Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Prevention
Alcohol Use: The Role of Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Drinking to Cope
Adolescent alcohol dependence and anxiety frequently co-occur, leading researchers to examine the link between these two disorders. So far the evidence has produced conflicting explanations, with some researchers believing young people are...
One in Three: Adfam’s Manifesto for 2020 and beyond
Following the concerning findings that one in three adults in Great Britain have been negatively affected by the substance use of someone we know, Adfam has launched their 2020 manifesto. Adfam's five asks are: Make funding available for...
Viet Nam - UNODC Discussing Cooperation in Drug Prevention and Treatment
Currently, relevant ministries and agencies in Vietnam are studying, supplementing and amending the Law on Drug Prevention and Control to meet the current situation and practical requirements, including the section on drug prevention and...
Position of the European Society for Prevention Research on Ineffective and Potentially Harmful Approaches in Substance Use Prevention
"Prevention methods using shock tactics are proven to be ineffective. Nevertheless, strategies based on predominantly providing information about the dangers of substance use are widespread in Europe. The European Society for Prevention...
UK Parents' Drinking Negatively Affects Over a Third of Children
The physical and psychological harm caused by heavy alcohol consumption to the individual drinking is often clear. What is often less obvious, is the damage an individuals alcohol consumption can have to the people around them. A recent...
Alcohol Industry in France Oppose Dry January
The alcohol industry in France have begun their protest against the dry January campaign proposed by the French Health Minister Dr Agnès Buzyn. The campaign is designed to encourage people to abstain from alcohol for one month. It is hoped...
Prevention Tools: What Works, What Doesn’t
Every substance use prevention specialist should read this free booklet written by Joe Neigel and published by the Washington State Care Authority. Prevention Tools is an excellent prevention resource that, as the title indicates...
Relações mesossistêmicas entre família, escola e instituição de apoio social: um estudo sobre a prevenção à drogadição
Um estudo realizado pelo Mestre em Psicologia - Evaldo de Souza Fernandes, da Universidade de Brasília, abordou diversos pontos sobre a prevenção ao uso de substâncias, no quesito familiar, escolar e social. O uso de drogas ganhou destaque...
Cannabis and Adolescence: From Science to Clinical Practice
Join the Department of Public Health & Primary Care for an open lecture "Cannabis and Adolescence: From Science to Clinical Practice" at Trinity College Institute of Population Health, Tallaght. The lecture will include perspectives from neuroscience and clinical practice.
Speakers include:
Dr. Hugh Garavan, PhD- Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Vermont.
Vietnamese Policymakers Attend UNODC Training on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders
More than thirty (30) Vietnamese high-level decision makers from the Department of Social Vice Prevention, Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), the Office of the Government (OOG), Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of...
