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The Implementation of Quality Standards (QS) at Coolmine Therapeutic Community
BACKGROUND: Coolmine’s implementation of quality standards involves a period of change management, strategic planning, and national policy development.
METHODS: A narrative case study focusing on national policy and internal strategic...
Quality Assurance Policy in Harm Reduction Services in the Czech Republic: A Case Study of a National System
BACKGROUND: In the field of harm reduction (HR), an established quality assurance system with implemented quality standards is rather rare in practice. Together with limited evidence in this area, this leads to an imbalance in the basic...
Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)-SA: Implementation, Results, and Implications for Policy
Impact of Cannabis Legalization on Youth Contact with the Criminal Justice System
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) provided funding to Dr. Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Dr. Scot Wortley from the University of Toronto to research youth interactions with the criminal justice system, including the nature...
UNODC’s Strategic Vision for Africa 2030
UNODC’s Strategic Vision for Africa 2030 outlines our mission to provide more safety to Africa’s people, government and institutions from drugs, crime, corruption, terrorism and illicit financial flows.
The UNODC Vision 2030 seeks to...
Alcohol, Pregnancy and Infant Health – A Shared Responsibility
"Of all the lifestyle choices we make in conjunction with pregnancy, none are of greater importance to the child’s future health and development than the ones we make in relation to alcohol."
Alcohol, pregnancy and infant health – a...
EMCDDA 25 Years of Monitoring
Noncommunicable Disease Progress Monitor
Noncommunicable diseases are the leading cause of premature death globally.
Every year, 41 million people die from heart attacks, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes or a mental disorder.
Despite the concerning...
What Has Happened Since – 2020 Report
The Nordic Alcohol and Drug Policy Network (NordAN) was established in September 2000 as a network of non-governmental, voluntary organisations. Their aim is to reduce the consumption of alcohol and other drugs and support restrictive...
SPR: Call for Papers for Special Issue
The Society for Prevention Research is gathering research for a forthcoming special issue of the journal Prevention Science.
The title of the special edition is “Transparency, Openness, and Reproducibility: Implications for the Field of...
Revista Internacional de Investigación en Adicciones
La Revista Internacional de Investigación en Adicciones (RIIAD), editada por Centros de Integración Juvenil A.C., tiene el propósito de desarrollar una plataforma para la publicación semestral bilingüe (español e inglés) de hallazgos...
Policy Brief: Alcohol Taxation and Pricing Policies in the Region of the Americas
The need to reduce alcohol-related harms has been recognized by the 2010 World Health Organization (WHO) Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol (adopted by the Sixty-third World Health Assembly), the United Nations Sustainable...
Lisbon Addictions: Presentations & Posters
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...
CND Blog Maps
From its beginnings in 2009, the CND Blog has aimed to ensure transparency and provide live records of the discussions taking place at UN drug policy fora.
In line with these efforts, the CND Blog has launched an exciting new tool: a...
Global Drug Survey 2020
GDS 2020 — GDS believes that the expertise and experience of people who use alcohol and other drugs can be used to inform the creation of better drug policy, whilst helping people use drugs more safely, regardless of the legal status of...
Prioritising Action on Alcohol for Health and Development
Globally, alcohol consumption is estimated to cause more than 10% of the burden of noncommunicable diseases, including cirrhosis of the liver, respiratory disease, pancreatitis, cancers (oral and pharynx, larynx, oesophagus, liver...
Seizures of Illegal Diazepam Tablets Double in a Year
Diazepam, first marketed as Valium, is a medicine of the benzodiazepine family. It is often used to treat anxiety, spasms, seizures and occasionally withdrawal.
Diazepam typically slows down the functioning of the body and produce a...
EU Drug Markets Report 2019
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...
Tobacco and the Environment
The life cycle of a cigarette takes a heavy toll on the environment from growing the tobacco plant to the disposal of butts and packaging.
Although the ecological impacts of tobacco are overshadowed by its devastating effects on human...
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