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Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Rights, Respect and Recovery: Action Plan
In 2018, the Scottish Government released the Rights, Respect and Recovery: Scotland's Alcohol and Drug Treatment Strategy.
Scotland's first drugs strategy for a decade focuses on treating the issue as a public health concern rather than a...
New Regulations to Stop Alcohol Being Advertised Around Children Introduced in Ireland
Ireland has introduced new legislation to reduce child exposure to alcohol advertisements and products.
Alcohol advertising in or on public transport, at public transport stations, and within 200 metres of a school, creche, or local...
نوعمروں میں خودکشی کی کوششوں اور خود کو نقصان پہنچانے کے لئے علاج کی مداخلت پر ایک اور نظر: بے ترتیب کنٹرول ٹرائلز کا ایک تازہ ترین منظم جائزہ
پس منظر: خودکشی کی کوششیں (ایس اے) اور دیگر قسم کے خود کو نقصان پہنچانے (ایس ایچ) نوعمروں میں خودکشی سے موت کی مضبوط پیش گوئی کرتے ہیں، جو ان اور دیگر علامات کو کم کرنے میں علاج کی مداخلت کی تحقیقات کی ضرورت پر زور دیتے ہیں. ہم نے اپنے...
شراب کا استعمال: عمومی اضطراب کی خرابی اور اس سے نمٹنے کے لئے شراب نوشی کا کردار
نوجوانوں میں شراب پر انحصار اور اضطراب اکثر ایک ساتھ ہوتے ہیں ، جس کی وجہ سے محققین نے ان دونوں خرابیوں کے درمیان تعلق کی جانچ پڑتال کی۔
اب تک شواہد نے متضاد وضاحتیں پیش کی ہیں ، کچھ محققین کا خیال ہے کہ نوجوان لوگ اضطراب سے نمٹنے کے...
One in Three: Adfam’s Manifesto for 2020 and beyond
Following the concerning findings that one in three adults in Great Britain have been negatively affected by the substance use of someone we know, Adfam has launched their 2020 manifesto.
Adfam's five asks are:
- Make funding available...
Viet Nam - UNODC Discussing Cooperation in Drug Prevention and Treatment
Currently, relevant ministries and agencies in Vietnam are studying, supplementing and amending the Law on Drug Prevention and Control to meet the current situation and practical requirements, including the section on drug prevention and...
Position of the European Society for Prevention Research on Ineffective and Potentially Harmful Approaches in Substance Use Prevention
"Prevention methods using shock tactics are proven to be ineffective. Nevertheless, strategies based on predominantly providing information about the dangers of substance use are widespread in Europe. The European Society for Prevention...
UK Parents' Drinking Negatively Affects Over a Third of Children
The physical and psychological harm caused by heavy alcohol consumption to the individual drinking is often clear. What is often less obvious, is the damage an individuals alcohol consumption can have to the people around them.
A recent...
Alcohol Industry in France Oppose Dry January
The alcohol industry in France have begun their protest against the dry January campaign proposed by the French Health Minister Dr Agnès Buzyn.
The campaign is designed to encourage people to abstain from alcohol for one month. It is hoped...
Prevention Tools: What Works, What Doesn’t
Every substance use prevention specialist should read this free booklet written by Joe Neigel and published by the Washington State Care Authority.
Prevention Tools is an excellent prevention resource that, as the title indicates...
Relações mesossistêmicas entre família, escola e instituição de apoio social: um estudo sobre a prevenção à drogadição
Um estudo realizado pelo Mestre em Psicologia - Evaldo de Souza Fernandes, da Universidade de Brasília, abordou diversos pontos sobre a prevenção ao uso de substâncias, no quesito familiar, escolar e social.
O uso de drogas ganhou...
Vietnamese Policymakers Attend UNODC Training on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders
More than thirty (30) Vietnamese high-level decision makers from the Department of Social Vice Prevention, Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), the Office of the Government (OOG), Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of...
Percepções da comunidade escolar sobre a implantação do programa Unplugged em escolas
As pesquisas brasileiras revelam que há uma precocidade na idade do primeiro uso de álcool e outras drogas, o que acaba gerando os riscos do uso nocivo e de consequentes danos à saúde de crianças e adolescentes.
Um estudo epidemiológico...
جاپان میں جونیئر ہائی اسکول کے طالب علموں کے لئے علمی طرز عمل تھراپی پر مبنی اضطراب کی روک تھام کے پروگرام کا ایک پائلٹ اور فزیبلٹی اسٹڈی: ایک نیم تجرباتی مطالعہ
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اس بات کے کافی ثبوت موجود ہیں کہ علمی طرز عمل تھراپی اضطراب سے متعلق مسائل والے بچوں اور نوعمروں کے لئے مؤثر ہے۔ جاپان میں ، 'جرنی آف دی بریو' نامی علمی طرز عمل تھراپی پر مبنی اضطراب کی روک تھام کا ایک پروگرام تیار کیا...
Livro: Importância dos programas escolares de prevenção ao uso de drogas
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Prevenir o uso indevido de álcool e outras drogas é um dos tópicos inquestionáveis nos mais diversos contextos sociais – escola, família e comunidade, entre outros. A escola é o local que abriga a maior parte das crianças e dos...
نوجوانوں میں شراب نوشی میں کمی کیوں آ رہی ہے؟
گزشتہ دو دہائیوں کے دوران ترقی یافتہ ممالک میں نوجوانوں میں شراب نوشی میں نمایاں کمی آئی ہے۔ اس مثبت زوال کے رجحان کے پیچھے کی وجوہات کو سمجھنے سے پیشہ ور افراد کو مستقبل میں اس تنزلی کے تسلسل کی حمایت کرنے میں مدد ملے گی۔
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Single-session & Other Brief Interventions for Preventing Youth Alcohol, Marijuana, E-cigarette & Opioid Use
We recently presented a webinar on brief interventions for preventing youth substance use. Because it was a completely filled session, I wanted to provide a description of the main points covered in the webinar for those who had not had an...
Implementing the European Action Plan on Alcohol
Despite efforts to reduce concerning levels of alcohol consumption in Europe through adopting the WHO European Action Plan on Alcohol (EAPA), the region continues to have the highest prevalence of drinkers, heavy episodic drinking, alcohol...
Seminar on Suicide and Substance Abuse Prevention
Conducted a session on Suicide and Substance Abuse Prevention organized by Green Star in Karachi, Pakistan.
Algorithm May Expose Thousands of Under-18s to Harmful Targeted Adverts
A recent study, conducted by the Guardian and the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, has revealed that Facebook has marked hundreds of thousands of children as “interested in” adverts about gambling and alcohol.
Facebook gains information...
