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CICAD: Inter-American Observatory on Drugs (OID)
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II Andean Epidemiological Study on Drug Consumption in the University Population, carried out with the framework of the PRADICAN Project of the Andean Community, executed by OID/CICAD with funds of the European Community: Regional  Report (PDF, 2,9 mb, only available in Spanish) and country reports: Perú , Ecuador, Colombia, y Bolivia.
Report on Drug Use in the Americas, 2011. Online version (841 kb, PDF, 103 pages). More information.
Current situation of drug use in the Hemisphere and Future Challenges, 2011 (Francisco Cumsille's presentation at CICAD 50, PDF)
Status of Drug Use in the Western Hemisphere in 2009: Major Challenges (Summary - PDF)
Trend Analysis
- "Drugs in the Western Hemisphere: Challenges" by Francisco Cumsille and Marya Hynes (OID), published in Spanish in México Social, August 1, 2012 (original).
- Inhalant abuse looms as a major threat for South America by Marya Hynes and Pedro Mateu-Gelabert
- How Economic Research on the Drug Problem Strengthens Institutions in Developing Countries: The Experience in Latin America and the Caribbean by Marya Hynes.
- Community-Based Surveillance of Drug Use Provides Adds Valuable Perspectives on Trends by James Hall
- Dr. Nora Volkow of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA, USA) speaks about scientific research.
Meetings
Caribbean Observatories and Drug Information Networks (DIN)
- DIN training, Antigua and Barbuda, August 2012
- Trinidad and Tobago, September 2011
- DIN training, Jamaica, October 2009
- Dominica, August 2009
- DIN training seminar, October 2008, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Grenada, September 2007
- Barbados, June 2005
Ibero-American Observatories and Drug Information Networks
- DIN training, Honduras, March 2013
- Bogota, Colombia, March 2012
REDLA
OID's Marya Hynes speaks at the 2010 International Forum in Scotsdale, Arizona where she explains how the REDLA network works.
NIDA International Program
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and its International Program each year organizes an international forum that foster international cooperative research and the exchange of scientific information by drug abuse researchers across the globe. OID specialists and colleagues from partner organizations have participated in practically every year. The next meetings is June 14-17, 2013 in San Diego, California.
Latin American Network Boosts Scientific Exchange, December 23, 2012.
- "Developing National Drug Information Systems: An International Perspective," Marya Hynes, CICAD (2012)
- "Building a Drug Use Information System in Developing Countries: Impact on Policy and Lessons Learned," Marya Hynes, CICAD (2010)
- "Inhalant use among South American Students A Public Health Problem Under Our Noses" Marya Hynes, CICAD, with Helena Barros Taunhauser; Pedro Mateu Gelabert; Jorge Delva (2009)
- "La Red Latinoamericana de Investigadores en Drogas (REDLA)," Marya Hynes, CICAD (2008)
- "Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission," Pernell Clarke and Marya Hynes, CICAD (2006)
updated on 4/2/2013 3:51:32 PM
