In the run-up to the legalization of recreational marijuana in Canada on Oct. 17, 2018, many universities and colleges are still in a wait-and-see position concerning marijuana use on campus. Plus...
26 septembre 2018
24 septembre 2018
Marijuana Use Still High Among College Students
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Marijuana use among college students remains at an all-time high, according to a new study out of the University of Michigan. More...
27 août 2018
Universities ready to roll with cannabis legalisation
The legalisation of cannabis is around the corner and, as universities get underway in the coming weeks, New Brunswick universities in Canada say they’re prepared to roll with it, but students will not be allowed to grow cannabis in residence or smoke on campus property, writes Sarah Morin for CBC News. More...24 août 2018
College campuses cope with increased marijuana legalization
Higher ed institutions are taking a proactive, educational approach to marijuana in states that allow its recreational or medical use, and a practical approach to student discipline in states where possession remains illegal. More...
24 août 2018
College students may face pressures from opioid epidemic's secondary effects
About one in five college students reported in a survey that they knew someone who was addicted to pain medications, and nearly a third said they knew somebody who overdosed on painkillers or heroin, according to a team of undergraduate Penn State Lehigh Valley researchers. More...
16 août 2018
Prévenir l'implication des jeunes dans le trafic des drogues. 1) Interview de Pierre Roche
A la parution d'un Bref sur son étude auprès des professionnels chargés de la prévention des risques vécus par les jeunes dans le trafic de stupéfiants, Pierre Roche nous parle ici de l'intérêt des "espace interqualifiant". Stéréotypes sur ces jeunes, réduction des risques, transition de sortie du trafic, compétences acquises dans ce cadre illicite et transférable dans le champ du licite. Réalisé en mars 2013. Plus...
16 août 2018
Prévenir l'implication des jeunes dans le trafic des drogues
A la parution d'un Bref sur son étude auprès des professionnels chargés de la prévention des risques vécus par les jeunes dans le trafic de stupéfiants, Pierre Roche nous parle ici de l'intérêt des "espace interqualifiant". Stéréotypes sur ces jeunes, réduction des risques, transition de sortie du trafic, compétences acquises dans ce cadre illicite et transférable dans le champ du licite. Réalisé en mars 2013. Plus...
6 août 2018
Fighting drug smugglers more efficiently: Council of Europe works with international partners to produce new online tool
The Council of Europe‘s Pompidou group, together with Eurojust, Europol, Interpol, OSCE (Organisation for Security and cooperation in Europe) and SELEC (South East European Law enforcement Center) created the online handbook with information from participating states. More...
5 août 2018
Opioid addiction costs many lives and harms livelihoods
By . Case and Deaton (2017) highlighted increasing midlife mortality due to suicides and drug and alcohol abuse since the late 1990s contributing to relatively modest gains in life expectancy. In the past decade, overdose deaths have surged, particularly as (illicit) synthetic opioids have become more available. More...
3 août 2018
‘We took acid and got scared of the pillowcases’: what we learned from our holiday jobs
Can summer work be life-enhancing? Writers, politicians and musicians share what they learned in the laundrette, behind the bar – or cleaning earwax off hearing aids. More...
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