During a breakout session at Rotary International conference 2013 in Lisbon Johan maertens presented the Prospective Rotarian Action Group Addiction Prevention on June 26, the world day against drugs and tdrug trafficking. More information on www.ragdrugprevention.org

1. 2013 RI CONVENTION
Addiction Prevention
Prospective Rotarian Action Group
World Day against Drugs and Drug
Traffic
26/06/2013

2. 2013 RI CONVENTION
2013 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Prospective Rotarian Action Group Addiction Prevention
Founding meeting DG 1620 Dirk Schockaert; PP Maldegem, Johan
Maertens; DGE 1620 Werner Braemscheute; PDG 1570 Nico de Boer

3. 2013 RI CONVENTION
• 2007 DG 1620 2008-2009 Bruno Morel
• 2008 D1620 committee Prevention
• 2010 Interdistrict 1620-1630-2170
• 2012 International cooperation 1620-3140
• 2013/02/08 Prospective Rotarian Action
Group Addiction Prevention
• 2013/06/26 Break Out session R.I.
conference
DG 1620 Dirk Schockaert: History prevention addiction D1620

4. 2013 RI CONVENTION
• 2013: Procedure Approval PRAG AP
– Members: 100 from 50 clubs and 15 districts
– Global Grant 2013-2014: 10 clubs and projects
– Best Practices on website and monthly newsletters
– Advise districts on quality of prevention projects
– Actual and scientific information
• 2014: the same +
– Members: 200 from 75 clubs and 20 districts
– Global grant 2014-2015: 25 clubs and projects
– Break out session RI conference
– Info Stand at RI Conference
• 2015: the same +
– Members: 300 from 100 clubs and 25 districts
– Global Grant 2015-2016: 50 clubs and projects
DGE 1620 Werner Braemscheute: Future 2013-2016

5. 2013 RI CONVENTION
• EMCDDA: European Monitoring Center for
Drugs and Drug Addiction.
• Importance of prevention in the fight against
drugs
• European Policy concerning prevention of
addiction
• Role of Rotary and the Rotarian Action
Group
• Comments by: Roland Simon, head of unit
Interventions, Best practice and scientific
partners of EMCDDA.
Video Interview Wolfgang Götz, director EMCDDA

6. 2013 RI CONVENTION
Wolfgang Götz
Wolfgang Götz has
been Director of the
EMCDDA since
May 2005, having
been appointed by
the agency’s
Management Board
on 19 April that year.
In July 2009, the
Board renewed his
mandate
unanimously for a
further five-year
term commencing on
1 May 2010.

7. 2013 RI CONVENTION
Prospective Rotarian Action Group Addiction Prevention: Vision
Vision
Substance Abuse and addiction of illicit drugs is a global problem and can
only be stopped by joined efforts of all society layers and organizations in
a joined, structural and continued action.
It is not only the responsibility of governments. All civil society
organizations should get involved in their field of activity.
Rotarians will strengthen this common effort through the work of the
Rotarian Action Group Addiction Prevention.

8. 2013 RI CONVENTION
Prospective Rotarian Action Group Addiction Prevention: Mission
Mission
Organize an International group of Rotarian specialists and activists in
Prevention of Substance Abuse and Addiction.
Inform, stimulate, support and advise clubs and districts how to tackle
the problem in a structural long term way, with a vision and a strategy.
Set up cooperation with the international professional organizations
specialists in prevention.

9. 2013 RI CONVENTION
Prospective Rotarian Action Group Addiction Prevention: Strategy
Strategy:
We will prospect all Rotarians active in prevention of substance abuse
and addiction.
Bring their expertise together for study and exchange. We will learn how
Rotary clubs can participate in the most effective way in the struggle
against addiction.
We will disseminate this knowledge and the developed methodology and
inform and stimulate Rotary clubs to integrate prevention of substance
abuse and addiction as an essential part of their community service.

10. 2013 RI CONVENTION
Prospective Rotarian Action Group Addiction Prevention: Main Goals
Main goals:
1. Gather Rotarians active in prevention of substance abuse and
addiction to work together with a common vision and a strategy
for structural long term actions.
2. Attract global active partners, experts in evidence based drug
prevention, for global cooperation such as the Mentor
Foundation.
3. Search for existing evidence based prevention programs such as
Unplugged, Rebound, Tilda and make this programs available for
the clubs.

11. 2013 RI CONVENTION
Prospective Rotarian Action Group Addiction Prevention: Main Goals
Main goals:
4. Organize Master training in this evidence based drug prevention
programs in cooperation with EU-DAP, Mentor Foundation,
Rebound and other professional prevention organizations.
5. Inform and support our clubs all over the world to implement
evidence based drug prevention programs in their local area with
clear procedures, road maps and financial support through global
grants.

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Effectivity of Unplugged intervention after 2nd questionnaire
(3 months post intervention)
Daily smoking 30% reduction
Recent drunkenness 28% reduction
Experimenting cannabis 23% reduction
The EU-Dap class programme has a preventive effect on early
onset of drug use and on the transition of experimental to frequent
use. The effect is bigger for boys than for girls.
www.eudap.net
Evidence Based Addiction
Prevention project: “Unplugged”

13. 2013 RI CONVENTION
Evidence Based Addiction Prevention project: “Unplugged”
Teacher's Handbook
The Unplugged Curriculum has
been tested to be effective during
the EU-Dap intervention
trial. Based on the evaluation, it
is now available in its revised
version. This program is for
students between the ages of 12
and 14 and is to be led by trained
teachers.

14. 2013 RI CONVENTION
Evidence Based Addiction Prevention project: “Unplugged”
Student's Workbook
The Student's
Workbook complements
the Unplugged Curriculum.
It contains activities that
students are to work
through during the
Unplugged lessons.

15. 2013 RI CONVENTION
Evidence Based Addiction Prevention project: “Unplugged”
1. Preparative work:
• Adaptation of the program by certifying Univ.
• Contact local authorities and schools
• Planning meeting: trainer, school direction, rotary club
• Evaluation: Univ., trainer, school direction
2. Training process:
• Master training for trainer of trainers = 1 (per language)
• 1 trainer trains 25 trainers = 25
• 25 trainers train each year 10 x 20 teachers = 5.000
• 5000 teachers train each year 100 students = 500.000
3. Costs:
• Master training: 2.500/trainer minimum 4 = 10.000
• Trainers 25 training = 2.000
• Training 25 teachers = 1.500 + materials: 425
• Training 100 students = 0 + materials: 450

16. 2013 RI CONVENTION
Costs and effects
1. Costs for a club:
1. 2.500 per year for three years: total cost 7.500
2. Part adaptation cost included
3. 3 trainings for teachers included
4. Materials for 300 students included
2. Results at club level for :
1. 1 training for 25 teachers
2. 25 teachers train each 100 students per year
3. Total students trained 7.500
Conclusions:
1. cost prize to save one student from addiction is low:
2. for projects on larger scale up to 500.000 students:
1 $ to save one student from addiction
NIDA: 1 $ prevention = 18 $ savings in health

17. 2013 RI CONVENTION
Website and Newsletters:
www.ragdrugprevention .org
1 $ to save one student from
addiction
NIDA: 1 $ prevention = 18 $ savings
in health

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