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Policy brief – how supervised consumption sites can save lives and improve local communities
At the 10th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users, held in Glasgow, Scotland, international policymakers gathered to discuss the global overdose crisis and the role that supervised consumption sites can play in...
Cost of Substance Use on the Economic Productivity of Canadians – Findings at a Glance
In 2020, the Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms (CSUCH) data reported that substance use resulted in a loss of $22.4 billion in productivity. This represents 45.6% of the overall cost and harms of substance use, which amounted to $49.1...
Analysis of the Impact of Consumption Taxes on the Development of Alcohol Addiction in Selected OECD Countries and Slovakia
INTRODUCTION: In recent years, the governments of several countries around the world have focused on consumption taxes, which they use from two important points of view – the first point of view is the state budget, where through the...
AddictologyIssue 2/2023
ISRAEL POLICE: Fentanyl Distribution Cases
Attached: an article written by Superintendent Ilan Malka of ISRAEL POLICE on the subject of Fentanyl Distribution Cases published in WCO RILO WE INFO magazine - June 2023 edition.
Pouring over public opinion: Alcohol Policies in the UK
In the UK, alcohol presents an urgent and growing problem: 70 people die due to alcohol every day. The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated this crisis, with alcohol-specific deaths having increased by 27% between 2019 and 2021, reaching...
په نیوزیلینډ کې نوی قانون د ټولو بسته شوی الکول په اړه خبرداری ته اړتیا لری
یوه نوې قاعده به اړتیا ولری چې ټول بسته شوی الکول وپلورل شی ترڅو په لیبل کې د هغه زیان په اړه خبرداری ولری چې دا زیږیدلی ماشومانو ته لامل کیدی شی.
د خوړو د خوندیتوب اداره وایی، دغه اقدام د ډاکټرانو، قابلو، د روغتیا وزارت او یو شمېر نورو...
Introduction to Forensic Substance Use Evaluation
ISSUP and the National Board of Forensic Evaluators (NBFE) are pleased to present their collaborative Webinar on conducting a Quality Forensic Substance Use Evaluations.
د مخدره توکو د مصنوعی ګواښونو د مخنیوی لپاره نوی نړیوال ائتلاف پیل شو
د جولای په 7 ، 2023 کې ، د متحده ایالاتو د بهرنیو چارو وزیر انتونی بلینکن د مصنوعی مخدره توکو ګواښونو ته د رسیدو لپاره د نړیوال ایتلاف پیل کولو لپاره د وزیرانو په کچه د مجازی غونډې کوربه و.
World Drug Report 2023
For the first time since its conception, this year the World Drug Report consists of two products, a web-based element and a set of booklets.
Cannabis laws in Europe: questions and answers for policymaking
Introduction
This publication answers some of the more frequently asked questions raised in discussions about cannabis legislation. While the primary focus is on the use of cannabis for recreational purposes, relevant legislation for...
How have governments communicated UK alcohol duty policy changes?
Pricing, including taxation, is a key tool to address harm from alcohol and is identified by the World Health Organization as a ‘best buy’ policy (meaning it is both effective in reducing harm and cost-effective). However alcohol was 72%...
Journée mondiale de la drogue au Togo
Dans le cadre de la célébration du 26 juin ..
L'ONG RAPAA..a effectué un passage dans l'émission télévisée la Poz de la TVT avec la participation d'un membre du CNAD
Hier 26 juin l'ONG RAPAA a aussi animé une emission en langue Ewe...
Support. Don't Punish International Day of Action
A global advocacy campaign calling for drug policies based on health and human rights.
Support. Don’t Punish is a global grassroots-centred initiative in support of harm reduction and drug policies that prioritise public health and human...
The Implementation of Quality Standards (QS) at Coolmine Therapeutic Community
BACKGROUND: Coolmine’s implementation of quality standards involves a period of change management, strategic planning, and national policy development.
METHODS: A narrative case study focusing on national policy and internal strategic...
AddictologyIssue 1/2023
National Implementation of Quality Standards in Prevention and Treatment Services for Substance Use/ Addictions – A Case Study of Cyprus
INTRODUCTION: The Cyprus National Addictions Authority (NAAC) is the main coordinating body for all matters related to licit and illicit substances as well as pathological gambling in Cyprus and it is responsible, inter alia, for the...
AddictologyIssue 1/2023
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.
د LGBTQ+ خلکو لپاره د الکول بازارموندنه
د SHAAP / SARN 'الکول کله ناکله' ویبینار ویډیو وګورئ ، چې د 24 می په 2023 کې د زوم په اړه ترسره شوی: "LGBTQ + خلکو ته د الکول بازارموندنه: د هویت په نښه کولو لپاره ستراتیژیانې رامینځته کول"، د ډاکټر ډیویډ وایټلی لخوا.
د الکولی مشروباتو د استعمال اغېزې
هغه مداخلې چې د الکول شتون محدودوی د زیان خطر کموی. خو تر دې دمه روښانه نه ده چې ولې داسې کېږی.
پدې څیړنه کې ، د عامې روغتیا ټیمونو ، پولیسو ، د ځایی چارواکو جواز ورکولو ټیمونو او وکیلانو ، او د الکول ځایونو جواز ورکولو کمیټو نظریات...
د روم اجماع د 2.0 غونډې پایلې
د روم د اجماع 2.0 غونډې پای ته رسیدو وروسته ، موږ لاهم لیواله یو چې په شخصی ډول د ډیری ملګرو سره ولیدل او د پیښې ښې پایلې لپاره ، کوم چې د هر یو کس شتون او ونډې څخه مننه ممکنه وه.
UNODC supported delegations from four Central Asian countries in a high-level study tour to the United Kingdom
The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA) together with the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS) organized a study tour for high-level representatives, including senior officials, policymakers and substance...
