Arrière-plan

La COVID-19 a considérablement limité l’ampleur et la portée du travail des services de santé locaux, en réorientant les ressources vers la riposte. Cependant, le besoin de services de santé publique essentiels, y compris la prévention de la toxicomanie, n’a pas diminué.

Méthode

Six sources de données quantitatives, recueillies entre 2016 et 2021, ont été examinées afin d’explorer l’impact de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur les services liés à la consommation de substances liées à la LHD.

Résultats

Avant la pandémie, la proportion de LHD offrant un certain niveau de services de...

Background

Healthcare workers across the world have risen to the demands of treating COVID-19 patients, potentially at significant cost to their own health and wellbeing. There has been increasing recognition of the potential mental health impact of COVID-19 on frontline workers and calls to provide psychosocial support for them. However, little attention has so far been paid to understanding the impact of working on a pandemic from healthcare workers’ own perspectives or what their views are about support.

Methods

Key healthcare databases (Medline, PsychINFO and PubMed) were checked, from...

Le Réseau communautaire canadien d’épidémiologie contre l’usage de drogues (CCENDU) est un réseau pancanadien de partenaires communautaires coordonné par le Centre canadien sur les dépendances et l’usage de substances (CCDUS). Le réseau a des sites en Colombie-Britannique, au Manitoba, à Thunder Bay, à Toronto, au Québec, en Nouvelle-Écosse et à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador.

En avril 2019, le CCENDU a publié un bulletin sur les changements dans la consommation de stimulants et les méfaits connexes, qui portait sur la méthamphétamine et la cocaïne* en se fondant sur les données recueillies par les...

Abstract

Background and aims

Among European countries, France is particularly concerned by adolescent tobacco smoking, especially in disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds (SES). We measured the respective contributions of parental smoking and family living arrangements to social disparities in smoking during adolescence.

A total of 13 314 adolescents answered a pen-and-paper questionnaire about their own tobacco consumption and the smoking of their parents.

Findings

Adolescents living within very privileged and privileged SES were significantly less likely to report daily tobacco...

Summary

This report presents an analysis of the drug markets in the European Neighbourhood Policy-East region covering Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Focused on providing insights into drug production, trafficking, sale, use and harms, the report contains data and information from studies conducted between 2019 and 2022 in the framework of the EU4Monitoring Drugs project, funded by the European Commission.

It concludes with an outlook on key areas for policy and practice to address emerging drug markets’ challenges.

Objectif : explorer l’analyse des eaux usées en tant que méthodologie contribuant à la préparation et à la réponse de l’UE

Contexte : La COVID-19 a attiré l’attention de l’Europe et du monde entier sur l’importance de se préparer à d’éventuelles situations d’urgence. Des méthodologies de surveillance améliorées et novatrices sont au cœur des mesures fondées sur la recherche prises pour répondre aux menaces potentielles.

L’épidémiologie basée sur les eaux usées, également connue sous le nom de surveillance des eaux usées ou de surveillance des eaux usées, n’a commencé à gagner du terrain en...

Summary

The purpose of this report is to examine the current situation, risks and responses to the recreational use of nitrous oxide in Europe. To support this, the report also provides a state-of-the-art review of the chemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of the gas. It is intended for policymakers and practitioners.

The report is structured as follows:

• Section 1 provides a summary of the current situation, established risks and responses.
• Section 2 is a technical review of the chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, individual risks and legitimate uses.
• Section 3 provides an overview of...

Background

Novel public health interventions are needed to address the toxic drug supply and meet the needs of people who use drugs amidst the overdose crisis. Safer supply – low-barrier distribution of pharmaceutical grade substances – has been implemented in some jurisdictions to provide safer alternatives to the unregulated drug supply, yet no studies to date have explored professional stakeholder perspectives on this approach.

Methods

We used purposive sampling to recruit professional stakeholders (n = 17) from four locations in British Columbia, Ontario, and Nova Scotia, including...

The EMCDDA and the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) are delighted to open registration today for two upcoming joint events in 2023: the European Drugs Winter School (EDWS) and the European Drugs Summer School (EDSS) (1)(2).

EDWS: 13–24 February 2023 (online): This year, the theme will be ‘Displaced populations and drug- related issues’, with one full day dedicated to this topic. The two-week course will feature live lunchtime lectures with experts and practitioners, followed by afternoon exercises. Virtual fieldwork tours will also be offered. Completion of exercises and an exam are...