Angela Bekederemo

Seaside Cottage School Program for Children

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This was organized by ISSUP Nigeria, the Lagos State Chapter for the celebration of Children’s Day for the Nigerian Child, I was among the facilitators, the intervention focused on children at risk. The Seaside Cottage is in Bariga by the riverine of Lagos, which is notorious for drug use and culture. It is a common image to see adults smoking and taking drugs. 

The intervention taught the children refusal and assertive skills to overcome the pressure to use substance; for the drug literacy, the ability for children to obtain information, understand and use the information to guide them in...

Rasha Abi Hana

Consumo di alcol e droghe illecite tra i giovani che vivono con l'HIV rispetto ai loro coetanei non infetti della costa keniota: prevalenza e indicatori di rischio

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Moses K. Nyongesa, Paul Mwangi, Michael Kinuthia, Amin S. Hassan, Hans M. Koot, Pim Cuijpers, Charles R. J. C. Newton & Amina Abubakar

C'è una scarsità di ricerche sui modelli di consumo di droga tra i giovani sieropositivi nell'Africa sub-sahariana (YLWH). Per colmare questa lacuna, è stato stabilito quanto segue:

  1. confrontare la prevalenza dell'uso di sostanze, in particolare l'uso di alcol e droghe illecite, tra YLWH e i loro coetanei non infetti da HIV;
  2. esaminare la relazione indipendente tra lo stato di infezione da HIV e l'uso di sostanze tra questi giovani;
  3. esaminare gli indicatori di rischio per il consumo di sostanze tra questi giovani.

Tra novembre 2018 e settembre 2019, è stato condotto uno studio trasversale...

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Rasha Abi Hana

Impatto della legalizzazione della cannabis sul contatto dei giovani con il sistema di giustizia penale

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Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction

Il Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) ha fornito finanziamenti al Dr. Akwasi Owusu-Bempah e al Dr. Scot Wortley dell'Università di Toronto per ricercare le interazioni dei giovani con il sistema di giustizia penale, compresa la natura e i risultati di tali interazioni.

Il Cannabis Act ha segnato un passo importante nella legalizzazione e regolamentazione della cannabis in Canada. Uno degli obiettivi primari della legge è proteggere i giovani e deviare i profitti lontano dalla criminalità organizzata e dai mercati illeciti. Ad oggi, si sa poco sugli effetti del Cannabis Act ...

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Rasha Abi Hana

Blueprint for Action: Prevenire i danni correlati alle sostanze tra i giovani attraverso un approccio globale alla salute scolastica

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Public Health Agency of Canada

L'Agenzia per la salute pubblica del Canada ha sviluppato il Blueprint for Action: Preventing substance-related harms among youth through a Comprehensive School Approach (Prevenzione dei danni correlati alle sostanze tra i giovani attraverso un approccio scolastico completo) con un documento programmatico. 

Queste nuove risorse per prevenire i danni correlati alle sostanze tra i giovani sono ora disponibili per gli amministratori, i funzionari del consiglio scolastico, gli insegnanti, i consulenti di orientamento, gli operatori sanitari e le organizzazioni comunitarie che supportano i giovani...

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Elias Perez

Dudas sobre prevencion en Latinoamerica.

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Como a mi, creo que a muchos de ustedes les apasiona trabajar con y por los jovenes, pero, seria bueno responder algunas interrogantes que teniamos cuando iniciamos este trabajo y algunas de las cuales siguen estando presentes:

¿Que intervenciones son las mas efectivas en latinoamerica? 

¿Con que herramientas podriamos contar que nos ayuden a optimizar nuestra labor?

¿Que deberiamos evitar al trabajar con prevencion en adolescentes?

Agradezco sus opiniones y aportes, gracias.

