Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Prevention
GISA Organises National TOT on UPC School Based Track in Nigeria
GISA Organises National Training of Trainers on UPC School Based Track in Nigeria Between July 9 and 18th 2019, Global Initiative on Substance Abuse (GISA) in collaboration with the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme and the Bureau of...
Monitoring the Elimination of Viral Hepatitis as a Public Health Threat in Europe
This technical report focuses on an elimination barometer for viral hepatitis to help countries assess progress towards eliminating hepatitis C and B among people who inject drugs (PWID). The barometer is being developed by the EMCDDA...
Depression and Binge-drinking among Military Spouses and Partner
It is recognised that harmful alcohol consumption is more common amongst those who have served in the UK armed forces. However this is not just an issue for the individual who has served in the army. In a recent study conducted by...
Russian Alcohol Consumption
In terms of global alcohol consumption, Russia has been consistently considered one of the countries with the highest track record of heavy drinking. However, recent figure have found Russian alcohol consumption has decreased by 43% from...
Planet Youth Conference
Planet Youth's next conference will be held on the 4th to 6th of March 2020.
Participants will be provided with an extensive overview of the Planet Youth methodology introduced by the employees of ICSRA.
European Prevention Curriculum
This week the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has released the European Prevention Curriculum - a handbook designed for decision, opinion and policy makers in science-based prevention of substance use. The...
The European Drug Prevention Quality Standards Toolkits
The European Drug Prevention Quality Standards have been established to provide a comprehensive set of criteria to help users learn how to recognise 'high quality' prevention activities, outline the necessary structurally and procedural...
National Drugs Forum 2019
The Health Research Board and the Department of Health will host the 2nd annual National Drugs Forum in Croke Park on 5th of November.
The theme of the forum is Inclusion Health: Responding to the complex health needs of people who use drugs.
Prevention of Drug-Related Deaths
Opioids are a class of drugs that act on the nervous system to produce feelings of pleasure and pain relief. Opioids have a high potential for causing addiction in some people and can cause life-threatening health problems, including the...
Criminal Justice Continuum for Opioid Users at Risk of Overdose
Worldwide, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of opioid-involved overdose deaths. Certain sections of the population are more vulnerable to the risk of developing opioid use disorder and overdosing. One such group are those in the...