Alcopops
Alcopops are highly sweetened pre-mixed spirit-based drinks which are specially designed and marketed for adolescents and young adults.
Alcohol Justice has released a publication highlighting findings illustrating the extent and...
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#DontPinkMyDrink Campaign
After years of objectifying and sexualising women in their advertising, the alcohol industry is now targeting women more directly, linking their products to women's friendships, feminism and empowerment. However, women’s empowerment will...
Treatment of Cannabis-related Problems in the Nordic Countries
After alcohol, cannabis is the second most common intoxicant in the Nordics.
In Denmark cannabis is by far the principle issue among newcomers to drug treatment, in Iceland, more than one-third of all addiction patients have cannabis as a...
Prevalence and Pattern of Psychoactive Substance Use among Female Students in North India
The frequent collection, analysis and publication of data on psychoactive substance use among young people is essential to follow trends which can be used to inform practice and public health policy.
In India, psychoactive substance use is...
Adiktologie Journal
Adiktologie is an international journal devoted to publishing peer-reviewed interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary scientific reports on psychoactive substance use, behavioural addictions and related issues.
UNIATF: Call for Nominations for the Task Force Awards 2019
The UN Interagency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (UNIATF) is calling for nominations for the UNIATF Award.
Claremont’s UPC Media Summer Institute Programme
Claremont Graduate University is offering one of the leading certificate programs for the advanced study of Media-Based Prevention Science.
Xchange Prevention Registry
Xchange is an online registry of evidence-based prevention programmes. In its first phase, the registry will make available manualised interventions that European evaluation studies show have beneficial outcomes relating to substance use...
Standards of Evidence for Conducting and Reporting Economic Evaluations in Prevention Science
Abstract
Over a decade ago, the Society for Prevention Research endorsed the first standards of evidence for research in preventive interventions. The growing recognition of the need to use limited resources to make sound investments in...
Magnitude of Substance Use in India
The National Survey assesses the extent and patterns of substance use in India.
