Наличие безопасного и комфортного жилья является одной из элементарных потребностей человека, необходимых как для выживания человека, так и для его социального развития. Однако даже в 21 веке около одной пятой населения мира живет в неадекватных жилищных условиях, и, по оценкам, более 100 миллионов человек являются бездомными (Европейская экономическая комиссия Организации Объединенных Наций (ЕЭК ООН), 2021 г.). Несмотря на то, что это глобальное явление, большая часть бремени бездомности наблюдается в густонаселенных городских районах развивающихся стран. В Индии, второй по численности...

The VNGOC together with NYNGOC and the UNODC Civil Society Unit is organizing an online side event in the margins of the 2023 ECOSOC Partnership Forum on 31 January 2023 at 8.30 AM. The event is titled: The central role of civil society in drug policies, COVID-19 and achieving the 2030 Agenda

Среднеамериканский центр передачи технологий лечения зависимостей (MATTC) в партнерстве с Сетью реагирования на опиоиды этнических сообществ в Миссури, Форумом по политике в отношении наркомании и Сетью реагирования на опиоиды (ORN в штатах Айова, Канзас, Миссури и Небраска) перевели 5 различных научно обоснованных профилактических продуктов «Образовательные материалы по профилактике употребления опиоидов»  на 12 различных языков, и обеспечить их соответствие культурным особенностям, включая арабский, боснийский, бирманский, дари, французский, мандаринский диалект китайского языка, пушту...

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 and can find it challenging to access appropriate support that will adequately meet their needs.

In order to address the often-complex issues this population experience, it is important the workforce has appropriate knowledge about the challenges people are facing, the different forms of support and targeted interventions that are available, and means of...

Background

Opioid overdose remains a public health crisis in diverse communities. Between 2019 and 2020, there was an almost 40% increase in drug fatalities primarily due to opioid analogues of both stimulants and opioids. Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD; e.g., buprenorphine) are effective, evidence-based treatments that can be delivered in office-based primary care settings. We investigated disparities in the proportion of national prescribers who have obtained a waiver issued to prescribe MOUD by demographic characteristics.

Methods

Data for the secondary data analyses...

Brief Description:

The Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (ES-CICAD) is seeking expressions of interest from experts in the field of alternatives to incarceration and social integration to be trained as Master Trainers for the delivery of the Case Care Management curriculum internationally. Upon successful completion of the Training of Trainers, these Master Trainers will be included on the Case Care Management roster of trainers and can be contacted to deliver the training when scheduled. If interested, please submit your resume and relevant...

Dear friends and colleagues, 

The Commission on Narcotic Drugs is starting very soon! In fact, tomorrow, Monday, 14 March 2022. 

Once again, all sessions, as well as the side events, are to be held online due to the pandemic. The good thing about that means that, you can still follow the plenaries and the side events! That’s why we thought that you might appreciate having all the links in one place.

GENERAL LINKS TO FOLLOW CND

• Link to 65th session with general information on organizational arrangements: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CND/session/65_Session_2022/65CND...

Hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial designs have become increasingly prevalent in implementation research. As hybrid designs enter their second decade of widespread use, the Frontiers in Health Services’ Implementation Science section launches a Research Topic to fuel the field’s discourse on the past, present, and future of hybrid designs in knowledge translation. Submissions are welcome of both Original and/or Brief Research, Review, Methods, and Perspective articles. The call addresses critical assessments of hybrid designs, innovative use of hybrid designs in current trials, and...