Problem Gambling and Stimulant Use
This webinar provided attendees with information about:
- What problem gambling is, its symptoms and impacts
- Link between drug use (including methamphetamine use) and gambling
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WHO/Europe Factsheet: Policy Action Needed to Reduce Cancers Attributable to Alcohol Use
This fact sheet provides up-to-date information and guidance on the links between alcohol and a range of cancers, including some of the most common types, such as female breast cancer and colorectal cancer, for those involved in designing...
2020 Annual NDARC Research Symposium- Posters and Presentations
The 2020 Annual NDARC Research Symposium is taking place throughout November. Poster and poster presentations will be judged by NDARC judging panel. Awards will be announced during session 4 of the 2020 Annual Research Symposium.
You can...
Webinar | The Prevalence of Substance Use Disorders in the Asia Region: A Two-Decade Perspective on New Tendencies and Substances
The ISSUP National Chapters in the Asian Region presented a collaborative Webinar on the topic of Epidemiology of Substance Use Disorders in the Asian Region.
Prevention Nuggets
APSI's Prevention Nuggets will address topics on prevention science and practice, etiology models, critical theories, ethics, environments for prevention, and many other issues fundamental to evidence-based prevention practice.
Looking back on 25 years of annual reporting on the drugs problem in Europe
In this brochure, the EMCDDA's Scientific Director takes us on a journey through 25 years of annual reporting on the drugs problem in Europe.
The journey begins with the first report describing the drug situation in 1995 and leads us...
European Drug Report 2020
European Drug Report 2020
COVID-19
How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting drug use, supply and services?
Drug use and harms
What are the health costs of drug use in Europe today?
Drug markets
What do the latest data tell us about drug...
UNODC Bulletin on Narcotics Volume LXII, 2019- Drugs in the Nigerian Population
The present issue of the Bulletin (vol. LXII, 2019), whose guest editor is Isidore Obot, professor of Psychology, University of Uyo, and Director of the Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse, Uyo, Nigeria, is focused on the...
Plenary 6: Review and Reflections - A Panel Session
The Sixth Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.
Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.
Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa
The First Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.
The Prevalence and Context of Alcohol Use among Youth Living in Uganda
There is extensive research highlighting the negative short term and long term impact of alcohol use.
Although there is a vast amount of research investigating alcohol use among youth in high-income countries; there is a lack of research...
Tobacco Use among Older Adults in Egypt
Tobacco use is the primary risk factor common to the four main groups of non-communicable diseases— cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic lung disease and diabetes (NCD Alliance).
Figures gathered from the Egypt Global Adult Tobacco...
What Influences Pre-teens to Drink Alcohol?
Research has shown there to be a link between heavy drinking in youth and increased risky behaviour and reduced educational effectiveness.
In order to understand the factors that are associated with binge drinking in adolescence and...
Civil Society Webinar on the 2020 World Drug Report
The Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (VNGOC) and UNODC's civil society team organized a series of webinars to present and discuss the 2020 World Drug Report. The series includes webinars in English, French, Russian and Spanish.
The French...
National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2019
Summary
Tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use can place a heavy burden on individuals, families and society. The health,
social and economic effects are diverse and substantial, and include disease and injury, mental health
conditions...
Call for Speakers: Webinars on the World Drug Report 2020
The VNGOC together with the UNODC Civil Society Team will be holding a series of webinars to present and discuss the World Drug Report 2020, which was launched on 26th June.
We are looking for civil society speakers wishing to present...
Alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 period: May 2020
The aim of this paper is to analyse changes in alcohol consumption since the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We show that the frequency of alcohol consumption during COVID-19 is slightly higher for males than it was 2-3 years previously...
The Role of Alcohol use and Drinking Patterns in Socioeconomic Inequalities in Mortality
Socioeconomic status (SES) can be thought of as a measure of an individual's or family's social position relative to others that measures factors such as education, income, type of occupation and place of residence.
Research indicates...