A think tank in prevention & advocacy. Members of @ICARA_Global, @theVNGOC, @GLEPHAssoc, @NCDAlliance, @Movendi_Int, @WFAD_info, @NPSCoalition #ECOSOC
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🏫 Schools shape healthy futures. ZOPA-B risks weakening safeguards. Protect children and include civil society!
#PublicHealth #AlcoholPolicy @SlovenianNCDA @MinZdravje @TOstrc @BorutRoncevic @mizm_rs @NIJZ_pr @EUROCAREBRUSSEL @SlovenianNCDA @DrzavniSvet @Drzavnizbor
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Thank you to everyone who joined our international STL event! 🌍
School #prevention works best when it is practical, evidence-informed and useful for teachers.
Explore the platform: schoolteacherslearning.eu/
#SchoolTeachersLearning #ErasmusPlus #SchoolPrevention @EUErasmusPlus
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🚭 The best smoking cessation programme? Making sure young people never start. #Prevention is the best investment. #WorldNoTobaccoDay
@FCTC_KH_FIOCRUZ @GKH_SLT @TobaccoFreeKids @WHO @WHOatEU @SlovenianNCDA @PreventPlatform @EU_Commission @CancerLeagues
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🚨 Zmanjševanje škode se razvija hitreje kot kdaj koli prej. Nove droge, nova tveganja, novi odzivi – in novi načini učenja. 🌍
🔍 Nov brezplačen e-tečaj na platformi #LearnAddiction:
👉 learnaddiction.eu
#HarmReduction #ErasmusPlus
@MinZdravje @UNADenred @NIJZ_pr
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✨ We presented #LearnAddiction online and at two in-person school events in Ljubljana.
📚 The platform offers free multilingual courses on addiction and prevention.
🌐 learnaddiction.eu/
#prevention #addiction #ErasmusPlus
@EU_Commission @EUErasmusPlus @UNADenred
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One book → becoming global 🌍
English (🇺🇸) ✔️
Arabic (🇯🇴) ✔️
Italian, Turkish, Spanish & Portuguese next
It even funded my participation at the UN.
#Prevention needs independent, global voices.
#PublicHealth
@Movendi_Int @WFAD_info @DrugFreeAmerica @CADCA @icelandicmodel
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🚀 Preventina / PreventAdvisor AI chatbot is now live!
Supporting prevention science, policy, and practice with a curated knowledge base.
👉 ai.institut-utrip.si/
🎁 Promo code: 1month
#Preventina #PreventAdvisor #AI
@Movendi_Int @WFAD_info @1920yesilay @CADCA @UNODC
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📍Paris | #PompidouGroup
Human rights in drug policy must be universal — from prevention, treatment & recovery to harm reduction & access to medicines. #VNGOC
@theVNGOC @UNODC @NewsFromTheCoE @UNODC_PTRS
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⏰ Reminder! Join our webinar on Prevention Gone Wrong 📘
🗓️ 20 Oct | 15:00–16:30 CET | Online 🌍
Keynote + top panelists 🎤 EN + ES translation
🔗 Register free: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
#PreventionGoneWrong #Prevention
@WFAD_info
@DrugFreeAmerica
@UNODC_PTRS @NPSCoalition
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🚨 Don’t miss it!
Prevention Gone Wrong – What We’ve Learned the Hard Way
📅 20 Oct 2025 | 15:00–16:30 CET
🌐 Online (EN + ES translation)
🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
📘 Book: institut-utrip.si/prevention…
@WFAD_info @UNODC_PTRS @DrugFreeAmerica @PreventPlatform
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🚨 Save the Date!
Join our international webinar: Prevention Gone Wrong – What We’ve Learned the Hard Way
🗓️ 20 Oct 2025 | 15:00–16:30 CET
🌐 Online (EN + ES translation)
🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
#PreventionGoneWrong #PreventionScience
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At #HLPF2025 in 🇺🇸, our Director Matej Košir (also @theVNGOC Chair) led a powerful side event on the role of #DrugPolicy in achieving the #SDGs. Civil society voices matter more than ever! 🌍💬
🔗 vngoc.org/2025/07/civil-soci…
#PublicHealth #CivilSociety #ImPACTCoalition
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🚨 Environmental #prevention is NOT missing from #DrugPolicy. It’s central. 🌍
🔍 Our latest blog reviews the #OviedoDeclaration + recent #CND resolutions showing strong focus on #EnvironmentalPrevention.
📖 Read now → bit.ly/3YygYK2
@UNODC_PTRS @EUDrugsAgency
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A short but varied business visit to #Vienna as @theVNGOC Chair, including farewell to the previous CND Chair Amb. @PhilbertJohnso3, who made a significant contribution to increasing civil society participation in the field of drug policy at the UN level. @UNODCCSU @CND_tweets
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A very productive participation in the 10th National Youth Summit on Substance Use #Prevention in Abuja, Nigeria 🇳🇬, organised by @ayicripyouths. Thank you for the Award 🏆🎖🙏. We look forward to contributing to evidence-based prevention in #Nigeria.
