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CHAPTER 206 | An Act to establish a national drug policy and a national drug authority to ensure the availability, at all times, of essential, efficacious and cost-effective drugs to the entire population of Uganda, as a means of providing satisfactory health care and safeguarding the appropriate us ... more
Mapping Report - Ireland.

Prison Health Care in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland

M. Mac Donald The European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control, affiliated with the United Nations (2001) C2
HEUNI Paper No. 16
Mapping Report - Portugal
Mapping Report - Italy.

Improving Prison Conditions by Strengthening the Monitoring of HIV, HCV, TB and Harm Reduction (Spain)

C. F. Bessa, G. N. lazo, G. V. Sauret Observatory of the Penal System and Human Rights (University of Barcelona); European Union (2015) C2
Mapping Report - Catalonia (Spain).
Health and Human Rights Journal December 2016 / Volume 18 / Number 2 / Papers, 171-182
Harm Reduction Journal (2016) 13:28 DOI 10.1186/s12954-016-0118-x

Review of the national tuberculosis programme in Belarus

P. de Colombani World Health Organization Europe (2016) C_WHO
8–18 December 2015
This study, and similar studies in Kenya, Mozambique, Swaziland, Uganda, and Zambia is the outcome of close collaborative by a team in Swaziland, with technical and financial support from the UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa, UNAIDS Geneva, and the World Bank's Global HIV ... more
DHS Working Papers No. 85
J Epidemiol Community Health 2011;65:1166e1170. doi:10.1136/jech.2009.097469
As part of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme, WHO has developed training manuals (Training of trainers and supervisors training manual and Training of health-care providers training manual) to support implementation of the mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use (MNS ... more
These are integrated National Guidelines 2013 for Prevention and Management of HIV, STIs & Other Blood Borne Infections in accordance with the last guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) published in June 2013 and adapted to the Rwandan national context. It thus responds to the need by th ... more
The publication conveys the quantitative surveillance results focusing on tobacco use and noncommunicable disease (NCD) related behaviours among youth (13–15 years) in Member States of the WHO South-East Asia Region, namely, the Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) and the Global Youth ... more

Progress report on HIV in the WHO South-East Asia Region 2016

World Health Organization (Regional Office for South-East-Asia) (2016) C_WHO
Handbook for HIV/Aids Training
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar’s National Strategic Plan on HIV/AIDS 2016–2020 is the strategic guide for the country’s response to HIV at national, state/regional and local levels. The framework describes the current dynamics of the HIV epidemic and articulates a strategy to optimize in ... more
The purpose of the PAS III is to guide Pakistan’s overall national response for HIV and AIDS through 2020, through focused interventions with set targets, costs, roles and responsibilities. The successful implementation of PAS III involves multiple stakeholders to achieve priority outcomes outline ... more
Regulation of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia Number 74 Year 2014: Guidelines for Implementation of Hiv Counseling and Test
2nd Generation HIV Surveillance in Pakistan, Round 5
Myanmar has made significant progress in its disaster management policies, plans, and procedures since 2008, when Cyclone Nargis impacted the country leaving devastation in its aftermath. The Government of Myanmar (GoM) has modified the government structure and created new authorities and plans to i ... more
Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), also referred to as Laos, or Lao, is exposed to natural disasters such as flooding, typhoons, cyclones, drought, and earthquakes. The country is vulnerable to recurrent, sudden-onset and slow onset natural disasters with flooding, storms and typhoons hav ... more
National Tuberculosis Control Program; Mycobacterial Disease Control National AIDS/STD Program

Manual of Mental Health for Psychologists

Uday K. Sinha, Devvarta Kumar, Naveen Grover, Jai Prakash, Gouri Shankar Kaloiya National Health Ministry for Health and Family Welfare; Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India; WHO (2016) C1
For Mental Health Service Delivery under National Mental Health Programme
"Some of the problems with our current drug policies stem from the fact that these policies have been largely bifurcated between two different and often contradictory approaches. One treats drug use as a crime that cannot be tolerated and should be punished; the other views addiction as a chronic re ... more

