Abstract
Background
Non-medical use of psychoactive substances is a common harmful behavior that leads to the development of Substance Use Disorders (SUDs). SUD is a significant health concern that causes adverse health consequences and...
In line with ISSUP’s global network in the field of prevention and treatment and its importance of promoting evidence based and ethical substance use prevention and treatment locally, Indonesia planned to officially establish its national...
Jayvee Aquino, Ma Veronica Felipe, Marie Isabel Melgar discuss the modifications they made to use the UTC for online training for faculty and students in Philippines.
Objective: -
Current world circumstances provoke multifaceted reflections on science from different standpoints correspondent to the complexity of reality. The relevance of scientific research to face threats such as COVID-19 is clear. Thanks to science...
Source: https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/system/files/publications/13745/TD0321143ENN_002.pdf
Since early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on the way we live, with European countries having to introduce...
The EMCDDA releases today the third in a series of rapid ‘trendspotter’ studies exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the drug situation and responses to it. Revisiting and reviewing findings from two studies in 2020 on the effects of the...
There are a number of interventions designed to reduce harmful levels of alcohol consumption among college students.
In order to design effective programmes, it is important to understand the attitude of students towards these kinds of...
Watch the video of the research presentation “Understanding drinking transitions during lockdown: social inequalities, alcohol and the COVID-19 pandemic” by Dr Emily Nicholls (University of York), delivered at the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol...
This website provides evidence-based information, training and resources to assist with the management of co-occurring, or comorbid, AOD and mental health conditions.
The content is based on the second edition of the “Guidelines on the...
This infographic shows the different types of medications prescribed for opioid overdose, withdrawal, and addiction.
Medications for opioid addiction, overdose, and withdrawal work in various ways.
The present study examines the trajectories of unhealthy food and alcohol consumption over time and considers whether perceived impact of COVID-19 and psychological variables are predictors of these trajectories. We ascertained...
Oficina de Enlace y Partenariado en México de la...
The Youth in Iceland Model (YiIM, also known as ‘Planet Youth’) is a community-based approach aiming to prevent young people’s substance use through reducing risk factors and increasing protective factors.
A new team, based in Dundee...
Building on the UNODC Global Initiative on Youth Crime Prevention through Sport and its Line Up Live Up programme, the UNODC/WHO International Standards on Drug Use Prevention, and relevant research on the contribution of sport to healthy...
Side event during the 64th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) organized jointly by the UNODC Civil Society Unit and VNGOC.
The journal Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy has published a special edition focussing on Drug experienced young people in contact with the Criminal Justice System.
The collection of papers examines young peoples' experiences of...
The new SSA Early Career Research Network launches on 19 May, providing a series of (initially online) events designed to support PhD students and post-doc academics through the early stages of their addiction research careers.
Run by...
