World Drug Report 2022
The 2022 World Drug Report provides a global overview of the supply and demand of opiates, cocaine, cannabis, amphetamine-type stimulants and new psychoactive substances (NPS), as well as their impact on health.
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Respiratory events associated with concomitant opioid and sedative use among Medicare beneficiaries with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Background Opioids and sedatives are commonly prescribed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients for symptoms of dyspnoea, pain, insomnia, depression and anxiety. Older adults are advised to avoid these...
Costs of an Alcohol Measurement Intervention in Three Latin American Countries
Abstract
Alcohol measurement in health care settings is an effective intervention for reducing alcohol-related harm. However, in many countries, costs related to alcohol measurement have not yet been transparently assessed, which may...
Association of Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Drinking and Smoking With the Risk of Stillbirth
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Importance Prenatal smoking is a known modifiable risk factor for stillbirth; however, the contribution of prenatal drinking or the combination of smoking and drinking is uncertain.
Objective To examine whether prenatal...
Cannabis use and risks of respiratory and all-cause morbidity and mortality: a population-based, data-linkage, cohort study
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Introduction Although cannabis is frequently used worldwide, its impact on respiratory health is characterised by controversy.
Objective To evaluate the association between cannabis use and respiratory-related emergency room...
Cross-sectional online survey of the impact of new tobacco health warnings in Colombia
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Objectives This study aimed to explore the impact of a new set of six pictorial warnings introduced in 2018.
Design and setting Using a cross-sectional design, we examined awareness of the new warnings among Colombian smokers...
په اکاډمیک لیکلو کې د شرم ماتول
پدې بلاګ پوسټ او لارښود کې ، ډاکټر سټیفن پارکین په اکاډمیک لیکلو کې د بدنامولو کلمو او جملو کارولو په اړه خپلې مشاهدې شریکوی ، او د شخص متمرکز او عملی بدیلونو لیست وړاندې کوی.
Another Milestone for Kenya: Launch of the National Standard on Management of Persons with Substance Use Disorders
According to the International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders (2020), the use of psychoactive drugs or narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances without medical supervision is associated with significant health risks...
Trajectories of adolescent psychotic-like experiences and early cannabis exposure: Results from a Finnish Birth Cohort Study
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Background
Longitudinal studies examining the effect of cannabis exposure (CE) on the prognosis of adolescents with psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) are scarce. We examined trajectories of mental health in adolescents with...
Exposure to alcohol and overall survival in head and neck cancer: A regional cohort study
Abstract
Background
There is a paucity of knowledge regarding the association of alcohol use with overall survival (OS) of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).
Methods
All 1033 patients treated for new...
Homelessness and Substance use: a disturbing link around the world: an ISSUP Webinar Series
The connection between homelessness and substance use is well recognised and an issue that impacts countries around the world. People who experience substance use related issues and homelessness are extremely vulnerable to a range of harms...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
Combining the European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) and Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) in a Master’s Degree in Addictions
INTRODUCTION:
The European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) and The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) are paradigms of the efforts to achieve an international standardised training for drug demand reduction. Both curricula are based on...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
‘Ten Years Later’ – Developing Institutional Mechanisms for Drug Demand Reduction and Addictology Education in Georgia – A Case Study
BACKGROUND:
During the last ten years, Georgia made several important accomplishments in responding to the country’s drug problem. Specifically, in 2011, an interagency national drug coordinating body was established within the Ministry...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
From Face-to-Face to Online Delivery: Training of Professionals in Evidence-Based Prevention
BACKGROUND:
By disseminating the Universal Prevention Curriculums (UPC), the Colombo Plan (CP) seeks to narrow the gap between scientific knowledge on effective prevention of substance use and its application in the field. In 2020 CP...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
Adaptation of the Universal Treatment Curriculum to Philippine Context and Online Environment
BACKGROUND:
The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) is offered to the academic community to integrate substance use-specific knowledge, skills, and evidence-based practices into the continuing professional development of current and...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
Accreditation of Study Programs on Addictions in Nigerian Universities: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Need for Advocacy
INTRODUCTION:
Access to drug treatment services in Nigeria remains low due to a severe shortage in the drug treatment workforce. Plans are underway to address the workforce shortage by introducing drug addiction training programs in...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
Development of the Addiction Treatment Workforce in Ukraine by the Ukraine Addiction Technology Transfer Center
BACKGROUND:
The high prevalence of HIV and substance use disorders (SUD) in Ukraine remains a significant public health problem. A well-trained, recovery-oriented national workforce to enhance SUD treatment associated with HIV care is...
AddictologyIssue 1/2022
UNODC په منځنۍ اسیا کې د مادې د استعمال د بې نظمیو لپاره د درملنې د نړیوال نصاب د پر مختللې کچې د وړاندې کولو ملاتړ کوی
د منځنۍ اسیا لپاره د UNODC سیمه ییز دفتر د 18 کورس په اړه د روزونکی سیمه ایز روزنه جوړه کړه - د نشه یی توکو د استعمال د بې نظمیو لپاره د درملنې د نړیوال نصاب د پرمختللی کچې (یو ټی سی روزنیزه کڅوړه) (ToT) له 20 څخه تر 24 جون 2022 په تاشکند...
A foresight toolkit for the drugs field
This toolkit aims to support the EMCDDA’s stakeholders, other actors and researchers in the drugs field to implement their own foresight exercise in the form of an introductory trend-based workshop.
It describes briefly the foresight and...
