In 2020,1339 drug-related deaths were registered in Scotland.

This is a 5% increase compared to figures from 2019.

Other key findings show:

• The number of drug-related deaths has increased substantially over the last 20 years – there were 4½ times as many deaths in 2020 compared with 2000.
• Men were 2.7 times as likely to have a drug-related death than women, after adjusting for age.
• After adjusting for age, people in the most deprived parts of the country were 18 times as likely to die from a drug-related death as those in the least deprived.
• Almost two-thirds of all drug-related deaths...

Supporting Women to Access Appropriate Treatment (SWAAT) is a National Drugs Strategy Strand 2 Strategic Health Initiative which aims to build community capacity to support women to access treatment and recovery from drug and alcohol use across the Tallaght and Ballyfermot LDATF areas. Drug and Alcohol Task Forces play a key role in assessing the extent and nature of the drug problem and in initiating appropriate responses so that there is a coordinated approach involving all sectors in addressing problematic drug and alcohol use in local communities.

Summary of findings:

• Prior exposure to...

Sfondo:

Il fumo di tabacco e l'uso di sigarette elettroniche sono fortemente associati, ma al momento non è chiaro se questa associazione sia causale o dovuta a fattori condivisi che influenzano entrambi i comportamenti come una responsabilità genetica condivisa. Lo scopo di questo studio era quello di indagare se i punteggi di rischio poligenico (PRS) per l'iniziazione al fumo sono associati all'uso di sigarette elettroniche.

Metodi e risultati:

I PRS di iniziazione al fumo sono stati calcolati per i giovani adulti (N = 7.859, età media = 24 anni, 51% maschi) di ascendenza europea nell...

In che modo la pandemia di COVID-19 ha influito sull'uso e sull'offerta di droga? Quali farmaci stanno causando la maggiore preoccupazione oggi? Quali sono le ultime tendenze nella produzione e nel traffico di droga?

Scopri di più nella registrazione dell'evento mediatico online del 9 giugno 2021 in occasione del lancio della relazione europea sulla droga 2021: tendenze e sviluppi. Sulla base dei dati provenienti da 29 paesi (UE 27, Turchia e Norvegia), la relazione fornisce la panoramica più recente della situazione della droga in Europa.

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This report provides a technical review of the current body of knowledge regarding new benzodiazepines that are monitored by the EU Early Warning System.

The aims of this report are to strengthen situational awareness of new benzodiazepines in Europe and to help stakeholders prepare for and respond to public health and social threats caused by such substances.

The European Commission announces today the first edition of the Horizon Europe info-days, to take place online from 28 June  to 9 July 2021.

Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion.

The 10-day event will give the opportunity to prospective applicants, and other stakeholders of EU research and innovation, to receive information and ask questions about the novelties, main funding instruments and processes of Horizon Europe.

The Horizon Europe info-days will address 9 themes, each featuring a programme of exclusive...

The VNGOC together with the UNODC Civil Society Unit will be holding two webinars to present and discuss the World Drug Report 2021, which will be launched on 25th June.
 
VNGOC are looking for civil society speakers wishing to present at these webinars, on how they use the data compiled in the World Drug Report each year and how these data impact their work. 

• The first webinar will be held on 13th July 2021 and will focus on Asia, Oceania and Europe.
• The second webinar will be held on 15th July 2021 and will focus on Africa and the Americas. 

Each webinar will comprise welcome remarks...