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Jamaica to update national drug policy
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...
UNODC Early Warning Advisory on New Psychoactive Substances
The rapid emergence of a large number of New Psychoactive Substances on the global drug market poses a significant risk to public health and a challenge to drug policy. Often, little is known about the adverse health effects and social...
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...
Migrazione irregolare e traffico di droga: valutazione della prevalenza tra le donne migranti identificate rimpatriate in Nigeria - Daniel Ikenna Molobe, Giorno 4, 15: 30-16: 57
Presentato come parte dell'evento Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction, online il 15 maggio 2022
Presentazione:
- Migrazione irregolare e traffico di droga: valutazione della prevalenza tra le donne migranti...
I costi nascosti di Big Tobacco
L'impatto devastante del tabacco sulla salute dei consumatori è ben noto. Oltre agli effetti negativi per l'individuo, ci sono significative conseguenze economiche e ambientali, che devono essere considerate quando si sviluppano sforzi per...
Drug Policy, Day 3, Track 2, 13:30-15:30
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 14th May, 2022
Presentations:
- ETHOS: the small word that defines us - Phaedon Kaloterakis
- How investing in advocacy can...
ATI - Alternative ai sistemi carcerari: interventi terapeutici per persone con disturbi da uso di sostanze che sono in contatto con il sistema di giustizia penale, Giorno 2, Traccia 3, 09:00-10:30
Presentato nell'ambito dell'evento "Unire la comunità globale per affrontare la sfida della dipendenza", in presenza il 13 maggio 2022
Presentazioni:
- Panoramica del modello di intercettazione per le alternative alla detenzione - Melody...
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
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...
La Casa Bianca pubblica la strategia nazionale di controllo delle droghe del 2022 che delinea il percorso completo da seguire per affrontare la dipendenza e l'epidemia di overdose
Oggi, il presidente Biden ha inviato al Congresso la strategia nazionale inaugurale per il controllo delle droghe della sua amministrazione in un momento in cui le overdose di droga hanno avuto un bilancio straziante, causando 106.854...
The Intersection Between Substance Use Disorder and Human Trafficking
ISSUP Kenya would like to present their next Bi-Monthly Webinar on The Intersection Between Substance Use Disorder and Human Trafficking.
This Webinar will discuss:
- Nature of Substance Use Disorder
- The connection between human...
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...
Violenza e privazione legate all'alcol
Guarda le presentazioni di ricerca sulla violenza e la privazione legate all'alcol di Lucy Bryant (Institute of Alcohol Studies, IAS) e della dottoressa Carly Lightowlers (Università di Liverpool), consegnate al webinar SHAAP / SARN...