Moroccan Smugglers Embark on Long New Route to Ship Drugs to Europe
Given the COVID-19 pandemic, many trafficking routes have been closed to Moroccan drug traffickers. This has led them to find new complex routes to traffic cannabis into Europe.
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A bebida alcoólica e a pandemia do coronavírus
*Por Dr. Mário Sérgio Sobrinho
O uso de drogas, entre elas, o álcool, é assunto mundialmente importante, tanto que a Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU), ao definir os “17 Objetivos para Transformar nosso Mundo”, considerou essencial...
MARC PhD Scholarships 2020
The Monash Addiction Research Centre (MARC) is offering scholarships to domestic students who wish to undertake the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on alcohol and other drug-related projects that align with MARC’s core Workplan areas:
- Underst...
Alcohol Change UK Grants Programme & Research Strategy
Alcohol Change UK have opened a new grants programme alongside a research strategy [pdf] outlining its funding priorities and plans for 2020 to 2023.
The New Horizons grants programme is now open with the first round of grants focused on...
UNODC Coronavirus Resource List
As part of the effort to provide information and support to people who use drugs, families, and professionals working in the substance use and addiction field, UNODC has produced a series of resources to guide evidence-based practice.
Here...
Protecting Those That Protect Us
UNODC has developed Guidelines for the safe handling of substances and management of exposure risk for law enforcement and customs officers as part of the ‘safe handling’ series of technical guidelines and training materials. It is an...
Video: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Substance Use Disorders: Prevention & Management
On May 15, 2020 ISSUP Kenya, in collaboration with ISSUP Global, presented a webinar on the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Substance Use Disorders: Prevention & Management.
Press Statement - Substance Use Prevention and Treatment in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ref: ISSUPNC/01/ADM/VOL.1/004 May 11, 2020
PRESS RELEASE SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
We are an umbrella group of professionals dedicated to the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders among...
Rehabilitasi NAPZA dan Pandemi COVID-19 di Indonesia
Sejak kasus pertama COVID-19 ditemukan di Indonesia dan secara resmi diumumkan oleh Presiden Republik Indonesia Joko Widodo pada tanggal 2 Maret 2020, kemudian pada tanggal 11 Maret 2020 World Health Organisation (WHO) menyatakan bahwa...
A Guide for Tobacco Users to Quit
This self-help material was developed based on WHO Capacity Building Training Package 4 entitled “Strengthening health systems for treating tobacco dependence in primary care”. Its target audience are tobacco users. It aims to give advice...
The Cost of Opioid Use to Australia
A recent study, published by the National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) at Curtin University in Perth, has estimated that the illegal use of heroin and the misuse of pharmaceutical opioids is costing Australia around $15.7 billion and...
Alcohol Sales Ban in South Africa
Countries around the world have been introducing measures to reduce the harm of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although most countries are calling on individuals to avoid public gatherings and be mindful of social distancing, several countries have...
Social distancing? Stay calm and manage stress
This is a stressful time. You have to take care of yourself in order to support your children.
You're not alone
Millions of people have the same fears as us. Look for someone you can talk to about how you're feeling. Listen to them. Avoid...
WHO Statement: Tobacco Use and COVID-19
Tobacco smoking is a known risk factor for many respiratory difficulties. A review of studies by public health experts convened by WHO on 29 April 2020 found that smokers are more likely to develop severe disease with COVID-19, compared to...
Full Tuition Scholarship to the Virtual 49th Summer Clinical Institute in Addictions Studies 2020
The University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, is honored to award you with a full tuition scholarship to the virtual 49th Summer Clinical Institute in Addictions Studies 2020.
You will have a chance...
Impact of Marijuana on Adolescent Health
Learn how using marijuana during adolescence can impact health including affecting the brain, mental health, and increasing risk for addiction and other harms.
Could a Telehealth Programme Improve Outcomes for Justice-Involved Women?
Evidence has shown that individuals released from prison are at greater risk of drug overdose in the first 2 weeks post-release compared to the general population. After a period of relative abstinence, the tolerance of people who use...
Video: Children and adolescents with pandemic use
On May 12, 2020, ISSUP Argentina, in collaboration with ISSUP Global, organized a webinar on children and adolescents with consumption in times of pandemic.
The activity explained the peculiarities of daily life and the new difficulties...
COVID 19, Alcohol and Cannabis Use Infographic and Report
This report and infographic, published by the Canadian Centre for Substance Use and Addiction, summarises mechanisms through which COVID-19, alcohol and cannabis use may influence one another reciprocally.
COVID-19 may influence alcohol...
Alcohol and the Immune System: 4 Things You Should Know
Alcohol has a negative impact on our immune systems ability to function, leading to greater susceptibility to certain diseases.
It is particularly important that, during this pandemic, we protect our immune system in order to give...
