Epidemiology and Etiology

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National Drug Treatment Reporting System 2022: Alcohol Treatment Demand

Booklet

In this bulletin, data on treated problem alcohol use for the year 2022 are presented, followed by trends for the seven-year period from 2016 to 2022. The data are from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS), the national...

World Drug Report 2023

Book

26 June 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.

WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Information Repository

Website

1 June 2023

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.

WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Information Repository

Consumption of psychoactive substances in samples of the Guatemalan school population

Scientific article

1 June 2023

A research was carried out consisting of 4 master's degree graduation works, with mixed descriptive methodology, which deal with the different risk factors that cause students in Guatemala, who fall into problems of use, consumption and...

Epidemiology of prescription opioid use in Iran

Video and audio recordings

Dr Jaleh Gholami presented at the NDARC Webinar Series on Thursday, 9 March 2023. Iran, located in the Middle East, has a high rate of opioid consumption and different patterns of drug use. In this webinar, we will present the epidemiology...

Moving towards a continuum of safer supply options for people who use drugs: A qualitative study exploring national perspectives on safer supply among professional stakeholders in Canada

Scientific article

27 September 2022

Background Novel public health interventions are needed to address the toxic drug supply and meet the needs of people who use drugs amidst the overdose crisis. Safer supply – low-barrier distribution of pharmaceutical grade substances – has...

World AIDS Day 2022 Event: Challenges and Perspectives from SUD Treatment Practice

ISSUP Webinar

1 December 2022

In acknowledgement of World AIDS Day, ISSUP Italy would like to invite you to attend their upcoming Webinar. First Presentation: The Post COVID-19 AIDS Challenges The characteristics of HIV infection and how they have evolved over the years...

World AIDS Day 2022 Event: Challenges and Perspectives from SUD Treatment Practice

1 December 2022

Rome

Italy

In acknowledgement of World AIDS Day, ISSUP Italy would like to invite you to attend their upcoming Webinar.

Time: 3PM - 5PM Italy Time | 2PM - 4PM UK Time

Register for the Webinar

First Presentation: The Post COVID-19 AIDS Challenges

Effect of Propylene Glycol and Vegetable Glycerine Ratio in E-Liquid on Aerosol Formation: Overview of Relevant Properties

Scientific article

15 May 2022

BACKGROUND: Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) generate an aerosol by vaporising e-liquids that usually consist of propylene glycol (PG), vegetable glycerine (VG), and other ingredients (water, nicotine, and flavours). The chemical...

Patterns of Heated Tobacco Product Use Among Czech Adult Tobacco Users in 2020: An Online Survey

Scientific article

11 April 2022

BACKGROUND: Heated tobacco products represent a new phenomenon, called novel tobacco products, and one that is not unique to the Czech market. These are electronic tobacco heating and aerosol-producing devices. Although studies on the...