Substances
Guam's Fourth Annual Conference on Substance Use Disorders Among Pacific Islanders
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Exploring electronic cigarette portrayals: a content and thematic analysis of African online news coverage
Background: Electronic cigarette usage has seen a significant increase globally in recent years, with many countries reporting a rise in users. However, the way African news portrays this phenomenon remains unclear. Methods: This study...
The absence of data on driving under the influence of alcohol in road traffic studies: a scoping review of non-randomized studies with vote counting based on the direction of effects of alcohol policies
Background Data concerning driving under the influence of alcohol (DUIA) are frequently characterised by their lack of availability, accuracy, or reliability. This inherent limitation poses challenges in the examination of the influence of...
ISRAEL POLICE: Fentanyl Distribution Cases
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.
Association between vmPFC gray matter volume and smoking initiation in adolescents
Abstract Smoking of cigarettes among young adolescents is a pressing public health issue. However, the neural mechanisms underlying smoking initiation and sustenance during adolescence, especially the potential causal interactions between...
Alcohol-associated bowel disease: new insights into pathogenesis
Abstract Excessive alcohol drinking can cause pathological changes including carcinogenesis in the digestive tract from mouth to large intestine, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. In this review, we discuss the effects...
Children and families affected by parental drug use Volume II
In 2022, the project on children whose parents use drugs continued with threefold research: i. qualitative research based on interviews with children whose parents use drugs and with women who use drugs; ii. collection and analysis of...
Supporting displaced people from Afghanistan and host communities in neighbouring countries – UNODC regional workshop on drug use prevention, treatment and care
From 5th to 9th June, UNODC organized a hybrid regional workshop with a total of 42 participants from the government, civil society organizations (CSOs) and UN agencies, to assist the strengthening of evidence-based prevention, treatment...
