ABSTRACT

Women with substance use problems also make up a population with gender-specific needs, which has not received enough attention in the development of policies and treatment services. The gap in gender specific interventions remains evident, although there is an increasing number of Filipino women seeking treatment for Substance Use Disorder (SUD). This study aims to describe the experiences of Filipino women in SUD treatment centers and identify the barriers to treatment engagement, and gaps in services, and perceived gender responsive support through case study. Homogenous...

The UNODC Mentor from Indonesia participated as a trainer at the workshop organized by Colombo Plan on The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) for the Philippine Criminal Justice System. It was inaugurated with the generous support of the Bureau of International Narcotics Affairs (INL), US Embassy, Manila on 22 April 2019.

A total of 53 participants from the Philippines Drug Enforcers Agency (PDEA), Philippines National Police (PNP) and Academy, participated in this important workshop. The training aimed at strengthening drug demand reduction initiatives in the Philippines by enhancing...

More than 60 policy-makers participated at UNODC Workshop on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders for Policy Makers in Siem Reap, Cambodia from 12 to 14 June 2019. This high-level workshop was inaugurated by H.E Prof. Eng Huot, Secretary of State from Ministry of Health and was organized in coordination with WHO Representative Office for Cambodia, UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific and the generous support of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), United States. The goal of this training is to support Member States...

Prevalence of smoking in Indonesia is on the increase. The trend is particularly noticeable among Indonesian adolescents with smoking in early adolescents increasing from 9.5 to 17.5% from 2001 to 2010.

A recent study, published in the International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, has examined initiation of smoking by adolescents and the responses to initiation by the community.

Participants included school nurses, junior high school teachers, early adolescents, and their parents.

On analysis of the interviews several themes became apparent:

• There was an apparent ignorance of...

The New York Times published an opinion article on Asia's anti-drug programs and where U.S. involvement has not helped.  The article highlights the need for greater drug demand reduction efforts to combat the growing meth crisis in the region.