Epidemiology and Etiology
Epidemiology of prescription opioid use in Iran
Dr Jaleh Gholami presented at the NDARC Webinar Series on Thursday, 9 March 2023. Iran, located in the Middle East, has a high rate of opioid consumption and different patterns of drug use. In this webinar, we will present the epidemiology...
Moving towards a continuum of safer supply options for people who use drugs: A qualitative study exploring national perspectives on safer supply among professional stakeholders in Canada
Background Novel public health interventions are needed to address the toxic drug supply and meet the needs of people who use drugs amidst the overdose crisis. Safer supply – low-barrier distribution of pharmaceutical grade substances – has...
World AIDS Day 2022 Event: Challenges and Perspectives from SUD Treatment Practice
In acknowledgement of World AIDS Day, ISSUP Italy would like to invite you to attend their upcoming Webinar. First Presentation: The Post COVID-19 AIDS Challenges The characteristics of HIV infection and how they have evolved over the years...
World AIDS Day 2022 Event: Challenges and Perspectives from SUD Treatment Practice
In acknowledgement of World AIDS Day, ISSUP Italy would like to invite you to attend their upcoming Webinar.
Time: 3PM - 5PM Italy Time | 2PM - 4PM UK Time
Register for the Webinar
First Presentation: The Post COVID-19 AIDS Challenges
Effect of Propylene Glycol and Vegetable Glycerine Ratio in E-Liquid on Aerosol Formation: Overview of Relevant Properties
BACKGROUND: Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) generate an aerosol by vaporising e-liquids that usually consist of propylene glycol (PG), vegetable glycerine (VG), and other ingredients (water, nicotine, and flavours). The chemical...
Patterns of Heated Tobacco Product Use Among Czech Adult Tobacco Users in 2020: An Online Survey
BACKGROUND: Heated tobacco products represent a new phenomenon, called novel tobacco products, and one that is not unique to the Czech market. These are electronic tobacco heating and aerosol-producing devices. Although studies on the...
European Web Survey on Drugs 2021: Emerging findings in Lebanon
The European Web Survey on Drugs1 collected data during March and May 2021 from people who use drugs, are aged 18 or older, and live in 21 EU and 9 non-EU countries including Lebanon. In this period, the populations in many European and...
Changes in Smoking Cessation–Related Behaviors Among US Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Key Points Question Did smoking cessation–related behaviours change during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US? Findings This cross-sectional study among 788 008 US adult smokers found that the annual prevalence of past-year quit attempts...
Symposium on gender and drugs
Date: 22 November 2022, 9.00 to 17.00 Lisbon time
Location: LxAddictions conference site
National Roundtable on a Completed Study on the Prevalence of New Psychoactive Substances
We invite specialists of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Scientific Center of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, representatives of UNODC, UNAIDS, non-governmental organizations, heads and doctors of regional Mental Health Centers.