Prevention

Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.

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EMCDDA webinar: Knowing youth — digital platforms for decision making

25 May 2022

Online

Objective: The main objective of this webinar is to explore and better understand the potential use of youth survey data in policy and prevention planning in a digital world.

Using Adolescent Development to Inform Prevention Practice

Video and audio recordings

17 May 2022

Participants will review major social and biological factors of adolescent development and implications for ways to approach substance use prevention/intervention. Objectives Include: - Describe prevalence rates for adolescent substance use...

Building resilience in survivors of sexual exploitation: The role of children in activities implemented by NGOs in Uganda

Scientific article

Abstract Children are increasingly affected by sexual exploitation (SEC), and the subsequent hardships arising out threaten their lives. Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of trauma or other significant sources of stress...

Applied Prevention Science International Celebrate Prevention Week

News

May the 8th-14th is National Prevention Week! Every day APSI will be highlighting one of their Prevention Nuggets, Prevention Talks and Prevention Portraits, all focused on one specific prevention theme. Head on over to APSI website to view...

8th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology in Children and Adolescents

16 November 2022

Elche

Spain

The 8th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology in Children and Adolescents is a scientific meeting where the latest challenges in child and adolescent psychological assessment, psychopathology and

Peer-facilitated treatment access for hepatitis C: The Live Hep C Free project

Scientific article

This article explores the lessons learned during the implementation of a peer-facilitated hepatitis C virus hepatitis C testing and treatment access project called the Live Hep C Free project in contributing to micro-elimination efforts...

Alcohol advertising patterns and harm-reduction messaging

Video and audio recordings

This presentation focussed on the strategies used by alcohol marketers to promote their products, impending trends in alcohol distribution, effective approaches for messaging about alcohol-related harms, and public support for a range of...

Simultaneous Alcohol and Marijuana Use Among Young Adults: A Scoping Review of Prevalence, Patterns, Psychosocial Correlates, and Consequences

Scientific article

28 April 2022

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Alcohol and marijuana are commonly used by young adults, and use of both substances, particularly at the same time, is prevalent among this population. Understanding the prevalence, patterns, correlates, and...

Peer to Peer User Guide-Drug and Alcohol Peer to Peer Prevention Program

Book

4 May 2022

This guide is developed to facilitate the work of Peer Counsellors in training Peer Educators in substance abuse prevention. It is based on the experience from the peer to peer drug prevention programs conducted by UYDEL. This peer to peer...

Peer to Peer User Guide-Drug and Alcohol Peer to Peer Prevention Program

Severe bacterial infections in people who inject drugs: The role of injection-related tissue damage

Scientific article

2 May 2022

Abstract Background In the context of the current U.S. injection drug use epidemic, targeted public health harm reduction strategies have traditionally focused on overdose prevention and reducing transmission of blood-borne viral infections...