According to Botvin (2004) and Sloboda (2004), there is empirical evidence that prevention programs, such as Life Skills, based on knowledge, identification of risk factors and development of psychosocial skills related to drugs are more...
GETTING THE (TREATMENT) SYSTEM RIGHT
Key research on improving local alcohol treatment systems, mechanisms for establishing recovery-generating care with diminished resources. Starts with what has become seen as the ‘bible’ of recovery...
Zili Sloboda presents on the international effort to create a substance use prevention workforce.
This video is a recording of a webinar on January 31, 2020 where presenters Diana Lesme Romero, Ph.D. , Maria Cecilia Munoz Perez, MSc. and Graciela Barreto Castro, Ph.D. discuss the complex drug problem in Paraguay and review the...
Adolescence is one of the most important periods of people's lives. This phase of human development, in which the child becomes an adult, delimits the potential for psychological growth of the individual. Depending on how one structures...
Life skills are capacities for positive adaptive behavior, which enable us to effectively negotiate the demands and challenges of everyday life. They involve personal skills that will enhance interpersonal relationships. The WHO suggests...
The WHO European Region has the highest levels of alcohol consumption per capita in the world, yet alcohol labelling, a WHO-recommended practice that provides consumer information on the ingredients, nutritional values and harms...
This call for proposals is based on the Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa (CTCA) Research Agenda developed with collaborative support from several partners, to address gaps in tobacco control research.
CTCA supports innovative research...
Since the beginning of June 2020, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) together with the Indonesian Association of Addiction Counsellors (Ikatan Konselor Adiksi Indonesia - IKAI) has been remotely discussing the development...
