Publications

Adiktologie Journal

Published by

SCAN, z.s.

Publication Date

11 June 2018

Adiktologie is an international journal devoted to publishing peer-reviewed interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary scientific reports on psychoactive substance use, behavioural addictions and related issues.

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Magnitude of Substance Use in India

Published by

Government of India Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

Publication Date

18 February 2019

The National Survey assesses the extent and patterns of substance use in India.

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National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program

Published by

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

Publication Date

20 February 2019

Wastewater analysis is widely applied internationally as a tool to measure and interpret drug
use within national populations, with the current national program in Australia representing world best practice.

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Addiction Journal Podcast: March 2019

Publication Date

19 February 2019

The latest Addiction Journal Podcast gives listeners a snapshot overview of the research that has been published in the March edition of the Addiction Journal.

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Tasmania Drug Trends 2019: Methamphetamine Use, Markets and Harms

Published by

Bucher, E. & Bruno, R. (2018). Trends in Methamphetamine use in Tasmania. Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales.

The Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) and

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National Cannabis Survey, fourth quarter 2019

Published by

Statistics Canada

Publication Date

7 February 2019

Statistics Canada has been conducting the National Cannabis Survey every three months since February 2018.

The main objective of the NCS is to monitor changes in cannabis-related behaviours during the period preceding and following legalization on October 17, 2018, of non-medical cannabis use by adults.

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Statistics on Alcohol - England 2019

Published by

NHS Digital

NHS Digital has released the latest statistical report on alcohol in England. The publication includes a range of information on alcohol use and misuse by adults and children.

The report presents findings on:

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Drug-Related Homicide in Europe: A First Review of the Data and Literature

Published by

EMCDDA

Publication Date

1 May 2018

EMCDDA, Lisbon, May 2018

Series type: EMCDDA Papers

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National Drug Control Strategy of the United States

Published by

Office of National Drug Control Policy

Publication Date

31 January 2019

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy is proud to announce the release of the National Drug Control Strategy, which outlines how the U.S. Federal government will reduce American fatalities to drug use.

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Alcohol and the Sustainable Development Goals – Major Obstacle to Development

Published by

IOGT International

Alcohol is an obstacle to achieving 13 out of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 52 of 169 targets.

A major obstacle to sustainable human development:

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Addiction Journal Podcast - February 2019

Published by

Addiction Journal

Publication Date

25 January 2019

The Journal of Addiction has released its latest podcast which summarises the contents of the journal's February edition.

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Children and Young People Exposed Prenatally to Alcohol - Clinical Guidelines

Published by

The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

Publication Date

28 January 2019

Alcohol consumption in pregnancy has the potential to cause significant fetal damage. It is estimated that approximately 3.2% of babies bo

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Guides for Clinicians Diagnosis and Management of Tobacco Dependency

Published by

Primary Care Respiratory Society

Publication Date

23 January 2019

Tobacco use is one of the key risk factors for many chronic diseases including lung diseases, cardiovascular diseases and cancer.

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Atlas of Mental Health of the Americas 2017 / Atlas de salud mental de las Américas 2017

Published by

PAHO/WHO

Publication Date

1 November 2018

The data in this report show that there has been a gradual development of mental health policies, laws, programs, and services in the Region of the Americas. However, major efforts, commitments, and resources are still needed to meet the regional objectives.

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NIDA Resource: Opioid Facts for Teens

Published by

NIDA

The National Institute on Drug Abuse has published a new resource to provide teenagers with accurate information about opioids.

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Addiction Journal Podcast - January 2019

The Addiction Journal Podcast takes the listener through the content of the January edition of the journal, selects and discusses some of the highlights and includes int

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Best Practices across the Continuum of Care for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

Published by

Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction

Publication Date

12 August 2018

It is vital that the treatment for individuals living with Opioid Use Disorder is of high quality and evidence-informed.

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Cobertura jornalística sobre drogas: distorções e potencialidades na prevenção

Published by

Ana Regina Noto, Emérita Sátiro Opaleye, Danilo Polverini Locatelli e Telmo Mota Ronzani

Publication Date

12 June 2013

Capítulo 11 do Livro: Ações integradas sobre drogas: prevenção, abordagens e políticas públicas. Ed. UFJF, 2013.

The content discussed highlights the influence of the media in the process of health promotion related to alcohol and other drug use.

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Alcohol Policy Scoring

Published by

PAHO/WHO

Publication Date

28 December 2018

Assessing the level of implementation of the WHO Global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol in the Region of the Americas.

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Improving Care to Prevent Suicide among People with Serious Mental Illness

Published by

NASEM

Publication Date

28 December 2018

On September 11–12, 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop in Washington, DC, to discuss what is known, what is currently being done, and what needs to be done to identify and reduce suicide risk among people with serious mental illness in the United States.

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Enciclopedia Argentina de Salud Mental

Published by

Fundacion Aigle

Publication Date

14 December 2018

La Enciclopedia Argentina de Salud Mental cubre en su primera edición 49 entradas contando con mas de mil paginas. En particular, se incluye un artículo de la Dra. Maria Veronica Brasesco y el Dr.

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ISSUP Conference Report Submitted by Ahmad Shah from Pakistan

Published by

MR. AHMAD SHAH

Publication Date

22 December 2018

Joint NACADA, ISSUP and African Union Drug Demand Reduction Conference and Training Workshop (Thinking Globally Acting Locally)

10 –14 December, 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya

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A prática de binge drinking entre jovens e o papel das promoções de bebidas alcoólicas: uma questão de saúde pública.

Published by

Zila M. Sanchez

Publication Date

1 March 2017

A prática de binge drinking entre jovens e o papel das promoções de bebidas alcoólicas: uma questão de saúde pública.

Zila M. Sanchez
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, São Paulo-SP, Brasil

Binge drinking among young Brazilians and the promotion of alcoholic beverages: a Public Health concern

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m-Health Applications for Responding to Drug Use and Associated Harms

Published by

EMCDDA

Digital healthcare, also known as e-health, refers to tools and services that use information and communication technology to improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and management of health.

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Rights, Respect and Recovery: Scotland's Alcohol and Drug Treatment Strategy

Published by

Scottish Government

Publication Date

28 November 2018

The Scottish Government has released the new

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Medical Use of Cannabis and Cannabinoids

Published by

EMCDDA

Publication Date

4 December 2018

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction have released their first report on the medical use of cannabis.

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Models of Addiction

Published by

EMCDDA

The science of addiction is complicated, and it continues to be a field where the debate over definitions, models, theories, and the most appropriate ways to respond continues.

EMCDDA's Insight Review provides a critical analysis of the different models of addiction.