Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Prevention
School Psychoactive Substance Use Prevention Intervention Quality Model
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel: Quality Standards for Prevention – Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean, on the 26th of June, 2024.
"The Real Cost" 10th Anniversary Webinar: The Power of Prevention
Time: 3 - 4:15PM Eastern Time
This webinar will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the award-winning “The Real Cost” youth tobacco prevention campaign. It will feature opening remarks by Dr. Brian King, Director, Center for Tobacco Products and include a presentation and Q&A session with staff who work on “The Real Cost” campaign.
Topics to be addressed during the webinar include:
Seminar Announcement "International Day Against Drug Abuse"
Seminar Announcement International Day Against Drug Abuse Pakistan Youth Organization, Mian Afzal Trust Hospital, and Freedom Drug Treatment & Rehabilitation Centre are organizing a seminar on: "The Evidence is Clear: Invest in Prevention"...
Developing and implementing a Drug reduce University Diploma for health practitioners in Uruguay: challenges and future directions
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel: Global Developments in Addiction Studies, on the 26th of June, 2024.
Day 1, 16:00 - 17:30, ISSUP, Speak to the Heart: Unleashing the Power of Engaging Stories
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel: Addiction Recovery Models, on the 26th of June, 2024.
Spanish Project of Best Practice Portal in Drug Demand Reduction and Behavioural Addictions
INTRODUCTION: In Spain, the offer of prevention programmes is very varied and structured, but today the challenge remains how to put evidence into practice. European Commission define a best practice as “a relevant policy or intervention...
The Process of the Implementation of Quality Standards in Drug Prevention in Croatia: A Case Study
INTRODUCTION: Prevention science and quality standards of drug prevention in the EU and in the world have developed in recent decades. Progress has been made in quality development in Croatia, but the experience of the process of improving...
National Implementation of Quality Standards in Prevention and Treatment Services for Substance Use/ Addictions – A Case Study of Cyprus
INTRODUCTION: The Cyprus National Addictions Authority (NAAC) is the main coordinating body for all matters related to licit and illicit substances as well as pathological gambling in Cyprus and it is responsible, inter alia, for the...
Implementation of Quality Standards in Drug Demand Reduction: Preliminary Findings from the FENIQS-EU Project
INTRODUCTION: Quality Standards (QS) are an important priority in European drug policy, although the extent of their application remains unclear. The FENIQS-EU project (Further ENhancing the Implementation of Quality Standards in drug...
When, how, and why to adapt a preventive intervention: insights from the implementation science
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel: Navigating Prevention: Insights from Diverse Programs and Strategies, on the 26th of June, 2024.