A new study recently published in the Journal of the American Heart Association indicates that smoking, vaping or eating marijuana is linked to a significantly higher risk of heart attack or stroke, even if the person had no existing heart conditions and did not smoke or vape tobacco.
The landscape of substance use is constantly evolving due to the introduction of new and potent drugs into the illicit drug supply and diversion of regulated pharmaceutical products.
This situation is extremely concerning as such diversion could introduce fentanyl into drug markets that are not accustomed to illicit opioid use or exacerbate current crises, such as in the U.S.
In 2022, roughly 22 innocent kids died each week from a drug overdose, equivalent to the size of a classroom full of students.
Drug Free America Foundation, in collaboration with Community Coalition Alliance (CCA), and the Florida Alliance for State Advocacy (FASA), organized Prevention Advocacy Day 2024 at the Florida State Capitol.
We invite you to participate in sharing the inaugural global consensus paper on recovery, and extend an invitation from the research team, including Dr. David Best, David Patton, Boro Goic, and Mulka Nisic, to disseminate and endorse the Global Position Paper on Recovery (GPPR).
The application to organize side events during the Regular Session (18-22 March) opens Monday, 15 January at midnight CET and closes 26 January.
The Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (VNGOC) is seeking numerous speakers from non governmental organizations (NGOs) to present their work and positioning during the CND's High Level Segment happening on 14-15 March.
Following a drug ban imposed by the de facto authorities in April 2022, Afghanistan's opium cultivation plummets 95%, from 233,000 hectares in 2022 to 10,800 hectares in 2023, according to a new research report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Between 2012 and 2021, reports to U.S. poison control centers regarding pediatric melatonin ingestions surged 530% and were linked with 27,795 emergency department and clinic visits, 4,097 hospitalizations, 287 intensive care admissions, and tragically, 2 fatalities.
