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Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause lifelong harm to the fetus
When a pregnant woman drinks alcohol, her baby also drinks.
Alcohol is bad for the baby: the baby is too young to drink!
The range of damage caused to the foetus due to alcohol consumption during pregnancy is called Fetal Alcohol...
ISAM Webinar Series on COVID-19 and Drug Addiction: International Updates (4th Webinar)
ISAM Webinar Series on COVID-19 and SUD: A Global Perspective on Challenges and Solutions Fourth Webinar
The International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) believes that the impact of this pandemic on people struggling with Substance...
European Drug Report 2020
European Drug Report 2020
COVID-19
How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting drug use, supply and services?
Drug use and harms
What are the health costs of drug use in Europe today?
Drug markets
What do the latest data tell us about drug...
Internship Opportunity- UNODC
The internship is located in the Conference Support Section (CSS), Organized Crime and Illicit Trafficking Branch (OCB), Division for Treaty Affairs (DTA), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Vienna, Austria. The position is...
Impacts of COVID-19 on Substance Use
CCSA is the go-to place in Canada for trusted information on COVID-19 and substance use.
In response to threat posed by COVID- 19, they have put together a collection of resources from websites and organizations from around the world.
...Guiding Youth Through COVID-19: A Webinar for Youth Allies
This webinar, delivered in partnership with Alberta Health Services, explored the experiences of youth during COVID-19. Topics covered include the implications for substance use and mental health, mental health literacy, guidance for...
EUSPR 2020 Award Nominations
Nominations for 2020 EUSPR awards are now open. The closing data for nomination is Wednesday 30th September at 1pm, UK time. This is an important opportunity for EUSPR members to recognise individuals who have made an important contribution...
Webinar | School Based Prevention Programs for Adolescents: Unplugged as an Example
Webinar | The Fusion of Substance Use and Sex
Webinar | PRODEPENDENCE: Moving Beyond Codependency
Famílias, como prevenir? O diálogo começa em casa.
Famílias, como prevenir? O diálogo começa em casa. Conversando com Maria de Fátima Padin
Em seu canal do YouTube, Drogas e Sociedade, Gleuda Apolinário recebe a Dra. Maria de Fátima Padin para uma conversa sobre como prevenir o uso...
Álcool, drogas e direção – Semana Nacional do Trânsito
De 18 a 25 de Setembro – Semana Nacional do Trânsito
Álcool, drogas e direção: perceba o risco… Proteja a vida!
A Semana Nacional de Trânsito (SNT), conforme disposto no art. 326 do Código de Trânsito Brasileiro (CTB), é...
The Placebo Effect *is* the Main Active Ingredient. Highlight from Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Row 3
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THE PLACEBO EFFECT *IS* THE MAIN ACTIVE INGREDIENT
Medications featured prominently in row 3 of the Alcohol Treatment Matrix on the medical treatment of alcohol dependence. Yet in the first cell we...
Webinar | Psychological Capital: Substance Use Disorder and Recovery process
Substance Use Disorders and COVID-19: Multi-Faceted Problems Which Require Multi-Pronged Solutions
Persistent use of alcohol, cannabis, nicotine, opioids and stimulants increase risk of substance use disorders (SUDs). SUDs are increasingly viewed as biopsychosocial disorders with multiple risk factors interacting at individual and...
UNODC PTRS Organized Informal Expert Consultation on Substance Use Disorders in Humanitarian Settings
According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) there are now close to 80 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, and with mental health among this segment of the world’s population already a neglected area, the...
WEBINAR | Does the Word Really Matter? Communication Campaigns and Substance Use Disorders
Effect of 2 Integrated Interventions on Alcohol Abstinence and Viral Suppression among Vietnamese Adults with Hazardous Alcohol Use and HIV: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Abstract
Importance Hazardous and heavy alcohol use is common among people living with HIV and may decrease antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, but limited data exist from randomized clinical trials about the effects of...