Interventions: Prevention
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| Cannabis
and mental health - schools resource March 2010 |
| A new schools resource has been developed to assist teachers in discussing
issues around cannabis use and mental health [Victorian State Government,
Department of Health, Australia] |
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| Take-homenaloxone January
2010 |
| Welcome to take-homenaloxone.com. This is a website run by independent
academics and healthcare professionals aimed at raising the awareness and
profile of the use of take-home naloxone as a mechanism for reducing drug-related
death, and to provide a forum for discussing innovation, training and practice
developments [Take-homenaloxone] |
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| A
Process Evaluation of Celtic Against Drugs and Rangers Positive Choices January
2010 |
| A report on the design and implementation of the Celtic Against Drugs
and Rangers Positive Choices schemes and their suitability and value for
money as vehicles for drugs education and prevention [Scottish Government,
UK] |
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| A
Process Evaluation of Celtic Against Drugs and Rangers Positive Choices:
Key findings January
2010 |
| Key findings on the design and implementation of the Celtic Against Drugs
and Rangers Positive Choices schemes and their suitability and value for
money as vehicles for drugs education and prevention [Scottish Government,
UK] |
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| Improving
health, supporting justice November
2009 |
| The national delivery plan of the Health and Criminal Justice Programme
Board. 68-page PDF [DoH, UK] |
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| Equality
Impact Assessment of Improving Health, Supporting Justice November
2009 |
| The findings from this EIA have been fed into the policy development
stage and should be recognised as key areas for development to ensure equality
of access for all. 86-page PDF [DoH, UK] |
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| Combating
HIV/AIDS in the European Union and neighbouring countries, 2009 -2013 October
2009 |
| A new Commission communciation was approved on 26 October 2009 which
sets out priorities to tackle HIV/AIDS across Europe in the coming years
[Europa] |
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| Evidence
of the efficacy of interventions October 2009 |
| Evidence-based information on the effectiveness of interventions attempts
to integrate available individual expertise (i.e. expert opinions) with
the best available external evidence from systematic research [EMCDDA] |
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| Director's
Report to the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse - September October
2009 |
| Research findings, program activities, congressional affairs, international
activities etc. [NIDA, USA] |
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| The
Dawn of a New Era: Transforming our Domestic Response to Hepatitis B & C. October
2009 |
| This national forum focusing on viral hepatitis was held in in Washington,
DC, on 10-11 September 2009. The multi-stakeholder forum aimed to develop
a coordinated national response to chronic viral hepatitis through improved
prevention, detection and patient care. 1MB PDF [Via Hep C org, Australia] |
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| The
Scottish Health Survey 2008 September 2009 |
| Including alcohol consumption
[Scottish Government, UK] |
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| Welsh
Health Survey 2008 September 2009 |
| Including alcohol consumption [Welsh Assembly Government, UK] |
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| Blueprint
drugs education: the response of pupils and parents to the programme September
2009 |
| This executive summary (which comes from the final report), focuses on
the second stage of the Blueprint evaluation. It sets out to assess how
pupils and parents responded to the programme, pupils’ awareness and knowledge
of drug use, their perception of drug use and acceptability of drug use
among same-age peers, and the quality and frequency of parent-child communication
on drugs [Home Office, UK] |
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| FEAD (Film Exchange on Alcohol and
Drugs) August 2009 |
| A resource that brings short video presentations from leading figures
in the alcohol and drugs field direct to your screen. The contributors
cover a range of topics honestly and directly - including: achievements,
problem areas, and reflections on the field's history. Many people have
found the website useful in helping discussions and expanding on practice
and theory. Please feel free to use the material to enrich your events,
seminars, groups, teaching etc |
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| Development
of a Parents’ Resource Manual Booklet to equip parents/guardians to provide
early and appropriate responses to young people’s substance use August
2009 |
| A comprehensive review of international and national research and literature
in order to: Identify and document best practice with regard to primary
and secondary prevention of substance use (completed in part 1) - Identify
and document the range and levels of current programmes, strategies, interventions
and resources available for parents in this regard (completed in part 2).
50-page PDF [Crosscare, Ireland] |
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| Provision
of Injecting Equipment in Scotland, 2007/08 June 2009 |
| This report presents the findings of a survey, carried out by Information
Services Division (ISD), on injecting equipment provision (IEP) to injecting
drug users in Scotland in 2007/08 72-page PDF [ISD, Scotland] |
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| National
Education and Prevention Action Plan on Illicit Drugs in Sport June
2009 |
| The Australian Government’s $20.1 million Illicit Drugs in Sport - National
Education and Prevention Action Plan to help tackle illicit drug use in
sport and in the broader community. PDFs [Department
of Health, Australia] |
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| Guide
to implementing family skills training programmes for drug abuse prevention May
2009 |
| A review of family skills training programmes and the
evidence of their effectiveness worldwide [UNODC] |
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| To
reduce health risks from Drinking Alcohol March 2009 |
| Australian Guidelines. 179-page PDF [NHMRC, Australia] |
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| Thematic
paper on indicated prevention (full paper) March 2009 |
| This review on indicated prevention adds to the current
knowledge and understanding of risk factors in the development of later
drug problems and dependence, focusing on the mental health and behavioural
problems that develop during childhood. 88-page PDF [EMCDDA] |
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| New
EMCDDA thematic paper on indicated prevention February 2009 |
| Preventing later substance use disorders in at-risk children
and adolescents: a review of the theory and evidence base of indicated
prevention. Word or PDF [EMCDDA] |
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| Addressing
the needs of children of substance using parents January
2009 |
| An evaluation of Families First’s Intensive Intervention.
