The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Public Health
Minimum unit pricing evidence from Scotland and Wales
Is minimum unit pricing working? Examining the evidence from Scotland and Wales
About this event
Professor Eileen Kaner, Newcastle University, will share with us the findings of the Impact of minimum unit pricing on alcohol purchases in Scotland and Wales study, as published in The Lancet.
Perspectives of healthcare providers, service users, and family members about mental illness stigma in primary care settings: A multi-site qualitative study of seven countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe
Stigma among healthcare providers is a barrier to the effective delivery of mental health services in primary care. Few studies have been conducted in primary care settings comparing the attitudes of healthcare providers and experiences of...
New Hampshire Behavioral Health Summit
December 6-7, 2021
The New Hampshire Behavioral Health Summit is the exclusive statewide event in NH for behavioral healthcare providers and organizations, including mental health and substance use disorders.
The Summit will:
Substance Use Among Adolescents: Risk and Protective Factors
Join CICAD's Demand Reduction Unit for this online event on "Substance Use Among Adolescents: Risk and Protective Factors".
World AIDS Day Event - An Update on the HIV Outbreak
World AIDS Day takes place on 1 December each year. It’s an opportunity for people to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first-ever global health day.
Two new tobacco cessation medicines added to the WHO essential medicines list
Every two years, the World Health Organization (WHO) publishes its Model List of Essential Medicines (EML), a collection of medicines considered essential by WHO experts. The purpose of the list is to guide national authorities on the type...
Alcohol energy (calorie) labelling: Evidence, public support, alternatives, and wider labelling considerations
This briefing synthesises existing evidence on alcohol energy (calorie) labelling, spanning the past five years (2016-2021). This briefing covers reviews in the academic literature about the impact of alcohol energy labelling, studies and...
Challenges in prevention and treatment in the post-pandemic (Argentina-Chile-Mexico-Peru)
ISSUP Argentina presented a webinar that addressed the increased impact of isolation and social distancing stemming from the pandemic on the quality of life of vulnerable populations in Latin America, including children and adolescents...
Challenges in prevention and treatment in the post-pandemic (Argentina-Chile-Mexico-Peru)
ISSUP Argentina invites you to participate in a webinar that addresses the increased impact of isolation and social distancing resulting from the pandemic on the quality of life of vulnerable populations in Latin America, including children and adolescents, resulting in deteriorating mental health and increased consumption of psychoactive substances.
CND Special Event, Launch of the UNODC Synthetic Drug Strategy 2021-2025
A special event of the sixty-fourth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, will be held on Friday, 19 November 2021, from 12 noon to 1 p.m., Vienna Time (CEST) online and at the Vienna International Centre.
During this event, the UNODC Synthetic Drug Strategy 2021-2025 will be launched.
