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Analysis of the Impact of Consumption Taxes on the Development of Alcohol Addiction in Selected OECD Countries and Slovakia
INTRODUCTION: In recent years, the governments of several countries around the world have focused on consumption taxes, which they use from two important points of view – the first point of view is the state budget, where through the...
ISRAEL POLICE: Fentanyl Distribution Cases
Attached: an article written by Superintendent Ilan Malka of ISRAEL POLICE on the subject of Fentanyl Distribution Cases published in WCO RILO WE INFO magazine - June 2023 edition.
New rule in New Zealand requires warning on all packaged alcohol
A new rule will require all packaged alcohol being sold to have warnings on the label about the harm it can cause to unborn babies.
The food safety agency says the move is supported by advice from doctors, midwives, the Ministry of...
New Global Coalition Launched to Address Synthetic Drug Threats
Support. Don't Punish International Day of Action
A global advocacy campaign calling for drug policies based on health and human rights.
Support. Don’t Punish is a global grassroots-centred initiative in support of harm reduction and drug policies that prioritise public health and human...
The Implementation of Quality Standards (QS) at Coolmine Therapeutic Community
BACKGROUND: Coolmine’s implementation of quality standards involves a period of change management, strategic planning, and national policy development.
METHODS: A narrative case study focusing on national policy and internal strategic...
Quality Assurance Policy in Harm Reduction Services in the Czech Republic: A Case Study of a National System
BACKGROUND: In the field of harm reduction (HR), an established quality assurance system with implemented quality standards is rather rare in practice. Together with limited evidence in this area, this leads to an imbalance in the basic...
Вплив втручань щодо доступності алкоголю
Втручання, які обмежують доступність алкоголю, зменшують ризик заподіяння шкоди. Однак досі було незрозуміло, чому це так.
У цьому дослідженні було вивчено погляди команд громадської охорони здоров'я, поліції, груп ліцензування місцевих...
Why do guidelines on what is low-risk drinking vary between countries so much?
The evidence of the harms done by alcohol consumption continues to build. However, despite the clear data, safe drinking guidelines vary between countries.
This article, published in the Guardian, explores the different factors that are...
Join the VNGOC/ NYNGOC Ad-Hoc Working Group for NGOs in Latin America
The risk matrix: Drug-related deaths in prisons in England and Wales, 2015–2020
Call for Speakers: side event at the 2023 ECOSOC Partnership Forum
The VNGOC together with NYNGOC and the UNODC Civil Society Unit is organizing an online side event in the margins of the 2023 ECOSOC Partnership Forum on 31 January 2023 at 8.30 AM. The event is titled: The central role of civil society in...
Changes in Emergency Department Visits for Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome Following Recreational Cannabis Legalization and Subsequent Commercialization in Ontario, Canada
Abstract
Importance Prior research suggests that the legalization of recreational cannabis is associated with increases in cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), but it is unclear how cannabis commercialization (ie, greater retail store...
Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises: Settings in need of care for a comprehensive drug use prevention in Nigeria
Denmark advises no alcohol consumption for under-18s
All young people aged under 18 have been advised not to drink alcohol in new guidelines issued by the Danish Health Authority.
The advice is part of new general Danish recommendations on alcohol consumption, the health authority said in...
Мінімальні ціни на одиницю алкоголю в Шотландії
Тут ви можете прочитати брифінг-документ , складений Шотландською організацією охорони здоров'я щодо проблем з алкоголем, яка вивчає мінімальні ціни на одиницю продукції в Шотландії.
У статті подано огляд:
- Шкода алкоголю в Шотландії ...
Витрати на втручання у вимірювання алкоголю в трьох латиноамериканських країнах
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Вимірювання алкоголю в закладах охорони здоров'я є ефективним втручанням для зменшення шкоди, пов'язаної з алкоголем. Однак у багатьох країнах витрати, пов'язані з вимірюванням алкоголю, ще не оцінені прозоро, що може...
Поширеність коморбідних серйозних психічних захворювань та розладів, пов'язаних із вживанням психоактивних речовин, у тюремних групах: систематичний огляд та метааналіз
Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health
Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health is a new international journal devoted to the rapid publication of authoritative papers on Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS), Addiction and associated health phenomena.
The Journal has a...
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