Prevention

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

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Drug prevention and healthy development of children: Caring for your child in a crisis situation

Book

19 October 2021

Crisis situations, such as security incidents, earthquakes and floods, are on the increase and often leave families very vulnerable. Parents that have lived through crisis situations have reported how concerned they are about their children...

Identifying NGOs working on drug treatment in humanitarian settings

News

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and specifically the Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS) are working on addressing substance use and substance use disorders in humanitarian settings. In this context...

'Risk taking' - why do teens do the things they do? What can parents do to keep them as safe as possible?

19 October 2021

Online

Adolescence is a risky time. As a teen matures and becomes more independent, they experience dramatic hormonal changes, increasing social and peer pressure, and have greater access to

A series of videos on HIV prevention among people who use stimulant drugs

Video and audio recordings

11 October 2021

The UNODC Regional Programme Office for Eastern Europe (Kiev, Ukraine) and Charitable Fund "Humanitarian Action" (Russia) are launching a series of 8 animated videos on the provision of HIV prevention services for people who use stimulants...

INL Webinar Week on Public-Private Partnerships to Counter Drug Challenges: October 25-29, 2021

25 October 2021

Washington, D.C.

United States

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) presents the third annual event on partnering with the private sector to address the world drug problem.

Objective: To kick off the cannabis webinar series, opening the debate with an all-encompassing overview of the key issues and response options available.

Background:

Prevention

Drug prevention and healthy development of children: Caring for your child in a crisis situation

Identifying NGOs working on drug treatment in humanitarian settings

'Risk taking' - why do teens do the things they do? What can parents do to keep them as safe as possible?

A series of videos on HIV prevention among people who use stimulant drugs

INL Webinar Week on Public-Private Partnerships to Counter Drug Challenges: October 25-29, 2021

Call for Papers- African Journal of Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Call for Papers- Dual Diagnosis in Older Adults

Impact of an adult family member’s problematic substance use on family life

The Pregnancy Edit

EMCDDA webinar: Health and social responses to cannabis problems in Europe — time for a paradigm shift?