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2016 European Public Health Conference

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Vienna
Austria

The European Public Health Conference aims to contribute to the improvement of public health in Europe by offering a means for exchanging information and a platform for debate to researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in the field of public health and health services research as well as public health training and education in Europe.

Training in New Psychoactive Substances

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North East Lincolnshire
United Kingdom

This training raises awareness of new issues in the field of psychoactive drugs, including their history, spread, available types and the risks presented by them. The course is relevant to anyone who needs an overview of the issues surrounding novel psychoactive substance use, such as professionals in social care, education and justice sectors, voluntary and community sector workers, parents and guardians or those wishing to broaden their own

2017 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting

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Washington, DC
United States

Mark your calendar for the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) Annual Meeting that will be held in Washington, DC from May 30th to June 2nd, 2017. 

2016 EUSPR Conference

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Berlin
Germany

The 2016 European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR)  Conference will be held in Berlin, Germany from October 31st to November 2nd, 2016. The main theme of this year's conference is Sustainable Prevention in a Changing World. Populations and behaviour in Europe are in transition, and new challenges to health and well being are emerging.

Addiction as a Brain Disease

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Even though scientific advances over the past decades have supported the concept of addiction as a brain disease, skepticism remains. Recent research has aimed to reinforce the link between addiction and brain functions and broaden the...

Online Learning for Prevention Standards

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The module aims to help prevention teams, mental health professionals, school administrators, law enforcement personnel and others to plan, select, implement and evaluate prevention initiatives in their communities and schools, and at home.

White House Eases Cap on Medication for Opioid Addiction

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In the USA, Frontline report on changes in policy to allow doctors to issue more prescriptions for buprenorphine; new rules aimed at improving drug monitoring by federal prescribers treating Native Americans and military veterans

UNODC World Drug Report 2016

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Around five per cent of the adult population, or nearly 250 million people between the ages of 15 and 64, used at least one drug in 2014, according to the latest World Drug Report released today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and...
UNODC World Drug Report 2016