Opioidní krize rychlá fakta
Opioid je zneužívání léků proti bolesti na předpis, které formulují replikaci opia.
Search
New National Alcohol Policy launched by Minster of Health
The new National Alcohol Policy for Malawi has been in the making since 2008, a process originally initiated by a group of NGOs. On the 18th of August almost ten years later the Minister of Health, Atupele Muluzi, could launch the final...
What is 'Substance Use'?
The following tries to summarise both what “substance use” is, and some of the issues that surround the term.
Técnico de Proyectos Senior para el programa COPOLAD II
FIIAPP requiere la contratación mediante contrato laboral por obra y servicio de un puesto de Técnicos/as de Proyectos Programa COPOLAD II. La duración, vinculada a la duración del proyecto, se estima en 28 meses.
Vážná věc: Smíchový plyn vyzývá k přezkoumání britského zákona o psychoaktivních látkách
Zákon o psychoaktivních látkách, který byl zaveden v roce 2016, je navržen tak, aby se vypořádal s přílivem nových drog často označovaných jako "legální opojení".
Zákon zakazuje jakoukoli látku, která "stimulací nebo depresí centrálního...
Znepokojující trendy v užívání látek mezi více než 50 lety
V roce 2011 Royal College of Psychiatrists doporučila, aby více než 50 let nepřekročilo více než 11 jednotek alkoholu týdně, ve srovnání se 14 pro zbytek dospělé populace, kvůli fyziologickým a metabolickým změnám souvisejícím s věkem.
Od...
Job Opportunity: Consultant for the Pan American Journal of Public Health
The Pan American Journal of Public Health is currently looking for a Consultant to work in the editorial office at Washington, D.C., supporting editorial tasks related to the implementation of new editorial features, translation requests...
Evidence Lacking on Benefits of Cannabis for Treating Chronic Pain or PTSD
By Kelly Young
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD
Evidence is limited on the benefits of cannabis use for treating chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder, according to two reviews in the Annals...
Call for Papers: Ensure Healthy Development for All Youth through the Power of Prevention
The Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research
Fentanyl Isn’t Just Deadly for Drug Users: Police Are Getting Sickened
This article describes how fentanyl is affecting police officers and medical examiners across the US as they try to investigate it. Read more...
N.E. Fentanyl Deaths 'Like No Other Epidemic' - Boston Globe
Mexican cartels are delivering vast quantities of the inexpensive and powerful synthetic drug fentanyl to New England, causing the highest rate of fentanyl-related deaths in the nation while creating a plague that the area’s top drug...
Oil and Drugs: A Toxic Mix
This article covers drug use and the oil industry in Texas. Thousands of oil field workers are using drugs because of the mix of money and boredom due to the energy boom. Read more...
UK Health Professionals Call for Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol in England
Senior health professionals are calling for Westminster to introduce minimum unit pricing of alcohol and clampdown on drinks advertising in England.
They claim that within the next five years up to 63,000 people across the country will die...
ISSUP at the 22nd Annual National Institute on Drug Abuse International Forum
The 22nd Annual National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Forum was held in Montreal, Canada from June 16th – 19th, 2017.
Should you Recommend Acupuncture to Patients with Substance Use Disorders?
Acupuncture is an ancient therapeutic tool known to be the core of traditional Chinese medicine. Two theories suggest positive outcomes in patients treated with acupuncture:
- The oxidative stress reduction theory states that a “large body...
Funding Initiatives in the Field of Drug Policy: Call for Proposals
The Justice Programme for the period 2014 to 2020 established by Regulation (EU) No 1382/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on 17 December 2013, and in particular Art. 4 and 6(1), outlines as a specific objective the support...
Prevalence of Drug Addiction among Children in Delhi
CNN News18, a leading Indian news channel, investigates the issue of drug addiction among children in Delhi.
ISSUP Staff in the Spotlight: Joanna Travis-Roberts
This week we caught up with ISSUP's Deputy Executive Director.
Indian School Children's Vulnerability to Drugs
NDTV, a leading Indian news channel, highlights the issue of school children's vulnerability to drugs, particularly those studying in Indian cities.
Pohybující se thajská hora škod souvisejících s alkoholem
Jen málo zemí s nízkými a středními příjmy udělalo tolik pro ochranu svých občanů před škodami souvisejícími s alkoholem, ale Thajsko stále čelí výzvám. Apiradee Treerutkuarkul hlásí.
Dnes je Thajsko jednou z mála rozvojových zemí se...
