Asia

VNGOC Asia-Pacific Working Group

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The Ad-Hoc Asia-Pacific Working Group of the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs is pleased to invite you to participate in the Asia-Pacific regional civil society 

Asia National Chapters Meeting 2024 in Bali

We are excited to share that our recent Asian National Chapters meeting took place in person in Bali, Indonesia on August 16th-17th, 2024.

Representatives from ISSUP Afghanistan, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam participated in this event, providing updates on ISSUP developments in their countries. Together, we brainstormed strategies for National Chapter development, discussed the ISSUP Regional DDR Plan, and explored future cooperation among countries offices.

Tobacco Smoking and Mortality in Asia: A Pooled Meta-Analysis

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Key Points Question: How are secular trends of tobacco smoking associated with mortality across countries or regions by birth cohorts in Asia? Findings: This pooled meta-analysis of 1 002 258 participants in 20 prospective cohort studies...

Drug trafficking at an All-Time High

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This article from Sri Lanka highlights increasing drug trade throughout Asia. In particular, Sri Lanka is seeing a dramatic increase in heroin trafficking which is causing serious health and security challenges.
This alarming article from Sri Lanka highlights increasing drug trade throughout Asia.  In particular, Sri Lanka is seeing a dramatic increase in heroin trafficking which is having serious health and security challenges

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