The stigma associated with drug use and addictive behaviors affects in a transverse way in people's lives, making an impact on physical and mental health, the ability to find and maintain a job, to find and maintain a home, in their relationships social and self-concept. On the other hand, the stigma delays the search for adequate treatment and is in itself a barrier to access and stay in treatments.

The 6th Freemind International Congress, organized by the Freemind Mobilization and ISSUP Brazil, was held in the city of Águas de Lindóia / SP, Brazil from December 4th to 7th, 2019.

The event was held at Hotel Majestic, which has one of the most complete and versatile event centers in the state of São Paulo, less than 160 kilometers from the capital. There are several lounges with different characteristics and capacities and support rooms distributed in four integrated segments, offering spaces that can comfortably accommodate up to 2,000 people.

The Majestic Hotel Convention Center was...

The material promotes the development of intervention strategies for a comprehensive and networked approach to problematic substance use in areas of deprivation of liberty. Encouraging the participation of detainees, their families, prison service benchmarks and the community at large. It starts from a rights and health promotion approach, developing a comprehensive and articulated work with the different actors involved.

RCN Radio interview with Brian Morales on global consumption, new psycoactive substances, and collaboration between Colombia and the US.

A total of 35 participants took part in this training that was organized by WHO and UNODC together with PAHO, SEDRONAR, Hospital der Mar, and the generous support from the U.S. State Department Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) on 11-13 November 2019, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

This training aimed at providing technical guidance for health care providers managing women from conception to birth and during the postnatal period, and their infants, on the identification and management of substance use disorders in pregnant women.

Use of alcohol, illicit drugs...

Úřad OSN pro drogy a kriminalitu (UNODC) uspořádal ve dnech 22. až 24. října 2019 v brazilské Brazílii školení pro účastníky na vysoké úrovni zaměřené na povahu a prevenci a léčbu poruch spojených s užíváním drog. Setkání se zúčastnilo asi 50 lidí z řad zástupců federálních, státních a místních vlád zapojených do prevence, léčby, sociální reintegrace uživatelů drog a  boje proti obchodování s drogami.

Akce byla organizována ve spolupráci s Ministerstvem občanství a Národním sekretariátem pro drogovou péči a prevenci (Senapred) s podporou velvyslanectví Spojených států prostřednictvím...

As pesquisas brasileiras revelam que há uma precocidade na idade do primeiro uso de álcool e outras drogas, o que acaba gerando os riscos do uso nocivo e de consequentes danos à saúde de crianças e adolescentes.

Um estudo epidemiológico nacional publicado recentemente sobre a prevalência de consumo de drogas entre estudantes de 10 a 19 anos em 27 capitais brasileiras apresentou que 60,5% dos estudantes haviam consumido bebidas alcoólicas na vida, 25,5% haviam consumido alguma droga ilícita e 16,9%, tabaco.

Diante desses números, Pollyanna Fausta Pimentel de Medeiros, Ana Paula Dias Pereira...

O Escritório das Nações Unidas sobre Drogas e Crime (UNODC), deu início na segunda-feira (21), à capacitação sobre natureza, prevenção e tratamento de transtornos relacionados ao uso de drogas, em uma reunião fechada para autoridades, em Brasília. O encontro se estenderá até o dia 24 de outubro e reunirá representantes do governo federal envolvidos na prevenção, no tratamento, na reinserção social e no combate ao tráfico. Até a próxima quinta-feira, representantes dos Estados e do Distrito Federal, além de entidades parceiras, participam da formação, no Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e...

A policy maker training on the nature, prevention and treatment of drug use disorders was organized for 50 participants in coordination with the National Board of Drugs (Uruguay), the UNODC Country Office in Peru and Ecuador, and the UNODC regional section for Latin America from 9-11 September 2019 in Montevideo, Uruguay.

In the opening of the meeting, the Secretary General of the National Board of Drugs (Diego Oliveira) outlined the national strategy on drugs. Moreover, a leading national expert Dr Antonio Pascale presented the toxicology of different substances available in the country...