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 ...
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 reduce the burden associated with alcohol, drugs and addictive behaviours.
Publications of the World Health Organization Home / Publications / Overview / Canada: A List of Essential Prescription Drugs and Related Products-Initial Recommendation 2025 (English)
This report presents the first World Health Organization (WHO) analysis of antifungal agents in preclinical and clinical development. It covers systemic antifungal drugs in development worldwide, including label extension and repurposed products, and critically evaluates how well the current pipeline addresses infections caused by WHO fungal priority pathogens.
Alcohol and drugs are specifically mentioned under health target 3.5: “Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance use, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol”.
Sketchpad: Free online drawing application for all ages. Create digital artwork to share online and export to popular image formats JPEG, PNG, SVG, and PDF.
Sketch Mobile is a drawing tool that takes advantage of the new capabilities presented in modern mobile browsers; including multi-touch, the accelerometer, and the gyroscope; providing a fun & novel environment to express yourself in colorful ways! Sketch Mobile was commissioned by Google as part of the Mobile Chrome Experiments released at Google I/O 2012. Sketch Mobile utilizes multi-touch ...