Alcohol, Drugs and Addictive Behaviours

Alcohol, Drugs and Addictive Behaviours Unit

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.

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Our initiatives

The Global SAFER initiative

UNODC/WHO Joint Programme

Advocacy

WHO Forum on alcohol, drugs and addictive behaviours

Consultations

Past

24 July 2021

Call for consultation

Online consultation on the Global alcohol action plan, first draft

16 November 2020

Call for consultation

Developing a Global action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol

4 November 2019

Call for consultation

Web-based consultation on the implementation of the WHO global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol since its endorsement, and the way forward

News

6 August 2021

Departmental news

Study to prevent deaths from opioid overdose shows promising results

28 March 2020

Departmental news

WHO to accelerate action to reduce the harmful use of alcohol

19 June 2019

Departmental news

WHO Secretariat assigned to report on the implementation of WHO's global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol

Publications

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Reducing the harm from alcohol – by regulating cross-border alcohol marketing, advertising and promotion: a technical report

This comprehensive report details the full extent of the way that alcohol is being marketed across national borders – often by digital means –...

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Summary: Reducing the harm from alcohol by regulating cross-border alcohol marketing, advertising and promotion

At its 146th session in February 2020, the Executive Board requested the Director-General to develop an action plan (2022–2030) that would effectively...

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