Epidemiology and Etiology
World Situation with Regard to Drug Abuse
This report contains a summary of the information available to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on the extent of drug use and its health consequences. The report includes information on: Emerging drig trends Challenges...
Alcohol: A Public Health Issue
The Journal of Public Health has put together a selection of papers that highlights some of the most cited alcohol-related research published in the Journal of Public Health in recent years. The collection starts with articles examining...
Younger age of first cannabis use or prescription drug misuse is associated with faster development of substance use disorders
NIH analysis measures the prevalence of nine substance use disorders after first substance use or misuse in young people.
Webinar 'Who's Doing What?: The Epidemiology of Adolescent Substance Use'
Register now: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5017510673728957453
Thursday, March 4, 2021, 12pm-1pm ET (Washington, DC time, corresponding to 11CT/10MT/9PT)
Substance Use and Antisocial Behaviour in Adolescence in the UK
The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), is following the lives of around 19,000 young people born across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In 2018-2019, the researchers from UCL analysed data from 10,000 17 years olds on their...
Global Drug Survey 2020
Global Drug Survey (GDS) runs the world’s largest survey. GDS believes that the expertise and experience of people who use alcohol and other drugs can be used to inform the creation of better drug policy. The GDS 2020 includes data from...
Introduction to the International Drug Control Conventions
The Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (VNGOC) together with the UNODC Civil Society Team are inviting you to a joint webinar introducing the International Drug Control Conventions and the treaty mandated functions of UNODC and CND.
The webinar will be held in English, interpretation in French and Spanish will be available.
Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 3 p.m. CET, Vienna (2 p.m. UTC)
Gender-Informed Virtual Interventions Addressing Substance Use and Intimate Partner Violence
This webinar will describe technology-based approaches in substance use prevention and health promotion. It will include information on how technology-based interventions can address sex, gender, and intersectional equity considerations.
Human Rights and People Who Use Drugs in the Mediterranean Region
This publication gives a first overview of the human rights situation of people who use drugs in 17 MedNET countries. MedNET is the Mediterranean network for co-operation on drugs and addictions of the Pompidou Group. Among the topics...
Introduction to Clinical Research for Clinicians Working in the AOD Sector
Length: 1 hour
Workshop Goal: To give staff working in AOD clinical settings an understanding of the key concepts and principles of clinical research and the benefits of introducing research into the clinical setting.
