Drug Abuse Prevention

World Drug Day 2024, observed on June 26, focuses on the theme "The evidence is clear: invest in prevention," highlighting the critical need for evidence-based strategies to combat drug abuse.

Around 13 percent of the those involved in drug and substance abuse in India are below 20 years of age, which calls for stepping up community intervention and preventive mechanisms targeting adolescents, an UN official said on Thursday.

A law banning the sale of whipped cream canisters to people under the age of 21 has been enforced in New York. It is meant to prevent people from using whipped cream canisters to inhale nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas.

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu today launched an online certificate course on drug abuse prevention for all state government employees.

TAPAS has been developed by the National Institute of Social Defence (NISD). TAPAS will provide five basic courses on Drug (Substance) Abuse Prevention, Geriatric/Elderly Care, Care and Management of Dementia, Transgender Issues and on comprehensive course on Social Defence Issues.

Women represent a particularly vulnerable population, with higher rates of addiction following exposure to drugs, said researcher Erin Calipari, Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University in the US.

New Delhi: Delhi government launched a campaign on drug abuse prevention for students studying in its schools on Monday to create awareness among them. The campaign will target vulnerable areas and will include activities such as poster making, quizzes, short movie screenings and interactions to help raise awareness about the menace and consequence...

Delhi government today launched a campaign on drug abuse prevention for students studying in its schools in order to create awareness among them.

At Stockholm's Karolinska Institute, patients who have sought help for paedophile fantasies, but have not acted on them, are being given a drug normally used to treat advanced prostate cancer to determine if it reduces the risk of them sexually abusing a child.

As part of its ongoing campaign against drug abuse among the youth, the Kerala government plans to bring in a legislation preventing sale of intoxicanting substances, including tobacco products, within 500 metres of any educational institution in the state.

Parents who are reasonable and set down clear rules without being overbearing are most successful in preventing their children from taking to drugs and drinks, a study said.

World Drug Day 2024, observed on June 26, focuses on the theme "The evidence is clear: invest in prevention," highlighting the critical need for evidence-based strategies to combat drug abuse.

Around 13 percent of the those involved in drug and substance abuse in India are below 20 years of age, which calls for stepping up community intervention and preventive mechanisms targeting adolescents, an UN official said on Thursday.

A law banning the sale of whipped cream canisters to people under the age of 21 has been enforced in New York. It is meant to prevent people from using whipped cream canisters to inhale nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas.

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu today launched an online certificate course on drug abuse prevention for all state government employees.

TAPAS has been developed by the National Institute of Social Defence (NISD). TAPAS will provide five basic courses on Drug (Substance) Abuse Prevention, Geriatric/Elderly Care, Care and Management of Dementia, Transgender Issues and on comprehensive course on Social Defence Issues.

Women represent a particularly vulnerable population, with higher rates of addiction following exposure to drugs, said researcher Erin Calipari, Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University in the US.

New Delhi: Delhi government launched a campaign on drug abuse prevention for students studying in its schools on Monday to create awareness among them. The campaign will target vulnerable areas and will include activities such as poster making, quizzes, short movie screenings and interactions to help raise awareness about the menace and consequence...

Delhi government today launched a campaign on drug abuse prevention for students studying in its schools in order to create awareness among them.

At Stockholm's Karolinska Institute, patients who have sought help for paedophile fantasies, but have not acted on them, are being given a drug normally used to treat advanced prostate cancer to determine if it reduces the risk of them sexually abusing a child.

As part of its ongoing campaign against drug abuse among the youth, the Kerala government plans to bring in a legislation preventing sale of intoxicanting substances, including tobacco products, within 500 metres of any educational institution in the state.

Parents who are reasonable and set down clear rules without being overbearing are most successful in preventing their children from taking to drugs and drinks, a study said.