New Global Coalition Launched to Address Synthetic Drug Threats
On July 7, 2023, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosted a virtual Ministerial-level meeting to launch a Global Coalition to address Synthetic Drug Threats.
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Support. Don't Punish International Day of Action
A global advocacy campaign calling for drug policies based on health and human rights.
Support. Don’t Punish is a global grassroots-centred initiative in support of harm reduction and drug policies that prioritise public health and human...
Πώς η κατανάλωση αλκοόλ συμβάλλει στον χρόνιο πόνο
Μια ομάδα έδειξε πώς τόσο η πρόσληψη αλκοόλ όσο και η στέρηση αλκοόλ μπορούν να οδηγήσουν σε αυξημένο πόνο και υπερευαισθησία.
Η χρόνια κατανάλωση αλκοόλ μπορεί να κάνει τους ανθρώπους πιο ευαίσθητους στον πόνο μέσω δύο διαφορετικών...
National Drug Observatories from Latin American and Caribbean countries meet in Lisbon for ‘COPOLAD week’
National Drug Observatories (NDOs) from Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries are gathering in Lisbon from 22–26 May for a week of activities under the COPOLAD III programme.
The overarching theme of the initiative will be...
2022-2023 Medical Council on Alcohol (MCA) Legacy Essay Competition
It has been widely reported that youth alcohol consumption has decreased over recent years. What is the evidence to support this view? What are the implications for alcohol related health harm, promotion of safe drinking and health policy?
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Υπογραφή μνημονίου συνεργασίας μεταξύ του αστυνομικού της Gujranwala και του νοσοκομείου Mian Afzal Trust, Gujranwala Pakistan
Ο αστυνομικός της πόλης (CPO) Gujranwala Ayyaz Saleem και ο Πρόεδρος του Mian Afzal Trust Hospital Gujranwala κ. Sana Ullah Rathore υπέγραψαν μνημόνιο συνεργασίας μεταξύ της αστυνομίας Gujranwala και του νοσοκομείου Mian Afzal Trust...
Better Than Well- Recovery Programme to Support Students in England
The consequences of addiction to substances like drugs and alcohol, or engaging in certain behaviours like gambling, gaming, or sex, can be severe. Addiction is often a response to underlying trauma and social stressors, and continued use...
£421 million to boost drug and alcohol treatment across England
It has been announced that local authorities across England will benefit from an extra £421 million government funding through to 2025 to improve drug and alcohol addiction treatment and recovery.
The extra funding will enable the creation...
Why do guidelines on what is low-risk drinking vary between countries so much?
The evidence of the harms done by alcohol consumption continues to build. However, despite the clear data, safe drinking guidelines vary between countries.
This article, published in the Guardian, explores the different factors that are...
Join the VNGOC/ NYNGOC Ad-Hoc Working Group for NGOs in Latin America
The New York and Vienna NGO Committees on Drugs invite you to join a new ad-hoc working group for NGOs in Latin America.
Πρόσκληση για ομιλητές: παράλληλη εκδήλωση στο Φόρουμ Εταιρικής Σχέσης του ECOSOC 2023
Το VNGOC μαζί με το NYNGOC και τη Μονάδα της Κοινωνίας των Πολιτών του UNODC διοργανώνει μια διαδικτυακή παράλληλη εκδήλωση στο περιθώριο του Φόρουμ Συνεργασίας ECOSOC 2023 στις 31 Ιανουαρίου 2023 στις 8.30 π.μ. Η εκδήλωση έχει τίτλο: Ο...
Responding to drug-related infectious diseases: EMCDDA mini guide
Sharing drug injecting equipment increases the risk of transmitting and acquiring blood-borne infections, such as HIV and hepatitis B and C. While hepatitis C is the most prevalent blood-borne viral infection among people who inject drugs...
Δελτίο του Καναδικού Κοινοτικού Δικτύου Επιδημιολογίας για τη Χρήση Ναρκωτικών (CCENDU): Ενημέρωση σχετικά με τη χρήση διεγερτικών και τις σχετικές βλάβες στον Καναδά και τις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες
Το Καναδικό Κοινοτικό Δίκτυο Επιδημιολογίας για τη Χρήση Ναρκωτικών (CCENDU) είναι ένα πανκαναδικό δίκτυο κοινοτικών εταίρων που συντονίζεται από το Καναδικό Κέντρο για τη Χρήση Ουσιών και τον Εθισμό (CCSA). Το δίκτυο έχει τοποθεσίες στη...
Families of people who use drugs: health and social responses
This miniguide is one of a larger set, which together comprise Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide.
It provides an overview of the most important aspects to consider when planning or delivering health and social...
Parent Guide- The Improving Treatment Together (ITT) Project
This handbook is a collection of shared experiences and stories to help other parents and caregivers find refuge, support and courage to reach out for help.
Whether your young person is experimenting with substances or has developed a...
Ανοίγουν οι εγγραφές για τα Θερινά και Θερινά Σχολεία για τα Ευρωπαϊκά Ναρκωτικά 2023
Το ΕΚΠΝΤ και το Πανεπιστημιακό Ινστιτούτο της Λισαβόνας (ISCTE-IUL) είναι στην ευχάριστη θέση να ανοίξουν σήμερα την υποβολή αιτήσεων για δύο προσεχείς κοινές εκδηλώσεις το 2023: το Ευρωπαϊκό Χειμερινό Σχολείο για τα Ναρκωτικά (EDWS) και το...
NIDA Releases Its 2022-2026 Strategic Plan
This week, NIDA releases its strategic plan for FY 2022-2026. Strategic planning is a process all NIH Institutes perform every five years, to take stock of the current state of research and set priorities that are ambitious but achievable...
Kenya to include smoking cessation drugs as essential medicines
The Ministry of Health has been advised to add two non-nicotine drugs to Kenya’s Essential Medicines List, to help smokers quit tobacco and nicotine addiction.
The World Health Organization said the two drugs bring “a powerful shift in the...
Denmark advises no alcohol consumption for under-18s
All young people aged under 18 have been advised not to drink alcohol in new guidelines issued by the Danish Health Authority.
The advice is part of new general Danish recommendations on alcohol consumption, the health authority said in a...
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...