Addiction

Seek quality treatment for substance use disorders

Book

6 June 2018

This fact sheet can be used as a guide for people seeking mental health treatment. It offers three steps to carry out before using a treatment center, as well as the five signs of a treatment center of quality, which includes reviewing the...

Viajes Sintéticos: Estudio sobre uso de drogas de síntesis en el Uruguay contemporáneo

Book

1 January 2016

Análisis del fenómeno del consumo de drogas sintéticas a partir de la información surgida de la investigación y compilación de datos científicos.

Más de la mitad de los jóvenes tienen una relación de dependencia con los móviles

News

Los resultados de un estudio en el que han participado 1.276 personas de 80 países diferentes, todas ellas residentes en España o en países hispanohablantes, apuntan a que más de la mitad de los menores de 18 años experimentan problemas...

European Drug Report 2018

Book

7 June 2018

The European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has released their latest European Drugs report. Covering 30 European countries the report explores drug trends, developments in prevention and treatment, public health...

Caribbean Drug Prevention, Treatment, Rehabilitation and Gang and Youth Violence Focused Institutions

Book

1 April 2012

The Directory of drug prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and gang and youth violence focused institutions in the English-Speaking Caribbean was compiled from the results of an agency mapping exercise conducted for the CICAD/OAS Training...

Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids Drug Overdose Deaths

Website

1 May 2018

A infographic resource from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) exploring the drug related death statistics relating to fentanyl and other synthetic opioids reported in the United States. With nearly 50% of opioid related deaths...

Using Technology in the Field of Substance Use

News

This special news article is focused on all things digital - exploring e-health, d-health, m-health and u-health.

person holding tablet with graphs displayed on the screen

A Mobile Phone-Based Life Skills Training Program for Substance Use Prevention Among Adolescents

Scientific article

4 October 2017

Researchers from universities in Germany and Switzerland have explored the use of m-health in substance use prevention in adolescents. Through the implementation of a fully-automated programme, ready4life, generic life skills training can...

Virtual Reality Cue Refusal Video Game for Alcohol and Cigarette Recovery Support: Summative Study

Scientific article

16 April 2018

A study implementing the use of virtual reality to explore addition and recovery has been published by a team of researchers connected to Clinical Tools, Inc. Clinical Tools is based in the USA with work combining medicine, science, and...

Sideal Spanish Language App for Alcohol Use

News

Sideal is a self-help app available in Spanish for people experiencing alcohol dependance. The app offers advice on reducing consumption and abstinence. The app can be used to set and track goals that someone has set for themselves or one...

Screenshot of the Sideal app showing options to input what alcohol has been consumed