Can a "treatment specialist" also be seen as a "prevention specialist" and vice versa?
A contribution by Jeff Lee from the ISSUP INEP Plus facilitators training course.
Prevention
Rapid Adaptation to Prevent Drug Use (RAPD): protocol of a pilot randomized trial to enhance the impact of an evidence-based intervention for youth
Background Drug use trends among youth change rapidly, making it difficult for experts to respond quickly. Delays in addressing these issues can lead to preventable health problems and deaths. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for...
Building the Foundation of Evidence-Based Practice: A Guide to Evidence-Based Substance Use Prevention Resources
Evidence-based practice (EBP) serves as the foundation for effective prevention strategies, ensuring interventions, programmes, and policies are grounded in the best available scientific knowledge. This guide presents a curated collection...
Buddhist Psychology of Prevention and Recovery Part 1
https://youtu.be/g4WXRfts7mg?si=_lYiuyhPTMCHcY8N This presentation is on Buddhist Psychology for prevention and addiction recovery. Please be kind enough to share this with interested parties.
Teacher Training Program Series - Collage of Teacher Training, Sariputta
Preventive Education and Training Division of National Dangerous Drugs Control Board collaborate with Collage of Teacher Training – Sariputta has Conducted three one day training programs on 09th ,10th and 11th of December 2024 at...
Teacher Training Program Series - Collage of Teacher Training, Sariputta
Preventive Education and Training Division of National Dangerous Drugs Control Board collaborate with Collage of Teacher Training – Sariputta has Conducted three one day training programs on 09th ,10th and 11th of December 2024 at...
ISSUP Kenya celebrates INEP Plus Graduation in Kenya
Rapid Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Relating to Synthetic Drugs in Nigeria
Synthetic drugs have become a significant global public health concern, and particularly in Nigeria. More worrisome is the level of ingenuity associated with synthetic drugs, the speed of production, difficulties in identification and the...
Prevention Program Series - Mahaweli System "E" and "Digana" - Sri Lanka
National Dangerous Drugs Control Board has collaborated with Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka to enhance the quality of lives their farmers and reduce the use of substance in their areas since 2016. In 2024 November, Mahaweli Authority of...
A rationale for an orientation towards systems of prevention
Prevention aligned with science and standards advocates for a person-focused rather than a drug-focused perspective when articulating responses and services. Such a perspective follows a narrative that early initiation to substance use is...
