Health Promotion

The Importance of Nutrition for Recovery from Addiction

Scientific article

8 September 2017

How important is nutrition for recovery from Substance Use Disorders (SUDs)? According to new research published in the academic journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence the answer is: very. The paper, which looked at the relationship between...

Energy Drinks, Drug Use and the Developing Brain

Scientific article

7 September 2017

New research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has found that university students who regularly consume energy drinks are more likely to develop alcohol use disorders later in life. The same students are also at greater...

Teachers and Coaches in Adolescent Social Networks Are Associated with Healthier Self-Concept and Decreased Substance Use

Scientific article

4 December 2016

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Poor academic (eg. “I am a bad student”) and behavioral (eg. “I am a troublemaker”) self-concepts are strongly linked to adolescent substance use. Social networks likely influence self-concept. However, little is...

Line Up Live Up Trainer Manual: Preventing Drug Use by Promoting Active Lifestyles

Book

21 August 2017

Line Up Live Up is a new United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Trainer Manual prepared by Peer van der Kreeft of HoGent University College Ghent’s Department for Education, Health and Social Work. It looks to promote sport and...

Principles of Substance Abuse Prevention for Early Childhood

Book

15 August 2017

The National Institute on Drug Abuse’s (NIDA) Principles of Substance Abuse Prevention for Early Childhood (2017) is a special volume that supplements the organisation’s Preventing Drug Abuse Among Children and Adolescents, released in 2003...

Compilation of Evidence-Based Family Skills Training Programmes

Book

9 August 2017

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) Compilation of Evidence-Based Family Skills Training Programmes offers a treasure trove of information on such initiatives, answering key questions like: Who is the target group? What...

Call for Papers: Ensure Healthy Development for All Youth through the Power of Prevention

News

The Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research

Parents Are a Key Influence on Teenage Drinking Habits, Study Finds

Scientific article

31 July 2017

A new study that provides details of drinking habits and influential factors among Australian teenagers appears in the latest edition of the academic journal BMC Public Health. The investigation’s findings notably include: Most students had...

Principles of Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Treatment: A Research-Based Guide

Book

24 July 2017

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) presents its Principles of Adolescent Drug Addiction Treatment. The document focuses exclusively on the realities of substance use among youth (12 to 17 years). Illegal substances, prescription...

Growing Up Drug Free: A Parent’s Guide to Prevention

Book

24 July 2017

This guide presents information on raising children to be drug free. It includes: An overview of substance use among youth, with a focus on how it can affect academic performance Drug descriptions Risk factors that could make youth more...