The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Public Health
Changing Perceptions: How Harmful Is Drinking in Later Life?
Given the current growth of ageing populations, alcohol consumption among the elderly has received increased attention. What is deemed to be a ‘safe’ level of consumption has also been thrown into question, in the light of new evidence of a...
Participants Required: Online Consultation on Stigmatizing Attitudes
In response to Resolution 61/11 ‘Promoting non-stigmatizing attitudes to ensure the availability of, access to and delivery of health, care and social services for drug users’ adopted during the 61st session of the Commission on Narcotic...
‘Doing More With Less’: An Appropriate Response to Alcohol-Related Death?
Deaths in England directly caused by alcohol rose by 11% between 2006 and 2017. During the same period, hospital admissions in which alcohol misuse was a primary factor increased by 17%. In 2017 alone almost 1 million hospital admissions...
Wine Glass Size and Wine Sales
Excessive alcohol consumption is a continuous global public health concern. It is believed that glass size can influence pouring behaviour, with larger glasses resulting in more alcohol being poured into them, and also by influencing...
Awareness of Information on Alcohol Packaging
Although alcohol consumption among young people in the UK has been declining there remains a concerning level of binge drinking amongst 16–24-year-olds. One intervention, that is cost-effective and has a wide reach, is the inclusion of...
Drug-related Deaths and Mortality in Europe: Update from the EMCDDA Expert Network
This publication provides an update on drug-related deaths in Europe, presenting and analysing the latest data and trends in drug-induced deaths and overall mortality among high-risk drug users in the European Union and beyond. It draws on...
International Overdose Awareness Day
International Overdose Awareness Day aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death.
It is also an opportunity to stimulate discussion about evidence-based overdose prevention and drug policy.
International Overdose Awareness Day acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends remembering those who have died or suffered a permanent injury due to a drug overdose.
'Connections during Crisis’ – Preventing Drug Deaths in Scotland
Join us at our upcoming conference on drug-related deaths on the 29th of August in Glasgow, which will mark International Overdose Awareness Day 2019.
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Initiating Tobacco and Alcohol Consumption in Adolescents Living in Urban and Rural Ethiopia
Both alcohol and tobacco use is an increasing public health concern in low- or middle-income countries. Due to an annual economic growth rate of approximately 10%, Ethiopia is a target for both the alcohol and tobacco industries. Although...
Hepatitis C New Models of Care for Drugs Services
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has a high prevalence in people who inject drugs in Europe, although HCV infection is both preventable and curable. European clinical guidelines recommend that all patients with chronic liver disease as a...
