youth substance use

UNODC strengthened workforce capacity on community-based social services for youth at risk and their families in Turkmenistan

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UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia together with the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS), hosted a training for practitioners on "Treatnet Family" for youth with drug use disorders including those in contact or...

Great Meeting with Mr. Farhan Ahmad Global Youth Activist International Youth Committee on 18 January, 2019

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Mr. Ahmad Shah, Exchange Ambassador with U.S. Embassy Pakistan, had a great meeting with Mr. Farhan Ahmad Global Youth Activist of the International Youth Committee (IYC) on 18 January, 2019 at Gloria Jean's Sindhi Muslim in Karachi...

Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2018: Preventing Problematic Substance Use in Youth

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23 October 2018

The Public Health Agency of Canada has released its latest report on the state of public health, with a spotlight on the prevention of problematic substance use among youth. Results from the analysis found that almost 80% of Canadians aged...

Marijuana Prevention & Awareness Programs Fostering Healthy Lifestyles

21 September 2018

Jacksonville

United States

This 37-minute video describes evidence-based and evidence-informed marijuana use prevention and awareness programs and campaigns for youth, young adults, families and communities.

Webinar: Prevention Research & Resources for Enhancing Youth Identity & Multiple Health Behaviors

27 September 2018

Jacksonville

United States

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Substance Use amongst University Students in Ethiopia

Scientific article

5 April 2018

A study published in the Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy journal details the prevalence of substance use amongst students from Debre Berhan University in Central Ethiopia. Substance use behaviors of 695 students were...

2016 Indonesia National Drug Use Survey

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1 February 2017

Indonesia's anti-drug agency, BNN, produced its national drug use survey in collaboration with the University of Indonesia. Released in February 2017 and covering data from 2016, this report reports on drug use among 11 to 27 year olds. The...

Tackling Youth Substance Use with 12-Step Programmes

Scientific article

1 August 2017

A new study recently published in the academic journal Addiction suggests that substance use treatment programmes that incorporate 12-step practices, such as that used by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), are more effective for combatting...