Policy
Training in New Psychoactive Substances
This training raises awareness of new issues in the field of psychoactive drugs, including their history, spread, available types and the risks presented by them. The course is relevant to anyone who needs an overview of the issues surrounding novel psychoactive substance use, such as professionals in social care, education and justice sectors, voluntary and community sector workers, parents and guardians or those wishing to broaden their
2017 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting
Mark your calendar for the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) Annual Meeting that will be held in Washington, DC from May 30th to June 2nd, 2017.
2016 EUSPR Conference
The 2016 European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR) Conference will be held in Berlin, Germany from October 31st to November 2nd, 2016. The main theme of this year's conference is Sustainable Prevention in a Changing World. Populations and behaviour in Europe are in transition, and new challenges to health and well being are emerging.
Addiction as a Brain Disease
Even though scientific advances over the past decades have supported the concept of addiction as a brain disease, skepticism remains. Recent research has aimed to reinforce the link between addiction and brain functions and broaden the...
Online Learning for Prevention Standards
The module aims to help prevention teams, mental health professionals, school administrators, law enforcement personnel and others to plan, select, implement and evaluate prevention initiatives in their communities and schools, and at home.
White House Eases Cap on Medication for Opioid Addiction
In the USA, Frontline report on changes in policy to allow doctors to issue more prescriptions for buprenorphine; new rules aimed at improving drug monitoring by federal prescribers treating Native Americans and military veterans
UNODC World Drug Report 2016
Around five per cent of the adult population, or nearly 250 million people between the ages of 15 and 64, used at least one drug in 2014, according to the latest World Drug Report released today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and...
International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders: Draft for field testing
The International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders (Standards) were prepared by UNODC and WHO to support Member States in the development and expansion of treatment services that offer effective and ethical treatment. The...
Study Links Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to Reduced Mortality From Opioid Overdose
Legalized medical marijuana dispensaries are associated with both positive and negative impacts on public health.
EMCDDA Publishes Its First Report on Health Responses to New Psychoactive Substances
Over the last decade, there has been an unprecedented rise in the number of new drugs appearing on the global market