In 2020,1339 drug-related deaths were registered in Scotland.

This is a 5% increase compared to figures from 2019.

Other key findings show:

• The number of drug-related deaths has increased substantially over the last 20 years – there were 4½ times as many deaths in 2020 compared with 2000.
• Men were 2.7 times as likely to have a drug-related death than women, after adjusting for age.
• After adjusting for age, people in the most deprived parts of the country were 18 times as likely to die from a drug-related death as those in the least deprived.
• Almost two-thirds of all drug-related deaths...

Supporting Women to Access Appropriate Treatment (SWAAT) is a National Drugs Strategy Strand 2 Strategic Health Initiative which aims to build community capacity to support women to access treatment and recovery from drug and alcohol use across the Tallaght and Ballyfermot LDATF areas. Drug and Alcohol Task Forces play a key role in assessing the extent and nature of the drug problem and in initiating appropriate responses so that there is a coordinated approach involving all sectors in addressing problematic drug and alcohol use in local communities.

Summary of findings:

• Prior exposure to...

Background:

Tobacco smoking and e-cigarette use are strongly associated, but it is currently unclear whether this association is causal, or due to shared factors that influence both behaviours such as a shared genetic liability. The aim of this study was to investigate whether polygenic risk scores (PRS) for smoking initiation are associated with ever use of e-cigarettes.

Methods and findings:

Smoking initiation PRS were calculated for young adults (N = 7,859, mean age = 24 years, 51% male) of European ancestry in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a prospective birth...

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected drug use and supply? What drugs are causing the most concern today? What are the latest trends in drug production and trafficking?

Find out more in the recording of the online media event from 9 June 2021 on occasion of the launch of the European Drug Report 2021: Trends and Developments. Based on data from 29 countries (EU 27, Turkey and Norway), the report delivers the latest overview of the drug situation in Europe.

Summary

This report provides a technical review of the current body of knowledge regarding new benzodiazepines that are monitored by the EU Early Warning System.

The aims of this report are to strengthen situational awareness of new benzodiazepines in Europe and to help stakeholders prepare for and respond to public health and social threats caused by such substances.

کمیسیون اروپا اعلام کرد امروز اولین نسخه از افق اروپا اطلاعات روز، به صورت آنلاین از 28  ژوئن تا 9 جولای 2021 برگزار می شود.

افق اروپا برنامه کلیدی بودجه اتحادیه اروپا برای تحقیق و نوآوری با بودجه 95.5 میلیارد یورو است.

این رویداد 10 روزه فرصت را به متقاضیان آینده نگر، و دیگر ذینفعان تحقیقات و نوآوری اتحادیه اروپا، برای دریافت اطلاعات و پرسیدن سوال در مورد تازگی، ابزار بودجه اصلی و فرایندهای افق اروپا می دهد.

افق اروپا اطلاعات روز خواهد شد 9 تم ها ، هر کدام شامل یک برنامه از بحث های منحصر به فرد و دست در جلسات ، اختصاص داده شده به خوشه های مختلف و یا بخشی از برنامه جدید آدرس. .

9 تم ها...

The VNGOC together with the UNODC Civil Society Unit will be holding two webinars to present and discuss the World Drug Report 2021, which will be launched on 25th June.
 
VNGOC are looking for civil society speakers wishing to present at these webinars, on how they use the data compiled in the World Drug Report each year and how these data impact their work. 

• The first webinar will be held on 13th July 2021 and will focus on Asia, Oceania and Europe.
• The second webinar will be held on 15th July 2021 and will focus on Africa and the Americas. 

Each webinar will comprise welcome remarks...