Cannabis is globally the most commonly used psychoactive substance under international control. In 2013, an estimated 181.8 million people aged 15-64 years used cannabis for nonmedical purposes globally (UNODC, 2015). There is an...
El presente Compendio de Caracterización química de Cocaínas Fumables forma parte del Proyecto sobre Cocaínas Fumables en Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay, coordinado por el Observatorio Interamericano de Drogas de la Comisión...
Estimates show that in the UK the social and economic costs of alcohol related harm amount to £21.5bn, while harm from illicit drug use costs £10.7bn. These include costs associated with deaths, the NHS, crime and, in the case of alcohol...
The Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria have released The International Model of Alcohol Harms and Policies.
Comprising of a set of guidelines, methods, and tools this resource was produced with the...
Cuadro explicativo de los neurotransmisores que intervienen en el consumo de drogas y la drogadicción
Modelo mexicano del programa de justicia terapéutica. Desde hace 3 años se inició con el programa con aquellos usuarios abusadores o dependendientes dedrogas que hayan cometido un delito menor. Actualmente se lleva el programa en 6 Estados...
Desde una perspectiva de salud pública, el consumo de alcohol desempeña un importante papel en la causalidad de discapacidad, enfermedades y muerte en una escala global. También contribuye de manera sustancial a la disfunción familiar, la...
د نشه یی توکو استعمال د ناروغۍ ، معیوبیت او ټولنیزو ستونزو له لارې په عامه روغتیا باندې د پام وړ اغیز لری، او تصمیم نیونکی په زیاتیدونکې توګه د شواهدو پر بنسټ د نشه یی توکو د تګلارو د پراختیا سره مینه لری. دا اساسی ده چې د نشه یی توکو د...
This chapter examines the association between poverty and tobacco use. It provides a comprehensive review of the data on smoking prevalence and consumption levels in different socio-economic groups, both within individual countries and...
FRAGMENTO
Durante los últimos 20 años, el uso recreativo del cannabis se ha vuelto muy común, semejante al consumo de tabaco, especialmente entre los adolescentes y adultos jóvenes.
Los médicos generales se ven frecuentemente confrontados...
د الکولو په موټر چلولو کې نن د امریکا په سړکونو تر ټولو خونړۍ او تر ټولو زیات خطر پاتې دی. په امریکا کې هره ورځ، د الکولو د موټر چلولو په پیښه کې ۲۹ تنه مړه کیږی چې په هرو ۴۹ دقیقو کې یو وژل کیږی. د څو لسیزو پرمختګ وروسته ، د الکولو د موټر...
At national level alcohol-related harm and especially the net cost of harm versus benefits are slippery concepts. Malleability and policy salience combine to make the estimates contested territory, seen as justifying reduced alcohol taxes...
'Million Hearts' is an initiative launched by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that aims to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by promoting evidence-based intervention through communities, health systems, non-profit...
'The Adolescent Brain – Wired for taking Risks ' is a briefing paper from Mentor ADEPIS and forms part of a series of such resources on drug and alcohol education and prevention for teachers and practititers . دا د هغه رول په اړه یو نظر کوی...
This overview assembles existing evidence on the ways in which tobacco affects human well-being from an environmental perspective – i.e. the indirect social and economic damage caused by the cultivation, production, distribution...
د سګرېټ وړ کوکایینو د کیمیاوی ترکیب دغه یو برخه ده د سګرېټ وړ کوکایینو د پروژې یوه برخه ده په ارجنټینا ، برازیل ، چیلی ، پاراګوای ، او اروګوای کې ، چې د امریکا د این ایل - امریکا د مالی لګښت سره د امریکا د متحده ایالاتو د سازمان د څو بعده...
Education plays a critical role in preventing substance abuse. Drugs of Abuse, A DEA Resource Guide, is designed to be a reliable resource on the most commonly abused and misused drugs in the United States. This comprehensive guide provides...
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Indonesia's anti-drug agency, BNN, produced its national drug use survey in collaboration with the University of Indonesia. Released in February 2017 and covering data from 2016, this report reports on drug use among 11 to 27 year olds. ...
ABSTRACT
Tobacco taxes are usually considered regressive as the poorest individuals allocate larger shares of their budget towards the purchase of tobacco related products. However, because these taxes also discourage tobacco use, some of...
