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ISSUP at the 60th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
New Alcohol Awareness Website
The Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) has launched a new alcohol awareness website. ‘Ask About Alcohol’ provides information on health risks associated with drinking alcohol to enable people to manage their own health better. Furthermore...
Podcast: Do Tobacco Cessation Interventions Provided during Substance Abuse Treatment or Recovery Help Tobacco Users to Quit?
Smoking rates in people with alcohol and other drug dependencies are two to four times those of the general population. Concurrent treatment of tobacco dependence has been limited due to concern that these interventions are not successful...
Opioids Linked to Increase in Cocaine-Related Overdose Deaths
Heroin and synthetic opioids are propelling an upsurge of late in cocaine-related overdose deaths. This is according to a national survey carried out by researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) amongst other drug...
Osvětlení temného webu
The Economist uvádí, že obchod s drogami se přesouvá z ulice na takzvané online "kryptotrhy" nebo tajné virtuální výlohy.
On-line trhy v současné době usnadňují poměrně malé množství nelegálního prodeje drog. Jejich podíl nicméně rychle...
Alcohol Use Disorders Webinar
The Progress in Mind Resource Centre held a one-hour webinar on alcohol use disorders. The webinar was delivered by Wim van den Brink, Professor of Psychiatry and Addiction at the University of Amsterdam, and Steve Brinksman, GP and...
The Opiate Epidemic - Free Access Article Collection
Although the abuse of many substances has declined across the globe in recent years, the misuse of prescription and non-medical pharmaceutical opioids has significantly increased. The Taylor & Francis Group, which publishes peer-reviewed...
Great Resources for Teachers
Are you a teacher? Are you looking for materials or lesson plans on the effects of drugs and drug abuse? The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has created a great database of more than 70 teacher materials on the effects of drugs and...
Školení peer pedagogů v Tihar Central Jail
SPYM zahájila vězeňský intervenční program mezi mládeží zneužívající drogy, která je vězněm centrální věznice Tihar v Novém Dillí. Byli identifikováni peer pedagogové a Dr. Rajesh Kumar, výkonný ředitel SPYM spolu s dalšími vězeňskými...
Drug Misuse Prevention: Targeted Interventions
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released guidelines that cover targeted interventions to prevent misuse of drugs, including illegal drugs, ‘legal highs’ and prescription-only medicines. It aims to prevent or...
Synthetic Drugs on the Rise in Afghanistan
Seizures of methamphetamine have increased in Afghanistan, according to a new report from the United Nations drug and crime agency. It also suggests that the drug is being produced inside the country.
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime...
US Pediatricians Warn of Rising Risks to Youth from Loosening Marijuana Laws
New American Academy of Pediatrics report calls on doctors to help protect patients’ developing brains and bodies from the health harms of marijuana amid increased legalisation
The AAP urges pediatricians screen adolescents and preteens...
Problém Paňdžábu: Užívání drog v jednom z nejbohatších regionů Indie
Podle BBC nedávné vládou provedené vyšetřování naznačuje, že více než 860 000 mladých mužů (15–35 let) v indickém paňdžábském regionu užívá drogy. To je trojnásobek celostátního průměru. Heroin užívá 53 % všech závislých, přičemž...
Tisíce lidí umírají bez přístupu k léčbě alkoholu
BBC uvádí, že téměř 8 000 vysoce rizikových pijáků zemřelo ve Walesu ve Velké Británii v letech 2005 až 2014 z příčin souvisejících s alkoholem, aniž by podstoupili léčbu závislosti na alkoholu. A to navzdory opakovaným hospitalizacím a...
Vacancy: Project Support Specialist, Tobacco Control (Grade: P2)
Vacancy: Project Support Specialist, Tobacco Control (Grade: P2)
The Unit of Risk Factors and Nutrition at the Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health has opened a vacancy for a Project Support Specialist, Tobacco Control...
Plans for a Smoke-Free Finland Gather Pace
Finland plans to cut consumption of tobacco products - in any form – to less than 2% among adults by 2040. As is the case with many industrialised countries, Finland’s smoking rates have decreased in recent years as a result of various...
Nové online školení pro praktiky, peer mentory a manažery služeb
Tato nová platforma umožňuje zneužívání návykových látek, probačním a vězeňským službám zvyšovat kvalifikaci svých pracovníků škálovatelným a konzistentním způsobem a optimalizovat využívání digitálního programu pro změnu chování Breaking...
Healthy Nightlife Toolbox - Resources for Creating Safer Nightlife Settings
The Healthy Nightlife Toolbox (HNT) is an international initiative that focuses on the reduction of harm from alcohol and drug use among young people.
The Healthy Nightlife Toolbox collects and provides information on evidence-based...
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