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Cannabis laws in Europe: questions and answers for policymaking

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Introduction This publication answers some of the more frequently asked questions raised in discussions about cannabis legislation. While the primary focus is on the use of cannabis for recreational purposes, relevant legislation for other...

How have governments communicated UK alcohol duty policy changes?

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Pricing, including taxation, is a key tool to address harm from alcohol and is identified by the World Health Organization as a ‘best buy’ policy (meaning it is both effective in reducing harm and cost-effective). However alcohol was 72%...

Lessons Learned from Portugal’s Pioneering Drug Policy

11 July 2023

Online

In 2001, Portugal implemented a groundbreaking policy that decriminalized personal possession of drugs, while maintaining criminal penalties for drug trafficking.

World Drug Day in Togo

News

As part of the celebration of June 26 ..THE NGO RAPAA.. made a passage in the television program La Poz de la TVT with the participation of a member of the CNAD Yesterday, June 26, the NGO RAPAA also hosted a program in Ewe language with...

Support. Don't Punish International Day of Action

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A global advocacy campaign calling for drug policies based on health and human rights. Support. Don’t Punish is a global grassroots-centred initiative in support of harm reduction and drug policies that prioritise public health and human...

The Implementation of Quality Standards (QS) at Coolmine Therapeutic Community

Scientific article

15 March 2023

BACKGROUND: Coolmine’s implementation of quality standards involves a period of change management, strategic planning, and national policy development. METHODS: A narrative case study focusing on national policy and internal strategic...

National Implementation of Quality Standards in Prevention and Treatment Services for Substance Use/ Addictions – A Case Study of Cyprus

Scientific article

31 March 2023

INTRODUCTION: The Cyprus National Addictions Authority (NAAC) is the main coordinating body for all matters related to licit and illicit substances as well as pathological gambling in Cyprus and it is responsible, inter alia, for the...

WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Information Repository

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1 June 2023

On Thursday, June 1st, the WHO launched the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Information Repository, which provides health professionals and drug policy experts with a single searchable database to freely access all technical reports on over 450 substances reviewed by the ECDD.

WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Information Repository

“Alcohol marketing to LGBTQ+ people”

Video and audio recordings

Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar, held over Zoom on 24 May 2023: "Alcohol marketing to LGBTQ+ people: Evolving strategies to target identity", by Dr David Whiteley .

The Impact of Alcohol Availability Interventions

Scientific article

Interventions that restrict the availability of alcohol reduce the risk of harm. However, until now it has been unclear why this is the case. In this research, the views of public health teams, police, local authority licensing teams and...