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Balance de una década de política de drogas: Avances y Retos
WHO stakeholder survey on improving access to morphine for medical use
WHO launched a survey on assessing barriers, enablers, and pirority actions for improving access to morphine for medical use.
All Civil Society Organisation can contribute by filling out the survey before 31 August 2022.
The survey...
ایټالوی مرسته د ۲۰۲۲ کال د جون د ۲۶ مې په مناسبت د نشه یی توکو پر ضد د مبارزې نړیواله ورځ
په دې غونډه کې، ایایس یو پی- ایټالیه د ۲۰۲۲ کال د جون د ۲۶ مې په مناسبت د ایټالیې ځینې پېښې او مرستې وړاندې کوی، د نشه یی توکو پر وړاندې د مبارزې نړیواله ورځ چې موضوع یې په #C کې ده، په روغتیایی او بشری ستونزو کې د نشه یی توکو ننګونې ته...
Лекция 3: Центральноазиатский цикл открытых лекций по скринингу, оценке и лечению расстройств, связанных с употреблением психоактивных веществ
Лекция 2: Центральноазиатский цикл открытых лекций по скринингу, оценке и лечению расстройств, связанных с употреблением психоактивных веществ
Лекция 1: Центральноазиатский цикл открытых лекций по скринингу, оценке и лечению расстройств, связанных с употреблением психоактивных веществ
Национальный круглый стол по завершенному исследованию распространенности новых психоактивных веществ
Adolescents with substance use problems in outpatient treatment: a one-year prospective follow-up study focusing on mental health and gender differences
Background
Although several studies have found a high incidence of coexisting mental health problems among adolescents with substance use problems, follow-up studies addressing how these conditions change over time are rare. The study...
Improving equity and access to buprenorphine treatment through telemedicine at syringe services programs
Background
In the United States, access to buprenorphine remains low and disparities regarding who receives treatment have emerged. Federal laws have regulated buprenorphine delivery, ultimately limiting its implementation more broadly...
The effects of opioid policy changes on transitions from prescription opioids to heroin, fentanyl and injection drug use: a qualitative analysis
Background
Beginning in the 1990s, non-medical use of prescription opioids (POs) became a major public health crisis. In response to rising rates of opioid dependence and fatal poisonings, measures were instituted to decrease the...
UNODC conducted Regional Training of Trainers on UTC 13 in Central Asia
The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia held a Regional Training of Trainers (ToT) on Course 13 – “Contingency Management: A Reinforcement Based Treatment” which took place in person in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 27-29 July 2022. This course...
Further enhancing the implementation of quality standards in drug demand reduction across Europe
Project update
QUALITY CHAMPIONS EVENTS - PALMA DE MALLORCA, 5TH-6TH MAY, 2022
This event, offered in a hybrid format, was attended by 68 participants –53 in person and 15 online—who presented and discussed initiatives on prevention...
په روغتیایی او بشری كړكېچ كې د نشه یی توکو ننګونې ته پاملرنه : په نایجریا کې د نشه یی توکو د هر اړخیزې مخنیوی لپاره د پاملرنې په اړتیا کې تنظیمونه
School staff perceptions of the nature and consequences of students’ use of e-cigarettes
Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the nature and consequences of student vaping in Australian primary and secondary schools by consulting staff working in these settings.
Methods: A national sample of 196 school...
Associations between moderate alcohol consumption, brain iron, and cognition in UK Biobank participants: Observational and mendelian randomization analyses
Abstract
Background
Brain iron deposition has been linked to several neurodegenerative conditions and reported in alcohol dependence. Whether iron accumulation occurs in moderate drinkers is unknown. Our objectives were to investigate...
Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Canadian Psychosocial Addiction Programs: A National Survey of Policy, Attitudes, and Practice
Abstract
Objective
To describe current approaches in treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) within Canadian psychosocial outpatient, day, and residential addiction treatment programs, with an emphasis on the use of opioid agonist...
Associations Between Canada's Cannabis Legalization and Emergency Department Presentations for Transient Cannabis-Induced Psychosis and Schizophrenia Conditions: Ontario and Alberta, 2015–2019
Abstract
Objective
Cannabis legalization in many jurisdictions worldwide has raised concerns that such legislation might increase the burden of transient and persistent psychotic illnesses in society. Our study aimed to address this...
Use of Electronic Cigarettes Among Cannabis-Naive Adolescents and Its Association With Future Cannabis Use
Abstract
Importance Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use has been reported to increase the likelihood of future cigarette smoking among adolescents. The prospective association between e-cigarette use and cannabis use has been less...
Bahamas "Addressing Drug Challenges in Health and Humanitarian Crises: A Regional Perspective"
On Monday, July 25, 2022, the Bahamas Public Hospitals Authority Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre and its Psychological Services Department hosted the virtual meeting “Addressing Drug Challenges in Health and Humanitarian Crises: A Regional...
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