The risk matrix: Drug-related deaths in prisons in England and Wales, 2015–2020
This article explores the factors contributing to drug-related deaths in English and Welsh prisons between 2015 and 2020.
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Bulletin d’information de la section nigériane de l’ISSUP – 10e édition
L’ISSUP Nigeria a publié sa dixième lettre d’information ! Cette édition comprend la 4e Conférence nationale/Assemblée générale annuelle de la section nigériane de l’ISSUP, la reconnaissance de collègues qui se sont distingués par leur...
Health and cancer risks associated with low levels of alcohol consumption
"According to the latest WHO estimates, alcohol consumption contributed to 3 million deaths in 2016 globally and was responsible for 5·1% of the global burden of disease and injury."
This statement, published in the Lancet Public Health...
Call for Speakers: side event at the 2023 ECOSOC Partnership Forum
The VNGOC together with NYNGOC and the UNODC Civil Society Unit is organizing an online side event in the margins of the 2023 ECOSOC Partnership Forum on 31 January 2023 at 8.30 AM. The event is titled: The central role of civil society in...
Drug use and associated factors in a North Eastern region of Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
The article ‘Drug use and associated factors in a North Eastern region of Tanzania: a cross-sectional study’ published in the PanAfrican Medical Journal’ on 11/10/2022 by a number of authors coordinated by Dr Harrieth Peter and Castory...
Reflective Assessment-A Unique Model for Universal Population Prevention
A one-day training was organized by Teacher Training Academy to equip the teachers to become reflective on their interaction with the students. The assessment of student behavior and interest in intellectual and recreational activities were...
Inter-glam Bursary Award for Pakistani Delegate Participation in Lisbon Addictions
During the second last month of 2022, November 22-24 an international conference was held successfully at the Lisbon Congress Center in Portugal with the collaboration of SICAD, EMCDDA and the Portuguese Directorate. Organized by Clinic in...
From Darkness to Light of Hope- More Prevention, Less Suicide! Drug Use and Suicide Prevention
6th conference is going to be held at the University of Management and Technology, Lahore which has organized a pre-conference workshop for students and professionals about suicide and addiction. The theme of the conference is suicide...
Une approche fondée sur les droits de la personne pour intégrer les services liés au VIH et à la toxicomanie
L’intégration des soins liés au VIH au traitement des troubles liés à l’utilisation de substances offre l’occasion de mieux répondre aux besoins des personnes vivant avec ces conditions. Les personnes souffrant de troubles liés à l...
Correlates of treatment engagement and client outcomes: results of a randomised controlled trial of nabiximols for the treatment of cannabis use disorder
Introduction
There is increasing interest and evidence for the use of cannabinoid medications in the treatment of cannabis use disorder, but little examination of the correlates of successful treatment. This paper is a secondary analysis...
Moving towards a continuum of safer supply options for people who use drugs: A qualitative study exploring national perspectives on safer supply among professional stakeholders in Canada
Background
Novel public health interventions are needed to address the toxic drug supply and meet the needs of people who use drugs amidst the overdose crisis. Safer supply – low-barrier distribution of pharmaceutical grade substances –...
Les filles noires et les renvois : disparités raciales et de genre dans l’aiguillage autodéclaré vers l’évaluation des troubles liés à l’utilisation de substances chez les enfants ayant des démêlés avec la justice
Arrière-plan
La prévalence des troubles liés à l’utilisation de substances est plus élevée chez les enfants ayant des démêlés avec la justice. Il est essentiel de s’assurer que les CIM qui signalent une utilisation actuelle sont orientés...
Perturbations du rôle de la santé publique locale aux États-Unis dans la prévention et la réponse à la consommation de substances au sein de la population pendant la pandémie de COVID-19
Arrière-plan
La COVID-19 a considérablement limité l’ampleur et la portée du travail des services de santé locaux, en réorientant les ressources vers la riposte. Cependant, le besoin de services de santé publique essentiels, y compris la...
Experiences of frontline healthcare workers and their views about support during COVID-19 and previous pandemics: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis
Background
Healthcare workers across the world have risen to the demands of treating COVID-19 patients, potentially at significant cost to their own health and wellbeing. There has been increasing recognition of the potential mental health...
De brefs conseils d’un médecin peuvent réduire la consommation d’alcool
Une nouvelle revue systématique et une méta-analyse ont révélé que des interventions brèves ciblant l’alcool (conversations courtes, structurées et individuelles sur la consommation d’alcool conçues pour motiver des changements de...
Roles of parental smoking and family structure for the explanation of socio-economic inequalities in adolescent smoking
Abstract
Background and aims
Among European countries, France is particularly concerned by adolescent tobacco smoking, especially in disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds (SES). We measured the respective contributions of parental...
L’ONUDC a organisé une table ronde nationale sur le programme « Family UNited »
Noukous, République du Karakalpakstan. 7 décembre 2022. Le Bureau régional pour l’Asie centrale de l’Office des Nations Unies contre la drogue et le crime (UNODC ROCA), en collaboration avec le Ministère de l’éducation publique de la...
Documentary of Campaign aiming to help people recover from substance use - Tanga Tanzania
A video in Kiswahili with subtitles in English on the drug prevention and treatment project that the Casa Rosetta Association carried out in the Tanga Region (Tanzania) in the last 2 years as an implementing partner of UNODC.
FEDERSERD SICILIA | CONGRESSO REGIONALE 2022
UPDATE NELLE DIPENDENZE- SICILIA – 2022
CAMBIAMENTI NEGLI STILI DI VITA, TRASFORMAZIONI DELLA CLINICA,
NUOVE CONFIGURAZIONI DI BISOGNI, EVOLUZIONE DEI MODELLI
ORGANIZZATIVI E TRATTAMENTALI
Sala Convegni NH HOTEL PALERMO
Il cambiamento...
Supporting Government of Pakistan’s in its efforts to ensure standardized, adequate, and evidence-based drug dependence treatment and care
UNODC in collaboration with the Ministry of Narcotics Control (MoNC) and the Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination (MoNHSR&C) and with the generous support from US/INL, is developing National Standards and...