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Smoking: The Irish Situation Factsheet

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
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The Health Research Board National Drugs Library has published a new factsheet that contains information on treatment, prevalence and mortality in Ireland. The factsheet covers: the impact of tobacco use the prevalence of smoking in Ireland...

Tobacco Use in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Risks and Challenges

Scientific article
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In recent years, the tobacco pandemic’s magnitude and trajectory has shifted away from high-income countries to low- and middle-income countries and so have the tobacco industry’s marketing efforts and tactics. Research suggests that Sub...

Rights in Recovery

Event Date
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Stirling
United Kingdom

“Everyone has the right to health and to live free from the harms of alcohol and drugs. Everyone has the right to be treated with respect and dignity and for their individual

Nordic Reform Conference

Event Date
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Oslo
Norway

Join us in Oslo on 20 – 21 of September 2019 to learn what can be done to minimise the harms caused by both drug use and current drug policies.

The Association for Safer Drug Policies has invited some of the world's leading voices in drug policy reform to share their prevention strategies with the Nordic drug policy community.

International Cannabis Toolkit Workshop 2019

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Lisbon
Portugal

The International Cannabis Toolkit Workshop 2019 will take place on 22nd October 2019 in Lisbon as a side event of the Lisbon Addictions conference (23rd – 25th October 2019).

Alcohol Evidence in Policy & Practice 2019: 6th Annual Course for Practitioners, Policymakers, Advocates & Researchers

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Edinburgh

This year’s course will feature inputs from Prof. Annie Britton from University College London, Prof. Mark Petticrew from LSHTM, and Dr. Mark Robinson from NHS Health Scotland, as well as Colin Angus (University of Sheffield), Prof. Carol Emslie (Glasgow Caledonian University), Dr. Nathan Critchlow (University of Stirling), Colin Shevills (Balance North East) and Katherine Severi (Institute of Alcohol Studies).