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A Review of Drug Policy Advocacy Organizations in Europe
26/11/2014
218 drug policy advocacy organizations are active in Europe
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Setting Priorities for UNGASS 2016
30/10/2014
The CND intersessional meeting's objective was to prepare the topics to be debated during the United Nations Special Session on Drugs, in 2016
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XIV IDB-Civil Society Meeting in Managua
22/10/2014
XIV meeting between the Inter-American Development Bank & Civil Society Organizations in Managua
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August 19 – World Humanitarian Day
19/08/2014
The world needs more humanitarian heroes!
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Mental Health in Focus for Youth Day Celebrations
04/08/2014
August 12, the International Youth Day will focus on reducing stigma related to mental illness
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Debates on the State of Drugs at the WFAD
27/05/2014
The 4th World Forum Against Drugs ended on May 20. This two-day event was organized together with ECAD's (European Cities against Drugs) annual conference in Stockholm. The event gathered around 400 people from all parts of the world – although most of whom came from Europe and the US – and from various professional backgrounds (NGOs, government representatives, academics, etc.) working in the field of addiction prevention and treatment.
Note: the views expressed at the Forum do not necessarily represent the views of Dianova International
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Key Trends in the Control of Precursors
02/05/2014
The INCB Annual Report on Precursors, launched with the INCB Annual Report 2013, identifies the gaps that currently exist in the international framework for the control of precursors, which are the chemicals frequently used in the illicit manufacture of drugs and which the international community has decided to schedule under the 1988 Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.
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INCB Annual Report – Regional Highlights: Asia
29/04/2014
Heroin is still a major concern in East and South-East Asia: governments to expand treatment services and demand reduction strategies – Abuse of pharmaceutical preparations in South Asia, governments take action collectively – In West Asia, illicit opium poppy cultivation threatens security.Source : United Nations Information Service (UNIS) and INCB – Dianova International is an NGO accredited to the United Nations Office in Vienna
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“Prescription Drug Abuse – a Growing Threat to Public Health”
25/04/2014
The INCB annual report reveals that prescription drug abuse has become a threat to public health, especially in North America. It is estimated that in total, more Americans die from prescription drug abuse than cocaine, hallucinogens, inhalants and heroin combined
Prescription drug abuse – a growing threat to public health
According to information provided by Governments in the region, there were approximately 48,000 drug-related deaths in North America in 2011, representing a mortality rate of 155.8 per million inhabitants aged 15-64, the highest rate in the world. While prevalence rates for the abuse of illicit drugs have remained relatively stable, they continue to exceed global averages.
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New Psychoactive Substances Represent a Clear Danger
22/04/2014
New psychoactive substances and other non-scheduled chemicals represent a clear and present danger
As presented in the latest INCB Annual Report for 2013, abuse of new psychoactive substances (NPS) is spreading, with new substances emerging almost daily. Seventy countries reported the appearance of NPS while others reported the appearance of numerous new non-scheduled precursor chemicals for the illicit manufacture of controlled drugs.
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