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Substance Use Monitoring and Surveillance: Challenges faced by LMICs
Substance use surveillance has emerged as a crucial public health strategy across Africa, particularly in light of the alarming rise in substance use among adolescents (1). This trend poses significant health risks that require a...
Examining the Role of Alcohol and Cannabis Use Patterns in Bystander Opportunity and Behavior for Sexual and Relationship Aggression
A study was conducted to examine how patterns of alcohol and cannabis use are associated with bystander intervention in situations involving the risk of sexual and relationship violence among college students. Researchers aimed to explore...
Appropriateness to International Quality Standards of Treatment for Use of Psychoactive Substances of Community Mental Health Centers in three regions of Peru
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel: "From Research to Practice: Insights from Global Initiatives".
Authors
Dr. Marina Piazza (⚑ Peru) 1, Dr. Cecilia Chau (⚑ Peru) 2
1. International Technology Transfer Center - Peru, 2. Pontificia...
2024 UNODC World Drug Report highlights, brief reflections.
The World Drug Report (WDR) is published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2023). It serves to collate data received from United Nations member states which enables the...
UNODC World Drug Report 2024: Harms of world drug problem continue to mount amid expansions in drug use and markets
The emergence of new synthetic opioids and a record supply and demand of other drugs has compounded the impacts of the world drug problem, leading to a rise in drug use disorders and environmental harms, according to the World Drug Report 2024 launched by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
EU Drug Market: Drivers and facilitators
EU Drug Market: Drivers and facilitators provides an overview of the key factors influencing the operation of the markets for illicit drugs in the European Union. It considers the changes and developments happening in the wider environment...
Informe Europeo sobre las Drogas 2024: Tendencias y evolución
El Informe Europeo sobre Drogas 2024: Tendencias y Evolución presenta el último análisis del OEDT sobre la situación de las drogas en Europa. Centrándose en el consumo de drogas ilícitas, los daños conexos y la oferta de drogas, el...
A Collaborative Approach to Addressing Substance Use Among PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) Clients at the Sexual Health Promotion Clinic in Hanoi, Vietnam
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 – Panel: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Substance Use and Co-occurring Disorders, on the 28th of June, 2024.
Intervention to Reduce the Risk of Chemsex Behavior among Men Have Sex with Men in Ho Chi Minh City: A Controlled Intervention
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 – Panel: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Substance Use and Co-occurring Disorders, on the 28th of June, 2024.
The Implementation of Methadone Maintenance Treatment in Vietnam: A Scoping Review of Achievements and Challenges
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel: From Research to Practice: Insights from Global Initiatives, on the 27th of June, 2024.
Adaptation and fidelity to the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) of the Higher Technician in Prevention Career - Paraguay 2023
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel: Advancing Global Prevention Initiatives: Standardization, Innovation & Cultural Adaptation, on the 27th of June, 2024.
PREVDRUGS Program: University Extension on Drugs Use Prevention
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel: Advancing Global Prevention Initiatives: Standardization, Innovation & Cultural Adaptation, on the 27th of June, 2024.
Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Medical Use of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
The report, "Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis: Medical Use of Cannabis and Cannabinoids 2024 Update," examines the medical use of cannabis and cannabinoids, emphasizing their effects, efficacy, and the need for more rigorous research. Key...
World Drug Report 2023 Examining the Data Webinar (Civil Society & UNODC)- Dalgarno Institute
Beyond the headline of growing substance use and 'damage management' tactics, is the proactive and effective potential of evidence-based Demand Reduction, prevention and recovery.
National Drug Treatment Reporting System 2022: Alcohol Treatment Demand
In this bulletin, data on treated problem alcohol use for the year 2022 are presented, followed by trends for the seven-year period from 2016 to 2022.
The data are from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS), the national...
Informe Mundial sobre las Drogas 2023
Por primera vez desde su concepción, este año el Informe Mundial sobre las Drogas consta de dos productos, un elemento basado en la web y un conjunto de folletos.
Repositorio de información del Comité de Expertos en Farmacodependencia de la OMS (ECDD)
El jueves 1 de junio, la OMS lanzó el Repositorio de Información del Comité de Expertos en Farmacodependencia (ECDD), que proporciona a los profesionales de la salud y expertos en políticas de drogas una única base de datos de búsqueda para acceder libremente a todos los informes técnicos sobre más de 450 sustancias revisadas por el ECDD.
Consumo de sustancias psicoactivas en muestras de la población escolar Guatemalteca
Se realizó una investigación conformada por 4 trabajos de graduación de maestría, con metodología mixta descriptiva, las cuales versan sobre los diferentes factores de riesgo que provocan en los estudiantes de Guatemala, que llegan a caer...
Epidemiology of prescription opioid use in Iran
Dr Jaleh Gholami presented at the NDARC Webinar Series on Thursday, 9 March 2023.
Iran, located in the Middle East, has a high rate of opioid consumption and different patterns of drug use. In this webinar, we will present the epidemiology...
Avanzando hacia un continuo de opciones de suministro más seguras para las personas que usan drogas: un estudio cualitativo que explora las perspectivas nacionales sobre un suministro más seguro entre las partes interesadas profesionales en Canadá
Fondo
Se necesitan nuevas intervenciones de salud pública para abordar el suministro de medicamentos tóxicos y satisfacer las necesidades de las personas que usan drogas en medio de la crisis de sobredosis. En algunas jurisdicciones se ha...