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Minimum Unit Pricing of alcohol in Scotland
Here you can read a briefing paper put together by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems that examines minimum unit pricing in Scotland.
The paper provides an overview of:
- Alcohol harm in Scotland
- What is MUP and why was it...
Alcohol & Human Rights
The Institute of Alcohol Studies presents Seminar Four in its four-part series on alcohol and sustainability. Seminar Four explored workers’ rights for alcohol industry employees in the developing world; industry practices in Africa...
World Drug Report 2022
The 2022 World Drug Report provides a global overview of the supply and demand of opiates, cocaine, cannabis, amphetamine-type stimulants and new psychoactive substances (NPS), as well as their impact on health.
Costs of an Alcohol Measurement Intervention in Three Latin American Countries
Abstract
Alcohol measurement in health care settings is an effective intervention for reducing alcohol-related harm. However, in many countries, costs related to alcohol measurement have not yet been transparently assessed, which may...
Serie di webinar sulle nuove sostanze psicoattive (NPS)
Varie NPS hanno cambiato in modo significativo il quadro del consumo di droga in diversi paesi. Ora sono molto importanti nel mercato della droga. In effetti, molte di queste sostanze hanno lo scopo di aggirare le leggi sulle droghe e sono...
The prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders in prison populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Comorbid mental illnesses and substance use disorders are associated with adverse criminal, social, and health outcomes. Yet, their burden is not reliably known among prison populations. We therefore aimed to estimate the prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders (dual disorders) among people in prison worldwide.
Nuove sostanze psicoattive (NPS): mercato nero e politica delle nuove sostanze psicoattive nella regione asiatica
ISSUP Kazakistan ha presentato il terzo webinar della serie sulle nuove sostanze psicoattive, con un focus sul mercato nero e sulla politica delle nuove sostanze psicoattive nella regione asiatica.
Jamaica to update national drug policy
National Security Minister, Dr Horace Chang, says the Government is taking the necessary steps to implement an updated National Policy and Plan of Action for Drug Control
Novel Psychoactive Substances: Policy, Economics and Drug Regulation
In light of the recent emergence of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) on a global scale, this book provides a timely analysis of the social and economic impact of the NPS phenomenon, and of the global policy and regulatory responses to it...
Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health
Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health is a new international journal devoted to the rapid publication of authoritative papers on Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS), Addiction and associated health phenomena.
The Journal has a...
New psychoactive substances: A review and updates
New psychoactive substances (NPS) are a diverse group of substances that are linked with a number of health and social harms on an individual and societal level. NPS toxicity and dependence syndromes are recognised in primary care...
UNODC Early Warning Advisory on New Psychoactive Substances
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...
From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives
Executive summary
The 10-year UK Government plan to combat illegal drugs sets out how we are doing more than ever to cut off the supply of drugs by criminal gangs and give people with a drug addiction a route to a productive and drug-free...
Migrazione irregolare e traffico di droga: valutazione della prevalenza tra le donne migranti identificate rimpatriate in Nigeria - Daniel Ikenna Molobe, Giorno 4, 15: 30-16: 57
Presentato come parte dell'evento Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction, online il 15 maggio 2022
Presentazione:
- Migrazione irregolare e traffico di droga: valutazione della prevalenza tra le donne migranti...
I costi nascosti di Big Tobacco
L'impatto devastante del tabacco sulla salute dei consumatori è ben noto. Oltre agli effetti negativi per l'individuo, ci sono significative conseguenze economiche e ambientali, che devono essere considerate quando si sviluppano sforzi per...
Drug Policy, Day 3, Track 2, 13:30-15:30
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 14th May, 2022
Presentations:
- ETHOS: the small word that defines us - Phaedon Kaloterakis
- How investing in advocacy can...
ATI - Alternative ai sistemi carcerari: interventi terapeutici per persone con disturbi da uso di sostanze che sono in contatto con il sistema di giustizia penale, Giorno 2, Traccia 3, 09:00-10:30
Presentato nell'ambito dell'evento "Unire la comunità globale per affrontare la sfida della dipendenza", in presenza il 13 maggio 2022
Presentazioni:
- Panoramica del modello di intercettazione per le alternative alla detenzione - Melody...
Drug Policy, Day 1, Track 1, 11:00-12:30
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 12th of May,2022
Presentations:
- Advocacy! Making Your Voice Known for Drug Demand Reduction - US. Senator Mattie Hunter
- Develo...
WHA adopts Global Alcohol Action Plan
On Friday 27 May in Geneva, the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted the WHO Global Alcohol Action Plan 2022-2030, a key global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol.
Strategy for Preventing Opioid Use Disorder in Communities
Key Issues
- Substance use often begins in adolescence.
- Any substance use in adolescence can have detrimental effects on the developing brain.
- Effects of substance use/misuse accumulate over time increasing societal costs and public...
