The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
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New Resource Centre from SAMHSA
SAMHSA has launched the new Evidence Based Resource Center which will allow practitioners to find tools, manuals, clinical practice guidelines and science based-resources. Available directly through the SAMHSA website, the digital resource...
Early Warning at the Global Level: The UNODC Early Warning Advisory on NPS
Presenters:
Conor Crean, Scientific Affairs Officer, Laboratory and Scientific Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Martin Raithelhuber, Illicit Synthetic Drugs Expert, Laboratory and Scientific Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2018
D-Healthylife Interdisciplinary Co-Creation Workshop in Barcelona
As part of the d-HealthyLife initiative EIT Health Campus is offering a full day co-creation workshop.
Impact of Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use on the Burden of Disease and Injury in Australia
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
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...
Vulnerability for Alcohol Use Disorder and Rate of Alcohol Consumption
"Binge drinking" may be more prevelent in individuals with an increased vulnerability to alcohol use disorder (AUD) and could act as an early warning indicator.
Conference "opiate: the medical use to the epidemic of overdose"
Dear compañeras and compañeros:
Hereby I send invitation for research seminars in the field of addictions (IAPA-DIE). We will have the Conference entitled:
"Opiate: the medical use to the " " overdose epidemic."
Presented by:
Maestro. Raúl Martín de el Campo
Member of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB).
Virtual seminar: "Alcohol and injury in transit in the Americas"
There is ample evidence that shows that the harmful use of alcohol is associated with deaths and disability caused by injuries in traffic. There is a particular interest in the Region of the Americas on the relationship between transit caused injuries associated with the use of alcohol, since the implementation of policy measures have been slow in countries.
Webinar: "Alcohol and Road Injuries in the Americas"
There is ample evidence showing that the harmful use of alcohol is associated with deaths and disability caused by road injuries. The Region of the Americas is of particular interest in relation with alcohol related road injuries as data support policy actions in this area but countries have been slow in implementing them.
Development of the International Alcohol Policy and Injury Index
ABSTRACT Objective: To develop a new index to measure the effectiveness of alcohol control policies on selected indicators of alcohol-related injuries. Methods: We used the World Health Organization Global Information System on Alcohol and...