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Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Take-home naloxone
Opioid overdose deaths can be prevented through timely administration of naloxone, a potent opioid antagonist drug that rapidly reverses the effects of opioid analgesics by binding to the opioid receptors in the central nervous system.
B...
Alcohol Awareness Week 2021
Alcohol Awareness Week is a week of awareness-raising, campaigning for change, and more. This year's Alcohol Awareness Week takes place from 15-21 November 2021 on the theme of Alcohol and relationships.
Alcohol Awareness Week is...
Website on new psychoactive substances NPS-Info.org
The web resource is divided into five sections: "Substances", "Prevention", "Resources", "Practice" and "Get Help". The Resources section contains videos on HIV prevention among people who use stimulants/NPS. This section also includes...
Listen First- What the Experts are Saying
'Listen First' is an initiative to increase support for the prevention of drug use that is based on science and is thus an effective investment in the well-being of children and youth, their families and their communities.
Listen First...
Prevention Science Journal, Volume 22, issue 6, August 2021
Special Issue: Optimizing the Implementation and Effectiveness of Preventive Interventions through Motivational Interviewing
Manual: increasing access to hepatitis C testing and care for people who inject drugs
This manual provides a step-by-step guide for those involved in planning and managing infectious diseases and drug services, focusing on how to identify barriers to and opportunities for improving provision of HCV testing and access to treatment for people who use drugs.
Dame Carol Black's Independent Review of Drugs in England
The second part of Dame Carol Black’s Independent Review of Drugs has been published. This report is the second part of a major independent review by Professor Dame Carol Black into the misuse of illegal drugs in England.
The first part...
Short-Term Secondary Effects of a School-Based Drug Prevention Program: Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of the Brazilian Version of DARE’s Keepin’ it REAL
Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug and violence resistance educational program (PROERD) on short-term secondary outcomes, such as intentions to use drugs, attitudes toward drugs, school experience, and...
Marco conceptual y evaluación de una experiencia de prevención con base en actividades deportivas
ISSUP Argentina presentó un webinar sobre el marco conceptual y evaluación de una experiencia de prevención basada en actividades deportivas.
El webinar tendrá lugar el lunes 13 de septiembre de 2021 a las 6:00 p.m. (Hora de Argentina).
...Uydel Newsletter May 2021
UYDEL NEWSLETTER
MAY 2021 Edition 1, Volume 1
Journal of Prevention Science Early Career Reviewer Program: Request for Applications
The Prevention Science Early Career Reviewer Program is an effort that aims to both mentor early-career researchers in prevention science and increases the pool of possible reviewers. We invite emerging prevention scientists to apply to...
Characterisation of Alcohol Consumption and Related Problems in University Students from Mexico City
Abstract
Introduction: In Mexico, alcohol consumption is the main problem related to substance use among university students.
Objective: To analyze emerging alcohol consumption patterns in students at a public university through the...
Kenya Launches National Guidelines on Drug Use Prevention
June 26, 2021, Nairobi, Kenya:- As the World commemorated the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (IDADA) on June 26, 2021, Kenya has added another milestone in the journey towards a nation free from alcohol and...
Evaluation of the Drink Wise Age Well Programme
The Drink Wise, Age Well programme was delivered over five years from 2015 to 2020 in five intervention areas across the UK.
The project had 4 objectives:
- To raise awareness of the issue of alcohol misuse among people over 50, change...
A randomised, double-blind study investigating the relationship between early childhood trauma and the rewarding effects of morphine
Experiences of childhood trauma (abuse and neglect) are disproportionately higher in those with opioid use disorder (OUD). Childhood trauma may affect the reinforcing and rewarding properties of opioid drugs and responses to pain, potentially via developmental changes to the endogenous opioid system.
ISSUP Italy Launch
ISSUP Italy would like to invite you to attend their upcoming Launch Event. The Launch will centre on the theme 'Challenges and Perspectives in Addictions'.
Prevención basada en evidencias: avances y desafíos para nuestro país
ISSUP Chile te invita a participar de un webinar sobre prevención basada en evidencias: avances y desafíos para Chile.
El webinar tendrá lugar el miércoles 30 de junio de 2021 a las 12:00 p.m. (Hora de Chile)
Este año, en el Día...
1st Uganda Childrens' Summit-Report
There has been a tremendous increase in the access to internet by children during the COVID 19 Lockdown which has increased exposure of children to drugs, crime and violence among children since children are not in schools. Exposure of...
Youth drinking declines - what have we learned?
Since the early 2000s, adolescent drinking in Australia and in many high income countries has fallen dramatically. For example, among 14-17 year old Australians, the rate of risky drinking has fallen from 30% in 2001 to 9% in 2019. This...
Association between Tobacco Consumption and Problematic Internet Use and the Practice of Physical Activity in Spanish Adolescents
Abstract
The practice of physical activity is a healthy habit that offers health benefits. In contrast, the lack thereof may be associated with an increase in diseases, even at an early age.
The objective of this study was to analyze...