@ndlea_nigeria
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Short trip to Lisbon 🇵🇹 to attend a consultation meeting organised by @EUDrugsAgency in purpose to structure a dialogue with NGOs across Europe and wider.
@theVNGOC @UNODCCSU @WFAD_info @1920yesilay @learnaboutsam @Movendi_Int @ifgcglobal @ArtmMacau
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Very productive 5th Istanbul Initiative Summit this week, where we met with key global leaders in #prevention & #recovery.
Special thanks to the @1920yesilay for their excellent organisation & commitment to our cause.
@WFAD_info @Movendi_Int @RUN_network_ @icelandicmodel
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For those of you interested in the field of #recovery. More: issup.net/events/calendar/20… @issupnet @RUN_network_ @UNODC_PTRS @theVNGOC @CICAD_OEA @learnaboutsam @WFAD_info @ICARA_Global @icuddr @Movendi_Int @PreventPlatform
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Invest in evidence-based #Prevention ❗️❗️❗️
#WorldDrugDay #WorldDrugReport2024 #PreventionWorks @PreventPlatform @Movendi_Int @WFAD_info @ICARA_Global @icuddr @issupnet @UNODC_PTRS
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After 3 years of battling with various "disruptors", my first independent paper has finally seen the light of day. Thank you for inspiration & motivation, @SanelaT5 @profparry @MHSwahn @NeoMorojele @KBSconf @ICARA_Global @globalgapa @Movendi_Int ... Link:
ijadr.org/index.php/ijadr/ar…
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Those in Vienna - more than welcome to join us #cnd2024 #PreventionWorks #Prevention #PreventionInfluencers
@UNODC_PTRS @NACADAKenya @TnPrevention @theVNGOC @wmaaloufun @sstrutner @Nyarolando @WFAD_info @DrugFreeAmerica @Movendi_Int @EURADnews @CADCA @CADFY @1920yesilay
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It's a SEL week (March 4-8, 2024):
casel.org/events/celebrate-n…
@caselorg @MVI_RS @zrss_si @MinZdravje @PreventPlatform @SlovenianNCDA @lionsclubs @UNODC_PTRS
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We're already looking forward to it ... 🙏❤️🇲🇴🇨🇳
Thanks for invitation, @Augusto91899702 @ArtmMacau @theVNGOC
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Dream big in 2024 !!!
@theVNGOC @WFAD_info @Movendi_Int @DrugFreeAmerica @ProyectoHombre_ @UNODC @UNODC_PTRS @EUROCAREBRUSSEL @eufasd2024 @GLEPHAssoc @NPSCoalition @SPRORG @issupnet @icuddr @ncdalliance @ICARA_Global @globalgapa @neptelia @WHO @INCB_President @CND_tweets
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Very productive & successful days last week in #Vienna. See you all again in March 2024. @theVNGOC @UNODC_PTRS @UNODC @CND_tweets @WHO
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Planted new quality seeds of mobilized prevention workers in Brazil. We will monitor the growth and look forward to their great successes soon. Great group ❤️🙏🇧🇷!
