Practice

Hepatitis C New Models of Care for Drugs Services

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has a high prevalence in people who inject drugs in Europe, although HCV infection is both preventable and curable. European clinical guidelines recommend that all patients with chronic liver disease as a...

Youth Substance Abuse and Co-Occurring Disorders

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70%–80% of adolescents with a substance use disorder also manifest comorbid psychopathology, known also as co-occurring disorders or dual diagnosis. Co-occurring disorders are the presence of one or more comorbid psychiatric disorders in...

Planet Youth in Chile

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The Chilian government has announced the development of the 'Choose to Live Without Drugs' system in Chile. Here, the director of Public Space and psychiatrist Mariano Montenegro describes the Icelandic model that inspired "Choose to live...

GISA Trains School Principals on UPC in Nigeria

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Global Initiative on Substance Abuse (GISA) has commenced the training of secondary schools principals in Lagos state, Nigeria on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) for Substance Use Disorders. Leading on from the first batch of a 6...

Prevention in Practice National Conference

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Melbourne
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Australia

The 2019 National Prevention in Practice Conference will deliver local and international speakers sharing their expertise in strengthening the capacity of community-led action on

Unplugged Newsletter

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The European Drug Addiction Prevention trial team (EU-Dap) have put together their first 'Unplugged' newsletter! The aim of the EU-Dap project is to contribute to the evidence concerning the effectiveness of drug prevention programs. Part...