Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Prevention
Seminar on Adaptation of the Icelandic Model for the Prevention of Drug Use: progress three years after its implementation
This seminar, aimed at technicians and professionals who work in the field of substance use, seeks to share the results and the experience of adaptation and implementation of the Icelandic prevention model in 6 Chilean communes, in addition to addressing the challenges of considering this model as a public policy.
Trust in Your Gut – Clinical Applications of Polyvagal Theory in Therapy and Relapse Prevention
Description: The Polyvagal Theory of Stephen Porges, PhD, has been with us for 25 years, but the practical application to therapy has been slow to develop.
Take-home naloxone
Opioid overdose deaths can be prevented through timely administration of naloxone, a potent opioid antagonist drug that rapidly reverses the effects of opioid analgesics by binding to the opioid receptors in the central nervous system...
Alcohol Awareness Week 2021
Alcohol Awareness Week is a week of awareness-raising, campaigning for change, and more. This year's Alcohol Awareness Week takes place from 15-21 November 2021 on the theme of Alcohol and relationships. Alcohol Awareness Week is...
Website on new psychoactive substances NPS-Info.org
The web resource is divided into five sections: "Substances", "Prevention", "Resources", "Practice" and "Get Help". The Resources section contains videos on HIV prevention among people who use stimulants/NPS. This section also includes...
Not your neurotypical client: Autism, alcohol, and other substances
Understanding needs and improving support for autistic people around alcohol and other substance use issues
Special Interest Group on the Prevention of Substance Use during the Perinatal Period
To foster the exchange of best practices, discuss current research efforts and collaborations, and address challenges and opportunities to advance the field, you are invited to join a Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting on the Prevention of Substance Use during the Perinatal Period.
Guam’s Second Annual Conference on Substance Use Disorders Among Pacific Islanders
Guam’s Second Annual Conference on Substance Use Disorders Among Pacific Islanders will take place on the 21st-22nd of September. You can register for the event here.
Earn up to 8.0 CEs while attending presentations in the following featured tracks:
Listen First- What the Experts are Saying
'Listen First' is an initiative to increase support for the prevention of drug use that is based on science and is thus an effective investment in the well-being of children and youth, their families and their communities. Listen First was...
