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World AIDS Day Seminar 2019 - Multan, Pakistan
A one-day seminar about "World AIDS Day - Communities Make the Difference" was conducted by EQUIP Research & Development Consultants with the collaboration of Youth Forum Pakistan for Drug Abuse Prevention & ISSUP Pakistan at EQUIP Head...
As part of the COPOLAD meeting in Panama, multilateral agencies exchange experiences of cooperation and support for drug policies in the countries of
Representatives of PAHO-WHO, CICAD, European Observatory, UNDOC and CARICOM discuss strategies to strengthen the quality of treatments and prevention programmes in countries. How to complement and not overlap; and how to achieve effective...
Youth-Led Policy Forum 2019 Karachi, Pakistan
Youth-Led Policy Forum 2019 is an initiative with UNICEF Pakistan in collaboration with School of Leadership Foundation. The forum will serve as a key platform where young people can contribute to policy discussions through their collective...
Why Seychelles Has the World's Worst Heroin Problem
Known for its coral reefs, mangroves and white sandy beaches, 360,000 tourists travel to the Indian Ocean archipelago each year for a holiday of a lifetime. But look beyond the private islands, the boutique resorts and high-end restaurants...
Study about Knowledge and Critical Skills to Implement Evidence-Based Drug Prevention Strategies
Poorly-Worded Media Prevention Campaign to Combat the Methamphetamine Crisis in South Dakota
Washington Post Article titled "‘Meth. We’re on it,’ South Dakota says in ridiculed ad campaign that cost $449,000"
UNODC-WHO Training in Argentina on the Management of Substance Use & Substance Use Disorders during Pregnancy
A total of 35 participants took part in this training that was organized by WHO and UNODC together with PAHO, SEDRONAR, Hospital der Mar, and the generous support from the U.S. State Department Bureau of International Narcotics and Law...
Training of Professionals on Preventing Substance Abuse in Schools and the Community
First Milestone Achieved:
Successfully completed Training of Professionals on Preventing Substance Abuse in Schools and Community @ at PASK Hall 16 - 17 November, 2019 Karachi, Pakistan
In the first phase of the project 32 young...
Parent Marijuana Use Associated With Substance Use in Children
New research explores some of the long-term impacts of marijuana use in families. The study revealed that the children of parents who reported marijuana use during their teenage years were significantly more likely to report substance use...
Women and Children are the Emerging Face of Drug Addiction in Afghanistan
Q breaks into song, and the lyrics reflect something of himself: "My heart aches, my heart aches and my heart aches," he croons. The 10-year-old hopes to go professional one day, but his mother says that first, he has to break his addiction...
After Legalization, Marijuana Addiction Is on the Rise
- A new study finds that addiction has gone up among young people who live in states where recreational cannabis is legal.
- The overall rate of addiction remains low, but the findings are concerning for experts.
- Additionally, experts...
Managaluru Police Cracks Whips against Substance Use
With the police department’s repeated pleas to educational institutes to crack the whip against rampant substance abuse in their campuses and hostels falling on deaf years, the police have warned they will raid the institutions armed with...
Substance Abuse in Northeast India: Nearly 20 % more than other States
The rot in Northeast India’s substance abuse problem runs deep. A recent study shows that the prevalence of any type of substance abuse - smoking, smokeless tobacco products, alcohol - in men in Northeastern states is much higher (20...
Bhopal: Even 5-Year-Olds Are Falling Prey to Substance Abuse
Drug addiction or substance abuse is on a high in the city, but what rings alarm bells is the fact that the age bracket for substance abuse has fallen to as low as five years. Recently, a joint team of Childline and police found seven...
Dependência Química: Quais são os tipos de tratamento
Muitas pessoas não sabem que dependência química é uma doença crônica que possui tratamento. Ela se caracteriza pelo abuso de álcool, maconha, cocaína, crack ou outras substâncias entorpecentes, lícitas ou ilícitas. Esse tipo de doença...
Jersey and Guernsey Sign up to WHO's Tobacco Control
A public health treaty set up to cut tobacco-related diseases and deaths has been extended to Jersey and Guernsey by the UK.
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is the distinguished global tobacco control...
Lift Up! “Prevention of Violence against Women Living with People with Substance Use Disorder
Lift Up! “Prevention of Violence against Women Living with People with Substance Use Disorder”
Special thanks to the Institute of Clinical Psychology UoK, Pakistan US Alumni Network, Initiator Hdf SNYC, DFPF, Wajid Ali Rizwan Jaffar, D...
Prevention of Drug Abuse and HIV for Students in Sri Lanka
Prevention of drug abuse and HIV for G.C.E A/L students have conducted a prevention program on drug abuse and HIV for the G.C.E A/L students of the Kalmunai zone with the permission of the Education Ministry of Srilanka. The program was...
Introduction of Minimum Unit Price for Alcohol approved in Welsh Assembly Vote
The Welsh Government will introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol of 50p from 2 March 2020, with regulations today being approved by the National Assembly for Wales.
The new law supports the Welsh Government’s work to address harmful...
