- Drugs (psychoactive) - World Health Organization (WHO)
The use of psychoactive drugs without medical supervision is associated with significant health risks and can lead to the development of drug use disorders Drug use disorders, particularly when untreated, increase morbidity and mortality risks for individuals, can trigger substantial suffering and lead to impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational or other important
- WHO Drug Information
About WHO Drug Information WHO Drug Information is a quarterly journal providing an overview of topics relating to medicines development and regulation which is targeted to a wide audience of health professionals and policy makers Launched in 1987, WHO Drug Information communicates the latest international news and trends to regulatory agencies, academic and training institutions, researchers
- WHO updates guidelines on opioid dependence treatment and overdose . . .
WHO announces development of updated guidelines for the psychosocially assisted pharmacological treatment of opioid dependence and community management of opioid overdoseIn 2022, approximately 60 million people globally engaged in non-medical opioid use, including the use of drugs like heroin, morphine, codeine, fentanyl, methadone, tramadol, and other similar substances Their regular non
- UN Commission approves WHO recommendations to place psychoactive . . .
Following recommendations by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has decided to place five new psychoactive substances and one medicine under international control
- WHO updates list of drug-resistant bacteria most threatening to human . . .
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its updated Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) 2024, featuring 15 families of antibiotic-resistant bacteria grouped into critical, high and medium categories for prioritization
- WHO announces landmark changes in treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its Consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis (TB)- Module 4: treatment and care, consolidating all previous guidelines into a single comprehensive document and introducing significant improvements in treatment options for people with multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR RR-TB)
- Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification
In the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification system, the active substances are divided into different groups according to the organ or system on which they act and their therapeutic, pharmacological and chemical properties Drugs are classified in groups at five different levels
- Principles of Drug Dependence Treatment
Drug dependence and illicit drug use are associated with health problems, poverty, violence, criminal behavior, and social exclusion Its total costs to society are difficult to estimate In addition to the health care costs and other costs associated with the consequences of drug use; drug dependence involves also social costs in the form of loss of productivity and family income, violence
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