categories of data important to collect and report on that would advance core components approaches. It will also engage audience members in a discussion about how best to incentivize researchers, journal editors and others to make more complete and detailed information available to identify, test, and scale up core components of effective programs.

Evidence-Based Resource Guide: First-Episode Psychosis and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders

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1 October 2019

Keynote Presentations: 9th EUSPR Conference and Members’ Meeting

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26 November 2018

The Ninth EUSPR Conference and Members’ Meeting took place October 24th – 26th 2018, Lisbon, Portugal. The focus of the event was Prevention Technologies – Improving the Use of Evidence in Prevention Practice. Academics, researchers, policy...

Maldives under the Burden of Drugs - Originally Published on 19th May 2014

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15 October 2018

We are in dire need of better understanding the nature and extent of the impact of drug abuse in the Maldives and only through this understanding will we be able to make the decisions to identify appropriate strategies to combat the problem...

EMCDDA Insights: Prevention of Substance Abuse

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15 August 2017

Prevention of Substance Abuse by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) is a report that draws on evidence-based research to assess substance use prevention interventions, in terms of their ability to...

Drugs on the Brain: Substance Use and Neurotransmission

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4 April 2017

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has published an extended overview detailing the impact of certain drugs on brain functioning, as well as the most common experimental methods used in related research. Neuroscientists primarily...