covid-19

UNODC Supports National Partners in Kazakhstan in Ensuring the Continuity and Sustainability of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation during the COVID-19 Pandemic for People who Use Drugs

News

UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia and UNODC PTRS in collaboration with the Republican Scientific and Practical Centre on Mental Health of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan held national webinar on 25 September 2020...

Substance Use Disorders and COVID-19: Multi-Faceted Problems Which Require Multi-Pronged Solutions

Scientific article

21 July 2020

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...

The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on substance use: Implications for prevention and treatment

Scientific article

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has brought major challenges to healthcare systems and public health policies globally, as it requires novel treatment and prevention strategies to adapt for the impact of the pandemic. Individuals with...

COVID-19 and Alcohol

Video and audio recordings

How much are people drinking while staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic? Are Canadians drinking more alcohol than usual and, if so, are they doing it more often? This webinar explored alcohol use during the pandemic, drawing on the...

Levamisol: Un Adulterante Tóxico Encontrado en Drogas Ilegales Que se Consumen en las Calles

Book

Alerta Global en Materia de Salud Pública Los encargados del tratamiento por abuso de sustancias, los médicos clínicos, los extensionistas, las clínicas de salud pública, etc. deben conocer la información que se detalla a continuación. Un...

Impact of Pandemic on Addiction Treatment Centers in Latin America

Scientific article

17 August 2020

Preliminary report of the study "Overall impact of the pandemic in the Addiction Treatment Centers of Latin America", which aims to explain the overall impact of pandemic and isolation measures in treatment centers, identify changes in...

Highlights from the First ISSUP Nigeria Bi-Monthly Webinar

On 30th July 2020, the Nigerian Society of Substance Use Prevention and Professionals (ISSUP Nigeria Chapter) held its first bi-monthly update webinar series. Here is a roundup of highlights from the event.

Migrant Communities and the COVID-19 Response in Sub-Saharan Africa

Book

3 May 2020

Migrant communities and the COVID-19 response in sub-Saharan Africa Ikenna Daniel Molobe1,&, Oluwakemi Ololade Odukoya1,2, Brenda Chukwufunanya Isikekpei3, Flavio Francisco Marsiglia4 1Non-Communicable Disease Research Group, University of...

Resilience: How to Thrive During COVID-19

6 August 2020

Webinar

During times of extreme stress and uncertainty, such as we are experiencing with the COVID-19 pandemic, it is common to feel anxiety, depression, and even traumatic stress. The psychology of resilience offers a way to transform these normal reactions to ones that support our strength and growth.

COVID-19 et alcool

5 August 2020

Canada

Quelles quantités d’alcool sont bues pendant le confinement lié à la pandémie de COVID-19? Les Canadiens boivent-ils plus d’alcool qu’à l’habitude et, si oui, le font-ils plus souvent? Les présentateurs ont abordé la consommation d’alcool pendant la pandémie et ont notamment discuté des résultats de sondages commandés par le CCDUS au printemps 2020.

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Epidemiology and Etiology

Supply control

Emergency Resources