Indonesia

The Forgotten: Substance Use Disorders and Behavior Addiction in Indonesia Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

25 April 2021

Jakarta

Indonesia

ISSUP Indonesia presents Webinar in order to meet the Launch of ISSUP National Chapter Indonesia: "The Forgotten: Substance Use Disorders and Behavior in Indonesia Amid COVID-19 Pandemic"

ICATT: Indonesian Consortium of Addiction Technology Transfer, SEA-HATTC’s Expansion of New Learning Community, Building Capacity, and Solving the Shortage of Mental Health and Addiction Workforce

News

Author: Eduardo Renaldo & Eva Suryani Mental health is a global problem. Mental health personnel faces critical challenges in delivery of care particularly in remote areas. Given the uneven knowledge/skill development and geographic spread...

The Effectiveness of Cigarette Pack Health Warning Labels with Religious Messages in an Urban Setting in Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Scientific article

5 November 2019

Abstract This study sought to assess the effectiveness of religious cigarette health warning labels (HWLs) in Indonesia, a country with a high public health burden from tobacco use. The study tested different religious and nonreligious...

Community Response to the Initiation of Smoking in Indonesian Early Adolescents

Scientific article

25 April 2019

Prevalence of smoking in Indonesia is on the increase. The trend is particularly noticeable among Indonesian adolescents with smoking in early adolescents increasing from 9.5 to 17.5% from 2001 to 2010. A recent study, published in the...

There has been a notable increase in smoking among adolescents in Indonesia.

Stop Funding Southeast Asia’s Brutal Drug War

News

The New York Times published an opinion article on Asia's anti-drug programs and where U.S. involvement has not helped. The article highlights the need for greater drug demand reduction efforts to combat the growing meth crisis in the...

Nearly 80 Dead from Tainted Liquor in Indonesia

News

By ALI KOTARUMALOS Apr. 10, 2018 JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities say more people have died from drinking toxic bootleg liquor, raising the toll to nearly 80 this month and highlighting how attempts to curb legal alcohol...

2016 Indonesia National Drug Use Survey

Book

1 February 2017

Indonesia's anti-drug agency, BNN, produced its national drug use survey in collaboration with the University of Indonesia. Released in February 2017 and covering data from 2016, this report reports on drug use among 11 to 27 year olds. The...

OxyContin Goes Global — “We’re Only Just Getting Started”

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The LA Times investigates the expansion of pharmaceutical companies internationally which are trying to sell highly addictive OxyContin, an opioid medications, and are utilizing entertainers and sports figures to enter markets around the...