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WHO-UNODC “Stop Overdose Safely (S-O-S)” initiative
Overdose is the leading cause of avoidable death among people who inject drugs.
The ‘Stop Overdose Safely’ is a joint initiative from UNODC and the World Health Organization (WHO) to address opioid overdose and provide life-saving...
Opioid overdose information page
Worldwide, about 500 000 deaths are attributable to drug use. More than 70% of these deaths are related to opioids, with more than 30% of those deaths caused by overdose.
This information page, put together by the World Health...
Let’s Talk Overdose: The Hidden Pandemic and How to Stop It
In June 2021, the University of British Colombia Addictions and Concurrent Disorders Research Group hosted an online conference entitled Let’s Talk Overdose: The Hidden Pandemic and How to Stop It.
Here, you can find the conference...
Substance use and the workplace: Supporting employers and employees in the trades
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction partnered with Health Canada to produce Substance Use and the Workplace: Supporting Employers and Employees in the Trades.
This collection of resources contains links from more than 30...
Community-based prevention implementation system in Uganda
Uganda is one of the countries in East Africa with an outdated policy on substance use and abuse. The World Health Organization highlights Uganda as a country with hazardous drinking patterns due to the high prevalence of alcohol...
Building an effective community team and assessing community needs
In Uganda for any substance use prevention to yield positive outcomes, it should be backed by facts on community readiness. Interventions such as “Community That Care’’ (CTC) is one example of the evidence-based model that uses a proven...
Seminario Adaptación del Modelo Islandés de Prevención del Consumo de Drogas: avances a tres años de su implementación
Launch event: Dame Carol Black’s independent review of drugs, part 2
Take-home naloxone
اوپیوئیڈ اوورڈوز اموات کو نالوکسون کے بروقت انتظام کے ذریعے روکا جاسکتا ہے ، جو ایک طاقتور اوپیوئیڈ مخالف دوا ہے جو مرکزی اعصابی نظام میں اوپیوئیڈ ریسیپٹرز سے منسلک ہوکر اوپیوئیڈ درد کش ادویات کے اثرات کو تیزی سے تبدیل کرتی ہے۔
اس کی...
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
Manual: increasing access to hepatitis C testing and care for people who inject 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).
...جرنل آف پریوینشن سائنس ابتدائی کیریئر ریویور پروگرام: درخواستوں کی درخواست
پریوینشن سائنس ارلی کیریئر ریویور پروگرام ایک ایسی کوشش ہے جس کا مقصد روک تھام سائنس میں ابتدائی کیریئر کے محققین کی رہنمائی کرنا اور ممکنہ جائزہ لینے والوں کے پول میں اضافہ کرنا ہے۔ ہم ابھرتے ہوئے روک تھام کے سائنس دانوں کو دعوت دیتے ہیں...
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...
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