Angelina Brotherhood shares the preliminary results on peoples understanding of spaces in their everyday life, and how those ways of thinking relate to their substance use.
Drug and Alcohol Findings have announced the top five studies in the field of drug education.
The five studies describe drug prevention curriculum and techniques that have been tried and tested, with varying degrees of success, in Western countries. The authors of the five studies analyse the evidence base and highlight discrepancies in the research. The pros and cons of the different programmes are discussed and the authors of the five studies go on to make recommendations as to whether the different forms of drug prevention curriculum could be successfully implemented within the British...
Elkbuli et al. Substance AbuseTreatment, Prevention, and Policy (2019) 14:1 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-018-0189-7
Abstract
Background
Behavioral Interventions are needed to prevent HIV in substance users, which is associated with higher risk for contracting HIV via unprotected sexual intercourse or syringe-based exposure. We reviewed universal HIV prevention interventions targeting intravenous drug users (IDUs) and non-IDUs (NIDUs) to identify which prevention interventions are the most effective at reducing HIV transmission risk among IDU’s and NIDU’s and identify gaps in the literature.
Methods
A PubMed literature review (1998–2017), limiting studies to universal HIV prevention interventions...
SAMHSA hosted a webinar on ways local organizations such as coalitions, law enforcement, health departments, and other community groups can collaborate with schools to implement the “Talk. They Hear You.”® parent-focused national media campaign.
UNODC Scientific Consultation – December 2015 EARLY IS BETTER: PREVENTION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CAN REDUCE DRUGS AND CRIME LATER Sheppard G. Kellam Professor Emeritus Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health An important early risk factor for later illicit drug abuse and crime is failure to...
The science of addiction is complicated, and it continues to be a field where the debate over definitions, models, theories, and the most appropriate ways to respond continues.
EMCDDA's Insight Review provides a critical analysis of the different models of addiction.
The researchers explore ways in which the different models could be arranged into a collected structure that can be used to guide prevention, assessment and treatment practices.
The authors hope that the report will support the reader in developing an understanding of the complicated issues surrounding addiction and that it...
The National Institute on Drug Abuse’s (NIDA) Principles of Substance Abuse Prevention for Early Childhood (2017) is a special volume that supplements the organisation’s Preventing Drug Abuse Among Children and Adolescents, released in 2003.
It reflects “a growing body of research […] showing that providing a stable home environment, adequate nutrition, physical and cognitive stimulation, warm supportive parenting, and good classroom management in the early years of a child’s life (prenatal through age 8) can lead the child to develop strong self-regulation”.
The publication touches on topics such as prevention science, policy, interventions targeting different stages of childhood development including prevention during pregnancy and within families, school based programmes, and prevention in...
Venniro, M., Zhang, M., Caprioli, D., Hoots, J. K., Golden, S. A., Heins, C., ... & Shaham, Y. (2018). Volitional social interaction prevents drug addiction in rat models. Nature neuroscience, 1.
Negative social interactions and isolation have been linked with heightened risk of drug self-administration and relapse, whereas positive social interactions can act as a protective factor against substance abuse.
Researchers show, that when given a choice, rats repeatedly choose social interaction over self-administration of heroin or methamphetamine.
Recent research, published in Nature Neuroscience, has analysed the choice made between drugs and social interaction, using rats. The rats in the study where offered a series of choices between drug (methamphetamine or heroin) and interaction with a familiar or unfamiliar rat.
The researchers found that, when presented with the option of social reward, the rats would not choose...
A recent video produced by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration highlights the harmful consequences of underage and excessive alcohol consumption, and provides evidence-based strategies that can be used in a university setting. The video follows the efforts of Frostburg State University Alcohol Task Force - a group established to reduce underage, harmful campus drinking. The video describes Frostburg State University’s three-tiered strategy for addressing drinking issues within the university; in hope that action will promote student wellbeing and reduce the negative...
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has released a new resource for parents, teachers and other youth allies to help them prepare to have open, non-judgemental discussions with youths about cannabis. The Talking Pot with Youth Tool guides constructive, informative conversations and can help address questions young people may have about cannabis use.
The development of the tool was guided by input from young people who asked for honest, unbiased and reliable information. It is hoped that the material will support young people in making informed decisions about their...
The focus of the event was Prevention Technologies – Improving the Use of Evidence in Prevention Practice.
Academics, researchers, policy and decision makers, practitioners and prevention coordinators from around the world attended the event, which sought to open up a discussion about ways in which to introduce research findings into prevention policy and practice.
Presentations from keynote speakers can be found here!
