All Resources for 'Public Health'

#ScaleUp - UNODC initiative on promoting scalable and effective interventions for the treatment of stimulant use disorders

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Format
Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
Themes
Treatment
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Women
Public Health
Partner Organisation

The UNODC #ScaleUp Initiative is a vital response to the growing global challenge of stimulant use disorders, which affect millions of individuals worldwide. In 2021, approximately 78 million people used substances like amphetamines...

Teacher Training Program Series - Collage of Teacher Training, Sariputta

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Format
News
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Law Enforcement

Preventive Education and Training Division of National Dangerous Drugs Control Board collaborate with Collage of Teacher Training – Sariputta has Conducted three one day training programs on 09th ,10th  and 11th of December 2024 at...

Teacher Training Program Series - Collage of Teacher Training, Sariputta

Publication Date
Format
News
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Law Enforcement

Preventive Education and Training Division of National Dangerous Drugs Control Board collaborate with Collage of Teacher Training – Sariputta has Conducted three one day training programs on 09th ,10th  and 11th of December 2024 at...

Women and Drugs

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Format
Training
Themes
Prevention
Media-Based
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Men
Women

3 hours Educational Training Proposal

Women and Drugs

A productive world demands happy children with drug-free mothers

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Agenda:

Target 3.5 in SDG for addiction, the aim is to strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance...

Self-Regulation and Risk Behavior of Adolescents Aged 15–20

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Family
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Public Health
Mental Health
Resilience and Coping Strategies
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: According to Brichcín (1999), a self-regulating person is someone who can resist the temptation of immediate gratification of their needs and is capable of achieving challenging goals. Self-regulation represents the ability to...

AddictologyIssue 2/2024

Feasibility Study of Linking Anonymous Data of Children in Longitudinal School-Based Prevention Research

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Populations
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: Longitudinal prevention research in adolescents often involves sensitive data collection, necessitating anonymity. Self-Generated Identification Codes (SGICs) have emerged as a tool for linking anonymous data while preserving...

AddictologyIssue 2/2024

UNODC Friends in Focus Brochure

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Format
Booklet
Themes
Prevention
Partner Organisation
Active youth engagement is not only beneficial for the community or society; it also benefits the participating youths themselves, through their own growth, learning, and self-realization. And this is why UNODC is preparing the Friends in Focus initiative.

A rationale for an orientation towards systems of prevention

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Format
Opinion piece, commentary
Themes
Prevention
Community-Based
Family-Based
Populations
Family
Best Practice Guidelines
Implementation Science
Monitoring and Evaluation
Public Health
Policy
Epidemiology, Aetiology and Statistics

Prevention aligned with science and standards advocates for a person-focused rather than a drug-focused perspective when articulating responses and services. Such a perspective follows a narrative that early initiation to substance use is...