El consumo de alcohol contribuye a 3 millones de muertes cada año en todo el mundo, así como a las discapacidades y la mala salud de millones de personas. 

El consumo de alcohol entre los adolescentes puede ser perjudicial para el desarrollo neurológico y se ha relacionado con un mayor riesgo de ideación suicida, depresión y comportamiento sexual de riesgo.

En México, el consumo de alcohol ha aumentado constantemente entre los jóvenes durante la última década, lo que ha llevado a una investigación sobre el vínculo entre la disponibilidad percibida de alcohol, el consumo episódico excesivo de...

The report provides a regional analysis of the key trends and emerging developments of the synthetic drugs and NPS market as well as options for response in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Over the past years, the synthetics drug market has experienced a massive expansion and diversification in the region and seen a rapid emergence of a wide range of NPS.

The latest developments include an expanding methamphetamine market, growing concerns around the non-medical use of ketamine, the emergence of fentanyl and MDMA manufacture, as well as new “ecstasy” trends such as higher dosed MDMA tablets...

This week the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has released the European Prevention Curriculum - a handbook designed for decision, opinion and policy makers in science-based prevention of substance use. The aim of the EUPC initiative is to implement a standardised prevention training curriculum in Europe and improve the overall effectiveness of prevention.

Adapted from the Universal Prevention Curriculum by the EU-funded UPC-Adapt group, the handbook is based on the International Standards on Drug Use Prevention and the European Drug Prevention Quality...