Practice

Call for Speakers: Commemorating the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and launching the World Drug Report

News

The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) will hold a hybrid event commemorating the United Nations International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and launching the 2021 World Drug Report. The event will take place in a hybrid...

Opportunity to Speak at the Civil Society Webinars on the World Drug Report

News

The VNGOC together with the UNODC Civil Society Unit will be holding two webinars to present and discuss the World Drug Report 2021, which will be launched on 25th June. VNGOC are looking for civil society speakers wishing to present at...

Impact of Minimum Unit Pricing on Alcohol Purchases in Scotland and Wales

Scientific article

28 May 2021

In an attempt to reduce consumption of alcohol and the harm it causes, Scotland and Wales introduced minimum unit pricing (MUP) on alcohol purchases. Minimum unit price (MUP) is a pricing policy that sets a strength-based threshold price...

Reducing Substance Use Stigma: The Role of First Responders

Video and audio recordings

Stigma is one of the biggest barriers people face when seeking care for substance use disorders. Designed for members of the law enforcement community, this webinar explored the relationship between substance use, the brain and mental...

Issues of Substance Conference 2021

23 November 2021

Online

CCSA’s Issues of Substance is the flagship event of the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and

UNODC’s Strategic Vision for Africa 2030

Book

UNODC’s Strategic Vision for Africa 2030 outlines our mission to provide more safety to Africa’s people, government and institutions from drugs, crime, corruption, terrorism and illicit financial flows. The UNODC Vision 2030 seeks to...

A Health Led Approach to Drug Policy 2021

9 June 2021

Online

Join National & International Leaders in Health Led Approaches to Drugs discussing policy developments in 2021!

Research for practice: Training the competent practitioner

14 June 2021

Online

Join hosts Drs William Miller, Goodman Sibeko and team, for a discourse on Motivational Interviewing research in Africa. How successful have we been in training competent practitioners and what have we learned in the process?

This Webinar is the third of a series focussed on Motivational Interviewing in Africa.

Parents with drug and alcohol problems: how can commissioners and services provide the best interventions?

17 June 2021

Online

This is a joint Addiction Professionals and Adfam webinar.

Greenspace programmes and problem substance use

22 June 2021

Online

DRNS is hosting an online event on Tuesday 22nd June 2021, 10:00am-12:00pm. This online seminar will be run by Wendy Masterton, a PhD student from the University of Stirling, who is undertaking a realist evaluation of greenspace programmes supporting people with