Adolescents exhibit a high rate of use of alcohol and illicit drugs. Effect studies rarely describe the actual content of the interventions in detail. Less is known about what was actually done in the prevention than about their effects. Only four studies that employed any form of targeting or profiling of the subjects prior to the delivery of the prevention intervention or initiative were identified. The skewness towards primary prevention skill-training approaches should be addressed, given the diverse consumption patterns among adolescents…
The Permanent Mission of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in collaboration with IOGT International and FORUT Norway cordially invites you to a UN Side Event at the 6oth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND60).
POWER OF COMMUNITIES TO PREVENT DRUG RELATED HARM…
The European Drug Report 2016: Trends and Developments, provides a comprehensive analysis of the latest tendencies across the 28 EU Member States, Turkey and Norway. In print and pdf in 24 languages, the report examines: drug supply and the market; drug use prevalence and trends; and drug-related health problems and responses to them…
World Federation Against Drugs will host the 5th World Forum Against Drugs in Vienna, Austria on March 12 to 13, 2016…
United States “Drug Czar” Botticelli on PBS: “There was a growing consensus, particularly with this administration, that we needed to really deal with the historic racial and ethnic inequities in our prison system, and that’s been largely focused on people of color who have been incarcerated, many of whom are there as low-level nonviolent offenders around drug-use issues.”
Marijuana worsens PTSD symptoms or nullifies benefits of specialized, intensive treatment. Cessation or prevention of use may be crucial in treatment…
Is Addiction socially constructed? What are the roots of addiction and why do people use drugs – this blog proposes a radical answer, inspired by a TED talk…
Posted on Sep 29 '15, in IOGT
Introducing Viktor’s blog corner on the IOGT International Global Voices Blog Portal…
Addressing Europe’s Drug Problem: Combating Drug Trafficking and Substance Misuse. This International Symposium provides a timely opportunity for practitioners and stakeholders across Europe to discuss the latest challenges and consider the next steps needed to win the fight against illicit drug trafficking and substance misuse through holistic, multi-level and cross-border approaches.
Mr Michal Boni MEP (European People’s Party), EURAD and Dianova International will host a seminar in the European Parliament on the topic of the United Nation’s global review of drug policies to involve Members of the European Parliament and civil society organisations in the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Drug Policy (UNGASS), which is seen as a pivotal review of global drug policy.
