Fuente: Pan American Health Organization. The Burden of Mental Disorders in the Region of the Americas, 2018. Washington, D.C.: PAHO; 2018. El documento La carga de los trastornos mentales en la Región de las Américas, 2018 tiene como propósito mejorar la evaluación de las necesidades en materia de...

Source: Pan American Health Organization. The Burden of Mental Disorders in the Region of the Americas, 2018. Washington, D.C.: PAHO; 2018. FOREWORD This report aims to improve the assessment of mental health needs in the Americas by providing an updated and nuanced picture of: (a) the disability...

Source: Armenian P, Whitman JD, Badea A, et al. Notes from the Field: Unintentional Fentanyl Overdoses Among Persons Who Thought They Were Snorting Cocaine — Fresno, California, January 7, 2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019;68:687–688. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6831a2external icon On...

Informe Ejecutivo El Censo Nacional de Personas Internadas por Motivos de Salud Mental (CNSM) es un relevamiento realizado con el objetivo de caracterizar la población internada por motivos de salud mental en establecimientos de internación monovalente en salud mental de la República Argentina. Se...

Indicadores socioeconómicos entre la población adolescente y joven del Perú 3.1 Consumo de alcohol Entre 2010 y 2015, en el área urbana, la prevalencia de vida de consumo de alcohol, en población de 12 a 18 años, ha disminuido de 62.7% a 59.7%, y en población de 19 a 24 años de 92.7 a 87.3%. La...

Informe que delinea la situación general que guarda el consumo de drogas en México y describe las acciones que actualmente se implementan en el control de la oferta y la reducción de la demanda

Source: Haffajee RL, Lin LA, Bohnert ASB, Goldstick JE. Characteristics of US Counties With High Opioid Overdose Mortality and Low Capacity to Deliver Medications for Opioid Use Disorder. JAMA Netw Open. Published online June 28, 20192(6):e196373. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.6373 Key Points...

Source: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/drug-related-deaths/2018/drug-related-deaths-18-pub.pdf Statistics of drug-related deaths in 2018 and earlier years, broken down by age, sex, selected drugs reported, underlying cause of death and NHS Board and Council areas.

1. RESUMEN EJECUTIVO 1.1. Contexto nacional: Paraguay es un país de América del Sur sin litoral marítimo que limita con Argentina, Bolivia y Brasil. Territorialmente está dividido en dos regiones que determinan su modelo de producción, la economía y la dinámica poblacional: la Región Oriental y la...

The Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE) announces identification of flualprazolam. Flualprazolam Flualprazolam is classified as a novel benzodiazepine, although its synthesis and activity have been previously described in the literature.Benzodiazepines are central nervous...

Source: Guyana Drug Information Network (GUYDIN), Guyana's National Anti-Narcotics Agency (NANA) Executive Summary The 2017 Drug Information Network report highlights the national effort to address the drug problem by agencies involved in both supply and demand reduction activities. It also provides...

Source: SHADAC https://www.shadac.org/sites/default/files/publications/SUD_Two_Pagers_2019/otp_2000_2017_US.pdf

Source: http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/system/files/publications/8838/20182100_TDAU18001ENN_PDF.pdf EMCDDA, Lisbon, May 2018 Series type: EMCDDA Papers Summary Homicide is a violent act that generates high social costs. In particular, drug-related homicide (DRH) has the potential to act as an indicator...

Source: Hadland SE, Rivera-Aguirre A, Marshall BDL, Cerdá M. Association of Pharmaceutical Industry Marketing of Opioid Products With Mortality From Opioid-Related Overdoses. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(1):e186007. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.6007 Key Points Question To what extent is pharmaceutical...

In the January 2019 edition of ToxTidbits, the Maryland Poison Center reports the identification of xylazine in drug overdose deaths. Xylazine is a sedative, muscle relaxant, and analgesic for veterinary use. The pharmacokinetics of xylazine in humans have not been determined. Based on animal...

Summary This publication is a user-friendly guide, taking the reader, step by step, through the trendspotter methodology developed by the EMCDDA to explore emerging drug trends, new patterns of use, developing drug markets and technologies. The trendspotter method involves the rapid collection and...

Este informe presenta un planteamiento general de alto nivel sobre el fenómeno de las drogas ilegales en España. Aborda la reducción de la oferta de drogas, el uso de las mismas y los problemas de salud pública asociados, así como las políticas de drogas y las respuestas. Los datos estadísticos...