La disponibilità di un riparo sicuro e confortevole è uno dei bisogni umani elementari essenziali sia per la sopravvivenza di un individuo che per lo sviluppo sociale. Tuttavia, anche nel 21 ° secolo, circa un quinto della popolazione mondiale vive in condizioni abitative inadeguate e si stima che oltre 100 milioni siano senzatetto (Commissione economica per l'Europa delle Nazioni Unite (UNECE), 2021). Sebbene sia un fenomeno globale, la maggior parte del peso dei senzatetto si osserva nelle aree urbane densamente popolate dei paesi in via di sviluppo. L'India, il secondo paese più popoloso...

The VNGOC together with NYNGOC and the UNODC Civil Society Unit is organizing an online side event in the margins of the 2023 ECOSOC Partnership Forum on 31 January 2023 at 8.30 AM. The event is titled: The central role of civil society in drug policies, COVID-19 and achieving the 2030 Agenda

Il Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center (MATTC) ha collaborato con l'Ethnic Communities Opioid Response Network nel Missouri, l'Addiction Policy Forum e l'Opioid Response Network (ORN in IA, KS, MO e NE) per tradurre 5 diversi prodotti di prevenzione basati sull'evidenza " Prevenzione dei materiali educativi sull'uso di oppioidi"  in 12 lingue diverse , e assicurarsi che siano culturalmente appropriati, compresi arabo, bosniaco, birmano, dari, francese, cinese mandarino, pashtu, somalo, spagnolo, swahili, tagalog (filippino) e ucraino.

The connection between homelessness and substance use is well recognised and an issue that impacts countries around the world. People who experience substance use related issues and homelessness are extremely vulnerable to a range of harms and can find it challenging to access appropriate support that will adequately meet their needs.

In order to address the often-complex issues this population experience, it is important the workforce has appropriate knowledge about the challenges people are facing, the different forms of support and targeted interventions that are available, and means of...

Background

Opioid overdose remains a public health crisis in diverse communities. Between 2019 and 2020, there was an almost 40% increase in drug fatalities primarily due to opioid analogues of both stimulants and opioids. Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD; e.g., buprenorphine) are effective, evidence-based treatments that can be delivered in office-based primary care settings. We investigated disparities in the proportion of national prescribers who have obtained a waiver issued to prescribe MOUD by demographic characteristics.

Methods

Data for the secondary data analyses were...

Brief Description:

The Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (ES-CICAD) is seeking expressions of interest from experts in the field of alternatives to incarceration and social integration to be trained as Master Trainers for the delivery of the Case Care Management curriculum internationally. Upon successful completion of the Training of Trainers, these Master Trainers will be included on the Case Care Management roster of trainers and can be contacted to deliver the training when scheduled. If interested, please submit your resume and relevant information...

Dear friends and colleagues, 

The Commission on Narcotic Drugs is starting very soon! In fact, tomorrow, Monday, 14 March 2022. 

Once again, all sessions, as well as the side events, are to be held online due to the pandemic. The good thing about that means that, you can still follow the plenaries and the side events! That’s why we thought that you might appreciate having all the links in one place.

GENERAL LINKS TO FOLLOW CND

• Link to 65th session with general information on organizational arrangements: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CND/session/65_Session_2022/65CND_Main...

I progetti di sperimentazione di efficacia ibrida sono diventati sempre più diffusi nella ricerca sull'implementazione. Mentre i progetti ibridi entrano nel loro secondo decennio di uso diffuso, la sezione Scienza dell'implementazione di Frontiers in Health Services lancia un argomento di ricerca per alimentare il discorso del campo sul passato, presente e futuro dei progetti ibridi nella traduzione della conoscenza.   Sono graditi contributi di articoli di ricerca originale e / o breve, revisione, metodi e prospettiva. L'invito affronta valutazioni critiche dei progetti ibridi, l'uso...