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مادہ کے استعمال کے مسائل میں مبتلا خواتین بھی صنف کی مخصوص ضروریات کے ساتھ آبادی بناتی ہیں ، جسے پالیسیوں اور علاج کی خدمات کی ترقی میں خاطر خواہ توجہ نہیں ملی ہے۔ صنف کی مخصوص مداخلت میں فرق واضح ہے ، حالانکہ فلپائنی خواتین کی بڑھتی ہوئی تعداد مادہ کے استعمال کی خرابی (ایس یو ڈی) کے لئے علاج کی تلاش میں ہے۔ اس مطالعہ کا مقصد ایس یو ڈی علاج مراکز میں فلپائنی خواتین کے تجربات کی وضاحت کرنا اور علاج کی مصروفیت میں رکاوٹوں، اور خدمات میں خلا، اور کیس اسٹڈی کے ذریعے صنفی جوابدہ حمایت کی نشاندہی کرنا ہے۔ سال 2016 اور 2017 کے دوران علاج میں موجود چار خواتین کا انتخاب کرنے کے لئے یکساں...

The UNODC Mentor from Indonesia participated as a trainer at the workshop organized by Colombo Plan on The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) for the Philippine Criminal Justice System. It was inaugurated with the generous support of the Bureau of International Narcotics Affairs (INL), US Embassy, Manila on 22 April 2019.

A total of 53 participants from the Philippines Drug Enforcers Agency (PDEA), Philippines National Police (PNP) and Academy, participated in this important workshop. The training aimed at strengthening drug demand reduction initiatives in the Philippines by enhancing the...

More than 60 policy-makers participated at UNODC Workshop on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders for Policy Makers in Siem Reap, Cambodia from 12 to 14 June 2019. This high-level workshop was inaugurated by H.E Prof. Eng Huot, Secretary of State from Ministry of Health and was organized in coordination with WHO Representative Office for Cambodia, UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific and the generous support of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), United States. The goal of this training is to support Member States...

Prevalence of smoking in Indonesia is on the increase. The trend is particularly noticeable among Indonesian adolescents with smoking in early adolescents increasing from 9.5 to 17.5% from 2001 to 2010.

A recent study, published in the International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, has examined initiation of smoking by adolescents and the responses to initiation by the community.

Participants included school nurses, junior high school teachers, early adolescents, and their parents.

On analysis of the interviews several themes became apparent:

• There was an apparent ignorance of smoking...

The New York Times published an opinion article on Asia's anti-drug programs and where U.S. involvement has not helped.  The article highlights the need for greater drug demand reduction efforts to combat the growing meth crisis in the region.