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The Trends and Developments report presents the EMCDDA’s latest analysis of the drug situation in Europe. Focusing on illicit drug use, related harms and drug supply, the report contains a comprehensive set of national data across these...
This Special Issue explores new drug and behavioural trends during the Covid-19 Pandemic. We welcome multidisciplinary contributions aimed at enhancing the understanding of how “physical distancing” and other radical changes in our...
UNODC is proud to be the co-editor of Special Issue “New Drug and other Behavioural Trends During Social-Distancing for the COVID-19 Pandemic” of the Journal “Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health” and cordially invites you to...
Fast Facts
How has the need for and availability of services for mental health and substance use disorders changed during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Evidence suggests these...
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Current world circumstances provoke multifaceted reflections on science from different standpoints correspondent to the complexity of reality. The relevance of scientific research to face threats such as COVID-19 is clear. Thanks to science...
Source: https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/system/files/publications/13745/TD0321143ENN_002.pdf
Since early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on the way we live, with European countries having to introduce...
Watch the video of the research presentation “Understanding drinking transitions during lockdown: social inequalities, alcohol and the COVID-19 pandemic” by Dr Emily Nicholls (University of York), delivered at the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol...
The present study examines the trajectories of unhealthy food and alcohol consumption over time and considers whether perceived impact of COVID-19 and psychological variables are predictors of these trajectories. We ascertained...
Side event during the 64th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) organized jointly by the UNODC Civil Society Unit and VNGOC.
Telehealth has become an increasingly important part of health care delivery, with a dramatic rise in telehealth visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth visits will continue to be a part of care delivery after the...
Face-to-face meetings are key components of Twelve Step (TS) fellowships’ support of members’ abstinence. Home confinement during COVID-19 made this less feasible. Our objective was to ascertain whether a...
Over 87,000 Americans have died of drug overdoses over a 12 month period ending in September 2020.
Without question, there is a link between the increased numbers of people dying from drug overdoses and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fear...
This report contains a summary of the information available to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on the extent of drug use and its health consequences.
The report includes information on:
A recent World Health Organisation (WHO) survey has found that 93% of countries worldwide have experienced significant disruption to mental health services.
With a rise in demand for these services, these worring findings suggest there...
The COVID-19 pandemic, which has seen the introduction of restrictions and countrywide lockdowns around the world, has changed criminal activity.
This research breif, put together by UNODC, examines the way the homicide, robbery, theft...
This booklet is intended for a global audience of parents and caregivers who are in all stages of recovery from substance use disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The main feature of this booklet includes seven tip-sheets that offer...
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