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		<title>Episode #178 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Inga Dora Sigfusdottir and Iceland&#8217;s Prevention Model</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The headlines in 2017 was &#8220;Iceland knows how to stop teen substance use &#8211; but the rest of the world is not listening.&#8221; In 1997 &#8211; 40% of Iceland&#8217;s adolescents got drunk in the past 30 days, one of the highest teen alcohol problem in the world.  After a national prevention program consistent over 20 [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="font-weight: 400;">The headlines in 2017 was &#8220;Iceland knows how to stop teen substance use &#8211; but the rest of the world is not listening.&#8221;</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">In 1997 &#8211; 40% of Iceland&#8217;s adolescents got drunk in the past 30 days, one of the highest teen alcohol problem in the world.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"> After a national prevention program consistent over 20 years, the trend has been reversed to just 5%.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">A side effect of the program also measured decreased tobacco, cannabis, as well as decreased bulling, violence, theft, sexual abuse.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">What is Iceland secret?</p>
<figure id="attachment_40911" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-40911" style="width: 239px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-40911" src="https://hightruths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/inga_dora_070218_380-e1712761609758-239x300.jpg" alt="" width="239" height="300" srcset="https://hightruths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/inga_dora_070218_380-e1712761609758-239x300.jpg 239w, https://hightruths.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/inga_dora_070218_380-e1712761609758.jpg 380w" sizes="(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-40911" class="wp-caption-text">Inga Dóra Sigfúsdóttir</figcaption></figure>
<p><strong>Inga Dora Sigfusdottir</strong> is Professor and Founding Director of the Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis at Reykjavik University, and Research Professor in Health and Behavior Studies at Teachers College, Columbia University. A sociologist, her research focuses on understanding how biological and social factors interact to influence the development of risky behavior among adolescents, including substance use, suicidal behavior, unprotected sex, self-inflicted harm, and delinquency. Dr. Sigfusdottir has been the Project Director in Iceland for the European School Survey Project of Alcohol and other Drugs and for the European Cities Against Drugs Youth in Europe Project. She is currently the Principal Investigator of a life course study funded by the European Research Council which is investigating the effects of stress on biology, emotion and behavior throughout childhood.</p>
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