START
News
-
Alternative Measures to prison: a necessity for the EU-LAC cooperation in times of COVID-19
Published on 29/05/20
See moreThe regional programmes of the European Union: PAcCTO, EUROsociAL+ and COPOLAD II are organising a webinar to analyse alternative measures to prison in times of COVID-19 and future challenges.
-
High-level representatives on drugs policies from 30 Latin American and Caribbean countries meet in Brussels to assess COPOLAD's contribution to the work of the EU-CELAC Coordination and Cooperation Mechanism on Drugs
Published on 19/02/20
Full Article Activity DetailHigh-level representatives of CELAC in the field of drugs, together with the Diplomatic Missions of these countries to the EU, assess the work of COPOLAD and its link with the EU-CELAC Coordination and Cooperation Mechanism on Drugs. The EU-CELAC Coordination and Cooperation Mechanism on Drugs is a unique platform for dialogue between the two regions, further strengthened after a decade of collaboration with the COPOLAD programme.
-
EU-CELAC Bi-regional meeting for the exchange best practices of COPOLAD in drug demand reduction marks a milestone in Panama
Published on 27/11/19
Full Article Activity DetailCOPOLAD II brings together 130 drug demand reduction experts from 40 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union in Panama. Together with them, experts from PAHO/WHO, CICAD/OAS, UNODC, Plan Colombo, CARICOM and EMCDDA, among other key organizations in the sector, present at this historic conference.
Last articles
Cross-sectional surveys of financial harm associated with others’ drinking in 15 countries: Unequal effects on women?.
Laslett, A., Jiang, H., Kuntsche, S., Stanesby, O., Wilsnack, S., Sundin, E., Waleewong, O., Greenfield, T., Graham, K. and Bloomfield, K. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, p.107949
What is needed for implementing drug checking services in the context of the overdose crisis? A qualitative study to explore perspectives of potential service users.
Wallace, B., van Roode, T., Pagan, F. et al. Harm Reduct J 17, 29
The influence of education on health: an empirical assessment of OECD countries for the period 1995–2015.
Raghupathi, V., Raghupathi, W. Arch Public Health 78, 20 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-020-00402-5
What is the best indicator of the harmful use of alcohol? A narrative review.
Rehm, J., Crépault, J.‐F., Wettlaufer, A., Manthey, J. and Shield, K. Drug Alcohol Rev.. doi:10.1111/dar.13053
The Mental Health Consequences of COVID-19 and Physical Distancing: The Need for Prevention and Early Intervention.
Galea, S., Merchant, R.M., Lurie, N. JAMA Intern Med. Published online April 10, 2020
Stigma Reduction to Combat the Addiction Crisis — Developing an Evidence Base.
McGinty, E. E. & Barry, C. L. New England Journal of Medicine April 2, 2020 382(14):1291
Socio‐economic differences in all‐cause mortality in people with alcohol use disorder: a prospective cohort study.
Rossow, I., Amundsen, E. J., and Samuelsen, S. O. Addiction, https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15070
Drinking patterns vary by gender, age and country-level income: Cross-country analysis of the International Alcohol Control Study.
Chaiyasong ,S., Huckle, T., Mackintosh, A.M., et al. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2018;37 Suppl 2(Suppl Suppl 2):S53–S62
Health and economic outcomes of treatment with extended-release naltrexone among pre-release prisoners with opioid use disorder (HOPPER): protocol for an evaluation of two randomized effectiveness trials.
Murphy, S.M., Jeng, P.J., Poole, S.A. et al. Addict Sci Clin Pract 15, 15
