More than 27 Laotian policymakers from the Narcotic Control and Supervision Bureau, Vientiane Narcotic Control and Supervision Bureau, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Public Security, Civil Society Organisations, treatment centres and other entities, participated in a three-day workshop on creating humane, effective and evidence-based drug use prevention and drug dependence treatment and care services.

This training was held from 17 – 19 June 2019 in Vientiane, Lao PDR and was co-chaired by Lao National Commission for Drug Control and Supervision (LCDC) ( Pol. Lt. Col. Mr.  Onphiew...

This paper provides many pieces of research in the search for the most effective treatments for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). They touch on the effectiveness of Medication-Assisted Treatment. The authors also describe the most at-risk populations of OUD and the importance of recognizing the comorbidity of other disorders. 

بیش از ۶۰ سیاست گذاران در کارگاه آموزشی UNODC در مورد ماهیت، پیشگیری و درمان اختلالات مصرف مواد مخدر برای سیاست گذاران در زیم ریپ کامبوج از ۱۲ تا ۱۴ جون ۲۰۱۹ شرکت کردند. این کارگاه عالی توسط پروفسور مهندس هوت، وزیر امور خارجه از وزارت بهداشت افتتاح شد و با هماهنگی دفتر نماینده سازمان بهداشت جهانی برای کامبوج، دفتر منطقه ای UNODC برای جنوب شرقی آسیا و اقیانوس آرام و حمایت سخاوتمندانه اداره بین المللی مواد مخدر و امور اجرای قانون (INL)،    ایالات متحده. هدف از این آموزش حمایت از کشورهای عضو در توسعه سیاست های مناسب، استراتژی ها، برنامه ها و مداخلاتی است که هدف آن جلوگیری از مصرف مواد مخدر و...

Following an assessment mission in 2017 and two policy maker training on the nature, prevention and treatment of drug use disorders in 2018, UNODC and the Ministry of Health (on behalf of the Ecuadorian government) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on drug demand reduction during the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) on March 15, 2019. The MoU comes with a Menu of Services including 5 pillars of action: 1) Research for service planning; 2) Prevention of drug use based on the International Prevention Standards of UNODC/WHO; 3) Treatment of drug use disorders within the framework of the...

Back in the 1990s, results from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and other Drugs (ESPAD) highlighted concerning levels of adolescent substance use in Iceland. Since the publication of the ESPAD results, Icelandic authorities have made a considerable effort to reverse these trends, with a fair level of success.

Through detailed analysis of the typical risk and protective factors, adolescents are exposed to, social scientists began to develop an evidence-based approach to adolescent substance use prevention- the Icelandic Model. The Model follows a community-based, bottom-up...

The European Drug Addiction Prevention trial team (EU-Dap) have put together their first 'Unplugged' newsletter!

The aim of the EU-Dap project is to contribute to the evidence concerning the effectiveness of drug prevention programs. Part of the teams work has involved designing and evaluating the "Unplugged" curriculum for youth between the ages of 12 and 14. 

The Unplugged Newsletter offers an update on the progress and results of Unplugged in Nigeria, and discusses proposed mechanisms that explain the effectiveness of the intervention. Implementation has not always been smooth, and the...

The EUSPR Awards are now open!

Nominations can be made for:

• The Sloboda Medal for sustained contribution to the development of Prevention Science in Europe and internationally
• The Leading European Prevention Science Practitioner Honour- awarded for outstanding leadership of the adoption and implementation of evidence based prevention strategies, including support for further high-quality research evaluation.

Deadline for submission of nominations: September 1st 5pm (GMT)

بیست و هفتمین کمیسیون پیشگیری از جرایم و عدالت کیفری از تاریخ 20 تا 24 می 2019 برگزار می شود. روز دوشنبه، ۲۰ می ۲۰۱۹ بخش درمان و توانبخشی پیشگیری UNODC یک رویداد جانبی را در مورد ما خانواده سازماندهی کرد: خانواده ها و نقش آنها در پیشگیری و درمان استفاده از مواد مخدر، جرم و خشونت، از جمله جلوگیری از استخدام به گروه های افراطی خشونت آمیز، همراه با دولت سویدن. 

بیش از 40 نماینده در این مراسم جانبی شرکت کردند که هدف آن تحکیم درک مشترک از نقش خانواده ها در پیشگیری و درمان مصرف مواد مخدر و همچنین پیشگیری از خشونت، جرم و جنایت و افراط گرایی خشونت آمیز است. سخنرانان شعبه صحت پیشگیری از مواد...

The programme of work of UNODC in any region of the world is developed in a consultative process together with the concerned Member States. That is why UNODC organised a Regional Consultative Meeting on the Development of the Sub-Programme 3 “Drug use prevention and treatment of substance use disorders” held on 16-17 May 2019 in Skopje, North Macedonia. The workshop brought together more than 30 experts and policy makers from the countries of Southeastern Europe  who jointly worked to identify priorities for the new UNODC regional programme  2020-2023. Priorities related to the prevention of...

More than twenty-five (25) Serbian high-level decision makers from Ministries of Health, Education, Social Affairs and Counternarcotics are participating in the three-day workshop on creating humane, effective and evidence-based drug use prevention and drug dependence treatment and care services, held at the Parliamentarians Members Club in Belgrade, Serbia from 20 to 22 May 2019.

The event was inaugurated by Mr Milan Pekić, Director of the Serbian Office Against Drugs and it was organized by UNODC together with the UNODC Office in South East Europe.

With the involvement and active...