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This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug and violence resistance educational program (PROERD) on short-term secondary outcomes, such as intentions to use drugs, attitudes toward drugs, school experience, and life skills (refusal, decision-making, and communication). Two cluster-randomized controlled trials were conducted in 30 public schools in the city of São Paulo (Brazil) with 4030 students (1727 fifth and 2303 seventh graders). The intervention group attended 10 PROERD classes conducted by trained police officers, whereas the control group received no...

The new SSA Early Career Research Network launches on 19 May, providing a series of (initially online) events designed to support PhD students and post-doc academics through the early stages of their addiction research careers.

Run by people in the early stages of their own research, this new ECR network will cover topics on grant writing, applying for fellowships, writing articles, getting published, and how to navigate the often confusing, and occasionally stressful, initial stages of a research career. The network welcomes suggestions and themes for future events, making sure it is focused...

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Telehealth has become an increasingly important part of health care delivery, with a dramatic rise in telehealth visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth visits will continue to be a part of care delivery after the pandemic subsides, and it is important that medical students receive training in telehealth skills to meet emerging telehealth competencies. This paper describes strategies for successfully integrating medical students into telehealth visits in the ambulatory setting based on existing literature and the extensive experience of the authors teaching and learning in...

Referencing accurately can determine the grade you get for an assignment or success when submitting publications.

The American Psychological Association (APA) have released their 7th guide to referencing.

This APA referencing style guide provides some insight into APA style rules. 

The APA 7th brief guide provides you with a useful table so you can quickly check your references and citations.

You can also find the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition) here.

The EMCDDA and the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) are pleased to open registration today for two upcoming joint events in 2021: the European Drugs Winter School (EDWS) and the European Drugs Summer School (EDSS).

EDWS 1–12 March 2021 (online): Following the success of the EDSS in 2020, taught remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers have decided to deliver the first virtual EDWS in 2021. The theme of the event will be Responses to, and preparedness for, health-related threats (COVID-19 lessons learned). Following a similar structure to the 2020 edition, the two-week...

Want to find out more about what to expect when attending your first academic conference?

In this podcast, the SSA team introduce you to the fundamentals of academic conferences.

There are also tips on how to make a prize-winning poster, how to make sure your abstract will be accepted and what to do when you want to see more of a city than the inside of a conference centre.

The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), University of Sydney have announced new postgraduate research opportunities for students interested in alcohol and other drug research.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM 

Since NDARC's inception, more than 80 students have successfully completed a higher degree research (HDR) program at the Centre (PhD and Masters), with a success rate of over 90%. 

Currently NDARC has 25 HDR candidates enrolled, including three Aboriginal students and 17 female students. NDARC students and staff publish in medical and health journals, and the most influential...

'PhD: addicted to research' is a podcast created by PhD students funded by the Society for the Study of Addiction and is for anyone doing a PhD or thinking about doing a PhD.

The presenters of the podcast are all at different stages of their studies, from starting off to writing up, and will release a podcast every 2 weeks.

In the episodes, they discuss their experiences and fears about going through 3 (and more) years of study. They also interview experts to get the best tips and advice for making it to the final graduation ceremony.
 

The internship is located in the Conference Support Section (CSS), Organized Crime and Illicit Trafficking Branch (OCB), Division for Treaty Affairs (DTA), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Vienna, Austria. The position is for a period of 6 months starting in November/December 2020.

The internship is UNPAID and full-time. Interns work five days per week (40 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned. 

The intern shall undertake the following duties which may include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct legal research...