The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Public Health
International Prevention Specialist Conference– October 24-28, 2022
International Prevention Specialist Conference– October 24-28, 2022 Virtual
Staff Competency! There is a difference between knowing something and being able to do it. Knowledge is important and when combined with skills prevention professionals are even more competent.
No place for cheap alcohol: the potential value of minimum pricing for protecting lives
Overview The WHO European Region has some of the highest levels of alcohol consumption and corresponding rates of alcohol-related harm in the world. Pricing policies and taxation are among the most effective measures that policy-makers can...
Vulnerable Children: Substance use among young people and caregivers in child protection systems
In this webinar, the speakers take a look at substance use among young people, focusing on the 'crossover' of children at the nexus of the youth justice and child protection systems, and the implications of caregiver substance abuse in...
Review of a decade of drug policy: Progress and Challenges
Introduction According to the latest World Drug Report published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for the year 2022, around 284 million people between the ages of 15 and 64 used drugs.
Symposium on gender and drugs
Date: 22 November 2022, 9.00 to 17.00 Lisbon time
Location: LxAddictions conference site
The effects of opioid policy changes on transitions from prescription opioids to heroin, fentanyl and injection drug use: a qualitative analysis
Background Beginning in the 1990s, non-medical use of prescription opioids (POs) became a major public health crisis. In response to rising rates of opioid dependence and fatal poisonings, measures were instituted to decrease the...
Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises: Settings in need of care for a comprehensive drug use prevention in Nigeria
Paper presented at the commemoration of the 2022 International Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking, State House Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria.
Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Thirteenth Session)
ISSUP Nigeria would like to invite you to attend their next Bi-Monthly Webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. The Webinar topic will be Beyond Dependence: Alcohol-induced Disorders. Learning Outcomes: • Sensitization to the wide range of...
Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Thirteenth Session)
ISSUP Nigeria would like to invite you to attend their next Bi-Monthly Webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. The Webinar topic will be Beyond Dependence: Alcohol-induced Disorders.
Time: 3PM Nigeria Time | 3PM UK Time
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