James Harvey

Identifying NGOs working on drug treatment in humanitarian settings

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UNODC PTRS is looking for civil society service providers offering drug use disorder treatment or prevention services in humanitarian settings, all over the world. 
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James Harvey

Share your work at our 2022 global workshop in Abu Dhabi

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ICUDDR, INL, ISSUP and NRC are partnering to host a global in person and online event from 11th – 16th May 2022 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. We welcome abstract submissions for sub-plenary and poster presentations at the event. DEADLINE EXTENDED!
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Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Associations of Suicidality Trends With Cannabis Use as a Function of Sex and Depression Status

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Source: Han B, Compton WM, Einstein EB, Volkow ND. Associations of Suicidality Trends With Cannabis Use as a Function of Sex and Depression Status. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(6):e2113025. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.13025 Key Points Question Are there associations between cannabis use and...
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Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Research Into Action: Administering Youth Public Health Surveys in Rural Communities

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CADCA invited Leonardo Kattari, MSW, of Michigan State University, School of Social Work to discuss his article, “Community-Driven Approach for Youth Health Survey Administration and Data Utilization”, published in Health Promotion Practice in 2021. Mr. Kattari presented on strategies for community...
Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Substance Use Disorders: Appreciating the Challenges of Minority Youth

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This webinar discusses the epidemiology of substance use disorders (SUD) and the impact on children and families with special focus on systemic racism as a factor affecting health outcomes for minority youth. Case studies illustrate health disparities and opportunities for enhancing outcomes in the...
Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Can Using Drugs Help Me Deal with Anxiety and Depression?

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Scientists from the National Institute on Drug Abuse answer common questions teens ask about drug use and addiction. The episode Can Using Drugs Help Me Deal with Anxiety and Depression? highlights the long-term health risks of misusing prescription medications or other substances and shares options...
Borikhan Shaumarov

Promoting and Broadening the Horizons of UNODC Drug Prevention Methodologies for Working with Adolescents, Youth and Families in Uzbekistan

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Every morning, Dr. Lilia Muzaffarova walks to work at the Tashkent City Narcological Dispensary. During her walk regardless of the season, Lilia admires the beauty of nature, which she loves very much, and also gazes into the faces of passers-by, some - happy, some - sad and full of worries, which makes her mind wonder how many people she can help to find harmony in their families today. Dr. Muzaffarova is the Head of the adolescent department of the narcological dispensary, she works on diagnosis, treatment and prevention of drug addiction among youngsters and adolescents which makes her well...

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Ryan Morales

Invitation to Join the SADD Network

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Greetings everyone!  I am writing to invite you to join a new network, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) at the following ISSUP site: https://www.issup.net/node/11351

The SADD forum aims to share information with youth on how to prevent accidents related to students taking potentially destructive decisions. Members are invited to post information and resources that help students understand how some decisions have harmful consequences. 

SADD is a U.S.-based organization that mobilizes the youth community through activities that include a wide variety of topics, such as substance...

Edie

Uso di sostanze ad alto rischio e overdose tra i giovani Conferenza

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Il numero crescente di giovani con uso di sostanze ad alto rischio, in particolare affetti da overdose, è allarmante. L'adolescenza e la giovane età adulta (sotto i 25 anni) sono il periodo di maggiore incidenza e maggiore impatto dei...

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Plein Damiendo

International youth day

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On August 12, 2020 it was International Youth Day. Together with the organization Stibula we have organized a cycling tour with the youngsters from different turns.

Our main goal: it was international youth day and because of covid infestation in Suriname most children are at home and are less active. hence the bike ride so that we keep moving.

Edie

International Youth Day 2020

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In 1999, the 12th of August was declared International Youth Day.

Since then, the day has been dedicated to celebrate and mainstream young peoples’ voices, actions and initiatives, as well as their meaningful, universal and equitable engagement.

2020 Theme: Youth Engagement for Global Action

The commemoration of IYD 2020 will take the form of a podcast-style discussion led by youth for youth. Creative elements, such as spoken word artists, will also be utilized to break up the substantive discussions. 

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Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Youth unemployment and mental health: prevalence and associated factors of depression among unemployed young adults in Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia

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Source: Mokona, H., Yohannes, K. & Ayano, G. Youth unemployment and mental health: prevalence and associated factors of depression among unemployed young adults in Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia. Int J Ment Health Syst 14, 61 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-020-00395-2 Abstract Background The...
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Jaswinder Singh Sidhu

Amritsar, July 31 Spurious liquor has claimed 45 lives in India

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Amritsar, July 31 Spurious liquor has claimed 45 lives in Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Batala (Gurdaspur district) in India past two days. The Punjab Government has ordered a magisterial probe.
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