All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

COVID-19- Alcohol and Tobacco Policies in Africa

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News
Themes
Policy
Public Health

As the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the world, governments made crucial decisions in order to reduce the strain on health services experiencing extreme pressure.

One way that some governments chose to reduce this pressure, was to...

Parent participation and prevention at school

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News
Themes
Populations
Family

In another video of the channel Prevent Always, Rodrigo Flaire and Claudemir dos Santos end the series that deals with life skills, talking about the importance of parents' participation for prevention in school,about how parents can...

The Prevalence and Context of Alcohol Use among Youth Living in Uganda

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Data
Prevention
Public Health

There is extensive research highlighting the negative short term and long term impact of alcohol use.

Although there is a vast amount of research investigating alcohol use among youth in high-income countries; there is a lack of research...

Webinar: Teen Drug Use in Pandemic Times: An Understanding from the Family Relational

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

ISSUP Chile invites you to participate in a webinar on 'Drug Use in Adolescents in Times of the Pandemic: An Understanding from the Family Relational' to be held Thursday, September 10, 2020, 12:00 - 13:00 hrs (Chile Time)

September 10

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Webinar: Drug Use in Adolescents in the Pandemic Era: An Understanding of the Family Relationship

Publication Date
Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

ISSUP Chile invites you to participate in a webinar on ''drug use among adolescents in pandemic times: an understanding of the relational family' to be held on 10 September 2020, from 12:00 to 13:00 (Chile time)

September 10, 2020, 12:00

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Methamphetamine Associated Psychosis

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Addiction
Mental Health

Through an overview of the contemporary evidence on methamphetamine use and psychosis, this clinically-focused webinar will provide participants with the opportunity to develop an understanding of how best to assess and manage individuals...

Report of the Pan-African Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (PAENDU) for the period 2016-2017

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Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Refugees
Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation

This is the first report of the Pan-African Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (PAENDU) and is based on available data for 2016 and 2017.

The report provides information on the methods used for data collection and presents data on drug...

Beer Drinking and Tax Levy in Botswana

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Scientific article
Themes
Policy
Public Health

According to the WHO, harmful alcohol use is one of the leading risk factors for the global burden of disease.

In response to concerning trends, governments around the world have intervened in the market for alcohol by levying specific...

Prices, Alcohol Use Initiation and Heavy Episodic Drinking among Chilean Youth

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Scientific article
Themes
Policy
Prevention

Research suggests that early initiation of alcohol use is a risk factor for multiple problems later in life, including heavy episodic drinking and alcohol use disorders.

Prevention scientists are particularly interested in understanding...