Scam centres are a fast-growing global organized crime threat, generating over $1 trillion in losses in 2024. They use technology and psychological manipulation to target victims worldwide, supported by global criminal...
The 2025 Global Organized Crime Index shows that overall crime levels in Europe remain stable, and the region continues to rank among the least affected globally. However, this stability hides a more complex reality, with criminal markets...
This webinar presents key findings from a recent scoping review examining how artificial intelligence and social media are creating new opportunities for the detection and prevention of substance use, including among hard-to-reach...
Recovery capital includes all the internal and external resources that a person has at their disposal to help them get engaged in and subsequently build and strengthen their recovery. The more recovery capital one has, the stronger their...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in conjunction with the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), is issuing this Health Advisory to notify public health professionals, clinicians, laboratorians, and...
This issue is a special two-part series. The first part features a regional breakdown of reports from seven Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU) nodes and five drug checking services from across the country. It...
Hispanic Americans are disproportionately affected by alcohol use disorders (AUD) yet many are reluctant to seek alcohol treatment. Faith-based communities could serve as an effective setting for raising awareness...
PURPOSE: Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is a leading cause of persistent neurodevelopmental disability, with additional adverse consequences to the offspring’s growth, metabolism, cardiovascular health, and immunity, among others...
