Prevention

Abstract Importance Prenatal smoking is a known modifiable risk factor for stillbirth; however, the contribution of prenatal drinking or the combination of smoking and drinking is uncertain. Objective To examine whether prenatal exposure to...

Abstract Objectives This study aimed to explore the impact of a new set of six pictorial warnings introduced in 2018. Design and setting Using a cross-sectional design, we examined awareness of the new warnings among Colombian smokers...

INTRODUCTION: The European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) and The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) are paradigms of the efforts to achieve an international standardised training for drug demand reduction. Both curricula are based on...

BACKGROUND: By disseminating the Universal Prevention Curriculums (UPC), the Colombo Plan (CP) seeks to narrow the gap between scientific knowledge on effective prevention of substance use and its application in the field. In 2020 CP...

Various NPS have significantly changed the picture of drug use in different countries. They are now very prominent in the drug market. Indeed, many of these substances are intended to circumvent drug laws and are sold as ‘legal’...

ISSUP presented a webinar on Thursday, July 7, 2022, featuring Giovanna Campello, Chief of the Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) presenting highlights from the 2022 edition of...

Comorbid mental illnesses and substance use disorders are associated with adverse criminal, social, and health outcomes. Yet, their burden is not reliably known among prison populations. We therefore aimed to estimate the prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders (dual disorders) among people in prison worldwide.

Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online on 15th May, 2022 Presentation: Prevalence of Alcohol Consumption and Factors Influencing Alcohol Abuse Among School-Attending...

Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online on 15th May, 2022 Presentation: Assessing the Life Skills Of Street Children Who Use Substances in Calabar Metropolis, Cross River State...