All Resources for 'Media, Advocacy, and Communications original'

Using Social Media to Promote Life Skills Among Adolescents: A Debate on Opportunities, Challenges, and Implications for Health and Education

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Media-Based
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Mental Health

Background
The digitalization of society blurs the boundaries between the analog and digital worlds, providing opportunities such as telemedicine and global connectivity. However, it also introduces risks, including cyberbullying, addiction...

Substance Use Monitoring and Surveillance: Challenges faced by LMICs

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Format
Opinion piece, commentary
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Quality Assurance
Monitoring and Evaluation
Public Health
Global Health Perspectives
Policy Advocacy
Statistics
Policy
Data
Epidemiology, Aetiology and Statistics

Substance use surveillance has emerged as a crucial public health strategy across Africa, particularly in light of the alarming rise in substance use among adolescents (1). This trend poses significant health risks that require a...

Rapid Adaptation to Prevent Drug Use (RAPD): protocol of a pilot randomized trial to enhance the impact of an evidence-based intervention for youth

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances

Background

Drug use trends among youth change rapidly, making it difficult for experts to respond quickly. Delays in addressing these issues can lead to preventable health problems and deaths. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for...

ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (26th Session): The Role of Family in Substance Use Prevention

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
ISSUP Nigeria presents the 26th session of its bi-monthly webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. This webinar focuses on the topic of 'The Role of Family in Substance Use Prevention'.

2025 NIDA International Forum: Research Poster Abstract Submission and Travel Award Requests

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News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Epidemiology, Aetiology and Statistics
Partner Organisation

Join the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Program for the 2025 NIDA International Forum, which will be held June 13–14, 2025, at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

The Forum research...

NAADAC 2025 Annual Conference: Call for Presentations

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News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Workforce Mental Health and Well-Being
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Partner Organisation

We invite you to submit a proposal at the NAADAC Annual Conference: Addiction Pros 2025! NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, will hold its 2025 Annual Conference on October 11-13, 2025, in Seattle, WA, at the Hyatt Regency...

Building the Foundation of Evidence-Based Practice: A Guide to Evidence-Based Substance Use Prevention Resources

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Format
Reading List
Themes
Prevention
Best Practice Guidelines
Professional Development
Theories and Science
Reading List

Evidence-based practice (EBP) serves as the foundation for effective prevention strategies, ensuring interventions, programmes, and policies are grounded in the best available scientific knowledge.

This guide presents a curated collection...

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...