GISA raises alarm over danger of synthetic drug abuse
Nigeria is facing a growing crisis with synthetic drugs, with stakeholders warning of devastating consequences if urgent actions are not taken.
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UNODC World Drug Report 2024: Harms of world drug problem continue to mount amid expansions in drug use and markets
The emergence of new synthetic opioids and a record supply and demand of other drugs has compounded the impacts of the world drug problem, leading to a rise in drug use disorders and environmental harms, according to the World Drug Report 2024 launched by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Highlights from the 2024 UNODC World Drug Report
ISSUP is pleased to presents highlights from the 2024 edition of the UNODC World Drug Report. The webinar is presented by Giovanna Campello, Chief of the Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Penalties for drug law offences in Europe at a glance
This resource facilitates the examination and comparison of penalties or rehabilitative measures for primary drug-related offenses such as drug use, possession for personal use, and supply-related crimes across European countries...
New Global Coalition Launched to Address Synthetic Drug Threats
On July 7, 2023, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosted a virtual Ministerial-level meeting to launch a Global Coalition to address Synthetic Drug Threats.
World Drug Report 2023
For the first time since its conception, this year the World Drug Report consists of two products, a web-based element and a set of booklets.
Highlights from the 2023 UNODC World Drug Report
ISSUP are pleased to present our Webinar on highlights from the 2023 edition of the UNODC World Drug Report.
The Global Report on Cocaine 2023
The Global Report on Cocaine 2023 details how coca cultivation soared 35 per cent from 2020 to 2021, a record high and the sharpest year-to-year increase since 2016.
Irregular Migration, Drug Use and Drug Trafficking in Sub-Saharan Africa; Libya and Nigeria
Abstract
Background: This study examined the context of drug use and trafficking in irregular migration among identified Nigerian-returned migrants from Libyan detention centers in the transit or destination along the Mediterranean...
Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Fourteenth Session)
ISSUP Nigeria are pleased to present their next Bi-Monthly Webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. This Webinar will centre on 'The Use of Methamphetamine in Nigeria: Trend and Threat Analysis'.
DESK REVIEW: Support for People with Substance Use Disorder in Ukraine During the War
Summary
War in Ukraine has inevitably led to the country's health system functioning at reduced capacity. Attacks near hospitals and active military operations force people to change their place of residence and flee from the war to...
National Roundtable on a Completed Study on the Prevalence of New Psychoactive Substances
We invite specialists of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Scientific Center of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, representatives of UNODC, UNAIDS, non-governmental organizations, heads and doctors of regional Mental Health Centers.
How can the illicit drug control field inform the tobacco endgame?
This webinar presented ways the illicit drug control field can inform the tobacco endgame.
The regulation of tobacco and substances that have traditionally been Illicit (e.g., cannabis) are heading in opposite directions with tobacco...
‘Ten Years Later’ – Developing Institutional Mechanisms for Drug Demand Reduction and Addictology Education in Georgia – A Case Study
BACKGROUND:
During the last ten years, Georgia made several important accomplishments in responding to the country’s drug problem. Specifically, in 2011, an interagency national drug coordinating body was established within the Ministry...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS): Black market and policy of new psychoactive substances in the Asia region
ISSUP Kazakhstan presented the Third Webinar in the Series on New Psychoactive Substances, with a focus on Black market and policy of new psychoactive substances in the Asia region.
From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives
Executive summary
The 10-year UK Government plan to combat illegal drugs sets out how we are doing more than ever to cut off the supply of drugs by criminal gangs and give people with a drug addiction a route to a productive and drug...
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS): Synthetic Hallucinogens/ Synthetic Depressants
The Second Webinar was hosted by ISSUP Pakistan and focus on Synthetic Hallucinogens/ Synthetic Depressants.
EU Drug Markets: In-depth analysis
Illicit drugs are big business. They are one of the main profit-generating activities of organised crime and are estimated to represent around one-fifth of global crime proceeds. 'EU Drug Markets: In-depth analysis' is the fourth...
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS): Synthetic Stimulants/Synthetic Cannabinoids
ISSUP are pleased to present the First Webinar in a series on New Psychoactive Substances (NPS).
White House Releases 2022 National Drug Control Strategy that Outlines Comprehensive Path Forward to Address Addiction and the Overdose Epidemic
Today, President Biden sent his Administration’s inaugural National Drug Control Strategy to Congress at a time when drug overdoses have taken a heartbreaking toll, claiming 106,854 lives in the most recent 12-month period. The Strategy del...