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Evidence-based principles for effective drug demand reduction: applying theory to practice

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Between December 8 and 10, 2021, ISSUP’s International (virtual) Conference took place to address the issues surrounding translating the theory and research with respect to an evidence-based approach to prevention, treatment and recovery support. The conference tackled its application to international practice of drug demand reduction.

EDPQS Toolkit 4: Adaptation and Dissemination

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The European Drug Prevention Quality Standards have been established to provide a comprehensive set of criteria to help users learn how to recognise 'high quality' prevention activities, outline the necessary structurally and procedural...

Men, Alcohol and Identity

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Edinburgh

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) are co-hosting a four-part seminar series to discuss issues relating to men and alcohol.

Each session will be chaired by an expert in the field who will invite three guest speakers to present their personal responses to three pre-set questions, which are relevant to the topic.

13th ISSDP Conference

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Paris
France

The 13th International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP) will be held in Paris, France on 22-24 May 2019.

The scientific committee is accepting abstracts for the event.

Nordic Youth Research Symposium (NYRIS) 14

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Aarhus
Denmark

The lives of young people are still fundamentally precarious. Unemployment rates are still high; mental health problems among young people are still endemic and new forms of marginalization and social exclusion continue to be generated. 

How to Deliver Effective Opioid Substitute Treatment in Prisons

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This webinar focuses on: Overcoming organisational and cultural issues Stabilisation and assisted withdrawal Retox and continuity of care Presenters: Dr Joss Bray, Clinical Lead for Drug and Alcohol Treatment in the North East Prisons for...

Short Course: Alcohol Problems, Policy and Practice

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London
United Kingdom

This module is coordinated by the Addictions Department jointly with the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies (UKCTAS).

Leading academics from King's College London and across other universities in the UKCTAS will present and discuss the latest evidence.

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