Drugs (psychoactive) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jun 25, 2024 · 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 …
Alcohol, Drugs and Addictive Behaviours
Jan 1, 2015 · The Unit works globally to improve health and well-being of populations by articulating, promoting, supporting and monitoring evidence-informed policies, strategies and interventions to …
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 …
WHO launches new framework to tackle drug resistance to HIV, …
Nov 24, 2025 · WHO has released the Integrated drug resistance action framework for HIV, hepatitis B and C and sexually transmitted infections, 2026–2030, a landmark roadmap to address the growing …
Medicines - World Health Organization (WHO)
Access to appropriate medications is shown to have substantial impacts on community health and the related economic indicators. Quality-assured, safe and effective medicines, vaccines and medical …
WHO announces landmark changes in treatment of drug-resistant …
Apr 15, 2025 · 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 …
Over 3 million annual deaths due to alcohol and drug use, majority ...
Jun 25, 2024 · A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that 2.6 million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for 4.7% of all deaths, and 0.6 million …
Obesity: GLP-1 therapies
Dec 2, 2025 · GLP-1 therapies (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists) are a class of medications that mimic the natural GLP-1 hormone, which helps regulate blood sugar and appetite. They were …
WHO updates guidelines on opioid dependence treatment and …
Feb 9, 2025 · WHO announces development of updated guidelines for the psychosocially assisted pharmacological treatment of opioid dependence and community management of opioid overdoseIn …
Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD)
Apr 8, 2018 · Expert Committee on Drug Dependence ECDD is a scientific advisory body to WHO that consists of an independent group of experts in the field of drugs and medicines and drug …