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European Drugs Winter School (EDWS) 2024

26 February 2024

Online

EMCDDA's two week online Winter School (26th of February to 08th March 2024) prepares professionals and students to meet the complex policy challenges that face Europe and the World in the field of drugs. Teaching staff include scientific experts from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug (EMCDDA), researchers, practitioners and policymakers.

La pericia psicológica y su valoración en la imposición de sanciones penales en casos con consumo de sustancias psicoactivas

Scientific article

1 October 2023

English Around the world, using drugs is connected to both the legal system and the health system. Studies suggest a link between drug use and crime, but they say it's not a direct cause. In many countries, the legal system is overwhelmed...

Broadening Your Scope of Care - A Focus on Prevention Series, Part 2: Cannabis Policy and Prevention in the Era of Commercial Cannabis

17 November 2023

Online

This webinar will examine the intersection of cannabis policy and substance use prevention.

NAADAC 2024 Annual Conference & Hill Day: Learn, Connect, Advocate, Succeed

18 October 2024

Washington, DC

United States

Save the date for the NAADAC 2024 Annual Conference & Hill Day: Learn, Connect, Advocate, Succeed, on October 18 - 23, 2024 in the Washington, DC area!

Policy brief – how supervised consumption sites can save lives and improve local communities

News

19 October 2023

At the 10th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users, held in Glasgow, Scotland, international policymakers gathered to discuss the global overdose crisis and the role that supervised consumption sites can play in...

Building pathways towards more inclusive and effective drug policies: A guide for the elaboration of national research agendas

Guide

15 September 2023

Changes in Cannabis-Attributable Hospitalizations Following Nonmedical Cannabis Legalization in Canada

Scientific article

5 October 2023

Abstract Importance The impact of adult-use cannabis legalization and subsequent commercialization (ie, increasing store and product access) on hospitalizations in Canada is unclear. Objectives To examine changes in overall and subtypes of...

Cost of Substance Use on the Economic Productivity of Canadians – Findings at a Glance

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster

5 October 2023

In 2020, the Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms (CSUCH) data reported that substance use resulted in a loss of $22.4 billion in productivity. This represents 45.6% of the overall cost and harms of substance use, which amounted to $49.1...

Analysis of the Impact of Consumption Taxes on the Development of Alcohol Addiction in Selected OECD Countries and Slovakia

Scientific article

20 July 2023

INTRODUCTION: In recent years, the governments of several countries around the world have focused on consumption taxes, which they use from two important points of view – the first point of view is the state budget, where through the...

Understanding recent changes in young people's drug use in the UK

5 October 2023

Online

United Kingdom

Liverpool John Moores University look forward to welcoming you to our webinar presenting findings from the NIHR-Policy Research Programme funded AMOUNT project (A mixed methods investigation of the individual, sociocultural, and societal factors that underlie the recent increase in substance use among young people to inform policy).