EMCDDA запустил новый инструментарий по профилактике, в котором собраны все основные материалы, связанные с профилактикой на сегодняшний день. Этот новый ресурс, входящий в серию инструментария агентства, предназначен для всех, кто участвует в формировании решений, мнений и политики в Европе в области научно обоснованной профилактики употребления психоактивных веществ. Инструментарий сосредоточен вокруг четырех ключевых существующих профилактических ресурсов, объединенных в одном окне для легкого доступа:

• European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) — учебная программа, предназначенная для...

This document provides guidance for UNHCR staff and partners on protecting the rights of older persons in situations of forced displacement or statelessness.

When responding to the phases of forced displacement (flight, displacement, return, resettlement or integration), UNHCR staff and partners need to ensure that older persons’ rights to independence, participation, self-fulfilment, dignity, and care are met without discrimination. To do this, teams should develop a thorough understanding of both the needs and capacities of older persons in displaced populations.

Systematic application of...

Countries of the WHO European Region need an effective policy framework to reduce alcohol consumption levels and the associated health harms. WHO is hosting 3 consultations on the draft of the “Framework to strengthen implementation of the WHO European Action Plan to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol (EAPA), 2022–2025”. These consultations are with civil society, Member States and members of the public.

In accordance with the regional plan for implementation of the programme budget for 2022–2023 (EUR/RC71/12) and as requested by Member States, WHO/Europe has now produced a draft...

Сегодня Европейская комиссия приняла меры по контролю над двумя новыми вредными психоактивными веществами (НПВ) на всей территории ЕС. Вещества, о которых идет речь, — 3-метилметкатинон (3-MMC) и 3-хлорметкатинон (3-CMC) — являются синтетическими катинонами, которые вызывают обеспокоенность в Европе.

Делегированный закон следует за оценкой рисков, проведенной Агентством ЕС по наркотикам (EMCDDA) в ноябре 2021 года (2) в рамках трехступенчатой юридической процедуры, разработанной для реагирования на потенциально угрожающие новые лекарства, доступные на рынке (3). 

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Dear friends and colleagues, 

The Commission on Narcotic Drugs is starting very soon! In fact, tomorrow, Monday, 14 March 2022. 

Once again, all sessions, as well as the side events, are to be held online due to the pandemic. The good thing about that means that, you can still follow the plenaries and the side events! That’s why we thought that you might appreciate having all the links in one place.

GENERAL LINKS TO FOLLOW CND

• Link to 65th session with general information on organizational arrangements: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CND/session/65_Session_2022/65CND_Main...

In Norway, overdose mortality is over 260 per year, with opioids being implicated in the majority of cases. In 2014, the Norwegian government announced a government-funded nationwide overdose prevention initiative in response to the country's high overdose rates. A broad take-home naloxone (THN) program was one of the key treatments featured. Data collecting techniques moved from paper to electronic during the scaling-up of a nationwide Norwegian take-home naloxone (THN) program. The goal of this study was to find out how employees felt about the change in data gathering.

A survey of 200...

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This paper explores the evidence base for services designed to meet the needs of people who experience homelessness and use drugs. Through a delimited analysis of existing systematic and rapid evidence reviews, it considers the key lessons for the development of effective homelessness services in Europe.

The aims of the paper are two-fold. Its first objective is to identify the gaps and limitations in our understanding of what constitutes homelessness, as well as the holes in the existing evidence base around service provision for those experiencing homelessness. The second goal is...