U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chairman, and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), co-Chairman, held a hearing of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control to examine public health questions and issues surrounding marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States, as more states...
Department of Health and Human Services - Inter-Agency Task Force
These key reports come from the US Pain Management task force at the Department of Health and Human Services. There are 5 instructive documents involving information and facts about pain management, the opioid addiction crisis, special populations and their specific needs, and the role of stigma in treating chronic pain.
CLOUD's mission is to curate high quality, consumer friendly, evidence-based resources on opioids and the opioid crisis for decision-makers across health care systems, state and local communities, and providers of care. CLOUD strives to be a centralized repository of information to assist decision-making at all levels of the system.
This conference focuses on the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for any nurse who cares for persons with substance use, abuse, and addictions. Providing patient-centred care through prevention, screening, treatment and recovery services is best brought about when interdisciplinary teams work together to accomplish effective and successful patient care outcomes. Interdisciplinary collaboration utilizes the Institute Of Medicine’s core competencies of evidence-based practice, informatics, and quality assurance to promote positive lifestyle changes. Attendees will increase their skills...
Source: Midgette, Gregory, Steven Davenport, Jonathan P. Caulkins, and Beau Kilmer, What America's Users Spend on Illegal Drugs, 2006–2016, Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation, RR-3140-ONDCP, 2019. As of August 23, 2019: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR3140.html Substance use and...
The Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM) is an instrument designed to measure the progress of actions taken by the member states of the Organization of American States (OAS) to address the hemispheric drug problem and other related crimes.
Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), U.S. Department of State
To deter and disrupt production and trafficking of illicit synthetic drugs into the United States, the Department of State has developed a new strategy that will attack this new business model of illicit international drug supply chains at all points to increase the cost, risk, and difficulties associated with producing, trafficking, and misusing these drugs.
Kohn R, Ali A, Puac-Polanco V, Figueroa C, López-Soto V, Morgan K, et al. Mental health in the Americas: an overview of the treatment gap. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2018;42:e165. https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2018.165
To understand the mental health treatment gap in the Region of the Americas by examining the prevalence of mental health disorders, use of mental health services, and the global burden of disease.
On April 29th 2019, at DHA Golf Club a dinner was hosted by Dr. Farhan Essa on request of PUAN Karachi Leadership for Minister for Public Affairs to Pakistan Mr. Chris Fitzgerald, visiting Karachi from Islamabad for the first time. The purpose of the meet up was to arrange a networking opportunity...
Apply to participate in '16 X 16' Initiative! - BY 19 APRIL 2019. Hurry Up! ’16 x 16’ is a new global initiative, supported by the Government of Italy, as part of UNDP’s Youth Global Programme for Sustainable Development and Peace (Youth-GPS), to recognize and support 16 youth-led organisations...
South East Asian Fellowship Program on Drug Policy 2019 Submitted by Avinash Tharoor on Wed, 03/04/2019 - 15:12 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Friday 26 April 2019 Eligible Countries: Myanmar, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos ABOUT THE...
Drug abuse affects all societies worldwide, but the impact differs in male and female. Women and girls comprise ⅓ of global drug users yet are only ⅕ of those receiving treatment. UNODC promotes voluntary HIV testing services for women to achieve Sustainable Development Goals hashtag#SDG5.
The National Conference on Addiction Disorders (NCAD) is returning to Denver with its NCAD Westconference. Join addiction, mental and behavioural health experts for a balanced, professional, and respectful dialogue on different treatment...
NCAD East is the premier provider of continuing education for addiction, behavioural, and mental health professionals. Join clinicians and executives alike and work to improve and refine patient care as well as develop sustainable and...
Hadland, Scott E., Ariadne Rivera-Aguirre, Brandon DL Marshall, and Magdalena Cerdá. "Association of Pharmaceutical Industry Marketing of Opioid Products With Mortality From Opioid-Related Overdoses." JAMA network open 2, no. 1 (2019): e186007-e186007.
Prescription opioids are involved in 40% of all deaths from opioid overdose in the United States and are often the first opioids encountered by individuals with opioid use disorder.