This study explores the effectiveness of a community-based intervention program (PROSPER) in reducing substance abuse in teens up to 6½ years later.
This Thematic paper by the EMCDDA looks at whether prevention programmes that have been developed in the US and Canada could be successfully implemented in Europe.
The Trends and developments report presents a top-level overview of the drug phenomenon in Europe, covering drug supply, use and public health problems as well as drug policy and responses.
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released the Obama Administration’s 2013 National Drug Control Strategy
'Generation Rx University' is an online programme designed to reduce prescription drug abuse among college students.
The Ohio State University’s College of Pharmacy and the Cardinal Health Foundation have teamed up to introduce 'Generation Rx University', an online programme designed to reduce prescription drug abuse among college students.
Senegal aims to counter aggressive tobacco industry activity with a national mass media campaign. (Young people are particularly valuable targets for the industry in the region)
'Shape of the Solution' webinar is part of the 'Preventing Underage Drinking' webinar series sponsored by the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD).
This longitudinal American study suggests that random drug testing of middle-school teens may help prevent substance abuse.
This UK paper discusses school-based programmes and other interventions to reduce young people’s risky behaviour, and which prevention approaches are most effective