Epidemiology and Etiology

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Use Patterns, Flavors, Brands, and Ingredients of Nonnicotine e-Cigarettes Among Adolescents, Young Adults, and Adults in the United States

Scientific article

25 May 2022

Abstract Importance Nonnicotine e-cigarettes contain chemicals, flavorants, and solvents that have known health harms and/or have not been proven safe for inhalation. Objective To evaluate nonnicotine e-cigarette use patterns, including...

Variations in national availability of waivered buprenorphine prescribers by racial and ethnic composition of zip codes

Scientific article

25 May 2022

Background Opioid overdose remains a public health crisis in diverse communities. Between 2019 and 2020, there was an almost 40% increase in drug fatalities primarily due to opioid analogues of both stimulants and opioids. Medications for...

New Psychoactive Substances (NPS): Synthetic Stimulants/Synthetic Cannabinoids

ISSUP Webinar

27 May 2022

ISSUP are pleased to present the First Webinar in a series on New Psychoactive Substances (NPS).

New Psychoactive Substances (NPS): Synthetic Stimulants/Synthetic Cannabinoids

27 May 2022

Jakarta

Indonesia

ISSUP would like to invite you to join the First Webinar in a series on New Psychoactive Substances (NPS).

The burden of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm among young people in Europe

Scientific article

Summary Mental health is a public health issue for European young people. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2019 provides internationally comparable information on trends in the health status of populations and changes in the leading...

Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study 2022

News

The analysis of municipal wastewaters for drugs and their metabolic products to estimate community consumption is a developing field, involving scientists working in different research areas, including analytical chemistry, physiology...

The Situation of Homelessness and Substance Use in India and the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

ISSUP Webinar

7 April 2022

ISSUP are pleased to present the Final Event in the Webinar Series on Substance Use and Homelessness: New Perspectives from Research and Practice.

The Situation of Homelessness and Substance Use in India and the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

7 April 2022

New Delhi

India

ISSUP are pleased to present the Final Event in the Webinar Series on Substance Use and Homelessness: New Perspectives from Research and Practice.

Commission on Narcotic Drugs 65th session Side Events- Monday PM

14 March 2022

online

12.15 – 13.05 p.m (CET)

Ensuring access to medicines for patients – a global concern

Organized by the Chair of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs with the support of UNODC Secretariat to the Governing Bodies

National Policy against drugs by 2030

Organized by Peru

Increasing social capital through protective factors of drug use initiation

The prevalence of people who inject drugs among those with HIV late presentation: a meta-analysis

Scientific article

10 February 2022

Early detection of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome allows infected people to use prophylaxis against opportunistic infections and beginning immediate treatment for secondary complications. People who receive treatment benefit from...