Study on Drug Use among Secondary School Students in South AmericaThe Inter-American Observatory on Drugs (OID) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC - Peru Office) have just published the study Youth and Drugs in South American Countries: A Challenge for Public Policies (Jóvenes y drogas en países sudamericanos: un desafío para las políticas públicas). The publication arises out of a research project entitled A Comparative Study of Drug Consumption in the Secondary School Student Population in Nine South American Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
This study is the first of its kind, using comparable methodologies from the start. It is based on a sampling of 350,000 students (ages 14-17) in the nine countries, representing a total population of 9.5 million. The report deals with the problem of alcohol and tobacco, as well as the use of tranquilizers and stimulates without medical prescription. Special emphasis is placed on the consumption of illegal drugs and inhalants. Additionally, it evaluates the risk that young people perceive about drug use, the role of the family and other aspects that affect the use of these substances.
The report is currently available only in Spanish (112 pp., Adobe Acrobat PDF, 3,2 Mb). An executive summary in English (27 pp., Adobe Acrobat PDF, 150 kb) is now available.
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Latin American Network of Researchers in the Drug Field (REDLA)
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This study is the first of its kind, using comparable methodologies from the start. It is based on a sampling of 350,000 students (ages 14-17) in the nine countries, representing a total population of 9.5 million. The report deals with the problem of alcohol and tobacco, as well as the use of tranquilizers and stimulates without medical prescription. Special emphasis is placed on the consumption of illegal drugs and inhalants. Additionally, it evaluates the risk that young people perceive about drug use, the role of the family and other aspects that affect the use of these substances.
The report is currently available only in Spanish (112 pp., Adobe Acrobat PDF, 3,2 Mb). An executive summary in English (27 pp., Adobe Acrobat PDF, 150 kb) is now available.
THE OBSERVER: The CICAD's quarterly electronic newsletter: view latest version
Latin American Network of Researchers in the Drug Field (REDLA)
Second Meeting of Caribbean Observatories On Drugs: From Research to Policy to Practice St. George’s, Grenada, September 10-14. Presentations and photos at the meeting. Final Report of the three days focused on statistics and policy.
CICAD/NIDA Competitive Research Award Fund: Program to Support Drug Epidemiology in Member States - Call for proposals in 2007 and application form and other details of the process. Deadline: December 31, 2007 Announcement of 2006 Grant Winners
Results of Chile's 7th National Study on Drugs Use in General Population (Available in Spanish only)
UN 2007 World Drug Report
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