drugs

Journey In Changing Lives for the Better in the Last 50 Years

13 March 2023

Vienna

Austria

The Colombo Plan is hosting a Side Event during the 66th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND). The event will be held on Monday 13 March 2023 from 13:00 -13:50 CEST | AT ROOM MOE79

Drugs of Abuse

Guide

1 December 2022

Drugs of Abuse delivers clear, scientific information about drugs in a factual, straightforward way. With the information in this guide, parents and caregivers can help their children make smart choices and avoid the consequences of drug...

European Drugs Winter School 2023

13 February 2023

Online

Illicit drugs in Europe: demand, supply and public policies

Special Focus on Displaced Populations and Drug Related Issues

Our two week online Winter School (13th to 24th of February 2023) prepares professionals and students to meet the complex policy challenges that face Europe and the World in the field of drugs.

Characterization of Street Dwellers in Colombia between 2017 and 2021

Book

11 November 2022

Document of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Colombia where for the first time a consolidated national analysis of the four censuses of street dwellers is presented, contrasted with other sources of national information and...

Registration opens for European Drugs Winter and Summer Schools 2023

News

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...

Symposium on gender and drugs

22 November 2022

Lisbon

Portugal

Date: 22 November 2022, 9.00 to 17.00 Lisbon time
Location: LxAddictions conference site

Jamaica to update national drug policy

News

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

Upcoming Side Event to the CND: "Drug Endangered Children: Identification and Program Success Stories"

Video and audio recordings

Around the globe there are children at risk because they live in homes where a parent or other adult misuses drugs or alcohol. Identifying at risk youth requires cultural knowledge, understanding, awareness, and empathy. This event will...

Drugs Research Network Scotland Annual Conference 2022

26 February 2022

Online

United Kingdom

Complex lives and complex systems: Untangling the complexity through drugs research

Through a series of keynote presentations, shorter “Research Bites” presentations, networking opportunities, and a panel discussion, the DRNS 2022 conference will encourage delegates to expand their understanding of the wide-ranging complexities affecting the field of drug use and consider the research being done to address them.

Alcohol and illicit drug use among young people living with HIV compared to their uninfected peers from the Kenyan coast: prevalence and risk indicators

Scientific article

24 November 2021

There is a scarcity of research on drug use patterns among HIV-positive young individuals in Sub-Saharan Africa (YLWH). To fill the gap, the following was set out: compare the prevalence of substance use, specifically alcohol and illicit...