illicit drugs

14th European Congress on Heroin Addiction & Related Clinical Problems

19 March 2020

Grenoble

EUROPAD exists to improve the lives of opiate misusers and their families and to reduce the impact of illicit drug use on society as a whole.

The association works to develop opiate addiction treatment in Europe but also aims to make a major contribution to the knowledge of, and attitudes to, addiction treatment worldwide.

European Drugs Summer School

29 June 2020

Lisbon

Portugal

The 2020 edition of the 'Summer school on illicit drugs Europe' will take place from 29 June-10 July 2020.

Contemporary Asian Drug Policy: Insights and Opportunities for Change

Book

This report aims to help inform policymakers and the public by describing the illicit drug situation for selected Association of Southeast Asian Nations + 3 countries (China, Japan, and South Korea).

National Drug Research Institute Seminar: Drug Trends in Western Australia

27 February 2019

Perth

Australia

This free seminar will address the findings from the 2018 IDRS and EDRS.

UNODC Global eLearning

Video and audio recordings

18 October 2018

UNODCs online eLearning courses deliver trainings to a community of over 50,000 Member State officials on international security threats such as transnational organized crime, terrorism, illicit drugs, trafficking in persons and smuggling...

Drug Consumption in Mexican Immigrants Interviewed in Northwest Mexico-USA Border Cities

Scientific article

1 January 2011

Abstract The purpose of this research was to confirm the existence of a relationship between the immigration stay in the United States and the use of illicit drugs. By applying a nonprobabilistic sample in Tijuana, Nogales and Ciudad Juarez...

Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids Drug Overdose Deaths

Website

1 May 2018

A infographic resource from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) exploring the drug related death statistics relating to fentanyl and other synthetic opioids reported in the United States. With nearly 50% of opioid related deaths...

Impact of Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use on the Burden of Disease and Injury in Australia

Book

29 March 2018

This report quantifies the health impact that alcohol and illicit drug use place on Australia, including as risk factors for other diseases and injuries. It estimates that alcohol and illicit drugs were collectively responsible for 6.7% of...

Methamphetamine-Type Stimulant Use in Lao PDR

Scientific article

2 April 2018

Abstract Background Methamphetamine is one of the most widely used illicit drugs in several Southeast Asian countries, including the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). The purpose of this study was to examine the socio-cultural context...

Illicit Drug Use, Illicit Drug Use Disorders, and Drug Overdose Deaths in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Areas — United States

Scientific article

20 October 2017

Abstract Problem/Condition: Drug overdoses are a leading cause of injury death in the United States, resulting in approximately 52,000 deaths in 2015. Understanding differences in illicit drug use, illicit drug use disorders, and overall...