The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), the national organization representing Inuit across Canada, have summarized the latest statistics on substance use and mental health among Inuit in Substance Use, Mental Health and Suicide among Inuit in Canada. The statistics come from the full technical report, Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide among Inuit in Canada.

The new report sheds more light on the risk and protective factors for suicide among Inuit across Northern Canada. As Inuit have some of the highest suicide rates in Canada, with...

The EMCDDA and the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) are pleased to open registration for two upcoming joint events in 2022: the European Drugs Winter School (EDWS) and the European Drugs Summer School (EDSS)

The two-week online Winter School (14th to 25th of February 2022) prepares professionals and students to meet the complex policy challenges that face Europe and the World in the field of drugs. Teaching staff includes scientific experts from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), researchers, practitioners and policymakers.

This edition will have...

This report presents the current status of alcohol consumption, alcohol-attributable harms and the implementation of alcohol control policies in the WHO European Region, using available data from 2010, 2016 and 2019.

A detailed overview is provided of the implementation of alcohol policies described in the 10 action areas of the European Action Plan to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol 2012–2020 (EAPA), including the current status of implementation of the five action areas of the WHO-led SAFER initiative:

1. Strengthen restrictions on alcohol availability;
2. Advance and enforce drink–driving...

This report provides a technical review of the current body of knowledge regarding synthetic cannabinoids that are monitored by the the EU Early Warning System.

The aim of this report is to strengthen situational awareness of synthetic cannabinoids in Europe and to help stakeholders prepare for, and respond to, public health and social threats caused by such substances.

The cocaine market presents a clear threat at the global level. Well-defined locations of production in South America and large consumer markets in the Americas and Europe lead to trafficking routes from a circumscribed origin to specific, even if far-flung, destinations. While some parts of the world play a crucial role as transit regions, the routes, modalities and networks employed by criminal actors continue to evolve, diversify and become more efficient. The increasingly globalized, interconnected, digitalized and technologically sophisticated nature of society, as well as a growing...

اوپیوئیڈ اوورڈوز اموات کو نالوکسون کے بروقت انتظام کے ذریعے روکا جاسکتا ہے ، جو ایک طاقتور اوپیوئیڈ مخالف دوا ہے جو مرکزی اعصابی نظام میں اوپیوئیڈ ریسیپٹرز سے منسلک ہوکر اوپیوئیڈ درد کش ادویات کے اثرات کو تیزی سے تبدیل کرتی ہے۔

اس کی تاثیر کی وجہ سے ، نالوکسون دنیا بھر میں ہنگامی اہلکاروں کے ذریعہ استعمال کیا جاتا ہے۔

اس موضوع کے جائزہ میں ، ای ایم سی ڈی ڈی اے ٹیک ہوم نالوکسون پر تبادلہ خیال کرتا ہے۔

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Abstract

The goal of this study was to analyze the prevalence and pattern of alcohol consumption (frequency of consumption, average daily consumption, and risky consumption) before and during confinement due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the adult population and based on gender.

Methods: Data from 3779 individuals were collected via a set of online surveys. The AUDIT alcohol consumption questions (AUDIT-C) were used to measure the frequency of consumption, the average daily consumption, intensive consumption, risky consumption, and standard drink units.

Results: During...

یورپ میں ہیپاٹائٹس سی کے خاتمے کے لئے منشیات (پی ڈبلیو آئی ڈی) کا انجکشن لگانے والے افراد ایک کلیدی آبادی ہیں ، اور ایچ سی وی ٹیسٹنگ اور دیکھ بھال تک ان کی رسائی میں اضافہ یورپی اور قومی ہیپاٹائٹس سی پالیسیوں میں ایک مقصد ہے۔ اس کے باوجود ، ایچ سی وی ٹیسٹنگ ان لوگوں میں کم ہے جو منشیات کا انجکشن لگاتے ہیں اور ٹیسٹنگ کو فروغ دینے کے لئے مؤثر طریقوں کی خاص طور پر ضرورت ہوتی ہے کیونکہ دیکھ بھال کے پہلے عنصر کی خاص طور پر ضرورت ہوتی ہے۔

ای ایم سی ڈی ڈی اے نے منشیات کی خدمات میں جانچ اور دیکھ بھال تک رسائی بڑھانے کے لئے ایک ٹول کٹ تیار کیا ہے۔

ٹول کٹ میں شامل ہیں:

• ضروریات کا اندازہ لگانا: ایک...

Summary

This publication provides an overview of current knowledge and the latest developments in the field of drug use and prison in Europe. The report explores in depth the epidemiology of drug use and drug-related problems among the prison population, the available social and health service responses to drug-related problems in prison, including the most recent evidence of effectiveness, and the drug supply and markets inside prison. It also discusses recent and future challenges in this area. The report will be of interest to policymakers and their advisors, specialists and practitioners...