All Resources for 'Policy, Governance & International Affairs'

An Integrative Review of Measuring Caregiver Burden in Substance Use Disorder

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family

Abstract

Background: Family caregivers contribute to engagement in treatment and adherence, reduced substance misuse and relapse, and increased well-being of recipients with substance use disorder. However, providing care has also been...

Virtual Launch of the 2021 European Drug Report

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Video and audio recordings
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Data
Partner Organisation

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected drug use and supply? What drugs are causing the most concern today? What are the latest trends in drug production and trafficking?

Find out more in the recording of the online media event from 9 June...

New Benzodiazepines in Europe – A Review

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Book
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Data
Public Health

Summary

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...

European Drug Report 2021

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Book
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Data
Public Health
Partner Organisation

The Trends and Developments report presents the EMCDDA’s latest analysis of the drug situation in Europe. Focusing on illicit drug use, related harms and drug supply, the report contains a comprehensive set of national data across these...

Impact of Minimum Unit Pricing on Alcohol Purchases in Scotland and Wales

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Scientific article
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Policy

In an attempt to reduce consumption of alcohol and the harm it causes, Scotland and Wales introduced minimum unit pricing (MUP) on alcohol purchases. 

Minimum unit price (MUP) is a pricing policy that sets a strength-based threshold price...

Children's Rights in Drug Treatment Programmes Survey

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family

Dianova International launched an online survey gathering information about how children's needs are being addressed in adult drug treatment programmes, and by identifying ways of promoting family-centred services respectful of the needs of...

Youth drinking declines - what have we learned?

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Video and audio recordings
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Data
Prevention
Public Health

Since the early 2000s, adolescent drinking in Australia and in many high income countries has fallen dramatically. For example, among 14-17 year old Australians, the rate of risky drinking has fallen from 30% in 2001 to 9% in 2019. This...

UNODC Keeps Supporting Quality Drug Treatment Service via Continuous Capacity Building

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance
Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation

UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia supported regional training of trainers (ToT) on Course 11  “Enhancing Motivational Interviewing Skills”. This course is part of the Advanced Level of the Universal Treatment Curriculum for Substance...

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