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Annual Report: Use of Narcotics in City of Lahore

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News
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Prevention
Treatment
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Addiction
Public Health
Policy

The Drug Advisory Training Hub (DATH) & Youth Council for Anti Narcotics (YOCFAN) have published the latest annual report on the use of narcotics in Lahore.

The report gives an overview of the current situation in Lahore and outlines the...

The UN SDG Action Awards

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Prevention
Treatment
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Public Health
Policy
Partner Organisation
The United Nations Development Programme is accepting nominations for the Sustainable Development Goal Action Awards.

Interactive Map: Medical Cannabis in the European Union

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Policy
Public Health

The vast majority of the countries in the European Union prohibit the production, sale, possession, and use of pharmaceutical-grade herbal cannabis. However, most EU countries allow cannabis-based medicine, such as Sativex, to be prescribed...

Pricing of Tobacco Products During, and After, the Introduction of Plain Packaging

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Scientific article
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Law
Policy
Prevention
Public Health

In 2016 the UK government introduced a policy that required factory-made cigarettes and roll your own tobacco to be sold in plain packaging with pictorial and text warnings.

However, there was reluctance from tobacco companies to “make the...

Age‐Varying Effects of Cannabis Use Frequency and Disorder on Symptoms of Psychosis, Depression and Anxiety in Adolescents and Adults

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
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Addiction
Public Health
Mental Health

A recent study, published in the Journal of Addiction, has examined the association of cannabis use, cannabis use disorder and symptoms of psychosis, depression and anxiety in an adolescent and adult sample. The researchers also examined...

ICUDDR Training Sessions at ISSUP Conference in Kenya

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Video and audio recordings
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Prevention
Treatment
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Addiction
Public Health
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UNODC Global eLearning

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Video and audio recordings
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Prevention
Treatment
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Law Enforcement
Border Control
Supply & Market Disruption
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UNODCs online eLearning courses deliver trainings to a community of over 50,000 Member State officials on international security threats such as transnational organized crime, terrorism, illicit drugs, trafficking in persons and...