Updates on addiction prevention

There is only one path to health: effective prevention!

Children and young people need real role models and systemic solutions, not patching holes A minor shot his peers. A boy was beaten by his classmates. Violence among children in schools. Children of younger ages using drugs. Headlines we often read in the media. And then come quick solutions. Lectures are organized for children and youth on how it is wrong to beat other children, how they shouldn’t carry weapons in schools, and drugs are of course prohibited by law, so where did they even get these things? Occasionally, a psychoactive substance is shown as

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Gambling Addiction: A Hidden Addiction Affecting Children and Youth

Every fourth child aged 13 to 17 in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) participates in some form of gambling. Between 2016 and 2023, citizens of the Federation of BiH spent approximately 13 billion BAM in betting shops. To prevent this issue and reduce the number of children and young people gambling, the Association for Addiction Prevention NARKO-NE, is implementing the preventative program Who Actually Wins? in high schools in Sarajevo Canton and Tuzla Canton.Sanela Pekić from the NARKO-NE Association highlighted during a conference on December 4 in Sarajevo that evaluations of the program

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Presented Findings on Gambling, Internet Use, and Habits Related to Tobacco, Alcohol, and Marijuana Consumption

The Association for Addiction Prevention NARKO-NE conducted a study on gambling and internet use, as well as habits related to the consumption of tobacco products, alcohol, and marijuana among children and youth aged 13 to 17 in three cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo Canton, Zenica-Doboj Canton, and Central Bosnia Canton). On November 21, 2024, a presentation was held in Sarajevo to showcase the study’s findings and recommendations. The research was conducted in collaboration with proMENTE Social Research. The study results reveal that 24.9% of respondents engage in some form of gambling,

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Presented Research Results on Employee Health Monitoring and Protection in FBiH

In 2024, the NARKO-NE Association for Addiction Prevention, in partnership with the Institute of Public Health of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the support of the Employers’ Association of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, conducted research on the monitoring and protection of employee health in the Federation of BiH, focusing on addiction-related diseases. On July 2, 2024, the most significant results of this research were presented at the Institute. The research covered 104 institutions from various sectors, including healthcare institutions, social welfare institutions, government bodies, NGOs and associations, educational institutions, as well

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Work has Begun on Developing a Comprehensive Strategy for Addiction Prevention in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The process of establishing standardized prevention and investing resources in effective and efficient interventions in this area began with the first meeting of the Working Group for the development of the Comprehensive Strategy for Addiction Prevention in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) 2024-2034, held in Sarajevo on April 30th. The Working Group consists of representatives from the Federal Ministry of Education and Science, which initiated the group, as well as the Ministry of Justice of FBiH, the Ministry of Health of FBiH, the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy of FBiH, and the Ministry

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World Day for Safety and health at Work 2024

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) began observing World Day for Safety and Health at Work in 2003 to raise the political profile of occupational health and safety and to fulfill an integral component of ‘advocacy’ in its Global Strategy on Occupational Safety and Health. Given that nearly 60% of the world’s population is employed, the fundamental right of all workers to a safe and healthy environment is of great importance. Occupational health and safety encompass physical, mental, and social well-being while simultaneously preventing hazards related to the workplace. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the

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What are you on?

Addiction represents a biological, psychological, and social phenomenon (different definitions place varying significance on each of these segments) of compulsive and excessive use of psychoactive substances or risky behaviors, despite harmful consequences, and the dominance of that substance or behavior over other aspects of life. It includes an overwhelming desire to consume addictive substances, either regularly or occasionally, with the aim of achieving a psychological effect or avoiding discomfort caused by the lack of the addictive substance. Often, the term addiction evokes images of homeless individuals who have dropped out of school, barely speak, and

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Održana 14. konferencija Evropskog društva za prevencijska istraživanja u Sarajevu

Udruženje za prevenciju ovisnosti NARKO-NE 5. i 6. oktobra 2023. okupilo je oko 170 istraživača, stručnjaka, praktičara i kreatora politika iz cijelog svijeta na 14. konferenciji Evropskog društva za prevencijska istraživanja (EUSPR) koja se održala u Sarajevu (Swissôtel). EUSPR konferencija je bila prilika da se predstave uspješni i kvalitetni preventivni programi i intervencije i razmjene iskustva u oblasti prevencije ovisnosti, a svečano otvaranje konferencije bilo je 4.10. u Vijećnici. Ministrica Federalnog ministarstva obrazovanja i nauke FBiH prof. dr. Jasna Duraković na otvaranju je pohvalila je dosadašnju saradnju sa NARKO-NE-om: Radujem se da ćemo i dalje

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Konferencija: Prilike i šanse za zdravo odrastanje

Danas 11.9., u Sarajevu održana je konferencija o socijalnom uključivanju djece u riziku – Model mentorstva u zajednici – prilike i šanse za zdravo odrastanje koju je realiziralo Udruženje za prevenciju ovisnosti NARKO-NE. Na konferenciji je učestvovalo 146 učesnika, profesionalaca iz oblasti mentalnog zdravlja, obrazovanja i socijalne zaštite, te i predstavnici nevladinih organizacija koje rade s djecom i porodicama u riziku. Zvanično otvaranje je započeo ministar Ministarstva za rad, socijalnu politiku, raseljena lica i izbjeglice Kantona Sarajevo, Malik Garibija koji je istakao važnost građenja mostova vladinog i nevladinog sektora kako bi se napravio veliki iskorak

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Izazovi i perspektive u oblasti prevencije ovisnosti

Kao rezultat kvalitetne saradnje vladinog i nevladinog sektora u okviru RIPPO mreže (Razvoj i profesionalizacija prevencije ovisnosti), Udruženje za prevenciju ovisnosti NARKO-NE održalo je dvodnevnu stručnu konferencija u saradnji s Ministarstvom sigurnosti BiH, Ministarstvom civilnih poslova BiH i Ministarstvom za ljudska prava i izbjeglice BiH pod nazivom Izazovi i perspektive u oblasti prevencije ovisnosti. Konferencijom, kojoj je prisustvovalo više od 140 učesnika iz BiH i Evrope, ujedno je obilježen i 26. juni, Međunarodni dan borbe protiv zloupotrebe droga i nezakonitog prometa, a zaključeno je da samo zajedno, kao društvo, možemo raditi na stvaranju zdrave okoline.

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