European Drug Report - Trends and Developments

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2018) C1
Table of contents: - Preface - Introductory note and acknowledgements - Commentary - Chapter 1: Drug supply and the market - Chapter 2: Drug use prevalence and trends - Chapter 3: Drug-related harms and responses - Annex: National data tables Available in 24 languages on: http://www.emcdd ... more
An Independent Report of the West Africa Commission on Drugs
This is an open-access training course for frontline healthcare providers who manage acute illness and injury with limited resources. Produced in response to requests from multiple countries and international partners, the BEC package includes a Participant Workbook and electronic slide decks for ea ... more
ECDC MISSION REPORT 19–21 September 2016 ; 14–15 November 2016
Accessed: 21.03.2019 mhGAP Training Manual for the mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings – version 2.0 (for field testing)
This report aims to improve the assessment of mental health needs in the Americas by providing an updated and nuanced picture of: (a) the disability resulting from mental, substance use, and specific neurological disorders, plus self-harm, alone and in combination with premature mortality; (b) the i ... more

Infections of the nervous system

V. Parikh; V. Tucci; S. Galwankar PMC (US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health) (2012) C2
Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci. 2012 May-Aug; 2(2): 82–97. doi: 10.4103/2229-5151.97273 PMCID: PMC3401822 PMID: 22837896
Last updated on Oct 5, 2018.

The health and social effects of nonmedical cannabis use

World Health Organization (2016) C_WHO
SCOPING QUESTION:Which psychosocial interventions are effective in the treatment of psychostimulant dependence for adults and young people?

WHO alcohol brief intervention training manual for primary care

World Health Organization (Europe) (2017) C_WHO
Alcohol contributes significantly to the disease and mortality burden in the WHO European Region, and primary health care systems play an important role in reducing the impact of harmful alcohol use. Screening and brief interventions (SBIs) for alcohol are an evidence-informed approach to addressing ... more

Global status report on alcohol and health 2018

World Health Organization (2018) C_WHO
Mental Health First Aid Guidelines Accessed: 14.03.2019
The ASEAN Mental Health Systems Report catalogues the situation of mental health in ASEAN Member States. This report provides comprehensive information on the progress made so far by AMS in integrating mental health into national health systems, increasing access to care as well as challenges f ... more

Community management of opioid overdose

World Health Organization (2014) C_WHO
Research Article PLOS Medicine | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002625 July 31, 2018 / 1-19

The drug problem and organized crime, illicit financial flows, corruption and terrorism

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; World Drug Report 2017 (2019) C2
World Drug Report 2017 -5- Accessed: 14.03.2019

Market Analysis of synthetic drugs

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; World Drug Report 2017 (2019) C2
Amphetamine-type stimulants, new psychoactive substances -4- World Drug Report 2017 Accessed: 14.03.2019

Market Analysis of plant-based drugs

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; World Drug Report 2017 (2019) C2
Opiates, cocaine, cannabis World Drug Report 2017 -3- Accessed: 14.03.2019

Executive Summary - Conclusions and policy implications

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; World Drug Report 2017 (2019) C2
World Drug Report 2017 -1- Accessed: 14.03.2019

The Death Penalty for Drug Offences: Global Overview 2017

G. Sander Harm Reduction International; European Union (2018) C2

Medikamentenabhängigkeit

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Gerd Glaeske Dr. med. Rüdiger Holzbach Deutsche Hauptstelle für Suchtfragen e.V.; Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (2019) C2
Suchtmedizinische Reihe Band 5 Accessed: 14.03.2019

Résumé analytique, conclusions et incidences stratégique

Office des Nations Unies contre la drogue et le crime (2018) C2
Rapport mondial sur les drogues 2018
Manual for use in primary care
Manual for use in primary care. There is substantial evidence for the benefits of screening and brief intervention in primary health care for alcohol problems. However, there is a need for screening and brief interventions with cross-cultural relevance for substances other than alcohol or tobacco, ... more
A guide

