ABSTRACT

Women with substance use problems also make up a population with gender-specific needs, which has not received enough attention in the development of policies and treatment services. The gap in gender specific interventions remains evident, although there is an increasing number of Filipino women seeking treatment for Substance Use Disorder (SUD). This study aims to describe the experiences of Filipino women in SUD treatment centers and identify the barriers to treatment engagement, and gaps in services, and perceived gender responsive support through case study. Homogenous sampling...

The UNODC Mentor from Indonesia participated as a trainer at the workshop organized by Colombo Plan on The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) for the Philippine Criminal Justice System. It was inaugurated with the generous support of the Bureau of International Narcotics Affairs (INL), US Embassy, Manila on 22 April 2019.

A total of 53 participants from the Philippines Drug Enforcers Agency (PDEA), Philippines National Police (PNP) and Academy, participated in this important workshop. The training aimed at strengthening drug demand reduction initiatives in the Philippines by enhancing the...

له 60 څخه ډیر پالیسی جوړونکی د 12 څخه تر 14 جون 2019 پورې د کمبوډیا په سیم ریپ کې د پالیسۍ جوړونکو لپاره د مخدره توکو کارولو اختلالاتو طبیعت ، مخنیوی او درملنې په اړه د UNODC ورکشاپ کې برخه اخیستې. دا د لوړې کچې ورکشاپ د روغتیا وزارت د بهرنیو چارو وزیر پروفیسور انجنیر هوټ لخوا پرانستل شو او د کمبوډیا لپاره د روغتیا نړیوال سازمان استازی دفتر ، د سویل ختیځ اسیا او ارام سمندر لپاره د UNODC سیمه ایز دفتر او د مخدره توکو او قانون پلی کولو نړیوالې ادارې (INL) سخاوتمند ملاتړ کې تنظیم شوی و.  متحده ایالتونه. د دې روزنې هدف د مناسبو پالیسیو ، ستراتیژیو ، برنامو او مداخلو رامینځته کولو کې د غړو...

Prevalence of smoking in Indonesia is on the increase. The trend is particularly noticeable among Indonesian adolescents with smoking in early adolescents increasing from 9.5 to 17.5% from 2001 to 2010.

A recent study, published in the International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, has examined initiation of smoking by adolescents and the responses to initiation by the community.

Participants included school nurses, junior high school teachers, early adolescents, and their parents.

On analysis of the interviews several themes became apparent:

• There was an apparent ignorance of smoking...