CICAD

Manual para el Monitoreo y la Evaluación Científica de los Tribunales de Tratamiento de Drogas en las Américas

Book

8 April 2019

Los Tribunales de Tratamiento de Drogas (TTD) surgieron como una alternativa al encarcelamiento diseñado para abordar este problema. Los TTD enfatizan el tratamiento comunitario intensivo de consumo de sustancias y la supervisión judicial...

Informe Sobre el Consumo de Drogas en las Américas 2019 Resumen Ejecutivo

Book

19 November 2018

El consumo de drogas sigue representando un problema importante en las Américas, y uno que desa a a los formuladores de polí cas en los niveles más altos. La Comisión Interamericana para el Control del Abuso de Drogas (CICAD), de la...

Report on Drug Use in the Americas 2019, Executive Summary

Book

19 November 2018

Drug use continues to represent a significant problem in the Americas, and one that challenges policy makers at the highest levels. The Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (known by its Spanish language acronym, CICAD), of the...

Standardized Indicators for National Drug Information Networks in the Caribbean

This guide, developed by and for persons working in member states of the Caribbean, presents a model set of indicators to countries desiring to standardize the way that they organize, collect, and report drug-related information for their...

Analysis of chemical characterization of Fumables cocaine

Book

1 May 2016

The present compendium of chemical characterization of Fumables cocaine is part of the cocaine Fumables project in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, coordinated by the Inter-American Observatory on drugs of the Inter-American...

CICAD Hemispheric Guidelines on School-Based Prevention

Book

1 January 2005

As developed by CICAD's Expert Group on Demand Reduction and approved by the Commission in 2004, these guidelines speak to strategies to conduct research, create educational materials, train teachers, and carry out and evaluate prevention...

XVIII Meeting of the CICAD Demand Reduction Expert Group

22 August 2017

Santiago

Chile

The meeting will address, among other issues, recommendations for the implementation of specific policies for drug use prevention and

Meeting of CICAD/OAS Demand Reduction Expert Group

7 March 2017

Miami

United States

The meeting will provide a forum for reflection around the review and analysis on the development of public health policies with an emphasis on demand reduction and the training strategy for professionals in the national healthcare systems within the hemisphere.

When: March 7 and 8, 2017

Evaluation Report on Drug Control for the Sixth Evaluation Round of the Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM)

Book

The Evaluation Report on Drug Control (2014) for the Sixth Evaluation Round of the Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM) measures the progress of actions taken by the 34 OAS (Organization of American States) member states to address the...

The Drug Problem in the Americas: Drugs and Public Health

Book

20 May 2013

Summary and Findings Most people do not use illicit drugs and among those who try them, only a fraction will develop patterns of dependence. Still, drug use constitutes a serious health problem for many people in the Americas. Early age of...

Themes

Epidemiology and Etiology

Supply control

Emergency Resources