On 16 September 2014, European Union (EU) the Member States, represented by the Committee on National Alcohol Policy and Action (CNAPA), endorsed the Action Plan on Youth Drinking and on Heavy Episodic Drinking (Binge Drinking) (2014-2016). 

The Action Plan was intended to complement the EU Strategy to Support Member States in Reducing Alcohol-related Harm and to provide a means to strengthen long-standing policy implementation work from the Member States in the area of alcohol while addressing key identified areas, namely youth drinking and heavy episodic drinking (HED).

In an EU-funded...

Ұлыбританияда фентанил препаратынан болатын өлім-жітім артып келеді, - деп ескертеді Есірткіні мақсатсыз пайдалану жөніндегі консультативтік кеңес (ACMD) жақында жариялаған  баяндамасында .

Фентанилдің әсеріне әдебиет шолуын, қосылысты мақсатсыз пайдалану туралы егжей-тегжейлі ақпаратты, сондай-ақ халықаралық және Ұлыбританияда құжатталғандай осыған байланысты зиян туралы түйіндемені қамтыған баяндамада Фентанилге байланысты өлім-жітім 2008 жылы сегізден 2017 жылы 135-ке дейін көтерілгені анықталды.

Фентанил - қатты ауырсынуды емдеу үшін қолданылатын қуатты апиындық препарат. Препарат миға...

Following their 2019 conference, the Lisbon Addictions team have gathered posters and information about the presentations from the event.

The co-producers have built coherent packages of topical strands, sessions and guided poster tours.

Sessions and posters are grouped into the following categories:

• Behavioural Addictions
• FuturiZe
• Improving the data, methods and analysis used to inform drug policy
• Opioid-related deaths: current and emerging lessons from epidemiology, pharmacology and programmes for intervention.
• Progress in alcohol research and treatment.
• The future of hepatitus C...

The European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR) promotes the development of prevention science, and its application to practice so as to promote human health and well-being through high quality research, evidence based interventions, policies and practices.

EUSPR are cordially inviting you to participate in the EUSPR ECF and the ECF Committee, in the following areas:

• ECF Communication (e.g., develop, design and disseminate EC communication for the EUSPR newsletter, prevention-related organisations in Europe)
• ECF Conference (e.g., develop, monitor, document and support EC events at...

Professionals, academics and experts from European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) countries will have the opportunity to participate in the 2020 National Institute on Drug Abuse International Forum, thanks to five bursaries being offered through the EU4Monitoring Drugs (EU4MD) project.

The three-year EU-funded project — launched by the EMCDDA in January 2019 — supports national and regional readiness in the ENP area to identify and respond to drug-related health and security threats.

The forum — organised by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) — will take place in Hollywood, Florida, USA...

The EU Drug Markets Report 2019 is the third comprehensive overview of illicit drug markets in the European Union by the EMCDDA and Europol. 

The analysis presented in the report examines topics such as the links between drugs and other crimes, the licit economy and society more generally as well as the processes and players involved in the trade, from production and trafficking to distribution.

Taking an evidence-based approach, the report reviews the markets for heroin, cocaine, cannabis, amphetamine, methamphetamine, MDMA and new psychoactive substances.

It also provides action points to...

ASAP оқыту жобасының мақсаты алдын алу жүйелерін талдау және кәсіптік кадрларды кеңінен оқыту негізінде бүкіл Еуропа бойынша есірткінің алдын алудың тиімді нәтижелерін қалыптастыру болып табылады.

ASAP оқыту жобасы ЕО-ның әртүрлі елдерінің алдын алу жүйелерінің күшті және әлсіз жақтарын анықтау және есірткінің алдын алудың еуропалық стандарттарын тарату бойынша оқыту іс-шараларының іске асырылуы үшін жұмыс істейтін болады.

ASAP оқыту бағдарламасы алғашқы ақпараттық бюллетеньді түскі асқа шығарды!

ASAP оқыту жобасының қызметі және келешекте болып жатқан мүмкіндіктер мен іс-шаралар туралы...

The Health Research Board have updated their fact sheets relating to drug use and treatment in Ireland.

1. MDMA/ecstasy: the Irish situation
2. Alcohol: the Irish situation
3. Cannabis: the Irish situation.
4. Cocaine: the Irish situation
5. Opioids: the Irish situation
6. Sedatives and tranquillisers: the Irish situation
7. Smoking: the Irish situation
8. Young people, drugs and alcohol: the Irish situation.

Abstract

Background

Dependence to prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs represents an increasing public health and clinical problem both in England and internationally. However, relatively little is known about those affected, particularly in relation to their management at drug dependence treatment centres. This study aimed to explore the views and experiences of health care professionals (HCPs) working in formal drug treatment services in relation to supporting clients with prescription and OTC drug dependence.

Methods

An exploratory, qualitative design was used involving semi...

"Prevention methods using shock tactics are proven to be ineffective. Nevertheless, strategies based on predominantly providing information about the dangers of substance use are widespread in Europe. The European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR) is concerned about those so-called prevention strategies. It calls on decisionmakers, influencers and policymakers to use scientific proof of effectiveness as a criterion for exposing our youth to prevention methods and not to spend public money on rather commercial offers, since there are better and less expensive alternatives."

In a recent p...

Social media is being used by the alcohol industry as a platform to promote their products.

This has raised concerns about adolescents’ exposure to alcohol advertising, as social media is extensively used by young people.

Through the Alcohol Act, Finland became the first country in the world to monitor and regulate social media for alcohol-related content.

The Finnish Alcohol Act restricts social media alcohol adverts in the following three ways:

1. the use of interactive games, competitions and lotteries is prohibited
2. the use of user-generated content may not be distributed through the...