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National Youth Convention & Anti-Drug Poster/Painting Competition by Youth Forum Pakistan and ISSUP Pakistan Chapter in Lahore
The Youth Forum Pakistan (for drug use prevention) in collaboration with ISSUP Pakistan Chapter and M A Jinnah Foundation (Regd), Sialkot organized the National Youth Convention on 6th February, 2020 at Al-Hamra Art Council in Lahore. The...
Estudo trata perfil dos frequentadores da Cracolândia no centro de São Paulo
No dia 03 de fevereiro de 2020 foram divulgados dados de uma pesquisa realizada pela Unidade de Pesquisas de Álcool e Drogas (UNIAD), da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) e que mapeou o perfil dos frequentadores em 2016, 2017 e...
How Can We Change Drinking Behaviours among ‘Baby Boomers’?
The term ‘baby boomer’ refers to those born during 1946-1964. In the UK, they account for around 25% of the population.
Studies have found that baby boomers indulge in more dangerous drinking behaviour than younger generations. For example...
Leia e assine a Carta aberta do “Fórum Permanente de Mobilização Contra as Drogas”
O Fórum Permanente de Mobilização Contra as Drogas foi lançado pelo Ministério da Cidadania na quarta-feira, 12 de fevereiro de 2020, em Brasília e fez um chamamento para que entidades e sociedade participem do trabalho de prevenção e do...
Drug Related Deaths in Finland Increase by 25% in One Year
According to data published by Statistics Finland, the number of drug-related deaths in one year has increased by 25% in 2018.
Causes of death included accidental poisonings from multiple substances, deaths caused by long-term drug use...
Invitation to Tender: Low and No Alcohol Drinks
Alcohol Change UK is commissioning a literature and policy review about low-alcohol and alcohol-free drinks.
Low-alcohol and alcohol-free drinks appear to be gaining market share, attention within the drinks industry, public awareness and...
SPR: Call for Papers for Special Issue
The Society for Prevention Research is gathering research for a forthcoming special issue of the journal Prevention Science.
The title of the special edition is “Transparency, Openness, and Reproducibility: Implications for the Field of...
SPR: Call for Emerging, Hot Topic Abstracts
The Society for Prevention Research (SPR) welcome you to submit an “emerging, hot topic” abstract for an individual poster presentation, an organized paper symposium or a roundtable discussion/scientific dialogue at the SPR 2020 Annual...
Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol Introduced in Wales
From the 2nd of March, Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for alcohol will come into effect in Wales.
The policy, which has shown positive outcomes in Scotland, aims to tackle alcohol-related harm and death.
MUP is designed to reduce the amount...
Smoking Greatly Increases Risk of Complications after Surgery
A joint study conducted by the World Health Organization and the University of Newcastle in Australia has found that people who quit smoking tobacco at least four weeks before they undergo surgery have a lower risk of complication and show...
Meeting with Deputy Secretary Ministry of Narcotics Control in Islamabad
Meeting with Mr. Abdul Hamid Deputy Secretary Ministry of Narcotics Control Pakistan at his office on 24th January, 2020 in Islamabad, Pakistan along with Mr. Bashir Ahmad Naz President ISSUP Pakistan, Ms. Saima Asghar Director ISSUP...
“Introduction to U.S. Grants” Workshop
On Wednesday, February 12, 2020 the “Introduction to U.S. Grants” Workshop was organized by the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan at the Lincoln Corner PACC Pakistan American Cultural Center (PACC) 1 Fatima Jinnah Road, Karachi...
Uso Nocivo de Álcool e Outras Drogas: Desafio para a Sociedade Brasileira
O uso nocivo de álcool e outras drogas é tema que, frequentemente, a sociedade brasileira discute, mas por sua amplitude e complexidade, também, é assunto que retorna ao debate em razão da profundidade das suas causas e da severidade dos...
National Youth Convention & Anti-Drug Poster/Painting Competition by Youth Forum Pakistan and ISSUP Pakistan Chapter AT Lahore-Pakistan
National Youth Convention & Anti-Drug Poster/Painting Competition by Youth Forum Pakistan and ISSUP Pakistan Chapter in Lahore, Pakistan.
Youth Forum Pakistan (for Drug Use Prevention) in Collaboration with ISSUP Pakistan Chapter and M A...
Palestra do Dr. William Crano no 6º Congresso Internacional Freemind
No 6º Congresso Internacional Freemind, realizado de 04 a 07 de dezembro de 2019, em Águas de Lindóia/SP – Brasil, contamos com a presença do Dr. William D. Crano, que ocupa a cadeira Oskamp e é professor de psicologia na Divisão de...
Roadmap to a Smokefree 2030
In July 2019, the UK Government set out its ambition for England to be smokefree by 2030. Government guidelines say the next steps should have been announced by 6th January 2020, but it has yet to do so.
Several key charities, including...
Pesquisadoras da UGFG desenvolvem partícula que reverte overdose por cocaína
Uma pesquisa realizada na Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG) – Brasil desenvolveu uma partícula capaz de capturar a cocaína em circulação no sangue de um organismo vivo. A formulação se mostrou eficiente até mesmo em doses letais da droga...
Família: Fator de Risco ou Proteção?
A cidade de Água Branca, no estado do Piauí desenvolveu o Projeto “Viver bem é viver sem drogas”, em virtude de inúmeras demandas de famílias em sofrimento decorrentes desses fatores. O Núcleo de Apoio à Saúde da Família de Água Branca...
Tratamento de comorbidades associadas à dependência de drogas
COMORBIDADE
Comorbidade pode ser definida como a coocorrência de duas ou mais enfermidades ou transtornos, em uma mesma pessoa, num determinado período de tempo (ou por tempo indeterminado).
A manifestação de transtornos mentais e de...
