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The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
The social context of drinking among LGBT+ people
Professor Carol Emslie and David Barbour discuss research on gender, identity and drinking, and the disproportionate impact of substance use in the LGBT+ community.
European Drug Report 2023: Trends and Developments
The European Drug Report 2023: Trends and Developments presents the EMCDDA’s latest analysis of the drug situation in Europe. Focusing on illicit drug use, related harms and drug supply, the report contains a comprehensive set of national...
Webinar: "People First: Stop Stigma and Discrimination, Strengthen Prevention"
ISSUP Bahamas Chapter is Preparing for World Drug Day Webinar on June 26, 2023. 2023 Theme: “People first: stop stigma and discrimination, strengthen prevention.”
Highlights from the 2023 UNODC World Drug Report
ISSUP are pleased to present our Webinar on highlights from the 2023 edition of the UNODC World Drug Report.
The Role of Law Enforcement Officers in Drug Use Prevention within School Settings A Guiding Document
In the context of law enforcement, the UNODC has developed a guiding document to help support a change of culture on how to make use of the science of prevention for the betterment of the health and safety development of youth.
The UNODC...
Increase in driving after cocaine use in Spain: a cross-sectional dataset analysis for 2021
Objective: Driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs impairs skills essential for safe driving, increases the risk of being involved in a traffic accident and is particularly prevalent in Spain. The aim is to assess the prevalence...
Association between exposure to secondhand aerosol from heated tobacco products and respiratory symptoms among current non-smokers in Japan: a cross-sectional study
Abstract
Objectives To investigate the association between secondhand-aerosol exposure from heated tobacco products (HTPs) and respiratory symptoms among current non-smokers.
Design Cross-sectional study.
Setting Internet survey...
WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Information Repository
On Thursday, June 1st, the WHO launched the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Information Repository, which provides health professionals and drug policy experts with a single searchable database to freely access all technical reports on over 450 substances reviewed by the ECDD.
A Study of an Evidence-Based Prevention Intervention (keepin’ it REAL) for Early Adolescents in Kenyan Schools
Objective:
Although many primary school students in Kenya report use of alcohol and other drugs, evidence-based prevention interventions for schools are generally unavailable. Globally, there are growing opportunities to conduct research...
“Alcohol marketing to LGBTQ+ people”
Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar, held over Zoom on 24 May 2023: "Alcohol marketing to LGBTQ+ people: Evolving strategies to target identity", by Dr David Whiteley .
The Impact of Alcohol Availability Interventions
Interventions that restrict the availability of alcohol reduce the risk of harm. However, until now it has been unclear why this is the case.
In this research, the views of public health teams, police, local authority licensing teams and...
How alcohol consumption contributes to chronic pain
A team showed how both alcohol intake and alcohol withdrawal can lead to increased pain and hypersensitivity.
Chronic alcohol consumption may make people more sensitive to pain through two different molecular mechanisms -- one driven by...
دیدار ناظران ملی مواد مخدر از کشورهای آمریکای لاتین و کارائیب در لیسبون برای 'هفته COPOLAD'
رصدخانه های ملی مواد مخدر (NDOs) از کشورهای آمریکای لاتین و کارائیب (LAC) از 22 تا 26 ماه می برای یک هفته فعالیت تحت برنامه COPOLAD III در لیسبون گرد هم می آیند.
موضوع اصلی این ابتکار تقویت ظرفیت فنی و نقش نهادی سازمان های غیر امنیتی...
Análisis de Cannabis incautada en Chile
La droga más consumida a nivel mundial es el Cannabis, Chile es parte de esta realidad, para establecer las concentraciones de los principales componentes de esta droga se realizó un estudio de 490 muestras de incautaciones de todo el país...
فعال سازی يخچال فوکال مو اوپیويد التهاب عصبی و فعال سازی ميکروگليال در سيستم مزکورتیکولیمبیک را ترویج می کند: تغییر ناشی از درد التهابی
آبستره
میکروگلیا در اصلاح سیگنالینگ درد شرکت می کند. فعال سازی میکروگلیا پیشنهاد می شود که نقش مهمی در اختلالات تاثیر گذار که به اختلال در سیستم مزکورتیکولیمبیک (MCLS) مربوط می شود و معمولاً با درد مزمن همراه است، ایفا کند. علاوه بر این،...
اجرای و استراتژی های جریان کار برای یکپارچه سازی درمان های دیجیتال برای اختلالات استفاده از الکل در مراقبت های اولیه: یک مطالعه کمی
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سابقه و هدف
اختلالات استفاده از الکل (AUD) غالب هستند و اغلب بدون روش درمانی می روند. بیماران معمولاً در مراقبت های اولیه برای AUD غربالگری می شوند، اما برنامه های درمانی موجود در پاسخگویی به تقاضا ناکام هستند. درمان دیجیتال...
Hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and related substances
Introduction
The markets for hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and related semi-synthetic cannabinoids (SSC) are rapidly evolving areas with relatively limited information currently available.
The European situation presented in Section 1 can...
Exploring the link between cannabis use and future substance use in younger adults
Abstract
Introduction
Young adults report high rates of current cannabis use. The increase of legalised cannabis in the United States has led to greater access and availability, causing cannabis to become the new “gateway” drug. This...
2022-2023 Medical Council on Alcohol (MCA) Legacy Essay Competition
It has been widely reported that youth alcohol consumption has decreased over recent years. What is the evidence to support this view? What are the implications for alcohol related health harm, promotion of safe drinking and health policy?
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قرار گرفتن در معرض زود هنگام به حشیش و عواقب طولانی مدت در مغز
ISSUP ایتالیا خوشحال به ارائه وبینار خود را در مورد چگونگی قرار گرفتن در معرض زود هنگام به حشیش اشتباه مغز و اعمال اثرات طولانی مدت.