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BACKGROUND: Adolescence is one of the most important stages in a human life. This period is full of different stimuli and types of influence – from parents, peers, and society. It is related to greater susceptibility to problematic...

INTRODUCTION: As the prevalence of substance use continues to rise all over the world amidst the ongoing pandemic, substance use prevention professionals are challenged to find alternative ways to enhance their knowledge and competence to...

КІРІСПЕ: Алкогольді тұтыну бұзылған науқастарда депрессияның траекториясы мен сипатын олардың емге түсуіне қарай жақсы түсіну қажет. Бұл зерттеу алкогольді тұтынуы бұзылған ер пациенттер арасындағы депрессиялық ерекшеліктердің сипаты мен...

BACKGROUND: As a theoretical base we used Jessor’s concept of the Syndrome of Risk Behaviour in Adolescence, the self-concept, and the concept of body image.

AIM: The main aim of the contribution was research on the relations between the...

INTRODUCTION: Individuals who visit nightclubs and electronic dance music (EDM) festivals tend to use psychoactive substances, often multiple substances, in this setting and are at risk of serious negative health effects. This paper aims to...

In the context of sexual minorities and the distress they may experience, recent years have witnessed a trend emphasizing the idea that protective factors may curb risk behaviors, while stressing that not all sexual minorities do experience...

Aims

This study aims to assess the impacts of the continuous pandemic state, gender and employment status on changes in substance use during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Methods

A sample of 828 Israelis participated in an online survey and...

Aims

Only several empirical studies have examined substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic in general populations. Most of these studies compared self-reported substances use before the pandemic and during the pandemic's early stages...

The VNGOC together with NYNGOC and the UNODC Civil Society Unit is organizing an online side event in the margins of the 2023 ECOSOC Partnership Forum on 31 January 2023 at 8.30 AM. The event is titled: The central role of civil society in...

The article ‘Drug use and associated factors in a North Eastern region of Tanzania: a cross-sectional study’ published in the PanAfrican Medical Journal’ on 11/10/2022 by a number of authors coordinated by Dr Harrieth Peter and Castory...

 2021 - 2026 жылдарға арналған ЖҚТБ-ның жаһандық стратегиясында адам құқықтарын іске асыру, стигмаларды, кемсітушілік пен зорлық-зомбылықты азайту және теңсіздікті тоқтатудың және ақырында ЖИТС-ті тоқтатудың жолы ретінде зиянды жазалау...

Дәрілік инъекциялық жабдықтармен алмасу АИТВ және В және С гепатиті сияқты қан инфекцияларының таралу және жұғу қаупін арттырады. С гепатиті есірткі (PWID) енгізетін адамдар арасында ең басым қанды вирустық инфекция болып табылса...

UNODC has put together summaries of the work that they are doing relating to Drug use and HIV.

Here, you can find out more about the work that UNODC has done relating to

• drug use and HIV
• prisons and HIV
• HIV and the sustainable...

Introduction 

There is increasing interest and evidence for the use of cannabinoid medications in the treatment of cannabis use disorder, but little examination of the correlates of successful treatment. This paper is a secondary analysis...