Resumen, conclusiones y consecuencias en materia de políticas

Oficina de las Naciones Unidas contra la Droga y el Delito (2018) C2
Informe mundial sobre las drogas
World Drug Report 2018 -2-

Analysis of drug markets - Opiates, cocaine, cannabis, synthetic drugs

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2018) C2
World Drug Report 2018 -3-
World Drug Report 2018 -4-

Women and drugs - Drug use, drug supply and their consequences

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2018) C2
World Drug Report 2018 -5-

Treatment of psychostimulant dependence

World Health Organization (2012) C_WHO
Q3: Are pharmacotherapies safe and effective for the treatment of psychostimulant dependence (maintenance or relapse prevention) in non-specialized settings?

EMCDDA Monographs

T. Rhodes; D. Hedrich European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2010) C2
Harm reduction: evidence, impacts and challenges -10-
Accessed: 22.03.2019
Introduction Chapter A.4 2017 edition
Accessed: 28.03.2019

Country overview: Kyrgyzstan

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2015) C2

Montenegro country overview

J. Sekulić European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2011) C2
A summary of the national drug situation

Comorbidity of substance use and mental health disorders in Europe

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2016) C2
Perspectives on drugs

Albania National Drug Report 2017

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction; Instituti Shendetit Public European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction; Instituti Shendetit Public (2017) C2

Drug Policy and the Sustainable Development Goals

Health Poverty Action, International Drug Policy Consortium (2015) C2
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were launched in September 2015, made up of 17 Goals and 169 Targets that set out a plan of action that will shape the mainstream development agenda for the next 15 years1. There has already been much debate about how these Goals will be achieved, but the sig ... more
The Asia-Pacific Community Mental Health Development (APCMHD) project has been established in 2005 to explore diverse leading models or approaches to community mental health service delivery in the Asia-Pacific region. The objective is to illustrate and promote best practice in mental health care in ... more
Во Всемирном докладе о наркотиках содержится комплексная информация по положению в области незаконных наркотиков. В нем представлены подробные оценки и тенденци ... more
Mortality and burden of disease attributable to selected major risks

Diagnosis and management of epilepsy in adults

Healthcare Improvement Scotland Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (2018) C1
SIGN 143. A national clinical guideline Published May 2015, Revised 2018
In this entry we are looking at smoking, alcohol consumption and the use of illicit drugs. We are studying who is using these substances, how their use has changed over time, and we are presenting the estimates of their impact on health. Collectively, smoking, alcohol and illicit drug use kills 11.8 ... more
The present booklet is about gender-responsive substance abuse treatment services for women. It is part of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) project to develop tools to support the development and improvement of substance abuse treatment services, based on evidence from the litera ... more
The Best practice portal is a resource for professionals, policymakers and researchers in the drugs field. We provide information on the available evidence on drug-related prevention, treatment and harm reduction, focusing on the European context. The evidence is compiled following an explicit metho ... more
The COPSI project is divided into three phases: the first in which the intervention is developed, the second in which researchers evaluate the intervention in a randomised controlled trial, and the final one in which the results of the trial are analysed and disseminated. A COPSI resource kit has ... more
One billion people around the world live with disabilities. This report makes the case that they are being “left behind” in the global community’s work on health. This lack of access not only violates the rights of people with disabilities under international law, but UHC and SDG 3 cannot be a ... more
Die vorliegende Broschüre stellt zunächst die gesetzlichen Rahmenbedingungen dar und gibt anhand einiger Fallbeispiele einen Einblick in die damit verbundenen Probleme bei der praktischen Umsetzung gesundheitlicher Notfallhilfe im Krankenhaus. Abschliessend werden fachpolitische Empfehlungen gegeb ... more
Manual for use in primary care. This manual explains the theoretical basis and evidence for the effectiveness of brief interventions and assists primary health care workers in conducting a simple brief intervention for clients whose substance use is putting them at risk.
Guidelines for the care and treatment of persons diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C virus infection
10 years after the UN general assembly special session on drugs