Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Prevention
Opioid-related deaths: health and social responses
This miniguide is one of a larger set, which together comprises Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide 2021. It provides an overview of the most important aspects to consider when planning or delivering health and...
Take-Home Naloxone and the Prevention of Deaths from Heroin Overdose
Naloxone is a drug that can reverse the effects of opioid drugs like heroin, methadone, opium, codeine, morphine and buprenorphine, and is an important aid in preventing drug-related deaths. Overdose deaths are often witnessed and can be...
Implementing and Evaluating the UPC to Promote Capacity Building among Drug Demand Reduction Practitioners in Nigeria: Lessons Learned and Future Directions
BACKGROUND There has been a growing need to improve the knowledge and skills of addiction practitioners worldwide. The development of the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) is one effort to address these needs. This paper is the first to...
DECCA Big Guides
Downloadable information on alcohol, drugs and tobacco.
Society for Prevention Research (SPR) Annual Meeting
Mark your calendars to attend the most important prevention science conference–the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) 30thAnnual Meeting that will be held in-person May 31 – June 3, 2022. This year’s theme is “Realizing the Power of Prevention Through Equitable Dissemination & Implementation Science.”
The SPR 2022 Annual Meeting will be held in person at the Hyatt Regency Seattle, Seattle, WA.
23rd International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS) Conference
23rd International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS) Conference
28-31 August 2022
De Doelen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
15th European Public Health Conference 2022
The 15th European Public Health Conference 2022 will take place in Berlin from the 9th till the 12th of November.
The theme of the conference is Strengthening health systems: improving population health and being prepared for the unexpected
The subthemes are:
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Preparing for the unexpected: lessons learned from Covid-19 and other disasters
Defining and implementing evidence-based practice: Reading list
What do we mean by evidence? This ISSUP Reading List has useful resources to help you learn more about evidence-based practice.
Professionalization and Strengthening of the Drug Demand Reduction Workforce.
Chaired by Livia Edegger, Deputy Director of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP), the specialist in this panel spoke about the importance of creating and strengthening the workface in drug demand reduction...