The 63rd CND will hold a Special Virtual Event commemorating the United Nations International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking including the Launch of the World Drug Report 2020 and followed by a discussion on the impact of...
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for Eastern Africa (ROEA) supports Kenyan counties in COVID-19 prevention efforts for key and most vulnerable populations. In the spirit of leaving no one behind, acknowledging the increased infection risks of people who use and inject drugs, including those in prison settings, an in an effort to be COVID-19 responsive, UNODC focused its technical and financial support to expand the range existing and new services offered by UNODC to these populations.
UNODC provided prevention equipment and commodities to ensure that...
The social distancing that is required during this COVID-19 outbreak has put a strain on families impacted by addiction. Self-imposed isolation can disconnect us from the very tools that keep us resilient and strong, making us vulnerable to fear.
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids + Center on Addiction have gathered a selection of mental health resources, and links to addiction support for families and individuals.
Opening Remarks - Dr. Farah Urrutia, Secretary for Multidimensional Security, Organization of American States (OAS) - Amb. Adam Namm, Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) - Michael Tucker, Executive Director, National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Jamaica -...
This free 90-minute webinar will provide information and guidance on strategies to enhance coordination across the social safety net to prevent an addiction crisis for high-risk and marginalized populations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
I was invited as a penal speaker in webniar meeting from UN Women and NET kpk. This session was how you can control your anger and how manage it and also how control you violence at home
I make this video for urdu speaking people. In this video I educate to people how they control their stress, anger and anxiety special in this pandemic period
Videoconferencia: Test de tamizaje en salud mental: Hacia una medida del impacto psicoemocional de la pandemia Ponentes Dra. Silvia Morales Chaine y Dra. Rebeca Robles García
We are going to organize 2nd Regional Facebook Live Program on 12 June 2020 at 7.30 PM, Bangladesh, 7.00 PM India, 8:30 PM Thailand and Indonesia, 9:30 PM Philippines. The topic of the program is Regional Dialogue on Mental Health and...
Según una encuesta de investigadores e investigadoras del Instituto Gino Germani, el 45 por ciento de las personas toma más alcohol que antes del aislamiento.
When Argentine families closed to meet the quarantine imposed by the coronavirus, memes emerged as the possibility of spying on what is happening inside. Images such as a row of green beer bottles lining a house and field, and a caption in yellow capital letters that warns: "Two more weeks of quarantine and end the median." Or an image of Morticia Addams, who watches holding a cup of tea in her hands, and asks, "How are you with isolation? Have you noticed that they are not social drinkers? The viralization of these jokes about alcohol consumption attracted the interest of a group of...
One of the major health issue of the modern world, which is drug dependence. Not only it hampers the public health, it also affects economic and social development. Drug dependence has been identified as one of the root causes of many criminal activities, along with impacting on physical and mental health of individuals. However, the number of the treatment and rehabilitation facilities necessary to bring the unfortunate people back to normal life is inadequate. There are a limited number of centers in our country, and the current COVID-19 situation is causing even more inadequacy to their...
Introduction of the quarantine measures in Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan made it extremely difficult to provide drug dependence treatment services to the population of the region. This negatively affected the quality of life of people with drug use disorders (PWDUD) and of their families, and in many cases led to a relapse of drug use disorders in patients.
In order to avoid collapse in this area and prevent worsening of the situation there was an urgent need to adapt the forms and methods of providing drug dependence treatment and care services to the existing conditions. Such response was...
In partnership with ISSUP Global, ISSUP South Africa presented a webinar on COVID-19: What can be done through us
Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Presenter: David Bayever
David Bayever serves on the SAPharmacy Council as an Assessor, Examiner and Researcher. He is currently the Chairperson of South Africa's Central Drug Authority, and he also serves as a Member of SAHPRA Cannabis Working Committee and Member of Technical Task Team on Public Health Dimensions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Problems. David is a member of DoH Ministerial Advisory Committee on Cannabis. He...
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(ISSUP staff) - 3 June 2020
It is our pleasure to announce two presentations by Thom Browne Jr. (MA Criminal Justice, CEO of Colombo Plan) on the emerging and rapidly-changing properties of illicit drugs and their cutting agents that put substance users worldwide at high-risk for near- and long-term chronic health problems, overdose (fatal & non-fatal), and increased vulnerability to both the acquisition of viruses like COVID-19 and more severe complications from the virus.
The Prevention, Treatment & Rehabilitation Section (PTRS) of UNODC developed a questionnaire to gather insights into the current challenges and responses to COVID-19 and the continuity of drug treatment services.
The questionnaire is intended for treatment service providers and it looks at the impact of the delivery of treatment services and the measures of adaptation to the COVID-19 crisis, specifically what has been done in different places that have proven useful for service continuity.
PTRS is collecting the answers to this questionnaire to measure the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...
s on the SAPharmacy Council as an Assessor, Examiner and Researcher. He is currently the Chairperson of South Africa's Central Drug Authority, and he also serves as a Member of SAHPRA Cannabis Working Committee and Member of Technical Task Team on Public Health Dimensions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Problems. David is a member of DoH Ministerial Advisory Committee on Cannabis. He...