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The best way to teach children👦👧 respect is to act respectfully toward them and others.
Active listening & empathy are key🔑 to fostering & expressing respect.

Find out more about #ListenFirst 👂

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.UN Office on Drugs & Crime #DAPC Grants aims to directly support youth-centred prevention initiatives:
▶️raise awareness 🗣️
▶️prevent substance use 💊
▶️support youth as agents of change 🤝
Follow the link to learn more about the grants: 🔗is.gd/jPZnvv

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UNODC is preparing 23 SUD professionals for international credentialing ICAP III & IV, it will lead to validation of skills, ascertaining knowledge and competencies of the drug demand reduction workforce, funded by @stateINL

Alexandra from🇵🇪,a UN Office on Drugs & Crime #YouthForum Alumni shared w/us her observations of the benefits of #YouthEngagement in #Prevention work: the butterfly effect🦋of every small change, the growth of youth🌱&the conversations openess💬
Curious to hear more?
See Alexandra’s interview below

'Give us the support and change will happen''-
📣by youths at the high-level #CND67

Let's not let their words slip away:
Support healthy youth development and positive #YouthEmpowerment 💪 as foundations for drug use prevention!

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An important reminder: Addiction to drugs is not a choice.

By stopping the stigma against people with drug us disorders, we can help them reach out for help, receive better health care, and recover more quickly. ⬇️

#LeSaviezVous 🗒️

Le personnel de #traitement doit recevoir une bonne #formation liant les #droits humains

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#Principe2
#Drogue #Substance #Troubles #Usage

Substance use #Prevention works!🤝

Make sure your prevention strategies are in line with science📚& evidence. Easiest way to find them are in the UN Office on Drugs & Crime/ World Health Organization (WHO) Int. Standards on drug use #prevention :

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▶️Changing the culture of prevention, little by little

Joining forces with UNODC Regional Youth Network Central Asia at 'Peer-supported Drug Use Prevention with Friends in Focus' training in Tashkent. Let's amplify youth voices for drug prevention. Ready to make a positive impact! #DrugPrevention #YouthLeadership #RYNCA #UNODCYouth

Preventing, Detecting and Responding to diversion of controlled medicines are essential steps to ensure their availability and access for medical and scientific purposes, as well as preventing their non-medical use.
UNODC Prevention Treatment Rehabilitation Section

During UN Office on Drugs & Crime #YouthForum 2024▶️participants identified & addressed obstacles to meaningful youth participation in substance💊 use #prevention efforts. Fostering open-mindedness & inclusivity🤝 can empower youths💪 to drive positive change in their communities

Learn📚 more about the UN Office on Drugs & Crime #YouthInitiative #DAPC & how you can get involved! 🤝
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🙏Thanks to the work & generous donation of the #DAPC in Japan
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PMissionJapan Vienna

Today marks the final day of UN Office on Drugs & Crime Regional Youth Network for Central Asia's training on'Peer-supported Drug Use Prevention w/Friends in Focus' in🇺🇿. Youth leaders& policymakers from🇰🇿🇰🇬🇺🇿🇹🇯&🇹🇲 gathered to tackle the critical issue of #druguse . 🙏to all participants& UN Office on Drugs & Crime_ROCA

Insightful 💬at the training on peer-supported substance use prevention in Tashkent! Scaling up interventions and integrating sustainability are essential for creating lasting change!
Get moreℹ️on the new P2P programme, Friends in Focus: unodc.org/unodc/preventi…

.UNODC Eastern Africa& UNODC Prevention Treatment Rehabilitation Section supported #Kenya in preparing way forward for the #MombasaInitiative on #treatment & care for ppl w/ #druguse disorders #DUD in contact w/ criminal justice system as #alternative to conviction or punishment

#ATI #Health4Justice #Justice4Health

Through her efforts in #Prevention , Sarah, a 🇧🇻 #YouthForum Alumni observed how prevention work can help youths by evoking learning, growth🌱, and inspire to achieve their goals.
#YouthEmpowerment 💪
Watch her interview📽️ below 🔽

🙏 PAHO/WHO for organizing the webinar on brief interventions to prevent #alcohol & #drug problems!

@UNODC_PTRSpresented on #TreatnetFamily and its application in the Americas

Check out the recording in case you missed it!

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.UNODC Prevention Treatment Rehabilitation Section 👩‍🏫 on 'Challenge of Promotion & Prevention for #SubstanceUse & #SUD in #Prisons ' at @WHOEurope & KingdomNL at UN conference on #MentalHealth & #Wellbeing in #DetentionCentres

“Prevention: Start as early as possible”

#Health4Justice #Justice4Health #PrisonHealth2024

Join us in the #WorldDrugDay 2024 campaign for a scientific evidence-based approach that prioritizes #drug #prevention , #treatment , health care & #recovery !

The evidence is clear: #InvestInPrevention

Find out more at unodc.org/drugs

#WDD

.United Nations is committed to empowering #youth through engagement at all levels. In the context of #druguse prevention, United NationsODC #YouthInitiative supports a global🌐 community of young people👧👦 dedicated to supporting the health & wellbeing of their peers🗣️
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