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Prevention technologies — European prevention conference opens today

What do we know about how research evidence is used in the ‘real world’ of prevention? How can we take advantage of technology to promote the use of evidence in policy and...

Ninth European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR) Conference and Members’ Meeting

24.10.2018 to 26.10.2018

This year’s conference theme – ‘Prevention Technologies – improving the use of evidence in prevention practice’, addresses some of the key opportunities and challenges facing the field of prevention science. Research has...

Meeting on EPPIC (Exchanging Prevention practices on Polydrug use among youth In Criminal justice systems) project

11.01.2018 to 12.01.2018

Project progress meeting, attended by the EMCDDA's prevention expert. EPPIC (Exchanging Prevention practices on Polydrug use among youth In Criminal justice systems) project is funded by the Third EU Health Programme (2014-2020)...

Map showing examples of mass media campaigns in different countries

Interactive: examples of mass media campaigns in different countries in Europe

Chart showing key approaches for reducing opioid-related deaths

Infographic: key approaches for reducing opioid-related deaths

Call for abstracts for 2018 EUSPR conference

A call for abstracts is now open for the 9th annual conference of the European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR).

EMCDDA releases report on European environmental prevention measures to limit unhealthy and risky substance use behaviours

In a new report published today, Environmental substance use prevention interventions in Europe, the EMCDDA offers a first operational definition of the concept and an initial overview of where and how such...

Environmental substance use prevention interventions in Europe

Environmental prevention policies and interventions seek to limit opportunities for unhealthy or risky behaviour or promote the availability of healthier options in order to prevent problems associated with substance use. They do...

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Drug testing in schools

Although rare, drug testing in schools continues to be practised in some European countries, where it is seen as a deterrent to use. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of random testing in...

Sharing experience of evidence-based prevention programmes: EMCDDA launches new Xchange registry

Today the EMCDDA launches Xchange, a new online registry of evidence-based prevention programmes. In its first phase, the registry will make available manualised interventions that European evaluation studies show to have beneficial...

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