Substances

Stimulants: Understanding Use, Impact, and Responses Reading List

Reading List

26 March 2024

Stimulants are a class of drugs that act on the central nervous system, increasing alertness, energy, and attention while elevating mood. They achieve these effects by enhancing the activity of neurotransmitters such as dopamine and...

Cannabis Use Linked to Elevated Myocardial Infarction and Stroke Risk

News

15 March 2024

Cannabis use may increase the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke independent of tobacco use, according to recent findings in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Compared with non-users, daily cannabis consumers had 25%...

Alcohol intake app Drink Less could cut down unhealthy drinking, say scientists

News

An app that keeps track of how much a person is drinking could help reduce their alcohol intake by around two units a week – equivalent to a medium glass of wine, scientists say. Researchers at UCL said their Drink Less app, which is...

Intersections of Substance Use and Suicide: Evidence and Key Take-Aways.

Report

29 February 2024

Specific patterns of substance use have been found to correlate with an elevated risk of suicidal thoughts, attempts, and mortality by suicide. However, this relationship is multifaceted and influenced by various intersecting factors...

Drug market trends of Cocaine, Amphetamine-type stimulants and New Psychoactive Substances

Booklet

Constituting the fourth part of the World Drug Report 2022, this booklet focuses on the market dynamics of various stimulants – cocaine, amphetamines and “ecstasy” – and of NPS. It contains an analysis of the global market for cocaine...

Stimulants: health and social responses

Booklet

6 July 2024

This miniguide is one of a larger set, which together comprise Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide. It provides an overview of what to consider when planning or delivering health and social responses to stimulant...

Microglia activity in the human basal ganglia is altered in alcohol use disorder and reversed with remission from alcohol

Scientific article

8 February 2024

Abstract Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is characterized by cycles of abuse, withdrawal, and relapse. Neuroadaptations in the basal ganglia are observed in AUD; specifically in the putamen, globus pallidus (GP), and ventral pallidum (VP). These...

DEMO: PPP Module of the UN Toolkit on Synthetic Drugs

6 March 2024

Online

Due to their capacity to leverage resources, expertise and innovation from both public and private sectors, public-private partnerships (PPPs) offer a variety of responses to the global synthetic drug problem. The UN Toolkit on Synthetic Drugs' newest module on PPPs serves as a comprehensive guide for government agencies, law enforcement, NGOs, community organizati

Cannabis and Mental Health

28 February 2024

Online

In this webinar, Natania Crane, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Director of the UIC

The Power of Words: A Deep Dive into the Language of Addiction

ISSUP Webinar

27 February 2024

ISSUP Global presents its webinar on the Language of Addiction.