Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Save Lives
This publication assesses various evidence-based treatments for Opioid Use Disorder and specifically highlights the effectiveness of medication-based treatment when done correctly.
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February and March Editions of the Drug Advisory Training Hub (DATH) Monthly Report
The Drug Advisory Training Hub (DATH) & YOCFAN team have put together their latest monthly reports outlining the activity being carried out in the drug demand reduction field in Pakistan.
As well as providing details of the different...
ADIKTOLOGIE Journal
ADIKTOLOGIE is an international journal devoted to publishing peer-reviewed interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary scientific reports on psychoactive substance use, other behavioural addictions and related issues.
European Drug Report (EDR) 2019: Trends and Developments
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has published the latest European Drug Report, which provides an analysis of the latest data on the drug trends across the European Union, Norway and Turkey.
The aim of...
Unplugged Newsletter
The European Drug Addiction Prevention trial team (EU-Dap) have put together their first 'Unplugged' newsletter!
The aim of the EU-Dap project is to contribute to the evidence concerning the effectiveness of drug prevention programs. Part...
DFPF Newsletter April-2019
Monthly Newsletter from April 1, 2019 – April 30, 2019
During this month, Drug Free Pakistan Foundation (DFPF) had organized CVE training program for the hostel superintendents and faculty of University of Education, Lahore. DFPF field...
Drug Consumption Patterns, Sexual Behavior and HIV Risk Among Low-Income Drug Users in Guatemala City
Conclusion
In sum, this drug user population in Guatemala City is at heightened risk of HIV, although some of the
risk results from overlap with vulnerability experienced as members of groups at heightened risk, such
as gay/bisexual men...
GDS 2019 — Key Findings Report
The Global Drug Survey is the Worlds is the worlds largest drug survey. The aim of the GDS is to support communities to have honest and evidence-informed conversations about drugs.
Contemporary Asian Drug Policy: Insights and Opportunities for Change
This report aims to help inform policymakers and the public by describing the illicit drug situation for selected Association of Southeast Asian Nations + 3 countries (China, Japan, and South Korea).
Five-Year Global Plan of Action to Combat Emerging Synthetic Drug Threats
To deter and disrupt production and trafficking of illicit synthetic drugs into the United States, the Department of State has developed a new strategy that will attack this new business model of illicit international drug supply chains at...
Manual para el Monitoreo y la Evaluación Científica de los Tribunales de Tratamiento de Drogas en las Américas
Los Tribunales de Tratamiento de Drogas (TTD) surgieron como una alternativa al encarcelamiento diseñado para abordar este problema. Los TTD enfatizan el tratamiento comunitario intensivo de consumo de sustancias y la supervisión judicial...
Best Practices for Successful Reentry for People Who Have Opioid Addictions
This fact sheet describes the best practices that community-based behavioural health, and probation and parole agencies can implement to ensure that reentry for people who have opioid addictions is safe and successful.
Evaluating Early Help: A Guide to Evaluation of Complex Local Early Help Systems
This guide seeks to improve the evaluation of early help by setting out some principles that could help places to make progress in evaluating local services.
STAD in Europe Manual
A manual for communities preventing alcohol-related harm.
Alcohol and Older People
The Swedish Society of Medicine, the Swedish Society of Nursing and IOGT-NTO have come together to produce a report on the elderly’s increased sensitivity to the effects of alcohol which, may increase the risk of disease and accidents, even at relatively low consumption levels.
Cannabis Policy and Legislation in the Nordic Countries
Cannabis is used throughout the Nordic countries, with a particular increase in use among young adults.
Markets and attitudes towards the drug have evolved, therefore there is a need to understand follow societies response to its use.
Thi...
Drug Use In Nigeria
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse (CRISA) have conducted the National Survey on Drug Use and Health in Nigeria.
People's Voice - The Roar of the Silent Majority
This is the assessment of ten years of drug policy debate in the UN system, presented in the report “Peoples’ Voice” that was recently co-published by Drug Policy Futures and FORUT.
Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorders: Current Practices and Promising Perspectives
UNODC has put together a discussion paper that aims to raise awareness about the latest scientific evidence concerning the treatment of psychostimulant use disorders.
