Prevention

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

Planet Youth in Chile

News
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 live...

GISA Trains School Principals on UPC in Nigeria

News
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 a 6...

Prevention in Practice National Conference

Event Date
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Melbourne
Australia

The 2019 National Prevention in Practice Conference will deliver local and international speakers sharing their expertise in strengthening the capacity of community-led action on

Substance Use Prevention for Adolescents: The Icelandic Model

Scientific article
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Back in the 1990s, results from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and other Drugs (ESPAD) highlighted concerning levels of adolescent substance use in Iceland. Since the publication of the ESPAD results, Icelandic authorities...

Unplugged Newsletter

Book
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. Part...