Prevention

Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.

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ISSUP Oral Presentation for Lisbon Addictions 2022: Facilitating an Introduction to Evidence-based Prevention: INEP Plus

News

The fourth European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies took place in Lisbon from 23-25 November 2022. Under the overarching theme of Global Addictions, LxAddictions22 showcased cutting-edge research to help characterise...

Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Sixteenth Session)

ISSUP Webinar

26 January 2023

ISSUP Nigeria are pleased to present their next Bi-Monthly Webinar on the topic of 'Substance Use Prevention Interventions in Schools: Alternatives to Punishment'.

Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Sixteenth Session)

26 January 2023

Abuja

Nigeria

ISSUP Nigeria would like to invite you to their next Bi-Monthly Webinar on the topic of 'Substance Use Prevention Interventions in Schools: Alternatives to Punishment'.

Young People and Alcohol, What do we know and what can we do about it?

Video and audio recordings

This webinar was hosted by the HSE Health and Wellbeing Alcohol Programme as part of EU Alcohol Awareness Week. The panel of speakers will discuss the statistics around alcohol use among adolescents and young people in Ireland and the wider...

Responding to drug-related infectious diseases: EMCDDA mini guide

Guide

Sharing drug injecting equipment increases the risk of transmitting and acquiring blood-borne infections, such as HIV and hepatitis B and C. While hepatitis C is the most prevalent blood-borne viral infection among people who inject drugs...

Roles of parental smoking and family structure for the explanation of socio-economic inequalities in adolescent smoking

Scientific article

Abstract Background and aims Among European countries, France is particularly concerned by adolescent tobacco smoking, especially in disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds (SES). We measured the respective contributions of parental...

Exploring arts-based interventions for youth substance use prevention: a scoping review of literature

Scientific article

6 December 2022

This scoping review explores various arts-based substance use prevention interventions for youth.

15th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

7 August 2023

Sarawak

Malaysia

The 15th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (ICCAP2023) will take place in Kuching, Sarawak (on Borneo Island), Malaysia from the 7th to 9th August 2023.

The conference theme “Enhancing resilience in children, young people and families in a changing world” will take an integrated global and multidisciplinary perspective.

Children whose parents use drugs: Promising practices and recommendations

Book

This report focuses on children growing up in families affected by drug and alcohol dependence, as well as on the services, programmes and practices that help to protect childhood and guarantee children’s needs while, at the same time...

Community Engagement: An Essential Component of an Effective and Equitable Substance Use Prevention System

Book

Community engagement is often cited as a tool to improve the health of the community and its members. This guide will review evidence related to leveraging community engagement to support the implementation and scale-up of evidence-based...