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France – 26 June & SNTD...

Juil 11, 2018 by

France – 26 June & SNTD

During the week of June 26, the U.N. International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, our French Say No To Drugs (SNTD) groups were out to inform again and again about the dangers of drugs! In total there were 16,647 booklets The Truth About Drugs distributed in the cities of Paris, Clermont-Ferrand, Angers, Marseille, Bordeaux, Lyon and our new group in the Pyrenees !!! The association has been invited to three Forums on drugs in the suburbs of Paris. This was really successful and the actions will be renewed the following year . Thanks to all these actions, things are changing … We are no longer the only ones to indicate that the only way out is prevention. The Truth on drugs is finally published in the media. For nearly 28 years, the hard...

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16th Czech Cyclo-Run

Juil 10, 2018 by

16th Czech Cyclo-Run

In the frame of the celebration of the United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, between the 11 and 22 June 2018, the 16th Czech Cyclo-Run 2018 campaign  set itself the goal to raise awareness about the long-neglected anti-drug education especially with regards to the most endangered group which are children from the second level of elementary school. These are the children between the ages of 10-15.  During our Cyclo-run for a drug free Czech Republic, through Bohemia and Moravia, we have organized 40 meetings with the Representatives of the following cities: TŘINEC, KARVINÁ, ORLOVÁ, OSTRAVA, VALAŠSSKÉ MEZIŘÍŘČÍ, FRÝDEK-MÍSTEK, ROŽNOV P. RADHOŠTĚM, HRANICE, PŘEROV, KROMĚŘÍŽ, PROSTĚJOV, MORAVSKÁ TŘEBOVÁ, SVITAVY, LITOMYŠL, VYSOKÉ MÝTO, HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ, PARDUBICE, CHRUDIM, HAVLÍČKŮV BROD, JIHLAVA, PELHŘIMOV, KAMENICE N. LIPOU, JINDŘICHŮV HRADEC, TŘEBOŇ, ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE, HLUBOKÁ N. VLTAVOU, PRACHATICE,...

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SPECIAL 26 June 2018 – SNTD Geneva...

Juil 10, 2018 by

SPECIAL 26 June 2018 – SNTD Geneva

To celebrate the UN International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, and in support of the declaration made by the UNODC Executive Director, Mr. Yuri Fedotov, the Say No To Drug team of volunteers of Geneva decided to do an extensive prevention action to sensibilize the youth and their parents on the harmful effects of drug use. They got a great support from the shopkeepers of the city whom, being themselves parents, want to protect and prevent the youth to fall in the dwindling spiral of the drug. And to remind to each person that there is no « soft drugs ». The SNTD team distributed no less that 10,000 booklets The Truth About Drugs that was shared between a booth set up in the Molard area , in direct contact with the passer-bys, and...

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10 Days To Say the Truth About Drugs...

Juil 2, 2018 by

10 Days To Say the Truth About Drugs

In the frame of the 26 June: The United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the say No To Drug Belgium Team did an extensive prevention information anti-drug campaign throughout Belgium from 17 to 26 June bringing with their booklets The Truth About Drugs the right information on drugs, what they are and what they do. Thus, -55,000 education booklets and flyers were distributed in Belgium, covering the Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels Capitale. -The Team got the support of no less than 500 shopkeepers who were eager to participate to the campaign by providing the educative booklets to their clients. -4 radios and 1 TV interviews were made, spreading the message: Inform the youth before the dealers do. -Eight activities of group prevention were made, including a bike tour and a...

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World Drug Report 2018-Press Release...

Juil 2, 2018 by

World Drug Report 2018-Press Release

World Drug Report 2018: opioid crisis, prescription drug abuse expands; cocaine and opium hitrecord highs NEW YORK/VIENNA/GENEVA/NAIROBI, 26 June 2018 – The non-medical use of prescription drugs is becoming a major threat to public health and law enforcement worldwide with opioids causing the most harm and accounting for 76 per cent of deaths where drug use disorders were implicated, according to the latest World Drug Report, released today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Fentanyl and its analogues remain a problem in North America, while tramadol – an opioid used to treat moderate and moderate-to-severe pain – has become a growing concern in parts of Africa and Asia. Accessibility of fentanyl and tramadol for medical use is vital for treating pain, but traffickers manufacture them illicitly and promote them in...

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UNODC World Drug Report 2018

Juil 2, 2018 by

UNODC World Drug Report 2018

                              The World Drug Report and further content is available here:                                          ...

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