Evaluation

Responding to Global Stimulant Use: Challenges and Opportunities

Scientific article
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Stimulants drugs increase the activity of the central nervous system producing feelings of euphoria, increased confidence, sociability, energy, and wakefulness. In a recent paper, published as part of the Lancet series on drug use...

Webinar: Alcohol Use Disorders and ICD 11

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Webinar

On Wednesday, 13 November 2019, join PAHO/WHO in a new session of the Alcohol and Health Webinar Series, on the topic "Alcohol Use Disorders and ICD11".

Learn about the changes introduced in ICD11 as related to alcohol use disorders and the latest information on the research being carried out internationally.

DAY: Wednesday, 13 November 2019

TIME: 12:30 PM EST

Drug Use Series from the Lancet Journals

Scientific article
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Executive Summary The drug use landscape is dynamic and changing. Changes in public attitudes and laws towards drug use have occurred in an increasing number of countries. Global drug production and consumption are increasing as are the...

Alcohol Use Disorder Series from the Lancet Journals

Scientific article
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Executive Summary Alcohol use disorders are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and of immense importance to all mental health professionals. This new Series puts heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder in clinical and...

Alcohol and the Nervous System

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Galveston

The 2020 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Alcohol and the Nervous System will provide a unique forum to bring together a diverse range of young and established alcohol researchers and experts in complementary fields. 

SRNT-O Inaugural Conference

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Sydney
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Australia

The inaugural SRNT-Oceania Chapter conference will be held in Sydney, Australia.

The aim of the conference is to share and celebrate the highest quality research and practice targeting tobacco use reduction and smoking cessation in Australia, New Zealand and Pacific nations throughout Oceania and the region. 

The conference will be held on the 24th and 25th of October at Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf in Sydney. 

Tobacco and the Environment

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
The life cycle of a cigarette takes a heavy toll on the environment from growing the tobacco plant to the disposal of butts and packaging. Although the ecological impacts of tobacco are overshadowed by its devastating effects on human...

Classification of Drugs: When Science Was Left Behind

Book
In Classification of Drugs: when science was left behind, the Global Commission on Drug Policy explains how the historical classification of psychoactive substances has contributed to the "world drug problem". It is the first-ever...

SPR 2020 Call for Papers Now Open!

News
This year's conference theme, Why Context Matters: Towards a Place-Based Prevention Science, challenges prevention scientists to explicitly recognize the central role that geographical concepts such as location, distance, distribution...