All Resources for 'Education & Training'

Mental Health and Smoking Cessation

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Addiction
Mental Health
Public Health

Smoking rates among people with a mental health condition are significantly higher than in the general population. 

Research has also found that individuals with mental health issues who smoke are more likely to smoke heavily and extract...

What do we know about adolescent cannabis use? Prevalence, harms and interventions

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Prevention
Public Health

This webinar is for teachers, parents and others who are seeking information about adolescent cannabis use and reducing cannabis-related harm. Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug among young people worldwide.

In Australia...

SP guarantees virtual treatment by SUS to smokers during the PANDEMIC OF COVID-19

Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings

Since May 31, World No Tobacco Day, the São Paulo State Department of Health has reinforced, with the SUS, the virtual care campaign for those who want to quit smoking during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Online care has been active since April...

UNODC Webinar: Drug Treatment, Care & Recovery for People, Families & Communities in the COVID-19 Crisis in Southeast Asia

Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Partner Organisation

UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS), in collaboration with the WHO, International Experts from Australia and Italy, the Colombo Plan, UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (ROSEAP) and field...

World Drug Report 2020

Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Men
Women
Law Enforcement
Border Control
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Global drug consumption increases, while COVID-19 impacts markets, according to the World Drug Report 2020, released on June 25, 2020 by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

The Report shows that around 269 million people...

UNODC Supports National Partners in Ensuring the Continuity and Sustainability of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation during the COVID-19 Pandemic for People who Use Drugs

Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Partner Organisation

UNODC Mentor initiated webinar held on 24 June 2020 in Uzbekistan. The purpose of the webinar was to create a forum for national experts to share valuable international experience on how to ensure the continuity and sustainability of drug...