public health

People, Planet, or Profit: alcohol’s impact on a sustainable future

Book

Alcohol is a discretionary, non-essential product that causes over 200 health conditions.1 The harm that alcohol causes to health, society and the economy is already well-known. However, the damage caused to the environment, sustainable...

Inauguration of the YOUFEST on Pakistan Independence Day 2022

News

On August 14, 2022, Sunday was the day of great hustle and bustle at Grace International Rehabilitation Center. The celebrations of the day had a special purpose to disclose the Global Vision 2030 called YOUFEST. The next 8 years of the...

Review of a decade of drug policy: Progress and Challenges

Book

Introduction According to the latest World Drug Report published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for the year 2022, around 284 million people between the ages of 15 and 64 used drugs.

GRACE-International Rehabilitation Center (Beyond the Walls)

News

On July 6, 2022, a meeting was held at Grace Rehab Chinar Courts, a newly developed facility for the treatment and management of substance use and related psychiatric services, to honor the initiative of contributions in the field of...

#CareInCrises - Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises on #WorldDrugDay with UNODC PTRS

We are thrilled to bring you this exclusive feature by the UNODC Prevention and Section exploring the theme of World Drug Day 2022.

Characterising smoking and smoking cessation attempts by risk of alcohol dependence: A representative, cross-sectional study of adults in England between 2014-2021

Scientific article

8 June 2022

Summary Background There is a strong shared association between smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol. This study aimed to compare smoking prevalence and smoking characteristics in drinkers who were versus were not at risk of alcohol...

Safeguarding Public Health: Managing Conflict of Interest and Interference in Alcohol Policy to Support the Safer Implementation

19 May 2022

Online

The objective of this webinar is to support decision-makers who protect effective alcohol regulations by raising awareness of conflicts of interests, summarizing the current evidence on interference from the alcohol industry in public health policy as well as discuss best practices.

Kenya introduces tax on alcohol advertising

News

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...

Substance Use Health: The Doorways to Stigma Free Health Outcomes

9 March 2022

Washington, D.C.

CAPSA and CCSA host a FREE Online event on the topic of "Substance Use Health: The Doorways to Free Health Outcomes" on March 9th.

Variations in risks from smoking between high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries

Scientific article

1 February 2022

Tobacco use is a major risk factor for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, over 20 different types or subtypes of cancer, and many other health conditions 1. In this study, the researchers explored the variation in risk from current...