Psychedelics have been used across different cultures for thousands of years, with historical evidence of substances like ayahuasca in South America, mescaline from cacti in North and South America, and ibogaine in West Africa. Despite this...
L’Union Africaine organise à Antananarivo du 22 au 26 octobre 2024 une conférence de « Consultation Continentale de la coalition mondiale de l’Union Africaine sur la réduction de l’offre de drogue de synthèse ». Il s’agit de renforcer les...
Dear Friends, welcome to the latest edition of The UYDEL Newsletter! We are excited to share our recent activities and achievements as we continue our mission to empower youth and promote positive change in our communities. In this issue...
Another counseling teacher training workshop organized and conducted by the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board's Preventive Education and Training Division was held in Kaduwela Education Zone on Monday 21st October 2024.
Counselors...
Higher education institutions are a central context for the prevention of substance use in young people, as they provide a context of strong influence on the behavior of their students. There are evidence-based prevention strategies for the...
Teachers Training Anuradhapura Education Zone
A training workshop on drug prevention and counseling for 64 teachers engaged in counseling in the Anuradhapura Education Zone was held on the 16th of October 2024 at the Anuradhapura...
Session Objectives:
Identify various Screening & Brief Intervention (SBI) practice models for youth substance use/misuse preventing & early intervention.
Explore evidence supporting SBIs & challenges for implementing SBIs to...
NDDCB is registered as an education provider in ISSUP International. By design, the Colombo Plan DAP will update the capacity of the NDDCB and other agencies to control drug demand and supply. Majority of NDDCB staff members have completed...
The Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme (DAP) launched a new prevention initiative to address the need for competent professionals involved in drug use prevention across Central Asia. The first training aimed at prevention practitioners...
When women gather, emotions tend to swell. But on this particular day at the Empower Her Recovery Centre- Nueva Annex, the tears that flowed were not of pain or struggle. They were tears of triumph. It was September 27th September 2024, and...
September 2024 was not just any month; it was a remarkable chapter in the field of drug demand reduction. Picture this: from 8th to 13th September 2024, drug use prevention influencers from Africa and Asia converged in Kerala, India for a...
