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Funding Initiatives in the Field of Drug Policy: Call for Proposals
The Justice Programme for the period 2014 to 2020 established by Regulation (EU) No 1382/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on 17 December 2013, and in particular Art. 4 and 6(1), outlines as a specific objective the support...
2017 UK Drug Strategy
The UK government has today released its new drug strategy. It is the first such document in seven years. The strategy focuses on four strands including reducing demand, restricting supply, building recovery and global action.
It builds on...
د تایلنډ د الکولو اړوند د زیانونو د غره خوځنده
د کم عاید کم او منځنی عاید لرونکی هېوادونو د الکولو سره د تړاو له زیانونو څخه د خپلو اتباعو د ساتلو لپاره دومره څه کړی دی، خو تایلنډ لا هم له ننګونو سره مخ دی. د اپراید ټریروټکورکول راپور ورکوی.
نن تایلنډ یو له هغو لږو مخ پر ودې هېوادونو...
2017 UNODC World Drug Report
Now in its 20th year of publication, the UNODC World Drug Report for 2017 is now available.
It consists of 5 accessible booklets:
Booklet 1 provides a summary of the subsequent 4 booklets. It also discusses the policy implications of the...
Alcohol Interventions in Primary Care Settings: What Works, What Doesn’t and What's Next?
This week saw the seminar launch at Edinburgh’s Royal College of Physicians of two key reports on alcohol interventions in primary care settings published by the Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) in collaboration with the U...
Life in Recovery from Addiction in Canada
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has recently teamed up with the National Recovery Advisory Committee to produce the first Canadian survey of people in recovery from drug addiction and/or alcoholism.
The findings...
د اروپا د مخدره توکو راپور 2017
د اروپا د مخدره توکو او روږدو کسانو د څارنې مرکز (EMCDDA) پدې وروستیو کې د 2017 لپاره د اروپا د مخدره توکو راپور خپور کړ. دا سند په ټوله براعظم کې د مخدره توکو وضعیت عمومی کتنه وړاندې کوی. پدې کې د مخدره توکو عرضه او کارول او همدارنګه د...
Field Guide to Drug Demand Reduction Program Development, 2nd ed.
The Field Guide to Drug Demand Reduction (DDR) Development is an annual publication by the U.S. Department of State primarily for its Embassy personnel abroad to guide in the development of substance use prevention and treatment programming...
Preventing Violence Through Alcohol Consumption Reduction Measures
The World Health Organization has released a series of briefings on violence prevention. Of particular interest is Chapter 3: Preventing Violence by Reducing Availability and Harmful Use of Alcohol.
‘Harmful use of alcohol is a major...
Prevention and Treatment for Drug Use in Rural Settings
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has recently published what the organisation describes as ‘an awareness-raising tool’ aimed at policy-makers, public health officials, local authorities and other stakeholders.
Its...
ATTC White Paper: Preparing Students to Work in Integrated Health Care Systems
A recently published White Paper by the Addiction Technology Transfer Centre Newtork (ATTC) starts with the premise that the substance use disorder (SUD) prevention, treatment and recovery workforce is currently undergoing an evolution as a...
The Effects of Psychoactive Substances on Driving
The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) has released a new report detailing possible effects of psychoactive prescription drugs while driving. The study was carried out with the effort to inform policy decisions aimed at reducing the...
Reducing Opioid-Related Deaths in the UK
Robust messages for the government from the UK’s official drug policy advisers:
- Ageing profile of multiply-ill heroin users will continue to press up drug-related deaths.
- To counteract this pressure government must maintain investment...
ISSUP at the 60th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
د هغه ټولنو ارزونه چې پاملرنه کوی (CTC)
"د ټولنې ایتلافونه" یوه مخنیوی ستراتیژی ده چې فعالیتونه او سرچینې همغږی کوی ترڅو د ځوانانو د موادو کارول او ناوړه چلند کم کړی ، د روغتیا او مخنیوی نوښتونو ته وده ورکولو کې ټولنې متحرک کړی.
هغه ټولنې چې پاملرنه کوی (CTC) موخه لری د مختلف...
په روغتیایی زده کړو کې ښه پالیسی او تمرین
لسم کتابچې : د الکولو ، تنباکو او نشه یی توکو د استعمال په اړه د پوهنې سکتور ځوابونه
د روغتیایی زده کړو په لړۍ کې د ښه سیاست او تمرین وروستی حجم د ملګرو ملتونو د تعلیمی ، علمی او فرهنګی سازمان ( یونیسکو ) ، د ملګرو ملتونو د نشه یی توکو او...
Beyond Cigarettes: The Risks of Non-Cigarette Nicotine Products and Implications for Tobacco Control
BACKGROUND
Whereas much is known about the effects of tobacco use, the current state of knowledge regarding non-cigarette nicotine products, such as electronic nicotine delivery systems (e-cigarettes and other vaping devices), water pipe...
Synthetic Drugs on the Rise in Afghanistan
Seizures of methamphetamine have increased in Afghanistan, according to a new report from the United Nations drug and crime agency. It also suggests that the drug is being produced inside the country.
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime...
2017 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report
This week the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) publicly rolled out the 2017 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), an annual report by the Department of State to Congress prepared in...
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