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The study analyzed national data from the U.S. to track trends in cannabis use from 2013 to 2021, focusing on changes in use among young and middle-aged adults. Researchers also looked at whether these trends varied by sociodemographic...

The World Health Organization (WHO) uses risk drinking levels (low, moderate, high, and very high risk) as a measure for reducing alcohol consumption in clinical trials. However, these levels have not been specifically evaluated for...

This study aimed to explore how exposure to digital advertising for alcohol and cannabis might impact the likelihood of young adults driving under the influence of these substances. The researchers investigated the associations between...

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...

Laporan Narkoba Dunia (WDR) diterbitkan oleh Kantor Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa untuk Narkoba dan Kejahatan (UNODC) (Kantor Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa untuk Narkoba dan Kejahatan, 2023).  Ini berfungsi untuk menyusun data yang diterima dari...

I am Margaret Kwa'ada Julius, the CEO and founder of the Eye Opener Youth and Women Foundation and the Tobacco and Substance Abstinence Club in Nigeria. My foundation has been honored with multiple awards, including the WHO WNT awards for...

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...

Abstract

Introduction: Although the COVID-19 pandemic triggered an increase in intimate violence, drug use, and mental health problems in low- and middle-income countries, these fluctuations and the relationship directionality between...

Preventive Education and Training Division

National Dangerous Drugs Control Board in Sri Lanka

Cooperate Plan

The Preventive Education and Training Division of the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board is one of the primary ones that...

Engaging youth in substance use prevention has proven to be a vital and effective strategy. Empowerment across all youth, but particularly among marginalised groups such as youth of colour, is a significant aspect of this involvement...

Scholars and researchers are increasingly calling attention to the need for community-based coalitions to become more inclusive of local residents and engage those most directly affected by the issues. One population, however, often remains...

There is an array of youth participatory approaches relevant to health equity efforts in community psychology, adolescent health, youth development, and education. While they share some commonalities, they also reflect important...

Youth-led participatory action research (YPAR) is an approach to scientific inquiry and social change grounded in principles of equity that engages young people in identifying problems relevant to their own lives, conducting research to...

A growing body of research points to the efficacy of participatory methods in decreasing rates of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and other risky behaviors among youth. However, to date, no systematic review of the literature has been...

Substance Abuse Prevention

Drug prevention is an evidence-based approach built on a scientific discipline. The natural course of drug prevention is discussed in epidemiology and the phenomenon of disease carrier (Etiological model) is...

ISSUP Colombia presenta su su seminario web sobre Perspectiva de Género en el Ámbito de las Sustancias y las Adicciones.

Sharp increases in substance use rates among youth and the lack of evidence-based prevention interventions in Mexico are a major concern. A team of investigators from Mexico and the USA are actively addressing this gap by culturally...

Background

Children vaccination is a key intervention for their survival, especially among refugees. Yet, children vaccination registration is done manually in refugees camps and there is no possibility to send reminders to parents to come...

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).