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Mass-media can be a great means for sharing knowledge and information. A study recently published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) aimed to determine whether such channels are successful in reducing the intention to use, and the...
Student life and excessive drinking often go hand-in-hand. New research has found that it is students with low self-esteem that are more likely to indulge in unhealthy drinking behaviours than those with higher confidence levels. The...
Темекі сигареттерін алғаш рет байқап жүрген балалардың 50%-ға дейіні үш жыл ішінде тұрақты темекі шегетіндер болуы ықтимал. Сонымен қатар, е-сигареттермен тәжірибе жасау күшейе түсуде. Қазір Англияда 11 – 15 жастағылар үшін жиірек кездеседі...
Drug use disorders are a serious global health problem. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that 246 million people, or one in twenty 15- to 64-year-olds, used an illegal drug in 2013. Of those who use, one in ten...
ICCE conducted its first training in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 22nd February to 3rd of March 2016 at Kunduchi Beach Hotel. The 9-day training was planned to introduce the 15 participants from various professional sectors to the science...
'Listen First' is a drug prevention initiative that aims at raising awareness around listening to children and youth as the first step to help them grow healthy and safe. This global campaign targets parents, teachers, policy makers, health...
Бинт ішудің таралуы 18 – 24 жастағылар арасында ең жоғары. АҚШ-та жыл сайын колледждердің 1800-ге жуық студенті алкогольге байланысты абайсызда жарақаттан қайтыс болады. Интернет желісінің соңғы жиырма жылдағы өсуін ескере отырып, онлайн...
3 - 17 жастағылардың 80 пайызы спорттың қандай да бір түрін ойнайды. Нашақорлықтың алдын алу саласындағы тәжірибелі мамандар жастар арасында субстанцияларды пайдаланудың сау баламасы ретінде спорттық белсенділікті ілгерілетуге ұмтылды. Кана...
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the world’s most common developmental conditions. A recent collaborative study conducted in the United States and subsequently published in the journal Addiction shows that greater...
Suicide ranks among the top five causes of death among 15- to 19-year-olds. Research has shown that youth who misuse drugs are more likely to commit suicide than their peers who do not abuse substances. An estimated 27-50 percent of...
Канаданың уытқұмарлық жөніндегі орталығы (CCSA) жасөспірім кезінде каннабисті пайдаланудың салдары туралы дәлелді ақпарат беретін шұғыл оқыту модулін шығарды. Модуль CCSA-ның жастар арасында марихуананы қолданудың психологиялық, әлеуметтік...
Prescription drug abuse has become a major public health concern. Although the abuse of many substances among youth has declined in recent years, misuse of prescription drugs has increased. The reasons students give for misusing...
Are you a teacher? Are you looking for materials or information to teach alcohol awareness? The Alcohol Education Trust has put together a useful list of resources that covers the ins and outs of teaching alcohol awareness in schools. The...
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...
These global International Standards summarize the currently available scientific evidence, describing interventions and policies that have been found to result in positive prevention outcomes and their characteristics. Concurrently, the...
The EDPQS provide a set of principles to help develop and assess the quality of drug prevention. They offer a comprehensive resource outlining all the elements of drug prevention activities. The EDPQS were developed by the European...
UNODC published Guidelines to implement family skills training programmes for drug abuse prevention in March 2009. These guidelines contain evidence of effectiveness, principles of family skills training programmes, cultural adaptation...
