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SAMHSA’s 13th Annual Prevention Day

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National Harbor
United States

This event will feature presentations, training sessions, technical assistance and resources to support prevention practitioners, community leaders, researchers and consumers in successfully addressing emerging prevention issues. SAMHSA’s Prevention Day highlights  “Power of Prevention: Strengthening Community Voices.” This one-day event fea

Adolescents, Crime and Alcohol Consumption

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Alcohol in the system was a year-long project that investigated the link between drinking and youth offending. Listed below are the project's key findings: Drink culture is rife in the UK. Access to alcohol information and support for young...

European Drugs Summer School

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Lisbon
Portugal

The 2017 'Summer School on Illicit Drugs Europe' will take place from 26 June to 7 July 2017. The summer school will focus on the drugs problem in Europe and beyond involving scientific experts from the EMCDDA and guest lecturers from European universities.

Scottish Substance Use: The Numbers

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The latest Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) provides a national overview of the prevalence of smoking, alcohol consumption and drug use in 2015, as well as looks at trends over time. It assesses risk...
Scottish Survey

Canadian Quits

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The latest Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug Survey (2015) reports a decrease in the number of smokers nationwide. Click here to view the full set of results (available in both English and French).