Jamaica to update national drug policy
National Security Minister, Dr Horace Chang, says the Government is taking the necessary steps to implement an updated National Policy and Plan of Action for Drug Control
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Novel Psychoactive Substances: Policy, Economics and Drug Regulation
In light of the recent emergence of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) on a global scale, this book provides a timely analysis of the social and economic impact of the NPS phenomenon, and of the global policy and regulatory responses to it...
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...
New psychoactive substances: A review and updates
New psychoactive substances (NPS) are a diverse group of substances that are linked with a number of health and social harms on an individual and societal level. NPS toxicity and dependence syndromes are recognised in primary care...
Poradenství UNODC v oblasti včasného varování před novými psychoaktivními látkami
Rychlý nástup velkého počtu nových psychoaktivních látek na světovém trhu s drogami představuje významné riziko pro veřejné zdraví a výzvu pro protidrogovou politiku. Často je málo známo o nepříznivých účincích na zdraví a společenských...
From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives
Executive summary
The 10-year UK Government plan to combat illegal drugs sets out how we are doing more than ever to cut off the supply of drugs by criminal gangs and give people with a drug addiction a route to a productive and drug-free...
Irregular Migration and Drug Trafficking: Assessing the Prevalence among Identified Female Migrant Returnees in Nigeria - Daniel Ikenna Molobe, Day 4, 15:30-16:57
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online on 15th May, 2022
Presentation:
- Irregular Migration and Drug Trafficking: Assessing the Prevalence among Identified Female Migrant...
The Hidden Costs of Big Tobacco
The devastating impact of tobacco on the health of users is well known. In addition to the negative effects for the individual, there are significant economic and environmental consequences, which need to be considered when developing...
Drogová politika, den 3, stopa 2, 13:30-15:30
Prezentováno jako součást akce Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction (Sjednocení globální komunity, aby čelila výzvě závislosti), osobně dne 14. května 2022
Prezentace:
- ETHOS: malé slovo, které nás definuje -...
IDU - Alternativy k vězeňským systémům: Léčebné intervence pro osoby s poruchami užívání návykových látek, které jsou v kontaktu se systémem trestní justice, den 2, stopa 3, 09:00-10:30
Prezentováno jako součást akce Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction (Sjednocení globální komunity, aby čelila výzvě závislosti), osobně dne 13. května 2022
Prezentace:
- Přehled modelu odposlechu alternativ k...
Drug Policy, Day 1, Track 1, 11:00-12:30
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 12th of May,2022
Presentations:
- Advocacy! Making Your Voice Known for Drug Demand Reduction - US. Senator Mattie Hunter
- Develo...
WHA adopts Global Alcohol Action Plan
On Friday 27 May in Geneva, the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted the WHO Global Alcohol Action Plan 2022-2030, a key global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol.
Strategy for Preventing Opioid Use Disorder in Communities
Key Issues
- Substance use often begins in adolescence.
- Any substance use in adolescence can have detrimental effects on the developing brain.
- Effects of substance use/misuse accumulate over time increasing societal costs and public...
Reducing the harm from alcohol by regulating cross-border alcohol marketing, advertising and promotion
This comprehensive report details the full extent of the way that alcohol is being marketed across national borders – often by digital means – and often regardless of the social, economic or cultural environment in receiving countries.
It...
Tailoring dissemination of evidence to preferences of tobacco control partners: results from an academic-community partnership
Background
Tobacco control program leaders may improve the use of evidence in program and policy development by presenting evidence to policymakers more often. However, current scientific knowledge regarding what works is slow to reach...
White House Releases 2022 National Drug Control Strategy that Outlines Comprehensive Path Forward to Address Addiction and the Overdose Epidemic
Today, President Biden sent his Administration’s inaugural National Drug Control Strategy to Congress at a time when drug overdoses have taken a heartbreaking toll, claiming 106,854 lives in the most recent 12-month period. The Strategy del...
Průnik mezi poruchou užívání návykových látek a obchodováním s lidmi
ISSUP Keňa by ráda představila svůj příští dvouměsíční webinář o průsečíku mezi poruchou užívání návykových látek a obchodováním s lidmi.
Tento webinář bude diskutovat o:
- Povaha poruchy užívání návykových látek
- Souvislost mezi...
Kenya introduces tax on alcohol advertising
A 15% tax on fees charged by television stations, print media, billboards, and radio stations for advertisements of alcohol products, gaming, and gambling has been proposed in the 2022/23 budget.
Here you can read the news article...
Násilí a deprivace související s alkoholem
Podívejte se na výzkumné prezentace o násilí a deprivaci související s alkoholem od Lucy Bryant (Institute of Alcohol Studies, IAS) a Dr. Carly Lightowlers (University of Liverpool), které přednesly na webináři SHAAP / SARN "Alcohol...
MUP a bezdomovci / pouliční pijáci a poskytovatelé služeb
Podívejte se na video z prezentace webináře SHAAP/SARN "Alcohol Occasionals", který se konal na Zoomu dne 31. března 2022: "Minimální jednotkové ceny (#MUP): Kvalitativní studie zkušeností konzumentů bez domova, pouličních pijáků a...