epidemiology

Webinar | The Prevalence of Substance Use Disorders in the Asia Region: A Two-Decade Perspective on New Tendencies and Substances

20 November 2020

London

United Kingdom

The ISSUP National Chapters in the Asian Region would like to invite you to attend the upcoming collaborative Webinar on the topic of Epidemiology of Substance Use Disorders in the Asian Region.

ISSUP Asia Region National Chapter Webinar Flyer

Who's Doing What?: The Epidemiology of Adolescent Substance Use

17 November 2020

Chicago

United States

This free webinar will review the epidemiology of adolescent substance.

The speaker will discuss the substances most often used by youth, look at trends in youth substance use over time, and discuss the protective role of family and positive social supports.

As a result of participating in this webinar, you will be able to:

European Drug Report 2020

Book

28 September 2020

European Drug Report 2020 COVID-19 How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting drug use, supply and services? Drug use and harms What are the health costs of drug use in Europe today? Drug markets What do the latest data tell us about drug...

UNODC Bulletin on Narcotics Volume LXII, 2019- Drugs in the Nigerian Population

Scientific article

The present issue of the Bulletin (vol. LXII, 2019), whose guest editor is Isidore Obot, professor of Psychology, University of Uyo, and Director of the Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse, Uyo, Nigeria, is focused on the...

National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2019

Book

16 July 2020

Summary Tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use can place a heavy burden on individuals, families and society. The health, social and economic effects are diverse and substantial, and include disease and injury, mental health conditions, road...

Why Is England’s Alcohol Caseload Shrinking? An Effectiveness Bank Hot Topic Highlight

Book

5 June 2020

WHY IS THE ALCOHOL CASELOAD SHRINKING? The steady decline since 2013/14 in England’s alcohol treatment caseload has worried Public Health England among others. Is it because need for treatment is declining too, or have austerity-driven...

How Many Drinkers Should Be in Treatment? An Effectiveness Bank Hot Topic

Book

29 May 2020

HOW MANY DRINKERS SHOULD BE IN TREATMENT? What proportion of England’s problem drinkers are in treatment, how far does that fall short of the number who *should* be – and how do we judge ‘should’? Depending on where you draw the line...

Drug-Related Hospital Emergency Presentations in Europe: Update from the Euro-DEN Plus Expert Network

Book

13 February 2020

Summary This report presents the latest findings on drug-related hospital emergencies from a network of sentinel hospitals across Europe. Almost 24,000 emergency presentations were recorded at 32 sentinel hospitals over the first 4 years of...

Alcohol, Tobacco & other Drugs in Australia

Book

21 January 2020

The consumption of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs is a significant cause of preventable disease and illness in Australia. There is a wide range of data sources available that contribute to our understanding of alcohol, tobacco and other...

WHO Global Report on Trends in Prevalence of Tobacco Use 2000-2025

Book

Tobacco is the only legal drug that kills many of its users when used exactly as intended by manufacturers. WHO has estimated that tobacco use (smoking and smokeless) is currently responsible for the death of about six million people across...

Themes

Epidemiology and Etiology

Supply control

Emergency Resources