8º Congreso Virtual de Psiquiatría

8º Congreso Virtual de Psiquiatría: "Hasta el día 30 de enero de 2007 se encuentra abierta la inscripción en forma gratuita para participar del 8º Congreso Virtual de Psiquiatría, en el cual podrán tener acceso entre otros a los trabajos correspondientes a la mesa de discusión “Mujer y tabaco en Iberomérica: desafíos en el nuevo milenio” y a su foro de discusión.

Si desea realizar la inscripción: http://www.psiquiatria.com/...

Atte.

Gabriela Regueira
Secretaria
Red Internacional de Mujeres Contra el Tabaco – INWAT
www.inwat.org"

UNODC - World Drug Report

UNODC - World Drug Report: " Evolution of the world drug problem Evidence of long-term containment
Website: http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/world_drug_report.html
PDF [250p.] Volume 1: Analysis - Full Report (PDF, 4.99 MB)
PDF file [220p.] Volume 2: Statistics - Full Report (PDF, 3.13 MB)
“…..Some 200 million people, or 5 percent of the global population age 15-64, have used illicit drugs at least once in the last 12 months. Among this population are people from almost every country on earth. More people are involved in the production and trafficking of illicit drugs and still more are touched by the devastating social and economic costs of this problem. Partially a consequence of its pervasiveness and partially a consequence of the illicit and hidden nature of the problem, reliable analysis and statistics on the production, trafficking and use of illicit drugs are rare.
The World Drug Report 2006 endeavours to fill this gap. It provides one of the most comprehensive overviews of illicit drug trends at the international level. In addition, it presents a special thematic chapter on cannabis, by far the most widely produced, trafficked and used drug in the world. The analysis of trends, some going back 10 years or more, is presented in Volume 1. Detailed statistics are presented in Volume 2. Taken together, these volumes provide the most up-to-date view of today's illicit drug situation……”

World Drug Report 2006 by Chapters
Volume 1: Analysis
Volume 2: Statistics
Contents
Preface
Explanatory notes
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Trends in World Drug Markets
1.1. The evolution of the world drug problem
1.2. The outlook for world drug markets
1.3 Opium / Heroin market
1.4 Coca / Cocaine market
1.5 Cannabis market 1.6 Amphetamine-type stimulants
Chapter 2. Cannabis: Why we should care
2.1. Introduction
2.2. The world's biggest drug market is growing and uncharted cannabis is produced in their countries, and their other
2.3. The emergence of 'new cannabis' and the reassessment of health risks
2.4. Conclusion

Annex 1 - The plant and the drug
Annex 2 - Estimating yield
Annex 3 - Estimating individual consumption

Endnotes

Contents
Chapter 3. Production
3.1. Opium / Heroin
3.2. Coca / Cocaine
3.3. Cannabis
3.4. Amphetamine-type stimulants
3.5. Other Drugs
Chapter 4. Seizures
4.1 Opiates: Seizures, 1998-2003 4.2 Cocaine: Seizures, 1998-2003 4.3 Cannabis: Seizures, 1998-2003 4.4 Amphetamine-type stimulants: Seizures, 1998-2003
Chapter 5. Prices
5.1. Opiates: Whole, street prices and purity levels
5.2. Cocaine: Wholesale, street prices and purity levels
5.3. Cannabis: Wholesale, street prices and purity levels
5.4. ATS: Wholesale, street prices and purity levels
Chapter 6. Consumption
6.1. Annual Prevalence of drug abuse
6.2. Treatment demand

Chapter 7. Methodology "

The Mechanistic Classification of Addictive Drugs

PLoS Medicine - The Mechanistic Classification of Addictive Drugs: "The consumption of a variety of natural and synthetic substances can lead to addiction, which is commonly defined by the loss of control and compulsive consumption despite negative consequences. Although addictive drugs have diverse molecular targets in the brain, they share the common initial effect of increasing the concentration of dopamine released from mesocorticolimbic projections.
In this article, we review recent research that has advanced our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying this increase of dopamine. Based on this research, we propose a new classification for addictive drugs that we believe may help in directing research towards more effective treatment of addiction "