Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Prevention
Standards of Evidence for Conducting and Reporting Economic Evaluations in Prevention Science
Abstract Over a decade ago, the Society for Prevention Research endorsed the first standards of evidence for research in preventive interventions. The growing recognition of the need to use limited resources to make sound investments in...
National Prevention Week
National Prevention Week is an annual health observance dedicated to increasing public awareness of, and action around, mental and/or substance use disorders.
SAMHSA’s National Prevention Week will take place May 12 through 18, 2019.
Alcohol-Induced End Organ Diseases
The 2019 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Alcohol-Induced End Organ Diseases "Inflammation and Cell Death: Mechanisms of Tissue Injury by Alcohol" will provide a unique forum to bring together a diverse range of young and established scientists who are studying alcohol-related organ damage.
8th International Conference on Hepatitis Care in Substance Users
The 8th INHSU conference covers the latest advances on hepatitis C epidemiology, management and
Free Training for Frontline Practitioners
Adfam is working with relationship support charities Tavistock Relationships and One Plus One to deliver a free training for frontline practitioners working in London, Bristol and Leeds.
The training will focus on reducing the impact of inter-parental conflict on children in families affected by alcohol misuse.
A Guide to Using the Networks
Networks are online defined interest groups that allow health care professionals, researchers, practitioners and others working in the drug demand reduction field to share information.
Alcohol and the Sustainable Development Goals – Major Obstacle to Development
Alcohol is an obstacle to achieving 13 out of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 52 of 169 targets. A major obstacle to sustainable human development: Alcohol kills 3.3 million people worldwide every year, representing 5.9 % of all...
Rethinking your Travels
The Balearic Government, European Alcohol Policy Alliance and IREFREA have the pleasure to invite you to Rethink Your Travel- An Open Debate, on 13th February 2019, Palma, Mallorca.
National Training of Trainers on the Universal Prevention Curriculum for Substance Use Disorders in Nigeria
Participants, including professors, doctors, and lecturers in the fields of Medicine, Psychology and Guidance Counseling, travelled from all regions of Nigeria for the training.
Socioeconomic Inequalities in Adolescent Substance Use
There is evidence to suggest clear social and economic inequalities in adolescent smoking and alcohol use. A recent study has used data from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) to examine socioeconomic...