Across Europe, one in four children faces poverty or social exclusion, with vulnerable groups—such as migrants, refugees, and children from disadvantaged families—bearing the greatest burden. These disparities were worsened by the COVID-19...
A new study from the University of Dundee and University of Stirling highlights the impact of placing specialist Addiction Nurses (ANs) within primary care teams to support individuals with serious alcohol problems in disadvantaged...
Addiction and obesity share similar neurological pathways, both linked to compulsive behaviors and the brain's reward system. Research has highlighted the potential of GLP-1 receptor agonists, originally developed for diabetes, to help...
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024, on the 28th of June, 2024.
Moderator: Joanna Travis-Roberts - ISSUP Chief Executive
Hamad AlGhaferi - Public Health of Addiction
Michal Miovsky - Example of fully functioning digital...
Overdose Resource Exchange (ORE) is a central collection of CDC-reviewed communication materials and educational resources about opioid misuse, addiction, treatment, and overdose prevention for state, territorial, and local health...
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...
La droga más consumida a nivel mundial es el Cannabis, Chile es parte de esta realidad, para establecer las concentraciones de los principales componentes de esta droga se realizó un estudio de 490 muestras de incautaciones de todo el país...
The ADF Interactive Drug Wheel classifies drugs as part of seven general categories: Stimulants, Depressants, Cannabinoids, Psychedelics, Opioids, Dissociatives and Empathogens. Find out about the effects of drugs and more information about...
Recovery from a substance use disorder is defined as a process of improved physical, psychological, and social well-being and health after having suffered from a substance-related condition.
The recovery research institute has put together...
UNODC has put together summaries of the work that they are doing relating to Drug use and HIV.
Here, you can find out more about the work that UNODC has done relating to
The rapid emergence of a large number of New Psychoactive Substances on the global drug market poses a significant risk to public health and a challenge to drug policy. Often, little is known about the adverse health effects and social...
A new psychoactive substance (NPS) is defined as 'a new narcotic or psychotropic drug, in pure form or in preparation, that is not controlled by the United Nations drug conventions, but which may pose a public health threat...
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online on 16th May, 2022
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online on 16th May, 2022
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online on 15th May, 2022
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online on 15th May, 2022
Innovative approach for smartphone applications to share trustworthy information on parenting and...
