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Background: Tobacco policy is increasingly focusing on the ‘tobacco endgame’ which commits to eradicating tobacco use (prevalence below 5%) within the next two decades. Strategies for achieving the endgame are likely to include...

There were over 9000 fatal overdoses in Europe in 2016. Tackling this concerning issues remains a key priority for public health policy.  

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drugs Addiction has published their latest...

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In Chile, the consumption of Cocaine Base Paste (CBP), a highly toxic and addictive substance, has become a serious medical and social problem in the poorest areas of the country. This substance is smoked and quickly provokes in...

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Whilst underage drinking in the UK has been declining in recent years, prevalence is still higher than in most other Western European countries. Therefore, it is important to deliver effective interventions to...

Seeking to qualify the public debate on drug policy and guide the actions of its members, the Brazilian Drug Policy Platform conducted a survey with the Federal Legislative Branch to map the opinions and perceptions of the congressmen on...

Buscando qualificar o debate público sobre política de drogas e orientar as ações de seus membros, a Plataforma Brasileira de Política de Drogas (PBPD) realizou uma pesquisa com o Poder Legislativo federal para mapear as opiniões e as...

Alcohol outlets will open to sell alcohol and meet market demand.  The supply and demand are linked so that greater supply will induce yet greater demand. Analysis of neighbourhood structure is important so as to help shape public health...

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) transmissions among people who inject drugs (PWID) continue to pose a challenging global health problem. Here, we aimed to analyse a universally applicable...

Young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 who are in college are more likely, compared to their non-college peers, to drink to excess. College drinking remains a significant public health concern with consequences including poorer academic...

د انډوکانابینوید سیستم په ټول مرکزی عصبی سیستم کې پراخ دی او د هغه د لومړی ډول ریپوټر ( CB1 ) د ګلوټاماټ ان - میتایل ډی - اسپارټ ریپټر ( NMDARs ) د فعالیدو له امله د عصبی توکېپه مخنیوی کې مهم رول لوبوی. په حقیقت کې ، دا په خپله د NMDARs...

کینابیس په ټوله نړۍ کې ترټولو عام کارول شوی غیرقانونی مخدره توکی پاتې دی او د طبی او تفریحی کارونې لپاره د چرس د جرمی کولو او قانونی کولو سره ، تمه کیږی چې دا به نور هم وده وکړی. په هرصورت ، د بنګ کارولو خپریدو او د نارینه او ښځینه ترمینځ د...

د اپیوایډ کارولو اختلال (OUD) ، او د ډیر خوراک او مړینې اړوند خطر ، په متحده ایالاتو کې روغتیا او ټولنیزې هوساینې ته یو له خورا عام ګواښ څخه ګرځیدلی. درمل ، لکه بوپرینورفین ، د OUD ناروغانو لپاره د سرو زرو معیاری درملنه ده ، په هرصورت د...

الکول پیژندل شوی دی چې زموږ په مغزو کې په یوه سیمه باندې اغیزه کوی چې د ونترال ټیګمنټرسیمه ( VTA) په نوم یادېږی، که نه نو د "خوند مرکز" په نوم پیژندل کیږی. د خاصو اعصابو په فعالولو سره چې بیا د مغزو په دې ځانګړې سیمه کې د نورو کیمیاوی...

Time to consolidate the lessons of the last five instalments of our course on drug treatment research. Row 5 explored key studies on treatment in relation to safeguarding the family and the community from crime. A common theme was the...

YOUTH AND DEVELOPMENT: Risk factors and protection of adolescents in the city of Campos do Jordão – state of São Paulo - Brazil

The teenager, individual in a situation of bio-psycho-social development, protected in Brazil by the ECA...

This blog post by ICUDDR Executive Director, Kim Johnson, discusses a method for measuring national outcomes of efforts to reduce the number of overdose deaths in the United States.

Click here to read the blog post.