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Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises: Settings in need of care for a comprehensive drug use prevention in Nigeria
Denmark advises no alcohol consumption for under-18s
All young people aged under 18 have been advised not to drink alcohol in new guidelines issued by the Danish Health Authority.
The advice is part of new general Danish recommendations on alcohol consumption, the health authority said in...
Singapore expands smoking ban
Singapore’s Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE), Sentosa Development Corp. (SDC) and several statutory boards have announced that the country’s smoking ban is to be extended.
Under the new legislation, smoking will be...
Minimum Unit Pricing of alcohol in Scotland
Here you can read a briefing paper put together by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems that examines minimum unit pricing in Scotland.
The paper provides an overview of:
- Alcohol harm in Scotland
- What is MUP and why was it...
Αλκοόλ & Ανθρώπινα Δικαιώματα
Το Ινστιτούτο Μελετών για το Αλκοόλ παρουσιάζει το Τέταρτο Σεμινάριο στη σειρά τεσσάρων μερών για το αλκοόλ και τη βιωσιμότητα. Το τέταρτο σεμινάριο διερεύνησε τα δικαιώματα των εργαζομένων στη βιομηχανία αλκοολούχων ποτών στον...
World Drug Report 2022
Costs of an Alcohol Measurement Intervention in Three Latin American Countries
Abstract
Alcohol measurement in health care settings is an effective intervention for reducing alcohol-related harm. However, in many countries, costs related to alcohol measurement have not yet been transparently assessed, which may...
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) Webinar Series
Various NPS have significantly changed the picture of drug use in different countries. They are now very prominent in the drug market. Indeed, many of these substances are intended to circumvent drug laws and are sold as ‘legal’...
The prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders in prison populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS): Black market and policy of new psychoactive substances in the Asia region
Jamaica to update national drug policy
Novel Psychoactive Substances: Policy, Economics and Drug Regulation
In light of the recent emergence of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) on a global scale, this book provides a timely analysis of the social and economic impact of the NPS phenomenon, and of the global policy and regulatory responses to it...
Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health
Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health is a new international journal devoted to the rapid publication of authoritative papers on Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS), Addiction and associated health phenomena.
The Journal has a...
New psychoactive substances: A review and updates
New psychoactive substances (NPS) are a diverse group of substances that are linked with a number of health and social harms on an individual and societal level. NPS toxicity and dependence syndromes are recognised in primary care...
UNODC Early Warning Advisory on New Psychoactive Substances
The rapid emergence of a large number of New Psychoactive Substances on the global drug market poses a significant risk to public health and a challenge to drug policy. Often, little is known about the adverse health effects and social...
Από το κακό στην ελπίδα: Ένα 10ετές σχέδιο για τα ναρκωτικά για τη μείωση της εγκληματικότητας και τη διάσωση ζωών
Περίληψη
Το 10ετές σχέδιο της κυβέρνησης του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου για την καταπολέμηση των παράνομων ναρκωτικών καθορίζει τον τρόπο με τον οποίο κάνουμε περισσότερο από ποτέ να διακόψουμε την προμήθεια ναρκωτικών από εγκληματικές συμμορίες...
Irregular Migration and Drug Trafficking: Assessing the Prevalence among Identified Female Migrant Returnees in Nigeria - Daniel Ikenna Molobe, Day 4, 15:30-16:57
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online on 15th May, 2022
Presentation:
- Irregular Migration and Drug Trafficking: Assessing the Prevalence among Identified Female Migrant...
Το κρυφό κόστος του μεγάλου καπνού
Οι καταστροφικές επιπτώσεις του καπνού στην υγεία των χρηστών είναι γνωστές. Εκτός από τις αρνητικές επιπτώσεις για το άτομο, υπάρχουν σημαντικές οικονομικές και περιβαλλοντικές συνέπειες, οι οποίες πρέπει να ληφθούν υπόψη κατά την ανάπτυξη...
Drug Policy, Day 3, Track 2, 13:30-15:30
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 14th May, 2022
Presentations:
- ETHOS: the small word that defines us - Phaedon Kaloterakis
- How investing in advocacy can...