O consumo de álcool contribui para 3 milhões de mortes a cada ano em todo o mundo, bem como para as deficiências e problemas de saúde de milhões de pessoas. 

O uso de álcool entre adolescentes pode ser prejudicial ao neurodesenvolvimento e tem sido associado a um risco aumentado de ideação suicida, depressão e comportamento sexual de risco.

No México, o uso de álcool tem aumentado constantemente entre os jovens na última década, levando a uma investigação sobre a ligação entre a percepção de disponibilidade de álcool, o consumo episódico pesado e os danos relacionados ao álcool entre jovens...

The report provides a regional analysis of the key trends and emerging developments of the synthetic drugs and NPS market as well as options for response in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Over the past years, the synthetics drug market has experienced a massive expansion and diversification in the region and seen a rapid emergence of a wide range of NPS.

The latest developments include an expanding methamphetamine market, growing concerns around the non-medical use of ketamine, the emergence of fentanyl and MDMA manufacture, as well as new “ecstasy” trends such as higher dosed MDMA tablets...

This week the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has released the European Prevention Curriculum - a handbook designed for decision, opinion and policy makers in science-based prevention of substance use. The aim of the EUPC initiative is to implement a standardised prevention training curriculum in Europe and improve the overall effectiveness of prevention.

Adapted from the Universal Prevention Curriculum by the EU-funded UPC-Adapt group, the handbook is based on the International Standards on Drug Use Prevention and the European Drug Prevention Quality...