Drogas sintéticas son gran amenaza para las décadas que vienen: EE.UU.
Entrevista de RCN Radio con Brian Morales sobre consumo global, sustancias nuevas psícoactivas, y colaboración entre Colombia y los EEUU.
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NAADAC Free Webinar Series
NAADAC is happy to offer free addiction-specific education through its Free Webinar Series.
The 2019 Free Webinar Series releases two live webinars per month, which are then captured and made available for future viewing in NAADAC's Free...
ASAP-Training Newsletter
The aim of the ASAP training project is to build effective drug prevention results across Europe, based on prevention systems analysis and widespread professional training.
The ASAP training project will work to identify the strengths and...
Seizures of Illegal Diazepam Tablets Double in a Year
Diazepam, first marketed as Valium, is a medicine of the benzodiazepine family. It is often used to treat anxiety, spasms, seizures and occasionally withdrawal.
Diazepam typically slows down the functioning of the body and produce a...
How Alcohol Affects the Sustainable Development Goals: Upgraded and Revised Resource
IOGT International has released an upgraded and revised resource to present state-of-the-art evidence about how alcohol affects sustainable development.
The brand new booklet illustrates alcohol adversely affects and acts as a harmful...
Substance Use Prevention Session Organized by Hashoo Foundation Karachi, Pakistan
A Substance Use Prevention session was organized by Hashoo Foundation Karachi, Pakistan on 3rd December, 2019 for students from Balochistan that are currently enrolled in different Hospitality Management courses. Mr. Ahmad Shah conducted...
World AIDS Day Seminar 2019 - Multan, Pakistan
A one-day seminar about "World AIDS Day - Communities Make the Difference" was conducted by EQUIP Research & Development Consultants with the collaboration of Youth Forum Pakistan for Drug Abuse Prevention & ISSUP Pakistan at EQUIP Head...
En el marco de la reunión de COPOLAD en Panamá, organismos multilaterales intercambian experiencias de cooperación y apoyo a las políticas de drogas de los países
Representantes de OPS-OMS, CICAD, Observatorio Europeo, UNDOC y CARICOM debaten estrategias para fortalecer la calidad de los tratamientos y de los programas de prevención en los países. Como complementarse y no superponerse; y como lograr...
Youth-Led Policy Forum 2019 Karachi, Pakistan
Youth-Led Policy Forum 2019 is an initiative with UNICEF Pakistan in collaboration with School of Leadership Foundation. The forum will serve as a key platform where young people can contribute to policy discussions through their collective...
Why Seychelles Has the World's Worst Heroin Problem
Known for its coral reefs, mangroves and white sandy beaches, 360,000 tourists travel to the Indian Ocean archipelago each year for a holiday of a lifetime. But look beyond the private islands, the boutique resorts and high-end restaurants...
Study about Knowledge and Critical Skills to Implement Evidence-Based Drug Prevention Strategies
Colombo Plan is conducting a study about knowledge and critical skills to implement evidence-based drug prevention strategies in Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America.
Poorly-Worded Media Prevention Campaign to Combat the Methamphetamine Crisis in South Dakota
Washington Post Article titled "‘Meth. We’re on it,’ South Dakota says in ridiculed ad campaign that cost $449,000"
UNODC-WHO Training in Argentina on the Management of Substance Use & Substance Use Disorders during Pregnancy
A total of 35 participants took part in this training that was organized by WHO and UNODC together with PAHO, SEDRONAR, Hospital der Mar, and the generous support from the U.S. State Department Bureau of International Narcotics and Law...
Training of Professionals on Preventing Substance Abuse in Schools and the Community
First Milestone Achieved:
Successfully completed Training of Professionals on Preventing Substance Abuse in Schools and Community @ at PASK Hall 16 - 17 November, 2019 Karachi, Pakistan
In the first phase of the project 32 young...
Parent Marijuana Use Associated With Substance Use in Children
New research explores some of the long-term impacts of marijuana use in families. The study revealed that the children of parents who reported marijuana use during their teenage years were significantly more likely to report substance use...
Women and Children are the Emerging Face of Drug Addiction in Afghanistan
Q breaks into song, and the lyrics reflect something of himself: "My heart aches, my heart aches and my heart aches," he croons. The 10-year-old hopes to go professional one day, but his mother says that first, he has to break his addiction...
After Legalization, Marijuana Addiction Is on the Rise
- A new study finds that addiction has gone up among young people who live in states where recreational cannabis is legal.
- The overall rate of addiction remains low, but the findings are concerning for experts.
- Additionally, experts...
Managaluru Police Cracks Whips against Substance Use
With the police department’s repeated pleas to educational institutes to crack the whip against rampant substance abuse in their campuses and hostels falling on deaf years, the police have warned they will raid the institutions armed with...
Substance Abuse in Northeast India: Nearly 20 % more than other States
The rot in Northeast India’s substance abuse problem runs deep. A recent study shows that the prevalence of any type of substance abuse - smoking, smokeless tobacco products, alcohol - in men in Northeastern states is much higher (20...