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As you all know, the current COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected various populations globally. The International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) believes that the impact of this pandemic on people struggling with Substance Use...

ISSUP Ukraine and ITTC-Ukraine jointly held an initiative dedicated to the ongoing war and the horrific events that resulted from Russian's attack on Ukraine. Ukrainians are currently experiencing extremely traumatic events that will have a...

"Lockdown & Licensed Premises: COVID-19 Lessons for Alcohol Policy” by Professor Niamh Fitzgerald, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK & President of ICARA.

Part of the ICARA-led webinar held on 17 August 2021, chaired by Dr Claire...

"Alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina: Opportunities for public policies” by Dr. Karina Conde, Research Associate, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina.

Part of the ICARA-led webinar held on 30 July...

"Alcohol consumption during COVID-19: A natural experiment for alcohol policy in Chile” by Paula Margozzini Maira, Associate Professor of Public Health, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile.

Part of the ICARA-led webinar held on...

"Unnatural deaths, alcohol bans and curfews in South Africa: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment during COVID-19” by Professor Charles Parry, Medical Research Council of South Africa.

Part of the ICARA-led webinar held on 17 August...

"Alcohol kills Coronavirus, I drink alcohol, ergo I don’t need the vaccine - Stories from India” by Dr. Abhijit Nadkarni, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Part of the ICARA-led webinar held on 17 August 2021, chaired by Dr...

"Shifts in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia” by Dr Sarah Callinan, La Trobe University, Australia.

Part of the ICARA-led webinar held on 17 August 2021, chaired by Dr Claire Wilkinson. The webinar was supported...

"Alcohol consumption in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic: Epidemiology and opportunities for public policies” by Dr. Zila van der Meer Sanchez, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São...

ISSUP Argentina presentó un webinar que abordó el mayor impacto del aislamiento y el distanciamiento social derivado de la pandemia en la calidad de vida de las poblaciones vulnerables de América Latina, incluidos los niños y adolescentes...

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected drug use and supply? What drugs are causing the most concern today? What are the latest trends in drug production and trafficking?

Find out more in the recording of the online media event from 9 June...

This Special Issue explores new drug and behavioural trends during the Covid-19 Pandemic. We welcome multidisciplinary contributions aimed at enhancing the understanding of how “physical distancing” and other radical changes in our...

Objective: -

• To present results from studies carried out to collect insights from people who use drugs and service providers on how COVID-19 control measures have affected their lives, as well as the drug market 
• To discuss how some of...

Watch the video of the research presentation “Understanding drinking transitions during lockdown: social inequalities, alcohol and the COVID-19 pandemic” by Dr Emily Nicholls (University of York), delivered at the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol...

Side event during the 64th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) organized jointly by the UNODC Civil Society Unit and VNGOC.

Over 87,000 Americans have died of drug overdoses over a 12 month period ending in September 2020.

Without question, there is a link between the increased numbers of people dying from drug overdoses and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fear, stress...

This webinar explored how COVID-19 pandemic impacted mental health and substance use in young people.

It also discussed the challenges that youth continue to face during the pandemic and how youth allies, including educators, parents, and...