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Support. Don't Punish International Day of Action

News

A global advocacy campaign calling for drug policies based on health and human rights. Support. Don’t Punish is a global grassroots-centred initiative in support of harm reduction and drug policies that prioritise public health and human...

Stress and substance use among sexual and gender minority individuals

Scientific article

Sexual and gender minority individuals face marked disparities in substance use. This narrative review explores research on substance use in sexual and gender minority communities. The authors define the sexual and gender minority...

The social context of drinking among LGBT+ people

Video and audio recordings

Professor Carol Emslie and David Barbour discuss research on gender, identity and drinking, and the disproportionate impact of substance use in the LGBT+ community.

European Drug Report 2023: Trends and Developments

Book

The European Drug Report 2023: Trends and Developments presents the EMCDDA’s latest analysis of the drug situation in Europe. Focusing on illicit drug use, related harms and drug supply, the report contains a comprehensive set of national...

Celebrate World Drug Day 2023 with UYDEL and partners at our upcoming Webinar

20 June 2023

Kampala

Uganda

In commemoration of the World Drug Day, UYDEL and partners are organizing a webinar on the topic of Drug Prevention efforts and Prevention smart parents which will be taking place on Tuesday, 20th June 2023 via zoom from 11:00am up to 12:00pm.

Webinar: "People First: Stop Stigma and Discrimination, Strengthen Prevention"

ISSUP Webinar

26 June 2023

ISSUP Bahamas Chapter is Preparing for World Drug Day Webinar on June 26, 2023. 2023 Theme: “People first: stop stigma and discrimination, strengthen prevention.”

Webinar: "People First: Stop Stigma and Discrimination, Strengthen Prevention"

26 June 2023

Nassau

Bahamas

ISSUP Bahamas Chapter is Preparing for World Drug Day Webinar on June 26, 2023. 2023 Theme: “People first: stop and discrimination, strengthen prevention.”

Stop stigmatization and discrimination, let's strengthen prevention

27 June 2023

Mexico City

Mexico

ISSUP Mexico invites you to the Regional Conversation "Enough of stigmatization and discrimination, let's reinforce prevention" in commemoration of World Drug Day that will take place on Tuesday, June 27 at 11:00 a.m. (Mexico City time).

Fentanilo: un problema actual / Fentanyl: a current issue

21 June 2023

Washington D.C.

United States

According to the 2022 World Drug Report, the non-medical use of opioids like fentanyl poses substantial risks to global health. Opioids remain the most lethal group of psychoactive substances, accounting for two-thirds of deaths related directly to drugs, primarily overdoses. Additionally, fentanyl and its analogs were present in 90% of defined daily doses of synthetic opioids seized in 2020.

The Role of Law Enforcement Officers in Drug Use Prevention within School Settings A Guiding Document

Book

23 May 2023

In the context of law enforcement, the UNODC has developed a guiding document to help support a change of culture on how to make use of the science of prevention for the betterment of the health and safety development of youth. The UNODC...