@PreventPlatform @issupnet @icuddr #prevention #PreventionWorks #Training
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Very proud of being part of this process! The African Civil Society Forum on #Drugs was launched this month in the margins of the @_AfricanUnion High-Level session in Lusaka addressing substance use disorders among youth, women & children. @theVNGOC More: youtube.com/watch?v=gDLNu9oW…
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Slowly finishing with the Global Alcohol Policy Conference #gapc2023 in Cape Town (South Africa). Great work presented, lots of networking opportunities & future challenges planned with many friends & colleagues from all over the globe @ICARA_Global @Conf2023Global @globalgapa
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No surprice at all. Expected: youtu.be/PcjevhEvGns?si=x2iz…. That's what happens if policy & decision makers seat on ears & do not listen to the science or are corrupt and/or influenced by unhealthy industries #cannabis #policy #canada
@WFAD_info @Movendi_Int @UNODC_PTRS @issupnet
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Active today in the panel on internet, violence & prevention at the #mentalhealth conference in Opatija, Croatia #MentalHealthAwarenessDay #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthMatters
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A very busy & successful week ended at the @icuddr conference in Chiang Mai 🇹🇭. Happy to meet many friends & colleagues and also start some new partnerships @PreventPlatform @issupnet @theVNGOC @INCB_President @sahmyookuniv @ISAMAddiction @UNODC_SEAP @WHO @gisa_initiative
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Opening session of @icuddr conference in Chiang Mai (Thailand🇹🇭). 3 days full of great sessions & panels with Slovenian contribution as well 🇸🇮👍. Looking forward to it #icuddr2023 @issupnet @PreventPlatform @MinZdravje
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Great & valuable discussions with Justyna Klingemann, incoming president of Kettil Bruun Society. There are many ways of collaboration between @ICARA_Global and #KBS #collaboration #kbs2023 @go2uj @JustKlingemann
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We are (active) at the #kbs2023 in Jo'burg (South Africa) this week #alcohol #prevention #advocacy #research @go2uj @ICARA_Global @PreventPlatform
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There is an important role of #LawEnforcement officers in school #prevention, but not necessarily inside the #schools. Today we talked about it at #LEPH2023 @umeauniversity & promoted @UNODC guiding document on this topic with Ziad El-Khatib @UNODC_PTRS & @aupazabala @PNSDgob
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In #Malta for #ECAD Mayors & Stakeholders Conference speaking about #Slovenia experience in preventing #cannabis legalization #PreventionWorks @LCAMalta @WFAD_info @PreventPlatform @icelandicmodel @ProslaviOporava @VisitMalta
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#Advocacy is essential for #prevention workforce. #Workshop at #ERFCON23 in Zagreb today @ERFCON @SveucilisteZG @PreventPlatform @MinZdravje
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An honor to have finally met and discuss in person with health promotion legend Dr Michael O'Donnell. Thrilled about our future collaboration #prevention #healthpromotion #optimalhealth @IFEBP @PreventPlatform
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We are very happy to announce our side event at the 66th CND this month in Vienna. Welcome to join us!
#youthengagement #education #prevention #influencers
@WFAD_info @NACADAKenya @UNODC_PTRS @CND_tweets @theVNGOC @Movendi_Int @PreventPlatform
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I'm very excited to officially announce my candidacy for the Chairperson of the @theVNGOC Board. I am committed to leading with a collaborative, inclusive & results-driven approach. I'd be honoured to have your support in this endeavour. @Movendi_Int @WFAD_info @1920yesilay
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Thoughts & prayers for all our friends in #Turkey. We hope you are all safe. ❤️🙏🇹🇷 #earthquake #earthquaketurkey
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The BlueDot by @UNESCO_MGIEP. Issue XVI: Designing a Healthy Ecosystem to promote Mental Health: bit.ly/3FMcKUK. Congrats, @SanelaT5 for a great article on #stigma around #mentalhealth #MentalHealthAwareness #Prevention #SEL @PreventPlatform @MinZdravje
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Welcome to join us this morning (9am CET / 11am EAT): us06web.zoom.us/j/9417196008… #Prevention #PreventionWorks #webinar
@issupnet @icuddr @WFAD_info @theVNGOC @UYDEL @DrugFreeAmerica @GLEPHAssoc @SlovenianNCDA @Movendi_Int @ICARA_Global @MinZdravje
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Save the date! Link will be available from early next week on. Follow our posts on Twitter! #Prevention #PreventionWorks #webinar
@issupnet @PreventPlatform @UYDEL @DrugFreeAmerica @WFAD_info @theVNGOC @SlovenianNCDA
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Top highlights of 2022. Back to normal with international work and bringing new top practices to #Slovenia @PreventPlatform @theVNGOC @WFAD_info @issupnet @icelandicmodel @IOGTIsland @LionsQuest @issupnet @Project_VENDA @AddictionLearn @UNODC_PTRS @SLOtoVienna @MinZdravje
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Young Slovenian voices of #ListenFirst campaign:
unodc.org/unodc/listen-first…
@PreventPlatform @UNODC_PTRS @MILDECAgouv @MinZdravje @SlovenianNCDA @SanelaT5
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On 13th October, delegates from the 6 organisations from 6 EU countries participating in the second phase of the #LearnAddiction project met online to follow up the project implementation. @AddictionLearn @neptelia @UNADenred @CorrelationNet @Aidshilfe_de @dianovaportugal ...
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Today we finally had a full @theVNGOC board meeting in person in #Vienna. Things are coming back to normal 😁👌 #cndintersessional @UNODC @PreventPlatform @IDPCnet @WFAD_info @harmreductionau @ssdpofficial @IAHPC
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Today is #FASD Awareness Day & September is FASD Awareness Month. In an unborn baby, #alcohol can cause serious physical impairment & behavioral disorders, etc. The consequences can be prevented 100 % by #pregnancy without alcohol!
#TooYoungToDrink #Prevention @PreventPlatform
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Happy to be an active part of 10th Annual #Prevention Summit in Tampa, Florida, organized by @DrugFreeAmerica and @HCADA #PreventionWorks @PreventPlatform
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