UNODC World Drug Report 2024
A global reference on drug markets, trends and policy developments, the World Drug Report offers a wealth of data and analysis and in 2024 comprises several elements tailored to different audiences.
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European Drug Report 2024: Trends and Developments
The European Drug Report 2024: Trends and Developments presents the EMCDDA’s latest analysis of the drug situation in Europe. Focusing on illicit drug use, related harms and drug supply, the report provides a comprehensive set of...
The Challenge of New Psychoactive Substances – A Technical Update 2024
"The Challenge of New Psychoactive Substances – A Technical Update 2024" is an update of the UNODC publication “The Challenge of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), 2013”, which focuses on the new psychoactive substances (NPS) encountered on...
Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health: Final Report
The report summarises the evidence drawn from worldwide evidence reviews, mathematical modelling, and extensive consultations and discussions. The Guidance provides people in Canada with accurate and current information about the risk of...
Παγκόσμια Έρευνα για τα Ναρκωτικά 2021
Η Παγκόσμια Έρευνα για τα Ναρκωτικά χρησιμοποιεί μια ανώνυμη διαδικτυακή έρευνα για τη διεξαγωγή της μεγαλύτερης έρευνας ναρκωτικών στον κόσμο.
Η ετήσια έρευνα GDS διαρκεί από τα μέσα Νοεμβρίου κάθε έτους για περίπου 6 εβδομάδες.
Το GDS...
SPR 2019 Awards Nominations
The Society for Prevention Research are now accepting nominations for their 2019 Awards. The deadline for nominations is Thursday, February 28, 2019.
The 11 different awards are designed to recognize excellence in the areas consistent...
SPR 27th Annual Meeting - Call for Papers
SPR 27th ANNUAL MEETING
May 28 – May 31, 2019
Hyatt Regency San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
CALLS NOW AVAILABLE:
Papers, NIDA International Poster Session, Preconference Workshops, and "Brown Bag" SIGs
Submission Deadline for ALL...
Uno de cada seis jóvenes en bachillerato ha probado las drogas
La marihuana es la sustancia ilegal más usada, pero crece consumo de ‘popper’.
Al menos 520 mil estudiantes de colegio, cuyas edades están entre los 12 y los 18 años, han consumido drogas por lo menos una vez en su vida. Esa cifra...
Rise in Glutamate Levels Can Be Used to Predict Drug High
A study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) explores the action of psychostimulant drugs on glutamate, one of the most abundant neurotransmitters in the human body.
Drugs with a stimulant effect are commonly prescribed...
Η χρήση ναρκωτικών στην ΕΕ αποκαλύπτεται μέσω της ανάλυσης λυμάτων
Το Ευρωπαϊκό Κέντρο Παρακολούθησης Ναρκωτικών και Τοξικομανίας (ΕΚΠΝΤ) δημοσίευσε τα αποτελέσματα της μεγαλύτερης μελέτης ανάλυσης λυμάτων. Το έργο της ΕΕ ανέλυσε τα λύματα σε περίπου 60 ευρωπαϊκές πόλεις και κωμοπόλεις.
Αυτό επέτρεψε...
New Dataset Made Available from Study of Adolescent Brain Development
In February of 2018 the US National Institute of Health (NIH) released the first dataset from an "unprecedented study of adolescent brain development", the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study.
The study has, to date...
Πιο διαβασμένα άρθρα κοινής χρήσης γνώσης του 2017
Ακολουθεί μια επιλογή από τα πιο διαβασμένα άρθρα του Knowledge Share του 2017. Αυτά είναι τα άρθρα που γοήτωσαν περισσότερο τα μέλη μας.
Illuminating the Dark Web
The Economist reports that the drug trade is moving from the street to so-called online ‘cryptomarkets’, or secret virtual-shop-fronts.
Online markets currently facilitate a comparatively small amount of illegal drug sales. Nonetheless...
A Sip as a Kid, Alcohol Problems as an Adult?
Introducing children to alcohol by way of their parents allowing them sips or tasters of their own drinks is typically viewed as the presiding method used in European countries.
Published in the journal Psychological Medicine, a new...
Suicide and Substance Abuse
New research has found a significant link between suicide risk and simultaneous cocaine and alcohol consumption.
The study examined the drug-taking habits of 874 participants hospitalised for displaying suicidal tendencies, ranging from...
Canadian Quits
The latest Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug Survey (2015) reports a decrease in the number of smokers nationwide.
Click here to view the full set of results (available in both English and French).
The World's Biggest Drug Survey
This year's Global Drug Survey (GDS) was launched last week. The GDS is the world's largest online survey about drugs and drug use. Last year's survey was completed by over 100,000 respondents. GDS is an independent drug use data mapping...
Η χρήση ναρκωτικών μεταξύ των μεξικανών νέων σε άνοδο
Τα τελευταία χρόνια το Μεξικό έχει δει μια αύξηση στη χρήση ναρκωτικών μεταξύ των εφήβων. Μια νέα μελέτη ανέλυσε τη χρήση ναρκωτικών μεταξύ των μεξικανών μαθητών γυμνασίου τις τελευταίες δύο δεκαετίες. Η μελέτη διαπίστωσε ότι ο αριθμός...
Tobacco and Cancer Science Policy Webinar: E-Cigarettes
Debate continues over risks from e-cigarettes, such as encouragement of smoking among young people, while some observers stress possible reductions in numbers of existing tobacco smokers. This webinar features key experts presenting current...
U.S. National Report Shows Less Underage Drinking and Smoking, but Overall Substance Use and Mental Illness Levels Remain Constant
Some forms of substance use, such as adolescent (aged 12 to 17) underage drinking and alcohol use among young adults (aged 18 to 25), continued to drop according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA)...
