Drug Prevention
What Works in Drug Prevention: An Evidence Summary
Which prevention approaches reduce youth substance use, which do not, and why scare tactics usually fail.
Evidence-based public health
Drug and HIV prevention, explained with evidence
Plain-language articles for parents, teachers, health workers and young people on preventing substance use and HIV, and on reducing harm when prevention is not enough.
DelayStarting alcohol before 15 multiplies the later risk of alcohol use disorder
NaloxoneReverses opioid overdose and is sold over the counter in the U.S.
U = UPeople with HIV who keep an undetectable viral load do not transmit it sexually
95%+Hepatitis C cure rate with modern 8–12 week treatment
Drug Prevention
Evidence-based guidance on preventing alcohol, tobacco and drug use among young people: what works, what does not, and how families, schools and communities can help.
Drug Prevention
How to Talk With Teenagers About Drugs and Alcohol
Practical, research-based guidance for parents and caregivers: when to start, what to say and how to keep the conversation going.
Drug Prevention
Risk and Protective Factors for Youth Substance Use
The individual, family, school and community factors that raise or lower a young person's risk, and how prevention targets them.
Drug Prevention
School-Based Prevention Programs: What Schools Should Look For
How schools can choose and run drug and alcohol prevention programs that are backed by evidence.
HIV/AIDS
HIV and hepatitis prevention, testing and harm reduction, with a focus on the links between substance use and infection risk.
HIV/AIDS
HIV and Substance Use: How They Are Connected
How drug and alcohol use raise HIV risk, and why integrated prevention and treatment matter.
HIV/AIDS
HIV Testing and Prevention: The Basics
Who should test for HIV, what test types exist, and the main ways to prevent HIV today.
HIV/AIDS
Harm Reduction Explained
What harm reduction is, the evidence behind syringe services, naloxone and drug checking, and common misconceptions.
HIV/AIDS
Hepatitis C and Injection Drug Use
Why hepatitis C is common among people who inject drugs, and why it is now curable in most cases.
About this site
The South Caucasus Office on Drugs and Crime (SCODC) was a non-governmental organization that worked on drug prevention, HIV/AIDS awareness and related public health issues in the South Caucasus region. Its publications on drug prevention were cited in academic papers and in encyclopedia articles on substance abuse prevention, and it appeared in the membership list of the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (VNGOC).
The original organization's website went offline. This site is an independent, non-commercial resource that continues the same subject areas, drug prevention and HIV/AIDS prevention, with up-to-date, evidence-based articles for parents, educators, health workers and young people. It is not affiliated with the original organization or with any government body.