Search
Prevention
Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Planet Youth in Chile
The Chilian government has announced the development of the 'Choose to Live Without Drugs' system in Chile.
Here, the director of Public Space and psychiatrist Mariano Montenegro describes the Icelandic model that inspired "Choose to...
Training of Trainers on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) in Pakistan
From 17 - 21 June 2019, UNODC trained a total of 16 trainers in Pakistan on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) Course-5 which covers school-based interventions. The training of trainers (ToT) of UPC in Pakistan consists of 3 selected...
GISA Trains School Principals on UPC in Nigeria
Global Initiative on Substance Abuse (GISA) has commenced the training of secondary schools principals in Lagos state, Nigeria on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) for Substance Use Disorders.
Leading on from the first batch of...
UNODC Training for LAO PDR Policymakers on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders
More than 27 Laotian policymakers from the Narcotic Control and Supervision Bureau, Vientiane Narcotic Control and Supervision Bureau, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Public Security, Civil Society Organisations, treatment centres and other...
UNODC Training on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders with more than 60 Cambodian Policymakers
More than 60 policy-makers participated at UNODC Workshop on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders for Policy Makers in Siem Reap, Cambodia from 12 to 14 June 2019. This high-level workshop was inaugurated by H.E Prof...
Cooperation between Ecuador and UNODC on Drug Prevention and Health
Following an assessment mission in 2017 and two policy maker training on the nature, prevention and treatment of drug use disorders in 2018, UNODC and the Ministry of Health (on behalf of the Ecuadorian government) signed a Memorandum of...
نوعمروں کے لئے مادہ کے استعمال کی روک تھام: آئس لینڈ کا ماڈل
1990 کی دہائی میں ، شراب اور دیگر منشیات پر یورپی اسکول سروے پروجیکٹ (ای ایس پی اے ڈی) کے نتائج نے آئس لینڈ میں نوعمر مادہ کے استعمال کی سطح کے بارے میں روشنی ڈالی۔ ای ایس پی اے ڈی کے نتائج کی اشاعت کے بعد سے ، آئس لینڈ کے حکام نے کامیابی...
Unplugged Newsletter
The European Drug Addiction Prevention trial team (EU-Dap) have put together their first 'Unplugged' newsletter!
The aim of the EU-Dap project is to contribute to the evidence concerning the effectiveness of drug prevention programs...
Alcohol Country Fact Sheets
The 30 country fact sheets for EU Member States, Norway and Switzerland present data on consumption, consequence, and policy implementation for the year 2016, aiming to give guidance to national decision-makers for further priority-setting in the field of alcohol and public health.
EUSPR Awards
The EUSPR Awards are now open!
Nominations can be made for:
- The Sloboda Medal for sustained contribution to the development of Prevention Science in Europe and internationally
- The Leading European Prevention Science Practitioner...
We are Family - Families and their Role in Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use, Crime and Violence, Including the Prevention of Recruitment into Violent Extremist Groups
The 28th Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) is being held from 20 - 24 May 2019. On Monday, 20 May 2019 UNODC's Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation Section organized a side event on We are Family: Families and...
Alcohol and NCDs – Harm and Solutions: Factsheet
IOGT International has released a new factsheet to illustrate how alcohol fuels the global NCDs tsunami – based on the latest scientific evidence – and to outline cost-effective solutions for change.
Enhanced Knowledge of Serbian Policymakers on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders
More than twenty-five (25) Serbian high-level decision makers from Ministries of Health, Education, Social Affairs and Counternarcotics are participating in the three-day workshop on creating humane, effective and evidence-based drug use...
Priorities for UNODC Work on Drug Prevention and Treatment in Southeastern Europe
The programme of work of UNODC in any region of the world is developed in a consultative process together with the concerned Member States. That is why UNODC organised a Regional Consultative Meeting on the Development of the Sub-Programme...
GDS 2019 — Key Findings Report
The Global Drug Survey is the Worlds is the worlds largest drug survey. The aim of the GDS is to support communities to have honest and evidence-informed conversations about drugs.
Evaluating Early Help: A Guide to Evaluation of Complex Local Early Help Systems
This guide seeks to improve the evaluation of early help by setting out some principles that could help places to make progress in evaluating local services.
STAD in Europe Manual
A manual for communities preventing alcohol-related harm.
Invitation to Conduct Research
The Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Drug and Alcohol Task Force, in conjunction with Southside Partnership and Dublin Rathdown Community Addiction Team, invites submissions from suitably qualified parties to conduct a research project to commence...
Cues Give Clues in Relapse Prevention
More than 85% of people who give up an addictive drug begin using it again within a year. Relapse can occur following exposure to cues that are found in the environment which trigger the memory of their drug-taking experience. These cues...