Prevention
National Dangerous Drugs Control Board , Cooperate Plan of Preventive Education and Training Division
Preventive Education and Training Division National Dangerous Drugs Control Board in Sri Lanka Cooperate Plan The Preventive Education and Training Division of the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board is one of the primary ones that is...
Engaging Youth in Substance Use Prevention
Engaging youth in substance use prevention has proven to be a vital and effective strategy. Empowerment across all youth, but particularly among marginalised groups such as youth of colour, is a significant aspect of this involvement...
Testing a culturally adapted youth substance use prevention program in a Mexican border city: Mantente REAL
Background: This article reports on a test of a youth substance use prevention program conducted in Nogales-Sonora, a Mexican city on the US border. Objective: The study tested the efficacy of a version of the keepin’ it REAL curriculum for...
ICAP- Prevention Certified: My Journey
In May 2024, the National Authority for the Campaign hosted the first-ever National Drug Use Prevention Week. I had the privilege of co-hosting the event, where I shared my prevention story. Here's how it all began. A few years ago, NACADA...
Students’ Experience with the Online Course in Prevention Science in Two Distinct University Settings: A Pilot Study
BACKGROUND: Online learning has the potential to increase accessibility to high quality and cost-effective resources in prevention of risk behaviors. The aim of this pilot study was to assess the experience of university students with the...
ISSUP Staff Participated in the UNODC Consultation Meeting in Vienna for "Friends in Focus": Shaping the Future of Peer-to-Peer Drug Prevention
ISSUP staff engaged at the 3rd Informal Technical Consultation for the "Friends in Focus" program, hosted by UNODC in Vienna from June 11th to 13th. Our team, including Deputy Chief Executive, Livia Edegger, and Scientific Support Coordinator, Rasha Abi Hana, collaborated with global experts and youth to shape this innovative peer-to-peer prevention initiative.
Spanish Project of Best Practice Portal in Drug Demand Reduction and Behavioural Addictions
INTRODUCTION: In Spain, the offer of prevention programmes is very varied and structured, but today the challenge remains how to put evidence into practice. European Commission define a best practice as “a relevant policy or intervention...
The Process of the Implementation of Quality Standards in Drug Prevention in Croatia: A Case Study
INTRODUCTION: Prevention science and quality standards of drug prevention in the EU and in the world have developed in recent decades. Progress has been made in quality development in Croatia, but the experience of the process of improving...
National Implementation of Quality Standards in Prevention and Treatment Services for Substance Use/ Addictions – A Case Study of Cyprus
INTRODUCTION: The Cyprus National Addictions Authority (NAAC) is the main coordinating body for all matters related to licit and illicit substances as well as pathological gambling in Cyprus and it is responsible, inter alia, for the...