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Newly Emerging Drugs of Abuse and their Detection Methods

Scientific article
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Abstract Objectives: Illicit drug abuse has reached an epidemic level in the United States. Drug overdose has become the leading cause of injury-related deaths since 2008 due to the recent surge of opioid overdose by heroin, controlled...

Alcohol and Drugs Prevention, Treatment and Recovery: Why Invest?

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Estimates show that in the UK the social and economic costs of alcohol related harm amount to £21.5bn, while harm from illicit drug use costs £10.7bn. These include costs associated with deaths, the NHS, crime and, in the case of alcohol...

Gender & Alcohol: Tackling Stereotypes

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Edinburgh
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United Kingdom

This meeting will take place in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday, 21st March 2018 from 6-8 pm.

11th International Conference on Nightlife, Substance Use and Related Health Issues

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Amsterdam
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Netherlands

The 11th International Conference on Nightlife, Substance Use and Related Health Issues will be held in Amsterdam, 15-17 May 2019.

The conference hopes to bring together experts and stakeholders from a wide range of fields to present, meet and exchange experiences, evidence and views on the latest research, policy and practice relating to protecting and promoting health in urban night-time settings.

Mentor Launches Quality Mark for Alcohol and Drugs Education

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Mentor UK, an organisation focused on drug prevention and education, have launched a Quality Mark for alcohol and drugs education. The quality mark has been developed in addition to a set of developmental quality standards for schools and...
Mentor UK

The International Model of Alcohol Harms and Policies

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The Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria have released The International Model of Alcohol Harms and Policies. Comprising of a set of guidelines, methods, and tools this resource was produced with the...

Webinar: "Synthetic Drug Threats in the United States: 2018 Update"

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Webinar
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United States

The NDEWS Coordinating Center has announced that Jill Head, Supervisory Chemist at the DEA Special Testing and Research Laboratory, will deliver the webinar "Synthetic Drug Threats in the United States: 2018 Update" on February 28 at 2:00 pm EST to provide an update on synthetic drug threats in the United States. Her previous presentations have provided valuable information on emerging trends.