This handbook has been developed with the primary purpose of providing specific reference material for the European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) training courses. It also serves to provide a more general introduction to prevention science and, in particular, to science-based interventions. The training curriculum has been developed by a European project entitled UPC-Adapt, which was co-funded by the European Commission. 

Table of contents

• Introduction 
• PART I: General concepts underpinning efective prevention 
  • Chapter 1: Epidemiology — understanding the nature and extent of substance use 
  • Chapter 2: Foundations of prevention science and evidence-based prevention interventions 
  • Chapter 3: Evidence-based prevention interventions and policies 
  • Chapter 4: Monitoring and evaluation 
• PART II: Prevention approaches in different settings 
  • Chapter 5: Family-based prevention 
  • Chapter 6: School-based and workplace-based prevention 
  • Chapter 7: Environmental prevention 
  • Chapter 8: Media-based prevention 
  • Chapter 9: Community-based prevention 
  • Chapter 10: Advocacy for prevention 
• Final reflections 
• References