All Resources for 'Policy, Governance & International Affairs'

VNGOC Survey - civil society engagement towards 2024 and beyond

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News
Themes
Policy
Partner Organisation

VNGOC want to hear from their members and other interested civil society organisations how they envision meaningful civil society engagement with the Vienna-based agencies involved in setting drug policy.

Deadline for responses: 31 May...

Early exposure to cannabis and long-lasting consequences in the brain

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Women
Public Health
Partner Organisation
ISSUP Italy are pleased to present their Webinar on How early exposure to cannabis misshapes the brain and exerts long-lived effects.

Stigma, Family and Community

Publication Date
Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Populations
Family
Mental Health
ISSUP are pleased to present the Second Session in the Webinar Series on Stigma and Substance Use. The Second Session will be hosted by ISSUP Nigeria on the topic of 'Stigma, Family and Community'.

The 9th Anniversary of Ahsania Mission Women Drug Treatment Centre

Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Populations
Family
Men
Women

Social stigma is the main obstacle for female substance users’ treatment.

Social stigma is the reason why females who use substances are unwilling to seek treatment. The rate of substance abuse among the female is frightfully increasing...

Determinants of cigarette smoking and smoking frequency among women of reproductive age in Nigeria: evidence from a nationwide cross-sectional survey

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Populations
Women

Background

In the entire world, smoking is a major contributor to preventable deaths and years of life with a disability. Nevertheless, little is known about the factors that influence women's smoking habits. This study evaluated the...

Epidemiology of prescription opioid use in Iran

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Data

Dr Jaleh Gholami presented at the NDARC Webinar Series on Thursday, 9 March 2023.

Iran, located in the Middle East, has a high rate of opioid consumption and different patterns of drug use. In this webinar, we will present the epidemiology...

I had nothing, and drugs don’t leave”: Young offenders’ perspectives on Alcohol and Other Drugs (AoD)

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Public Health
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

This webinar looked at the contexts of young offenders’ alcohol and other drug use and the implications for harm reduction strategies.

The importance of multi-level interventions that move beyond ‘victim blaming’ and ‘individual...