Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Prevention
Epidemic consumption in childhood: Psychoactive substances, Gambling and new technologies
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel "Healing Pathways: Exploring Treatment Approaches in Substance Use Disorder", on the 28th of June, 2024. Authors Dr. MARÍA VERONICA BRASESCO (⚑ Argentina) 1 1. Universidad del Museo Social Argentino...
Day 2, 16:00 - 15:30, ICUDDR, Advancing Global Prevention Initiatives Standardization, Innovation & Cultural Adaptation
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024, on the 27th of June, 2024. Moderator: Dr. Irina Pinchuk (⚑ Ukraine) - Ukraine ITTC Taras Shevchenko University Presentations: Renata Habinakova - Interactive platform for mental health support and prevention...
Day 2, 14:00 - 15:30, ISSUP, Youth in Prevention
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024, on the 27th of June, 2024. Moderator: Ms. Isabella Araujo (⚑ United States) - OAS/CICAD Presentations: Isabella Araujo - Engaging Youth in Substance Use Prevention Novia Carter & Drusilla Blinker - Bridging a...
Day 2, 16:00 - 15:30, ISSUP, Community Collaboration for Prevention
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024, on the 27th of June, 2024. Moderator: Thomas Legl (⚑ Austria) - President of Euro TC Presentations: Stavroula Mastorodimou - Learning environments and conflict management: an ecological approach in...
Day 1, 11:00 - 12.30, ICUDDR, Quality Standards For Prevention - Challenges In Latin America And The Caribbean
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024, on the 26th of June, 2024. Description: We are currently facing, in our region, the introduction of different approaches to substance use prevention such as the Icelandic model, the Universal Prevention...
Day 1, 14:00 - 15:30, ISSUP, Navigating Prevention: Insights from Diverse Programs and Strategies
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024, on the 26th of June, 2024. Moderator: Ms. Sue Thau (⚑ United States) - CADCA - ISSUP Board Member Presentations: Robert Balster, Hala Najm and Olajumoke Koyejo - The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program at...
Day 1, 09:00 - 10.30, The Art of Healing 2024 Opening Ceremony
The Art of Healing 2024 Opening Ceremony, presented in Thessaloniki on the 26th of June, 2024, with Joanna Travis Roberts and Kevin Mulvey.
The Overdose Crisis Across the Globe: An Expert Panel Discussion
This webinar hosted by the Penington Institute to Mark International Overdose Awareness Day 2024 brings together a panel with diverse perspectives, insights, experiences, research, and solutions to the overdose crisis.

TEACHERS TRAINING-UPC
Teachers act as a driving force in drug prevention. But in non-evidence-based prevention approaches, the teacher will be a collector of negative results or null results rather than a positive result in drug prevention. The officers of the...
Historical Trends in Cannabis Use Among U.S. Adults Ages 19–55, 2013–2021
The study analyzed national data from the U.S. to track trends in cannabis use from 2013 to 2021, focusing on changes in use among young and middle-aged adults. Researchers also looked at whether these trends varied by sociodemographic...