A think tank in prevention & advocacy. Members of @ICARA_Global, @theVNGOC, @GLEPHAssoc, @NCDAlliance, @Movendi_Int, @WFAD_info, @NPSCoalition #ECOSOC
Republic of Slovenia
Joined February 2009
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🇸🇮 NEW
Our new publication analyses Slovenia's #CannabisPolicy process (2024–2026), showing how #PublicHealth, evidence, advocacy and the EU #TRIS procedure shaped the final outcome.
📖 Read more:
institut-utrip.si/cannabis-p…
#DrugPolicy #Prevention
@SlovenianNCDA @MinZdravje
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
🤖 Made with AI
🚭 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
🚨 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
✨ 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
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
🤖 Made with AI
We just launched a fundraising campaign for Preventina (PreventAdvisor) — AI for evidence-based prevention.
About Preventina: ai.institut-utrip.si/
Support & share: whydonate.com/fundraising/pr…
#Preventina #AIforGood #PublicHealth
@Movendi_Int @1920yesilay @learnaboutsam @CADCA
🚀 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
🔥 We keep funding the fire.
🧯 But we ignore the fireproofing.
Why is evidence-based #prevention still the blind spot of global health #funding?
Our new blog explores the global prevention #paradox
🔗 bit.ly/4jQA8Ef
@BloombergDotOrg @gatesfoundation @OpenSociety
📍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
🚨 Now or never for #Prevention, #Treatment & #Recovery at #CND2026.
Without funding, #CivilSociety impact at the UN will be minimal.
Help us change that 👇
whydonate.com/fundraising/st…
Donate. Share. Amplify.🌍
@WFAD_info @Movendi_Int @CADCA @learnaboutsam @ifgcglobal @EURADnews
EU adopts new Drugs Strategy — prevention at the core 💪
Official announcement: 🔗 ec.europa.eu/commission/pres…
#EUdrugsStrategy #PreventionFirst
@WFAD_info @Movendi_Int @ifgcglobal @SlovenianNCDA @EURADnews @PreventPlatform @ProslaviOporava @euspr @EU_Commission @EUDrugsAgency
UTRIP retweeted
On 5 Nov, within the #SocialSummit2025 in Doha, the Turkish Green Crescent Society hosted “Addressing the Economic and Social Costs of Addiction.”
Speakers: Amb. Dr. Mehmet Güllüoğlu (IFGC), Mehmet Fatih Kılıç, Yasmine Sabih, Matej Košir, George O. Odalo & Michael Dean.
#IFGC
⏰ 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
Grateful for the opportunity to meet the @INCB_President today while in Vienna 🇺🇳. We had a constructive exchange and agreed on strengthening collaboration with civil society through @theVNGOC. Looking forward to the next steps together! #INCB #CivilSociety
While @UN_Vienna I met with Matej Košir, Chairperson, and Beatrix Vas, Treasurer, Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs to discuss #INCB cooperation with civil society. We are very grateful for the role played by the @theVNGOC in facilitating our ongoing engagement with civil society.
🚨 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
UTRIP retweeted
Join the discussion! (Re)prioritising prevention in policy and practice regarding alcohol, tobacco and other substance use. We have 2 excellent speakers providing Global South & North perspectives. Tues 21st Oct, 2-3pm UK (GMT+1) via Zoom. Register: icara.info/upcoming-icara-ev…
This isn’t just a book launch.
It’s a call to action: rethink, relearn & reboot prevention. 🚀
👉 Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
#PreventionGoneWrong #YouthPrevention #PublicHealth #EvidenceBased
🎤 Speakers you don’t want to miss:
Matej Košir (author & keynote)
Dr. Diana Fishbein (UNC & NPSCIL)
Carlton Hall (CHC LLC)
Wadih Maalouf (UNODC)
🎙️ Moderators: Amy Ronshausen & Regina Mattsson