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	World Drug Report 2019 Booklet 5 Drugs and the environment United Nations Office on Drug and Crime UNODC (2022) C2 View PDF(95) Download (56) Add to my MEDBOX The booklet starts with a general overview of how illicit drugs and the environment are linked within the bigger picture of the Sustainable Development Goals, climate change and environmental sustainability. It highlights direct and indirect linkages and gives examples of the significant local and individual-level impact that drugs can have on the environment. This is followed by a more in-depth overview of the latest scientific evidence for plant-based drugs and for synthetic drugs. For plant-based drugs, for example, this includes an analysis of the relationship between illicit crop cultivation and deforestation. For synthetic drugs, it includes an analysis of waste composition, volumes, and dumping and discharge, as well as the relation with wastewater treatment Tags: wastewater, water pollution, synthetic drugs, cannabis, envirnoment, Source: https://www.unodc.org/res/wdr2022/MS/WDR
	World Drug Report 2019 Booklet 1 Executive summary / Policy implications United Nations Office on Drug and Crime UNODOC (2022) C1 View PDF(49) Download (61) Add to my MEDBOX The World Drug Report 2022 is aimed not only at fostering greater international cooperation to counter the impact of the world drug problem on health, governance and security, but also, with its special insights, at assisting Member States in anticipating and address-ing threats from drug markets and mitigating their consequences Tags: mental health, substance abuse, Report, psychopharmacological effect, policy, Source: https://www.unodc.org/res/wdr2022/MS/WDR
	World Drug Report 2022 Statistics and Data United Nations Office on Drug and Crime UNODC (2022) CC Open external link (445) Add to my MEDBOX Interactive website: Data by topic; country profiles, microdata Tags: maps, infographic, online resource, database, global data, Drugs, Drug abuse, resource platform, Source: https://dataunodc.un.org/
	World Drug Report 2022 Booklet 4 Drug market trends of Cocaine, Amphetamine-type stimulants and New Psychoactive Substances United Nations Office on Drug and Crime UNODC (2022) C1 View PDF(101) Download (54) Add to my MEDBOX Constituting the fourth part of the World Drug Report 2022, this booklet focuses on the market dynamics of various stimulants – cocaine, amphetamines and “ecstasy” – and of NPS. The first chapter contains an analysis of the global market for cocaine, starting with a review of cocaine supply, including trends in the cultivation of coca bush and in the manufacture of and trafficking in cocaine at the global level and in the various regions. An analysis of different eradication strategies is included, as well as of the role of women in the cocaine supply chain. The chapter also presents the latest estimates of and trends in cocaine use, including a brief introduction to the various cocaine consumer products. Finally, it reviews the trends in the use of cocaine and the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in different region Tags: cocaine, amphetamines, New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), Source: https://www.unodc.org/res/wdr2022/MS/WDR
	World Drug Report 2019 Booklet 3 Drug market trends of Cannabis and Opioids United Nations Office on Drug and Crime UNODC (2022) C2 View PDF(50) Download (43) Add to my MEDBOX This third booklet of the World Drug Report 2022 has a dual focus: opioids and cannabis. The first chapter of the booklet provides an overview of opioids as a group of substances and their patterns of non-medical use at the global level. It also reviews the latest trends in the global supply of opiates and synthetic opioids and the availability of pharmaceutical opioids for medical consumption. Issues specific to regional patterns and trends in opioid markets are also analysed, including the opioid crisis in North America and in Africa and the Middle East. The chapter also includes a discussion of the potential impact, in the region and worldwide, of changes in opium poppy cultivation and opium production in Afghanistan. reire Tags: cannabis, opoids, drug market, Supply, medical treatment, Source: https://www.unodc.org/res/wdr2022/MS/WDR
	World Drug Report 2022 Booklet 2 Global Overview of Drug Demand and Supply United Nations Office on Drug and Crime UNODC (2022) C1 View PDF(55) Download (68) Add to my MEDBOX Constituting the second part of the World Drug Report 2022, the present booklet contains an overview of the global demand for and supply of drugs. The first chapter of the booklet begins with the latest estimates of the number of people who use drugs, the distribution of those users by type of drugs, age and sex, and recent trends in the use of drugs. The chapter also reviews the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on drug use patterns and service provision. Other issues examined in the chapter are the health consequences of drug use, including the number of people in treatment for drug use disorders and the extent of drug injecting and of HIV and hepatitis C among people who inject drugs. The chapter concludes with a review of the extent to which strategies, policies and interventions are in place to respond to the drug use problem Tags: substance abuse, Supply, Report, Policy, global overview, global data, Source: https://www.unodc.org/res/wdr2022/MS/WDR
	Integration of mental health and HIV interventions World Health Organization WHO, UNICEF (2022) C_WHO View PDF(15) Download (12) Add to my MEDBOX This joint publication by UNAIDS and WHO emphasizes the importance of integrating HIV prevention, testing, treatment and care and mental health services for people living with HIV. It provides a compilation of tools, best practices, recommendations and guidelines that facilitate the integration of interventions and services to address the interlinked issues of mental health and HIV. This publication is intended for global, regional and national policy-makers; programme implementers including at subnational levels; organizations working in and providers of HIV and mental health services; civil society; and community-based and community-led organizations and advocates Tags: hiv, Mental Health, best practice, recommendations, ARV, Antiretroviral Drugs, substance abuse, substance abuse disorders, drug adherence, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream
	Best Practice Portal European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2022) CC Open external link (1048) Add to my MEDBOX The Best practice portal is designed to help you find practical and reliable information on what works (and what doesn’t) in the areas of prevention, treatment, harm reduction and social reintegration. It will help you identify tried and tested interventions quickly, allocate resources to what's effective, and improve interventions applying tools, standards and guidelines Tags: online resource, best practice, substance abuse, Guidelines, IEC Material, prison, Women, Source: https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/best-practi
	El alcohol y la COVID-19 en la Región de las Américas Pan American Health Organization PAHO (2021) C_WHO View PDF(1) Download (1) Add to my MEDBOX Esta hoja informativa destaca la relación entre el consumo de alcohol y la COVID-19. El alcohol se utiliza a menudo para la socialización y por algunas personas para hacer frente a las emociones difíciles como la ansiedad, el miedo, la depresión, el aburrimiento y la incertidumbre, todo lo cual aumentó durante la pandemia de COVID-19, con el consiguiente incremento en el consumo de alcohol, especialmente en quienes ya bebían en exceso Tags: alcohol, alcohol abuse, pandemic, covid-19, substance abuse, risk factors, fact sheet, Source: https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/1
	Álcool e COVID-19 nas Américas Pan American Health Organization (2021) C_WHO View PDF(1) Download (1) Add to my MEDBOX Esta ficha informativa destaca a relação entre o consumo de álcool e a COVID-19. O consumo episódico pesado é considerado um risco à saúde para a COVID-19, e o álcool é usado por alguns para lidar com as emoções difíceis que aumentaram durante a pandemia Tags: alcohol, alcohol abuse, pandemic, covid-19, substance abuse, risk factors, fact sheet, Source: https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/1

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