Colombia

Psychosocial factors associated with the use of psychoactive substances in adolescents in Pereira, Colombia

Scientific article

31 August 2020

summary introduction: The use of psychoactive substances is a public health problem with high prevalence in adolescents, a situation that influences individual and social development in adulthood. objective: Determine psychosocial factors...

Notice of Intention to Establish a National Chapter in Colombia

The International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) wishes to share its intention to establish a National Chapter in Colombia. (Content in Spanish only).

The Environmental Impact of Drugs

Video and audio recordings

22 April 2020

DFAF's short video highlights the concerns related to environmental destruction due to drug cultivation and production.

The Environmental Impact of Drugs

Video and audio recordings

22 April 2020

DFAF's short video highlights the concerns related to environmental destruction due to drug cultivation and production.

Synthetic drugs are great threat to the decades to come: the U.S.

News

RCN Radio interview with Brian Morales on global consumption, new psycoactive substances, and collaboration between Colombia and the US.

Appearance of new substances psychoactive (NSP) in Colombia

Book

1 September 2017

The Ministry of Justice and the law created the system of early alerts (SAT) of Colombia, in order to monitor and alert promptly the emergence of NPS and changes in patterns of drug use, as part of the functions of the Observatory of drugs...

Smoke-free Implementation in Colombia: Monitoring, Outside Funding and Business Support

Scientific article

1 March 2017

Objective: To analyze successful national smoke-free policy implementation in Colombia, a middle income country. Materials and methods: Key informants at the national and local levels were interviewed and news sources and government...