The present booklet is about gender-responsive substance abuse treatment services for women. It is part of the United Nations Office ...ttribute-to-highlight medbox">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 literature and case studies that illustrate practical experiences and lessons learned in providing substance abuse treatment services in various regions of the world.
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Policy Brief, Updated in March 2017
The booklet starts with a general overview of how illicit drugs and the environment are linked within the bigger picture of the Sustainable Development Goals, climate change ...o-highlight medbox">and environmental sustainability. It highlights direct and indirect linkages and gives examples of the significant local and individual-level impact that drugs can have on the environment. This is followed by a more in-depth overview of the latest scientific evidence for plant-based drugs and for synthetic drugs. For plant-based drugs, for example, this includes an analysis of the relationship between illicit crop cultivation and deforestation. For synthetic drugs, it includes an analysis of waste composition, volumes, and dumping and discharge, as well as the relation with wastewater treatment.
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Advance Copy
Accessed: 08.03.2020
Practical Guidance for collaborative interventions
Policy Brief, Updated in March 2017
Constituting the second part of the World Drug Report 2022, the present booklet contains an overview of the global demand for and supply of drugs.
The first chapter of the booklet begins with the l...atest estimates of the number of people who use drugs, the distribution of those users by type of drugs, age and sex, and recent trends in the use of drugs. The chapter also reviews the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on drug use patterns and service provision. Other issues examined in the chapter are the health consequences of drug use, including the number of people in treatment for drug use disorders and the extent of drug injecting and of HIV and hepatitis C among people who inject drugs. The chapter concludes with a review of the extent to which strategies, policies and interventions are in place to respond to the drug use problem.
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Кризисные ситуации, такие как чрезвычайные происшествия, землетрясения и наводнения, участились и часто делают семьи очень уязвимыми. Родители, пережившие кризис...ые ситуации, поделились своими переживаниями о благополучии своих детей в этот период. Сталкиваясь с последствиями кризисных ситуаций, родители часто пытаются понять, как лучше всего реагировать на изменения в своих детях.
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A policy brief on the organization of prison health
Interactive website: Data by topic; country profiles, microdata
2nd revised edition. Accessed Apri. 17, 2019
Prevention strategies based on scientific evidence working with families, schools, and communities can ensure that children ...ghlight medbox">and youth, especially the most marginalized and poor, grow and stay healthy and safe into adulthood and old age. For every dollar spent on prevention, at least ten can be saved in future health, social and crime costs.
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World Drug Report 2017
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Accessed: 14.03.2019
World Drug Report 2018
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