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Alcohol, Drugs and Addictive Behaviours
The Unit works globally to improve health and well-being of populations by articulating, promoting, supporting and monitoring evidence-informed policies, strategies and interventions to reduce the burden associated with alcohol, drugs and addictive behaviours.
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The Global status report on alcohol and health and treatment of substance use disorders presents a comprehensive overview of alcohol consumption, alcohol-related...
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20 June 2024
Global alcohol action plan 2022-2030
The global alcohol action plan 2022-2030, endorsed by WHO Member States, aims to reduce the harmful use of alcohol through effective, evidence-based strategies...
8 April 2019
The public health dimension of the world drug problem: how WHO works to prevent drug misuse, reduce harm...
The world drug problem has multiple public health dimensions encompassing vulnerability to drug use disorders and dependence, treatment and care of people...
During the Sixty-third session of the World Health Assembly, held in Geneva in May 2010, the 193 Member States of WHO reached an historical consensus on...
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The Global status report on alcohol and health and treatment of substance use disorders presents a comprehensive overview of alcohol consumption, alcohol-related...
20 June 2024
Global alcohol action plan 2022-2030
The global alcohol action plan 2022-2030, endorsed by WHO Member States, aims to reduce the harmful use of alcohol through effective, evidence-based strategies...
10 May 2022
Reducing the harm from alcohol – by regulating cross-border alcohol marketing, advertising and promotion:...
This comprehensive report details the full extent of the way that alcohol is being marketed across national borders – often by digital means –...
11 January 2022
Summary: Reducing the harm from alcohol by regulating cross-border alcohol marketing, advertising and...
At its 146th session in February 2020, the Executive Board requested the Director-General to develop an action plan (2022–2030) that would effectively...
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