Evaluation

International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders

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Drug use disorders are a serious global health problem. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that 246 million people, or one in twenty 15- to 64-year-olds, used an illegal drug in 2013. Of those who use, one in ten...
International Standards

National Alcohol & Drugs Education Conference

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London
United Kingdom

The Alcohol Education Trust and Mentor are bringing together a group of experts to showcase evidence-based and effective practice that can be used in education settings across the UK for alcohol and drug education and prevention.

The Internet and Alcoholism

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The prevalence of binge drinking is highest amongst 18- to 24-year-olds. In the United States around 1,800 college students die from unintentional alcohol-related injuries each year. Given the growth of the Internet in the last twenty years...

Shoot Hoops, Not Drugs: Sport as a Healthy Alternative

Scientific article
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Eighty percent of 3- to 17-year-olds play some form of sport. Practitioners in the field of drug prevention have looked to promote sporting activity as a healthy alternative to substance use amongst young people. The Canadian Centre on...

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.

Short Course: Process Evaluation of Complex Interventions

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Cardiff
United Kingdom

DECIPHer, the Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement, will offer a one-day course on the theory and practice of process evaluation of complex interventions. The course is led by Dr Graham Moore (Senior Lecturer and programme lead for complex intervention methods in DECIPHer).

World Drug Report 2015

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The World Drug Report provides an annual overview of the drug situation in countries as well as looking at the major development in drug production, trafficking and consumption. The World Drug Report provides an annual overview of the drug...
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