The positive socialization of children in society takes place primarily in families, schools continue this process, and then the environment helps guide them towards appropriate behaviors by means of norms, laws and regulations that are consistently implemented. 

Environmental prevention interventions aim to limit the opportunity for exposure to unhealthy and risky behaviors and promote healthier choices. This is especially important in environments where there are multiple triggers for risky behavior. Simply put, this is achieved by changing the context in which behaviour, such as the use of psychoactive substances, takes place, either at the level of society or in specific places, liquor stores, public places or places of entertainment.   We divide environmental interventions into three main categories: regulatory (e.g. passing laws that control the availability of psychoactive substances), physical (e.g. decorating coffee shops – making it difficult to consume alcohol quickly and excessively, designing glasses so that people seem to drink more alcohol than they really do include, free public transport per night) and economic (e.g. high taxes on tobacco products, financial support to encourage healthy choices, strict alcohol policies, reductions in the price of soft drinks, including water in places like cafes and bars.). The goal is to make the healthier choice the easiest option.

Environmental preventive are universal in their focus on the broadest possible audience, including both those who use and those who do not use psychoactive substances, and such are the majority. In such interventions, the environment is indirectly used to influence the population, without direct contact with that population, as is the case with interventions school or family settings. These interventions involve identifying threats in the environment, developing interventions that can influence them, and interventions for individuals exposed to these threats. Healthy environments are positive spaces that strengthen the positive aspects of society and weaken negative influences.

Preventive activities should be part of a long-term strategy, and the probability of their success in promoting healthier behavior will be higher when environmental preventive policies are implemented along with them.

Association for Addiction Prevention NARKO-NE, together with the Federal Ministry of Education and Science, coordinates and leads the process of creating the first comprehensive Strategy for the Prevention of Addiction in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also, NARKO-NE is part of the working group for the development of alcohol policies for the protection of children and youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is led by the Youth Education Center Travnik.

NARKO-NE conducts training on the European prevention curriculum, which is the basis for the education of local and regional decision and policy makers and public opinion makers who deal with problems related to the use of psychoactive substances.