young people

Understanding recent changes in young people's drug use in the UK

5 October 2023

Online

United Kingdom

Liverpool John Moores University look forward to welcoming you to our webinar presenting findings from the NIHR-Policy Research Programme funded AMOUNT project (A mixed methods investigation of the individual, sociocultural, and societal factors that underlie the recent increase in substance use among young people to inform policy).

Seminar on Youth Participation in Substance Use Prevention

News

To build an affluent society, the youth must be involved in prevention of substance - Director General, Department of Narcotics Control Youth is the time for our brain to grow and develop. Using of substances at a young age affect brain...

Alcohol and Other Substance Use Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among High School Students — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2021

Scientific article

28 April 2023

Abstract Adolescence is a critical phase of development and is frequently a period of initiating and engaging in risky behaviors, including alcohol and other substance use. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated stressors might have affected...

Supporting children and youth: Reading list

Reading List

Explore resources and reading on science-based drug prevention including those from the UNODC Listen First initiative.

ISSUP UNODC Listen First Drug Use Prevention Parenting Skills

Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents

Book

Today’s youth face many risks, including drug abuse, violence, and HIV/AIDS. Responding to these risks before they become problems can be difficult. One of the goals of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is to help the public...

The Humpty Dumpty AOD Resilience Project

Video and audio recordings

1 June 2020

This 12 video and PowerPoint resource, is a ‘learning together’ evidence-based teaching and learning series. It is aimed at assisting teachers, parents, mentors, and/or coaches to develop aspects of resilience in the emerging adult...

HUMPTY DUMPTY DILEMMA: BUILDING RESILIENCE WITHOUT DRUGS – PROJECT BRIEF: THE COACHING, MENTORING, AND TEACHING TOOLS FOR YOUR ‘TEEN BUILDING’ KIT!

A qualitative study exploring how young people perceive and experience substance use services in British Columbia, Canada

Scientific article

28 May 2022

Background Substance use among youth (ages 12–24) is troublesome given the increasing risk of harms associated. Even more so, substance use services are largely under utilised among youth, most only accessing support when in crisis. Few...

Prospective Development and Validation of the Computerized Adaptive Screen for Suicidal Youth

Scientific article

Abstract Importance The rate of suicide among adolescents is rising in the US, yet many adolescents at risk are unidentified and receive no mental health services. Objective To develop and independently validate a novel computerized...

Drug Experienced Young People in Contact with the Criminal Justice System.

Scientific article

The journal Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy has published a special edition focussing on Drug experienced young people in contact with the Criminal Justice System. The collection of papers examines young peoples' experiences of...

Age at Initiation of Cigarette Use in a Nationally Representative Sample of US Youth, 2013-2017

Scientific article

26 February 2021

Abstract Importance: Cigarettes are still a commonly used tobacco product among youth despite recent declines in cigarette use. Objective: The aim of this study was to prospectively estimate the age of cigarette use initiation among youth...