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Publishing Addiction Science
ICUDDR are pleased to announce that they are now opening applications for the second group of ICUDDR/ISAJE Learning Collaborative participants. ICUDDR and ISAJE began hosts this Learning Collaborative using the Publishing Addiction Science...
Developing University-based Drug Demand Reduction Academic Programs
ICUDDR has announced they will be hosting an implementation course entitled “Developing University-based Drug Demand Reduction Academic Programs” for our members in Africa. The purpose of the course is to equip academic staff with...
Making the European Region Safer: Developments in Alcohol Control Policies, 2010–2019
This report presents the current status of alcohol consumption, alcohol-attributable harms and the implementation of alcohol control policies in the WHO European Region, using available data from 2010, 2016 and 2019.
A detailed overview...
Reducing Harm Due to Alcohol: Success Stories From 3 Countries
The European Region has the highest level of alcohol consumption in the world.
To reduce these harms, WHO/Europe has identified three affordable, feasible and cost-effective intervention strategies:
- increase excise taxes on alcoholic...
Association of Gestational Opioid Exposure and Risk of Major and Minor Congenital Malformations
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Importance The rapid increase of opioid-related overdoses and deaths has become a public health concern in the US. Use of prescription opioids in pregnant women has increased; results from teratogenicity studies remain...
International Standards on Treatment & Harm Reduction
The Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (VNGOC) together with the UNODC Civil Society Unit (CSU) held a webinar on 17th March 2021 discussing UNODC guidance on treatment and harm reduction. The webinar included opening remarks from Mirella Dummar...
Innovative contest scaling up UNODC- developed prevention programme in Uzbekistan announced its winners
The Nationwide Competition “Expert on the Development of Life and Family Skills” was organized online in January-April 2021 by the Ministry of Public Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan jointly with the United Nations Office on Drugs...
CNPT Consensus Document on Nicotine Delivery Devices
Source: https://cnpt.es/assets/docs/cnpt-consenso-ecigar-eng-2020.pdf
The emergence of new electronic smoking devices in Spain poses a serious threat to public health. The absence of regulations, or the existence of regulations that are...
CNPT Consensus Paper on Devices Likely to Release Nicotine
Source: https://cnpt.es/assets/docs/cnpt-consenso-ecigar-2020.pdf
The emergence on the scene of new electronic products related to smoking in our environment is a serious threat to the health of the population. The absence of...
Society for the Study of Addiction to take on research update role
From 1 May 2021 Drug and Alcohol Findings expects to end its core research update service, many aspects of which will instead become available from the Society for the Study of Addiction (http://www.addiction-ssa.org) - our co-funder and...
Between invisibility and stigma: Consumption of psychoactive substances in pregnant and postpartitent women in three general hospitals in Argentina
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Problem use of legal and illegal substances in pregnant and post-harsh women is a topic of growing social-health concern, which has been poorly studied from a gender perspective. This article presents the results obtained...
Between invisibility and stigma: consumption of psychoactive substances among pregnant and postpartum women at three Argentine general hospitals
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The problematic consumption of legal and illegal substances in pregnant and postpartum women is a growing socio-sanitary concern that has infrequently been studied from a gender perspective. This article presents the...
Impact of active and/or passive tobacco use on pregnancy and postpartum
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Smoking can cause side effects during pregnancy and postpartum. The objective of this study was to assess various impacts that active and/or passive maternal tobacco use can have on pregnancy, childbirth, newborn...
Quality standards in drug treatment: some ideas for incorporation into our country's services
ISSUP Chile invites you to participate in a webinar on quality standards in drug treatment and how to incorporate them into treatment services in Chile
The webinar will take place on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. (Chile time)
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23-25 February 2021: UNODC supported a national consultation in Côte d'Ivoire to develop integrated national approaches and guidelines for the treatment of comorbid drug use and other medical conditions
Under the supervision of the Interministerial Committee on Drug Control and in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, nearly 20 representatives of national programmes to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis and mental health...
At Last, Some Help for Meth Addiction
This article from Scientific American covers recent advances in treating Methamphetamine Use Disorder.
Effectiveness of Psychosocial Interventions for Reducing Parental Substance Use
Psychosocial interventions are talking or practical activities, techniques or strategies that are delivered to individuals or groups.
The aim of this systematic review is to analyse the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions that...
Short Treatment Application Manual for Cocaine Users (TBUC)
Source: https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/334700/Manual_Coca_na.pdf
This manual is aimed at health professionals interested in addiction care, particularly cocaine dependence. This document is the product of thirteen years...
Substance Use and the Criminal Justice System Reading List
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