Henriques, SusanaVan Hout, Marie ClaireTeixeira, António2020-07-162020-07-162019-12Henriques, S., Van Hout, M. C., Teixiera, A. (2019). Letter to the editor: Virtual community of researchers and prevention experts: approximating drug research and practice fields, Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education, 63(3), 11-200090-1482http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/9865This paper presents the key findings of a virtual community of addiction experts set up to share evidence- based programmes of prevention on novel psychoactive substance (NPS) use in Portugal. Using a theoretical framework that combines contributions from a virtual community of practice and learning in a virtual environment, with prevention science, this paper traces how members interact in order to improve their prevention intervention domains and approaches, and consider the political and practical implications.engjournal article2162-4119