From its beginnings in 2009, the CND Blog has aimed to ensure transparency and provide live records of the discussions taking place at UN drug policy fora.

In line with these efforts, the CND Blog has launched an exciting new tool: a series of maps that visually represent country positions on key drug policy issues.

• Decriminalisation (2016-present)
• Death penalty (2016-present)
• Gender (2016-present)
• Sustainable development goals (2016-present)
• Human rights (2016-present)
• Proportionality of sentencing (2016-present)
• War on drugs vs. New paradigms (2016-present)
• Drug-free world (2016...

The aim of the ASAP training project is to build effective drug prevention results across Europe, based on prevention systems analysis and widespread professional training.

The ASAP training project will work to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the different EU countries prevention systems and the implementation of training interventions to spread the European Drug Prevention Quality Standards.

ASAP training programme have lunched their first newsletter!

Find out more about the activity of the ASAP training project and the opportunities and events taking place int the future.

This study examined a community–university partnership model for sustained, high-quality implementation of evidence-based interventions. In the context of a randomized study, it assessed whether implementation quality for both family-focused and school-based universal interventions could be achieved and maintained through community–university partnerships. It also conducted exploratory analyses of factors influencing implementation quality. Results revealed uniformly high rates of both implementation adherence—averaging over 90%—and of other indicators of implementation quality for both family...

ABSTRACT

Introduction: The present study analyzes the main barriers and adaptations to brief interventions that focus on addictive behavior treatments carried out in clinical settings by 756 health professionals during their adoption process in 350 Primary Attention Units in Mexico. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted and consisted in the application of an instrument that explored diverse aspects, such as knowledge about evidence based brief intervention (BI) programs, barriers during the execution, and adaptations of the BI. Results: the main barriers were related to...

School is one of the key environments to discuss with young people the impact of substance use, and deliver evidenced prevention interventions .

It is vital that the messages that are passed on to young people are appropriate and delivered in a meaningful way.

"Your Drug Prevention Program Probably Isn't Working" describes the approaches, namely shock tactics and zero tolerance approaches, that have been shown too simplistic, ineffective and at times harmful.

Instead they propose the following strategies: 

• Build “developmental assets” and student strengths/skills that are incompatible...