A new study from the University of Dundee and University of Stirling highlights the impact of placing specialist Addiction Nurses (ANs) within primary care teams to support individuals with serious alcohol problems in disadvantaged...
Health systems are undergoing rapid and often unpredictable transformations. These changes are driven by technological advancements, shifting demographic patterns, climate change, and geopolitical tensions. The COVID-19 pandemic, for...
Addiction and obesity share similar neurological pathways, both linked to compulsive behaviors and the brain's reward system. Research has highlighted the potential of GLP-1 receptor agonists, originally developed for diabetes, to help...
Join the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Program for the 2025 NIDA International Forum, which will be held June 13–14, 2025, at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
The Forum research...
The Fogarty International Center of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and partner organizations will host a Global Forum on Humanitarian Health Research (GFH2R) inclusive of public webinars and an in-person meeting in May 2025...
Overdose Resource Exchange (ORE) is a central collection of CDC-reviewed communication materials and educational resources about opioid misuse, addiction, treatment, and overdose prevention for state, territorial, and local health...
We are looking for civil society experts wishing to speak at this years INCB Civil Society Hearing
Topic: “scenarios and possible responses to the rapid expansion of synthetic drug manufacture, trafficking, marketing and consumption”
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The consultation on the UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment is now open.
This consultation asks you to review individual chapters from the draft UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment.
Each chapter...
RESPOND TO THE ONLINE CONSULTATION
The global survey is part of a broader consultation process in preparation for the 2024 Mid-term review of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs. It aims to gather inputs from NGOs working on drug policy...
Attached: an article written by Superintendent Ilan Malka of ISRAEL POLICE on the subject of Fentanyl Distribution Cases published in WCO RILO WE INFO magazine - June 2023 edition.
A new rule will require all packaged alcohol being sold to have warnings on the label about the harm it can cause to unborn babies.
The food safety agency says the move is supported by advice from doctors, midwives, the Ministry of Health...
A global advocacy campaign calling for drug policies based on health and human rights.
Support. Don’t Punish is a global grassroots-centred initiative in support of harm reduction and drug policies that prioritise public health and human...
A team showed how both alcohol intake and alcohol withdrawal can lead to increased pain and hypersensitivity.
Chronic alcohol consumption may make people more sensitive to pain through two different molecular mechanisms -- one driven by...