94-page PDF [Centre for Public Health, UK] |
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| Effective
Dissemination report [September 2008] |
| A Systematic Review of Implementation Strategies for
the AOD Field. 11MB [NCETA, Australia] |
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| Effective
Dissemination report [September 2008] |
| An Examination of the Costs of Implementation Strategies
for the AOD Field. 4MB [NCETA, Australia] |
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| Volatile
Substance Misuse: A Review of Interventions [June
2008] |
| Examining literature about interventions designed to
combat volatile substance misuse. 182-page PDF [Department of Health and
Aging, Australia] |
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| Focus
on Gender [June 2008] |
| A National Survey of Canadians' Use of Alcohol and Other
Drugs [Health Canada] |
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| The
benzylpiperazine (BZP) / trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (TFMPP) and
alcohol safety study [June 2008] |
| An estimated 20 million doses of these party pills have
been sold legally in New Zealand over the past six years. 38-page PDF [National
Drug Policy New Zealand] |
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| ANCD
research paper 16 - Drug testing in schools [March 2008] |
| Drug testing in schools: evidence, impacts and alternatives.
202-page PDF [ANCD, Australia] |
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Prevention
Education in America's Schools [2006]
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Findings and Recommendations from a Survey of Educators. 1.75MB PDF
[Join Together, USA]
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Annual
review of Drug Prevention [2006]
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Presents and grades the evidence in relation to drug prevention in young
people across the four tiered model of services.. 60-page PDF [National
Colaborating Centre Drug Prevention, UK]
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Anti-Drug
Advertising: Making the Message Matter [2006]
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This past week the government issued a report that questioned the effectiveness
of the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign ... Why might this one
study produce a counter-intuitive finding? Perhaps because it attempts
to prove something that isn’t provable – that advertising operates in
a vacuum to shape our attitudes and behavior [Partnership for a Drug-Free
America]
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Monograph
#7 School based drug prevention: A systematic review of the effectiveness
of illicit drug use [December 2005] |
| This Monograph (No. 07) outlines a systematic review of school based
drug education. Whilst the Griffith team started with the broad brief of
prevention, it became clear that a focus on school based drug education
would be most useful, particularly as a systematic review in relation to
its impact on illicit drugs had not been previously conducted. The review
identified 58 relevant studies, and both a qualitative (narrative) and
quantitative (meta-analytic) review was undertaken. Those programs demonstrating
most effectiveness were social influence and competency enhancement programs.
Less promising and iatrogenic effects were found for affective education
and knowledge dissemination. In contrast to previous research on school
based drug education, this review found that professionals were less effective
than teachers, that multifaceted programs did not demonstrate substantially
greater efficacy; and involvement of peers or booster session had minimal
impact. Programs with a greater number of sessions were more effective,
and interactive programs were associated with greater effectiveness. |
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Random drug testing
of schoolchildren: A shot in the arm or a shot in the foot for drug
prevention? [February 2005]
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The idea of randomly drug-testing UK schoolchildren to see if they have
used illegal drugs has received supportive comments recently from both
the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition. But is school-based
random drug-testing a development we should welcome in the UK, or is
it something we should seek to avoid?
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JoesephRowntree Foundation 23 February 2005
ISBN 1 85935 282 0 (FREE PDF)
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Drug testing in
the workplace: The report of the Independent Inquiry into Drug Testing
at Work [June 2004]
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The report of an independent Inquiry examining what role, if any, drug
testing should play in the workplace
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JoesephRowntree Foundation 28 June 2004
ISBN 1 85935 211 1 (FREE PDF)
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Estimating the
Relative Efficiency of Various Forms of Prevention at Different Stages
of a Drug Epidemic [July 2002]
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Drug use and problems change dramatically over time in ways that are
often described as reflecting an epidemic cycle. We use simulation of
a model of drug epidemics to investigate how the relative effectiveness
of different types of prevention varies over the course of such an epidemic.
Doris A. Behrens, Jonathan P. Caulkins, GernotTragler, Doris Winkler
Carnegie Mellon, Heinz School 2002-9, Jul 2002
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Making
Sense of Student Drug Testing: Why Educators Are Saying No
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The authors of this booklet, the Drug Policy Alliance and the American
Civil Liberties Union, have analyzed, researched and litigated issues
related to student drug testing for many years. We have listened to the
experts – from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Public
Health Association to hundreds of concerned educators, parents and students
across the country. The experts agree, and the evidence is clear: random
drug testing does not effectively reduce drug use among young people
36-page PDF [drugtestingfails.org]
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Annual
review of Drug Prevention
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Presents and grades the evidence in relation to drug prevention in young
people across the four tiered model of services.. 60-page PDF [National
Colaborating Centre Drug Prevention, UK]
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Preventing
harm from psychoactive substance use
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Recommendations fall under five key prevention priorities: reducing
risk factors and increasing protective factors across the life course,
community centred prevention, addressing impacts on communities, legislative
and public policy change and regulated markets. 98-page PDF [City of
Vancouver Drug Policy Program, Canada]
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The Benefits and
Costs of Drug Use Prevention
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Clarifying a Cloudy Issue
Research brief RB-6007, 1999 RAND
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