The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Public Health
Responding to drugs and homelessness: innovative approaches in Europe
Objective: To explore innovative programmes providing solutions in the field of homelessness and drugs.
Estimating the Impact of Achieving Turkey's Non-communicable Disease Policy Targets
According to the World Health Organisation, around 20,000 deaths could have been avoided in Turkey in 2017 if the country had reached its current goals of reducing tobacco and salt consumption by 30%, and physical inactivity by 10%. The...
Alcohol and the Coronavirus Pandemic: Individual, Societal and Policy Perspectives
The report “Alcohol and the coronavirus pandemic: individual, societal and policy perspectives” is the latest research publication in the series “Alcohol and Society” that has been published since 2013 to annually collate the latest...
Global Drug Survey 2020
Global Drug Survey (GDS) runs the world’s largest survey. GDS believes that the expertise and experience of people who use alcohol and other drugs can be used to inform the creation of better drug policy. The GDS 2020 includes data from...
Introduction to the International Drug Control Conventions
The Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (VNGOC) together with the UNODC Civil Society Team are inviting you to a joint webinar introducing the International Drug Control Conventions and the treaty mandated functions of UNODC and CND.
The webinar will be held in English, interpretation in French and Spanish will be available.
Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 3 p.m. CET, Vienna (2 p.m. UTC)
The Impact of Parental Substance Use on Children
About this Event
Hannah Todman
Postgraduate Researcher, Manchester Metropolitan University
About Hannah:
What Works in Reducing Alcohol Harm in Older Adults? Lessons from Drink Wise, Age Well.
About this Event
Dr Sarah Wadd
Director Substance Misuse and Ageing Research Team (SMART), Substance Misuse and Ageing Research Team (SMART), University of Bedfordshire.
About Sarah:
Alcohol and Substance Use Prevention in Africa: Systematic Scoping Review
This review examined the existing evidence on substance use prevention activities in Africa. The objectives were as follows: Identify drugs and substances used across Africa Identify risk and protective factors that contribute to alcohol...
The Decline of Heavy Episodic Drinking in Adolescents in Finland, Norway and Sweden
Around the world, there has been a decline in heavy drinking among adolescents. In this study, researchers compared these trends in Finland, Norway and Sweden using information from the ESPAD survey- a project that has data on substance use...
The Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Substance Use in Youth
This webinar explored how COVID-19 pandemic impacted mental health and substance use in young people. It also discussed the challenges that youth continue to face during the pandemic and how youth allies, including educators, parents, and...