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Source: https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-21-437r.pdf

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How has the need for and availability of services for mental health and substance use disorders changed during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Evidence suggests these conditions...

Source: https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/system/files/publications/13745/TD0321143ENN_002.pdf

Summary

Since early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on the way we live, with European countries having to introduce...

The EMCDDA releases today the third in a series of rapid ‘trendspotter’ studies exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the drug situation and responses to it. Revisiting and reviewing findings from two studies in 2020 on the effects of the...

Source: https://www.unodc.org/documents/mexicoandcentralamerica/2020/Mexico/Lineamientos_generales_sobre_violencia_de_genero_en_el_ambito_laboral_para_los_centros_de_trabajo_en_Mexico.pdf

Liaison and Partnership Office in Mexico of the...

Source: https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/10665.2/53730/OPSEIHIS210004_spa.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

The digitization of health services represents important cultural changes for both health personnel and the general population...

KYDA presented a poster on family therapy interventions taking place at their centre during the second Uganda Alcohol Policy Conference. Family therapy is a collection of therapeutic approaches that share a belief in family-level assessment...

Source: https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/10665.2/53614/PAHOEIHISCOVID-19210008_eng.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y

This tool is designed for rapid assessment of health and health-related institutions and evaluates their capacity to...

Abstract: Young adults exhibit greater sensitivity than adults to nicotine reinforcement, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) increases the risk for early-onset smoking. We investigated the correlation between ADHD Self...

This report presents the current status of alcohol consumption, alcohol-attributable harms and the implementation of alcohol control policies in the WHO European Region, using available data from 2010, 2016 and 2019.

A detailed overview is...

Source: https://cnpt.es/assets/docs/cnpt-consenso-ecigar-eng-2020.pdf

The emergence of new electronic smoking devices in Spain poses a serious threat to public health. The absence of regulations, or the existence of regulations that are...

Source: https://cnpt.es/assets/docs/cnpt-consenso-ecigar-2020.pdf

The emergence on the scene of new electronic products related to smoking in our environment is a serious threat to the health of the population. The absence of regulation...

Source: https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/334700/Manual_Coca_na.pdf

This manual is aimed at health professionals interested in addiction care, particularly cocaine dependence. This document is the product of thirteen years of...

This publication is intended to serve as an introductory reference, outlining the options available to States that are in line with the international drug control conventions and other relevant international instruments.

The focus of the...

This report provides an overview of the latest trends in the illicit production of and trafficking in drugs worldwide.

The statistics and analysis in the report are based on the latest information available to the United Nations Office on...

This report contains a summary of the information available to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on the extent of drug use and its health consequences.

The report includes information on:

• Emerging drig trends
• Challen...

A recent World Health Organisation (WHO) survey has found that 93% of countries worldwide have experienced significant disruption to mental health services.

With a rise in demand for these services, these worring findings suggest there is...

Source: https://pnsd.sanidad.gob.es/profesionales/sistemasInformacion/sistemaInformacion/pdf/2020_Informe_adicciones_comportamentales.pdf

We live in increasingly dynamic and changing societies where new technologies are almost widespread...

Source: https://store.samhsa.gov/product/tap-34-disaster-planning-handbook-for-behavioral-health-service-programs/pep21-02-01-001

This Technical Assistance Publication (TAP), updated in 2021, provides guidance for behavioral health...

This issue of the bulletin Focused was prepared on the basis of the annual report on the 2019 drug situation in the Czech Republic: MRAVČÍK, V., CHOMYNOVÁ, P., GROHMANNOVÁ, K., JANÍKOVÁ, B., ČERNÍKOVÁ, T., ROUS, Z., CIBULKA, J., FIDESOVÁ, H...