Public health

The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns. 

Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health: Final Report

Book
Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health provides evidence-based advice on alcohol to support people in making informed decisions about their health. The guidance is based on the latest research on alcohol-related risks and replaces Canada’s...

ADF Drug Wheel

Website
The ADF Interactive Drug Wheel classifies drugs as part of seven general categories: Stimulants, Depressants, Cannabinoids, Psychedelics, Opioids, Dissociatives and Empathogens. Find out about the effects of drugs and more information about...

Cannabis: Reading List

Reading List
Of all illicit substances, cannabis stands out as the most extensively cultivated, trafficked, and misused. It has significant effects on the human body and mind, altering sensory perceptions, mood, cognitive abilities, motor coordination...

The 17th World Conference on Public Health

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Rome
Italy

The theme of the Congress — A World in Turmoil: Opportunities to Focus on the Public’s Health — reflects our commitment, as the global health community, to work together in and outside of our respective fields to promote health equity and to build a more sustainable and just future.

Enfoques prácticos hacia el policonsumo de sustancias

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Online

La investigación científica y las herramientas clínicas son valisoso elementos que contribuyen en el tratamiento eficaz de los TCS y algunas de sus amplias consecuencias en la población. Sin embargo, la investigación sobre TCS se ha centrado tradicionalmente en sustancias individuales, considerando perfiles separados y dejando de lado el uso de múltiples sustancias.