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Data
Systematically collected information used to understand patterns of substance use, substance use disorders, treatment needs, and drug market dynamics. This may include epidemiological data, service utilisation records, treatment outcomes, law enforcement intelligence, and public health surveillance. Data helps identify emerging trends, assess the effectiveness of prevention and treatment programmes, monitor trafficking and market activity, and guide evidence-informed policy and decision-making. Reliable data systems are essential for improving responses to substance use and ensuring that interventions are targeted, effective, and responsive to population needs.
Pattern and Socio-Demographic Correlation of Substance Use Among Patients Attending the Drug Unit of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital - Dr. Aborlo Kennedy Nkporbu, Day 5, 09:00-10:30
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online on 16th May, 2022
Presentation:
- Pattern and Socio-Demographic Correlation of Substance Use Among Patients Attending the Drug Unit of...
Prevalence of Alcohol Consumption and Factors Influencing Alcohol Abuse Among School-Attending Adolescents in Lagos State, Nigeria: Implications for Prevention Interventions - Oluseyi Odewale Ph.D, Day 4, 11:00-12:30
Keynote Speaker: Dr Nora Volkow, Day 2, 16:00-17:30
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 13th May, 2022
Presentations:
- Keynote - Dr Nora Volkow
Abstracts:
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Keynote - Dr Nora Volkow
Epidemiology, Day 1, Track 2, 13:30 - 15:00
Trends in Cannabis Polysubstance Use During Early Pregnancy Among Patients in a Large Health Care System in Northern California
Abstract
Importance Rates of prenatal cannabis use are increasing alongside perceptions that cannabis is a harmless therapeutic for pregnancy-related ailments, while rates of prenatal use of alcohol and tobacco are decreasing. It is...
Use of Menthol Cigarettes, Smoking Frequency, and Nicotine Dependence Among US Youth
Abstract
Importance Menthol may make cigarette smoke less aversive and could lead youth to smoke more frequently and become more dependent on nicotine.
Objective To assess the association of menthol use with cigarette smoking frequency...
Four-year health trajectories of children prenatally exposed to cocaine and/or cannabis. A retrospective, cohort study in La Pampa, Argentina
ABSTRACT
Cocaine and/or cannabis use during pregnancy is a growing problem of relevance for global public health. Exposed children may have a wide range of perinatal complications, but there is little knowledge on their course.
Objective...
Opioid Facts and Figures
Opioid Facts and Figures, recorded 3-June-2022. Presented by Lauran Wirf, DO: Addiction Medicine Fellow; University of Colorado School of Medicine; Denver, Colorado. With the increasing prevalence of illicit fentanyl, it is important for...
Modeling the evolution of the US opioid crisis for national policy development
Abstract
The opioid crisis is a major public health challenge in the United States, killing about 70,000 people in 2020 alone. Long delays and feedbacks between policy actions and their effects on drug-use behavior create dynamic...
Utiliser des modèles, des saveurs, des marques et des ingrédients de cigarettes électroniques non à la nicotintine chez les adolescents, les jeunes adultes et les adultes aux États-Unis
Abstrait
Importance Les cigarettes électroniques nonnicoliques contiennent des produits chimiques, des arômes et des solvants qui ont des effets nocifs connus sur la santé et / ou qui n’ont pas été prouvés sûrs pour l’inhalation.
Objecti...
Variations in national availability of waivered buprenorphine prescribers by racial and ethnic composition of zip codes
Background
Opioid overdose remains a public health crisis in diverse communities. Between 2019 and 2020, there was an almost 40% increase in drug fatalities primarily due to opioid analogues of both stimulants and opioids. Medications for...
Nouvelles substances psychoactives (NSP) : stimulants synthétiques/cannabinoïdes synthétiques
The burden of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm among young people in Europe
Summary
Mental health is a public health issue for European young people. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2019 provides internationally comparable information on trends in the health status of populations and changes in the...
Analyse des eaux usées et drogues — une étude européenne multi-villes 2022
L’analyse des eaux usées municipales pour les médicaments et leurs produits métaboliques afin d’estimer la consommation communautaire est un domaine en développement, impliquant des scientifiques travaillant dans différents domaines de...
The Situation of Homelessness and Substance Use in India and the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
La prévalence des personnes qui s’injectent des drogues parmi les personnes vivant avec le VIH présentation tardive : une méta-analyse
La détection précoce du syndrome d’immunodéficience acquise permet aux personnes infectées d’utiliser la prophylaxie contre les infections opportunistes et de commencer un traitement immédiat pour les complications secondaires. Les...
The impact of the COVID lockdown on alcohol consumption in the Netherlands
The lockdowns that have been introduced around the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have dramatically influenced health behaviours.
This research, published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence explores the impact of lockdown on...
Enquête européenne sur la drogue
L’enquête web européenne sur les drogues a recueilli des données entre mars et avril 2021 auprès de personnes qui consomment des drogues, âgées de 18 ans ou plus, vivant dans 21 pays de l’UE et 9 pays tiers. Au cours de cette période, les...
Comment les personnes vivant au Canada consomment et acquièrent du cannabis : évaluation des progrès réalisés dans la réduction des méfaits et l’établissement d’une chaîne d’approvisionnement sécuritaire
Résumé
Les attitudes et les comportements des gens à l’égard du cannabis ont changé depuis sa légalisation en 2018. Le Centre canadien sur les dépendances et l’usage de substances (CCDUS) a financé des recherches pour examiner ces...
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