The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Public Health
Health Matters: Preventing Drug Misuse Deaths
Teleconference and question and answer session:
Wednesday 1 March 2017: 2.15pm – 3.00pm (UTC)
The Drug Problem in the Americas: Drugs and Public Health
Summary and Findings Most people do not use illicit drugs and among those who try them, only a fraction will develop patterns of dependence. Still, drug use constitutes a serious health problem for many people in the Americas. Early age of...
A Conversation with U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy
Friday, February 24, 2017 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
CSIS Headquarters (Center for Strategic & International Studies)
The Urgent Need to Change the Current Medical Approach on Tobacco Cessation in Latin America
Absract Despite the accumulation of scientific evidence confirming the health consequences of smoking and the new paradigm of smoking as a disease where nicotine is the drug that modifies the functional and morphological characteristics of...
Seminar on Cost-Effective Measures for Reducing Harmful Use of Alcohol
In 2016, Colombia’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection, in collaboration with PAHO, developed a strategic and management framework to manage the harmful use of alcohol in the country. This framework is aligned with the National Plan for Health Promotion, Prevention, and Care for Psychoactive Substances, and draws on global guidelines and recommendations.
Participation in School Sports and Marijuana Use among Male and Female Students
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit substance among adolescents. There is a paucity in the literature on the relationship between school sports participation and marijuana use.
Systematic Review: Efficacy and Safety of Medical Marijuana in Selected Neurologic Disorders
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the efficacy of medical marijuana in several neurologic conditions. Methods: We performed a systematic review of medical marijuana (1948–November 2013) to address treatment of symptoms of multiple sclerosis...
Thousands Die without Access to Alcohol Treatment
The BBC reports that almost 8,000 high-risk drinkers died from alcohol-related causes in Wales, UK between 2005 – 2014 without having received treatment for alcohol addiction. This is despite repeated hospital and A&E admissions for as much...
Webcast: "Drogas y emociones/Drugs and emotions"
Conferencia: Drogas y emociones
Ciclo de conferencias: Emociones y afectividad, una mirada interdisciplinaria
Fecha: miércoles 15 de febrero 2017, de 18:00 a 20:00 horas, tiempo de la Ciudad de México CST (Central Standard Time) UTC/GMT -6 hours
Guidelines for the Identification and Management of Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders in Pregnancy
These guidelines contain recommendations on the identification and management of substance use and substance use disorders for health care services which assist women who are pregnant, or have recently had a child, and who use alcohol or...
