Epidemiology and Etiology

A study was conducted to examine how patterns of alcohol and cannabis use are associated with bystander intervention in situations involving the risk of sexual and relationship violence among college students. Researchers aimed to explore...

Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel: "From Research to Practice: Insights from Global Initiatives". Authors Dr. Marina Piazza (⚑ Peru) 1, Dr. Cecilia Chau (⚑ Peru) 2 1. International Technology Transfer Center - Peru, 2. Pontificia...

The study analyzed national data from the U.S. to track trends in cannabis use from 2013 to 2021, focusing on changes in use among young and middle-aged adults. Researchers also looked at whether these trends varied by sociodemographic...

The World Drug Report (WDR) is published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2023). It serves to collate data received from United Nations member states which enables the...

The emergence of new synthetic opioids and a record supply and demand of other drugs has compounded the impacts of the world drug problem, leading to a rise in drug use disorders and environmental harms, according to the World Drug Report 2024 launched by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

"The Challenge of New Psychoactive Substances – A Technical Update 2024" is an update of the UNODC publication “The Challenge of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), 2013”, which focuses on the new psychoactive substances (NPS) encountered on...

Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 – Panel: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Substance Use and Co-occurring Disorders, on the 28th of June, 2024.