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Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD): everybody's business

Video and audio recordings
This presentation covered the cultural context of alcohol use in pregnancy in Scotland, the variety of effects that FASD can have for individuals and the implications of FASD in an everyday context, as well as the difficulties of making a...

A Culture of Prevention

Video and audio recordings
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A recent commentary in Prevention Science explored the concept of a culture of prevention and what that means to research and practice. In this session, Dr. Zili Sloboda opened the discussion by providing a general overview of the issues...

Who's Doing What?: The Epidemiology of Adolescent Substance Use

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Chicago
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United States

This free webinar will review the epidemiology of adolescent substance.

The speaker will discuss the substances most often used by youth, look at trends in youth substance use over time, and discuss the protective role of family and positive social supports.

As a result of participating in this webinar, you will be able to: 

The Impact of Substance Use on the Developing Adolescent Brain

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Chicago

This free webinar will review developmental neurobiology and the impact of psychoactive substances in general on brain development.

The speaker will then discuss the particular impacts of alcohol, THC, and nicotine on the brain and their specific impacts on brain development.

As a result of participating in this webinar, you will be able to: 

EUSPR 2020 Award Nominations

News
Nominations for 2020 EUSPR awards are now open. The closing data for nomination is Wednesday 30th September at 1pm, UK time. This is an important opportunity for EUSPR members to recognise individuals who have made an important contribution...

Prevention Talk # 1 - A Culture of Prevention: What does that mean and how would it affect research and practice?

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online

About the Event

A recent commentary in Prevention Science, [Sloboda, Z., David, S.B. Commentary on the Culture of Prevention. Prev Sci (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-020-01158-8 ] explored the concept of a culture of prevention and what that means to research and practice. The commentary was requested by the Associate Editors of a Special Issue on the topic.

Smoke-free Home Intervention in Scotland

Scientific article
When an individual smokes a cigarette (or roll-up, pipe or cigar), most of the smoke doesn't go into their lungs, it goes into the air around them where anyone nearby can breathe it in. This is known as second-hand smoke. Infants and...