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En todo el mundo, el tabaquismo es uno de los principales factores que contribuyen a las muertes prevenibles y a los años de vida con discapacidad. Sin embargo, poco se sabe sobre los factores que influyen en el hábito tabáquico de las mujeres. Este estudio evaluó los factores que influyen en el tabaquismo y la frecuencia de fumar entre las mujeres nigerianas en edad reproductiva.

Métodos y materiales

Este estudio utiliza información de la Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud de Nigeria (NDHS, por sus siglas en inglés) de 2018 (n = 41.821). Los datos se ajustaron según el peso de la...

El VNGOC, junto con NYNGOC y la Unidad de la Sociedad Civil de la UNODC, está organizando un evento paralelo en línea al margen del Foro de Asociaciones del ECOSOC 2023 el 31 de enero de 2023 a las 8:30 a.m. El evento se titula: El rol central de la sociedad civil en las políticas de drogas, el COVID-19 y el logro de la Agenda 2030

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...

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La sobredosis de opioides sigue siendo una crisis de salud pública en diversas comunidades. Entre 2019 y 2020, hubo un aumento de casi el 40% en las muertes por drogas, principalmente debido a los análogos opioides tanto de los estimulantes como de los opioides. Los medicamentos para el trastorno por consumo de opioides (MOUD, por sus siglas en inglés; p. ej., buprenorfina) son tratamientos eficaces y basados en la evidencia que se pueden administrar en entornos de atención primaria en consultorios. Investigamos las disparidades en la proporción de prescriptores nacionales que han...

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...