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Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Sixth Session)

20 May 2021

Abuja

Nigeria

ISSUP Nigeria are pleased to invite you the next Webinar in their Bi-Monthly Knowledge Update Series. This Webinar will focus on 'The Role of Law Enforcement in Evidence-Based Substance Use Prevention'.

College Students’ Perspectives on an Alcohol Prevention Programme and Student Drinking

Scientific article

There are a number of interventions designed to reduce harmful levels of alcohol consumption among college students. In order to design effective programmes, it is important to understand the attitude of students towards these kinds of...

The Youth in Iceland Model (YiIM) in Scotland

News

The Youth in Iceland Model (YiIM, also known as ‘Planet Youth’) is a community-based approach aiming to prevent young people’s substance use through reducing risk factors and increasing protective factors. A new team, based in Dundee...

The rapidly changing composition of the global street drug supply and Its effects on high-risk groups for COVID-19

Scientific article

7 December 2020

The majority of street drugs, in some cases more than ninety-five percent, now have multiple toxic adulterants. This research review brings to the attention of public health officials, addiction medicine specialists, treatment officials, therapists, and the general public the alarming increase of dangerous toxic adulterants being added to street drugs and their potentially lethal synergistic effects.

Call for Presentations- NAADAC 2021 Annual Conference

News

NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals invites you to submit a proposal to present a virtual poster at its 2021 Annual Conference, which will be held virtually from October 28-30, 2021. NAADAC members and non-members are...

Substance Use and the Criminal Justice System Reading List

Reading List

Here is a range of resources that discuss ways to support people with substance use issues who are in contact with the justice system.

Drinking Transitions During Lockdown

28 April 2021

Online

United Kingdom

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) warmly invite you to an online event on Wednesday 28 April from 12:30-14:00 BST for the fourth SHAAP/SARN Alcohol Occasionals event of 2021.

Resilience of Families and Communities During COVID19

13 April 2021

Online

Promoting mental health, well-being and resilience in families and communities in the COVID-19 crisis through evidence-based drug use prevention,

Double Bill on Drug Treatment and Care, Including as Alternatives

14 April 2021

Online

Wednesday, 14 April 2021 13:10 – 15:00 CET - Combined events on the UNODC-WHO Programme on Drug Dependence

Family, a Key Social Institution for Addressing Drug Abuse, Violence and Mental Health

13 April 2021

Online

64th Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), a virtual side event on “Family a key social institution for addressing substance use, violence, mental health and promote sustainable development: Lessons learned from parenting under stress, in humanitarian settings and in the context of COVID19 and beyond”

Tuesday 13th of April 2021, 13:10-14:00 CET