Background

In the entire world, smoking is a major contributor to preventable deaths and years of life with a disability. Nevertheless, little is known about the factors that influence women's smoking habits. This study evaluated the factors that influence smoking and smoking frequency among Nigerian women of reproductive age.

Methods and materials

This study uses information from the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) (n = 41,821). The data were adjusted for sampling weight, stratification, and cluster sampling design. Smoking status and frequency (daily and occasional...

وی این جی او سی این وائی این جی او سی اور یو این او ڈی سی سول سوسائٹی یونٹ کے ساتھ مل کر 31 جنوری 2023 کو صبح 8.30 بجے ای سی او ایس او سی پارٹنرشپ فورم 2023 کے حاشیے میں ایک آن لائن سائیڈ ایونٹ کا انعقاد کر رہا ہے۔ اس تقریب کا عنوان ہے: منشیات کی پالیسیوں، کوویڈ 19 اور 2030 ایجنڈے کے حصول میں سول سوسائٹی کا مرکزی کردار

Background

Aftercare programs for people with substance use disorders (PWSUD) are frequently challenged with a number of overlapping obstacles, including uncertain policy consequences and a lack of resources. Despite demographic variety, service providers in South Africa are obligated to offer aftercare programs that effectively reintegrate people with PWSUD into society, the workforce, family, and community life, as specified by Act No. 70 of 2008. Little is known about the availability of aftercare services in South Africa, particularly in rural areas. This paper investigates service...

Brief Description:

The Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (ES-CICAD) is seeking expressions of interest from experts in the field of alternatives to incarceration and social integration to be trained as Master Trainers for the delivery of the Case Care Management curriculum internationally. Upon successful completion of the Training of Trainers, these Master Trainers will be included on the Case Care Management roster of trainers and can be contacted to deliver the training when scheduled. If interested, please submit your resume and relevant information...

Dear friends and colleagues, 

The Commission on Narcotic Drugs is starting very soon! In fact, tomorrow, Monday, 14 March 2022. 

Once again, all sessions, as well as the side events, are to be held online due to the pandemic. The good thing about that means that, you can still follow the plenaries and the side events! That’s why we thought that you might appreciate having all the links in one place.

GENERAL LINKS TO FOLLOW CND

• Link to 65th session with general information on organizational arrangements: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CND/session/65_Session_2022/65CND_Main...

Hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial designs have become increasingly prevalent in implementation research. As hybrid designs enter their second decade of widespread use, the Frontiers in Health Services’ Implementation Science section launches a Research Topic to fuel the field’s discourse on the past, present, and future of hybrid designs in knowledge translation. Submissions are welcome of both Original and/or Brief Research, Review, Methods, and Perspective articles. The call addresses critical assessments of hybrid designs, innovative use of hybrid designs in current trials, and...

بھنگ دنیا میں سب سے زیادہ استعمال ہونے والا غیر قانونی مادہ ہے ، جس میں 15 سے 64 سال کی عمر کے لوگوں میں 4٪ کا عالمی پھیلاؤ ہے اور اس کے استعمال میں حالیہ رجحان ہے۔ بھنگ کے استعمال سے صحت کے منفی نتائج ہوسکتے ہیں ، جیسے کمزور نیوروڈیولپمنٹ ، نشے اور دیگر منشیات کے غلط استعمال کا خطرہ بڑھ جاتا ہے ، علمی کمزوری ، کم تعلیمی حصول ، اور ذہنی بیماری کا خطرہ بڑھ جاتا ہے ، جیسے نفسیاتی امراض ، افسردگی ، اور اضطراب کی خرابی۔ میتھاڈون تھراپی کے دوران بھنگ کا استعمال علاج کی کامیابی پر منفی اثر ڈال سکتا ہے. اس مطالعے کا مقصد یہ معلوم کرنا تھا کہ کینیا کے شہر نیروبی میں میتھاڈون ٹریٹمنٹ کلینک میں مریضوں...

ISSUP Kenya are pleased to present their next Bi-Monthly Webinar on The Impact of Substance Use Disorder in Educational Institutions in Kenya.
 

This Webinar will discuss:

1. Nature of Substance Use Disorder
2. Epidemiology of SUD with reference to Kenyan Youth and Educational Institutions
3. Risk factors for SUD with reference to Kenyan cultural context
4. Situational factors on SUD epidemiology – COVID-19 etc.
5. Impact of SUD in Kenyan educational institutions
6. Possible interventions – tapping into expanding research and changing sociodynamics
7. Prevention and the role and practice of drug...