Practice

Cocaine Insights 1

Book

7 September 2021

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...

Identifying NGOs working on drug treatment in humanitarian settings

News

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and specifically the Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS) are working on addressing substance use and substance use disorders in humanitarian settings. In this context...

Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide 2021

Website

The Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide 2021 was developed to support practitioners and policymakers in tackling the negative consequences of drug use. The guide is composed of four sets of miniguides that look at...

'Risk taking' - why do teens do the things they do? What can parents do to keep them as safe as possible?

19 October 2021

Online

Adolescence is a risky time. As a teen matures and becomes more independent, they experience dramatic hormonal changes, increasing social and peer pressure, and have greater access to

CND Thematic Sessions on ht eImplementation of All International Drug Policy Commitments

19 October 2021

Online

The first intersessional meeting of the 64th session of the Commission will take place from 19-21 October 2021 and will include thematic sessions on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments, following-up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration

Global Developments on HIV/AIDS and UNODC's partnership with Civil Society

28 October 2021

Online

Webinar for civil society partners in English with interpretation into French, Russian and Spanish.
Agenda:

Call for Papers- Dual Diagnosis in Older Adults

News

This new annual themed issue of Advances in Dual Diagnosis will focus on issues surrounding dual diagnosis in older adults in order to improve assessment intervention, treatment and care of older adults with dual diagnosis from both public...

Impact of an adult family member’s problematic substance use on family life

Scientific article

Problematic substance use can be a significant cause of stress for family members of the person using substances. This review, published in the journal Drug: Education, Prevention and Policy, examines current research in order to explore...

Are former heavy drinkers in the UK less likely to identify as being in recovery compared to those in the USA? A pilot test

Scientific article

26 September 2021

The Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) movement created the term "in recovery" to express the continuing requirement for vigilance in order to sustain sobriety (which includes abstinence from alcohol intake) and avoid a return to dangerous drinking...

SPR International Early Career Funding to attend EUSPR 2021 Conference online, 29/09/21-1/10/21

News

The SPR Board of Directors has allocated $3,000 in funds to support early-career prevention researchers to attend the EUSPR. The purpose of the travel funds is to enable ECPNers to attend EUSPR and network on behalf of SPR, especially with...