Policy
HIV and Substance Use: Reading List
World AIDS Day takes place in December each year. This reading list contains a list of research, publications and resources for practitioners relating to HIV/Aids. We also have a network dedicated to HIV and HCV where you can find a...
HIV and people who use drugs: Factsheet
The 2021-2026 Global AIDS Strategy has bold and critical new targets on realizing human rights, reducing stigma, discrimination and violence and removing harmful punitive laws as a pathway to ending inequalities and ultimately ending AIDS...
Moving Mountains: Strategies for Managing and Maintaining Relationships with Policy-Makers
Moving Mountains: Strategies for Managing and Maintaining Relationships with Policy-Makers
Sara Moscato Howe, MBA, MS, CHES
January 19 | 1:00-2:30 pm
To be effective advocates for prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery at all levels of government, one must understand a few fundamental principles, including the difference between education, advocacy, and lobbying, how, when,
Legal responses to novel psychoactive substances implemented by ten European countries: An analysis from legal epidemiology
Abstract Introduction Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) continue to pose challenges to law enforcement authorities, public health officers and policymakers as suppliers continuously adapt to control measures, thus remaining highly dynamic...
EMCDDA webinar: How wastewater monitoring can boost preparedness for new health threats
Objective: to explore wastewater analysis as a methodology contributing to EU preparedness and response
Background: COVID-19 has raised the attention of Europe, and globally, on the importance of readiness towards potential emergencies. Improved and innovative monitoring methodologies are at the core of the research-based actions taken to respond to potential threats.
Drug Market and Drug Policy Innovation in a Changing World
ISSDP will be holding a one-day, in-person meeting in Lisbon on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 prior to the 2022 Lisbon Addictions Conference featuring:
Czech National Policy on Addictions and Priorities of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2022
The Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU (CZ PRES) takes place from 1 July to 31 December 2022 in difficult times. EU Member States are currently facing several challenges, including the impact of the health, economic, energy and...
Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)-SA: Implementation, Results, and Implications for Policy
ISSUP South Africa, ITTC-SA and SAMRC - GATS-SA, are pleased to present their Webinar Series on Tobacco Use in South Africa.
Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)-SA: Implementation, Results, and Implications for Policy
ISSUP South Africa, ITTC-SA and SAMRC - GATS-SA, would like to invite you to their upcoming Webinar Series on Tobacco Use in South Africa. This is the Second Session.
Women, men and alcohol: Why is gender important in alcohol control policies?
This webinar will raise awareness of the importance of gender when addressing alcohol-related harms, present current research evidence and share examples of how communities are addressing these issues.
Key questions to be addressed include:
what evidence do we have about whether gender impacts policies which seek to address alcohol availability, affordability and acceptability?