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“The Impact of New Normal Era on Drug Addiction: What needs to be prepared?”

Contributor: Anzany Tania Dwi Putri, Oral Medicine Specialist, Indonesian National Narcotics Board
Rehabilitation Centre

The emergence of COVID-19 since December...

Abuse of alcoholic beverages can weaken the immune system and leave the body more exposed to diseases.

Staying healthy and adopting habits that strengthen immunity are recommendations of health professionals since the beginning of the...

Harmful use of alcohol is an avoidable risk factor for many diseases and social problems.

Alcohol is estimated to cause about 3.7% of all deaths; with 2.3 million premature deaths, and 4.4% of the global burden of disease. In addition...

World Hepatitis Day is commemorated each year on 28 July to enhance awareness of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes a range of health problems, including liver cancer. 

There are five main strains of the hepatitis...

The opioid epidemic has resulted in significant increases in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) among people who inject drugs, accounting for 23% of new infections. HCV is completely curable and testing and treatment are the path to cure. Opioid...

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Globally, incarceration is understood to impoverish the wellbeing of prisoners, but evidence for its impact on cognitive performance is less popular. As most evidence on the criminal justice system has come from advanced western...

The pandemic has had far-reaching impacts on public health across Canada, including substance use and access to healthcare services and supports.

Over the coming months, CCSA and CCDUS will be putting together a new webinar series that...

The Treatnet Family training package was developed as part of the UNODC Treatnet training strategy to support Member States in their efforts to provide evidence-based drug use disorder treatment and care.

Treatnet Family contributes...

In a new series to promote interest in, and understanding of, qualitative addiction research, SSA will upload one video every week from the recent qualitative methods conference. 

This series will provide a useful resource for qualitative...