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Changes in Emergency Department Visits for Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome Following Recreational Cannabis Legalization and Subsequent Commercialization in Ontario, Canada
Abstract
Importance Prior research suggests that the legalization of recreational cannabis is associated with increases in cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), but it is unclear how cannabis commercialization (ie, greater retail store...
The complexity and challenge of ‘dual diagnosis’
This Drug and Alcohol Finding publication addresses a hot topic which generates heated debate- dual diagnosis.
Whether to focus on mental health problems or substance use problems when the patient exhibits both is a long-standing...
Publishing, Policymaking & Promotion: Expanding Your Research
Originally held on September 6, 2022, this webinar focuses on questions from new researchers and international researchers looking to expand their work.
Funding, publishing, policymaking, and advocacy are discussed.
Family Drug and Alcohol Courts in Northern Ireland (FDAC)
ISSUP UK are pleased to present their Webinar on the Family Drug and Alcohol Courts in Northern Ireland (FDAC).
Srovnávací popis etických aspektů v praxi klinické psychologie
Východiska: Praxe v klinické psychologii je úzce spjata s budováním důvěry a vztahu s klientem. Tato důvěra je podpořena souborem etických aspektů, které navrhuje Etický kodex APA. Pomáhá budovat důvěru mezi klienty a zajistit účinnost...
Drogové kultury a politika v Německu, Střední Asii a Číně
Tento svazek vznikl v rámci 25. ročníku Mezinárodního týdne na Frankfurtské univerzitě aplikovaných věd. Příspěvky v něm obsažené vycházejí z článků, které se zabývají sociální prací v oblasti užívání a léčby drog, HIV/AIDS a dalších...
No place for cheap alcohol: the potential value of minimum pricing for protecting lives
Overview
The WHO European Region has some of the highest levels of alcohol consumption and corresponding rates of alcohol-related harm in the world. Pricing policies and taxation are among the most effective measures that policy-makers...
Balance de una década de política de drogas: Avances y Retos
Introducción Según el último Informe Mundial sobre las Drogas publicado por la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas contra la Droga y el Delito (UNODC, por sus siglas en inglés) correspondiente al año 2022, alrededor de 284 millones de personas de entre 15 y 64 años consumieron drogas.
Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises: Settings in need of care for a comprehensive drug use prevention in Nigeria
Paper presented at the commemoration of the 2022 International Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking, State House Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria.
Dánsko nedoporučuje konzumaci alkoholu osobám mladším 18 let
Všem mladým lidem mladším 18 let bylo doporučeno, aby nepili alkohol v nových pokynech vydaných dánským zdravotnickým úřadem.
Doporučení je součástí nových obecných dánských doporučení ohledně konzumace alkoholu, uvedl zdravotnický úřad ve...
Singapur rozšiřuje zákaz kouření
Singapurské ministerstvo udržitelnosti a životního prostředí (MSE), Sentosa Development Corp. (SDC) a několik statutárních orgánů oznámily, že zákaz kouření v zemi bude prodloužen.
Podle nové legislativy bude kouření zakázáno ve veřejných...
Minimum Unit Pricing of alcohol in Scotland
Here you can read a briefing paper put together by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems that examines minimum unit pricing in Scotland.
The paper provides an overview of:
- Alcohol harm in Scotland
- What is MUP and why was it...
Alcohol & Human Rights
The Institute of Alcohol Studies presents Seminar Four in its four-part series on alcohol and sustainability. Seminar Four explored workers’ rights for alcohol industry employees in the developing world; industry practices in Africa...
World Drug Report 2022
The 2022 World Drug Report provides a global overview of the supply and demand of opiates, cocaine, cannabis, amphetamine-type stimulants and new psychoactive substances (NPS), as well as their impact on health.
Costs of an Alcohol Measurement Intervention in Three Latin American Countries
Abstract
Alcohol measurement in health care settings is an effective intervention for reducing alcohol-related harm. However, in many countries, costs related to alcohol measurement have not yet been transparently assessed, which may...
Série webinářů o nových psychoaktivních látkách (NPS)
Různé NPS významně změnily obraz užívání drog v různých zemích. Nyní jsou na trhu s drogami velmi prominentní. Mnohé z těchto látek jsou skutečně určeny k obcházení protidrogových zákonů a jsou prodávány jako "legální" náhrady konopí...
The prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders in prison populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Comorbid mental illnesses and substance use disorders are associated with adverse criminal, social, and health outcomes. Yet, their burden is not reliably known among prison populations. We therefore aimed to estimate the prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders (dual disorders) among people in prison worldwide.
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS): Black market and policy of new psychoactive substances in the Asia region
ISSUP Kazakhstan presented the Third Webinar in the Series on New Psychoactive Substances, with a focus on Black market and policy of new psychoactive substances in the Asia region.
Jamaica to update national drug policy
National Security Minister, Dr Horace Chang, says the Government is taking the necessary steps to implement an updated National Policy and Plan of Action for Drug Control
Novel Psychoactive Substances: Policy, Economics and Drug Regulation
In light of the recent emergence of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) on a global scale, this book provides a timely analysis of the social and economic impact of the NPS phenomenon, and of the global policy and regulatory responses to it...
