Prevention

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

Icon

Alcohol-related violence & deprivation

Video and audio recordings

Watch the research presentations on alcohol-related violence and deprivation by Lucy Bryant (Institute of Alcohol Studies, IAS) and Dr Carly Lightowlers (University of Liverpool), delivered at the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar...

MUP and homeless/street drinkers & service providers

Video and audio recordings

Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar presentation, held over Zoom on 31 March 2022: "Minimum Unit Pricing (#MUP): Qualitative study of the experiences of homeless drinkers, street drinkers and service providers"...

Alcohol Occasionals - Youth drinking in decline

20 April 2022

Online

United Kingdom

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and the Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) invite you to join us online on Wednesday 20 April from 12.30-14.00 BST (UK time) for our second SHAAP/SARN Alcohol Occasionals event of 2022.

Dr Inge Kersbergen and Dr Laura Fenton will present "Youth drinking in decline: Implications for policy and practice".

Launch of the Spanish Chapter of ISSUP

ISSUP Webinar

20 April 2022

ISSUP Spain invites you to attend its launch event.

Launch of the Spanish Chapter of ISSUP

20 April 2022

Madrid

Spain

ISSUP Spain invites you to attend its launch event.

Drug use severity in adolescence affects substance use disorder risk in adulthood

Scientific article

Although more than 1 in every 3 US individuals will develop a substance use disorder in their lifetime, relatively little is known about the long-term patterns of substance use disorder symptoms from adolescence through adulthood. Key...

The burden of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm among young people in Europe

Scientific article

Summary Mental health is a public health issue for European young people. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2019 provides internationally comparable information on trends in the health status of populations and changes in the leading...

New European mini guides on responding to drug use in specific settings by EMCDDA

Book

29 March 2022

Focusing treatments on specific settings where problems may develop is an important approach to implementing health and social responses to drug problems. As a result, the EMCDDA's Health and social solutions to drug problems: a European...

Prevention toolkit — a new one-stop shop for EMCDDA prevention materials

Book

30 March 2022

The EMCDDA launched a new Prevention toolkit, bringing together all of its key prevention-related materials to date. Part of the agency’s toolkit series, this new resource is aimed at anyone involved in shaping decisions, opinions and...

A readiness assessment for the prevention of alcohol-related harm in West Africa

Scientific article

Alcohol-related harm is a growing concern globally and particularly in West Africa. However, tools for assessing the readiness for prevention of alcohol-related harm in low-resource settings have been lacking. This research explores the...