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Website on new psychoactive substances NPS-Info.org

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4 August 2021

The web resource is divided into five sections: "Substances", "Prevention", "Resources", "Practice" and "Get Help". The Resources section contains videos on HIV prevention among people who use stimulants/NPS. This section also includes...

Website on new psychoactive substances NPS-Info.org

Relatório Mundial sobre Drogas 2021

Relatório Mundial sobre Drogas 2021 avalia que pandemia potencializou riscos de dependência

Cerca de 275 milhões de pessoas usaram drogas no mundo no último ano, enquanto mais de 36 milhões sofreram de transtornos associados ao uso de drogas, de acordo com o Relatório Mundial sobre Drogas 2021. O documento foi divulgado em 24 de junho de 2021, pelo Escritório das Nações Unidas sobre Drogas e Crime (UNODC).

Kenya Launches National Guidelines on Drug Use Prevention

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June 26, 2021, Nairobi, Kenya:- As the World commemorated the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (IDADA) on June 26, 2021, Kenya has added another milestone in the journey towards a nation free from alcohol and...

National Guidelines on Drug Use Prevention, 2021 adopted and launched by the Kenyan Government on June 26, 2021

Looking ahead to World Drug Day - 26 June 2021

Each year International Day Against and Illicit Trafficking takes place on 26 June 2021. The campaign theme is "Share Facts on Drugs. Save Lives" - a theme that stresses the importance of awareness of the facts on drugs (and their dangers).

UNODC Keeps Supporting Quality Drug Treatment Service via Continuous Capacity Building

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UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia supported regional training of trainers (ToT) on Course 11 “Enhancing Motivational Interviewing Skills”. This course is part of the Advanced Level of the Universal Treatment Curriculum for Substance...

Opportunity to Publish a Scientific Article on New Psychoactive Substances!

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UNODC is proud to be the co-editor of Special Issue “New Drug and other Behavioural Trends During Social-Distancing for the COVID-19 Pandemic” of the Journal “Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health” and cordially invites you to...

HIV/HCV prevalence and risk behavior among NPS users are a growing public health burden

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On April 27, 2021, UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia held a training seminar for specialists of the republican and regional levels responsible for drug dependence treatment and HIV prevention services in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The...

UNODC strengthened workforce capacity on community-based social services for youth at risk and their families in Turkmenistan

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UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia together with the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS), hosted a training for practitioners on "Treatnet Family" for youth with drug use disorders including those in contact or...

General guidelines on gender-based labour violence for workplaces in Mexico

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Source: https://www.unodc.org/documents/mexicoandcentralamerica/2020/Mexico/Lineamientos_generales_sobre_violencia_de_genero_en_el_ambito_laboral_para_los_centros_de_trabajo_en_Mexico.pdf Liaison and Partnership Office in Mexico of the...

Innovative contest scaling up UNODC- developed prevention programme in Uzbekistan announced its winners

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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...