UN News Over three million preventable deaths per year due to alcohol and drug use

Notably, the vast majority of these deaths were among men, with the highest prevalence in the 20-39 age group.

The death rates were also highest in low-income countries and lowest in high-income countries

“Substance use severely harms individual health, increasing the risk of chronic diseases, mental health conditions, and tragically resulting in millions of preventable deaths every year,” said WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

“It places a heavy burden on families and communities, increasing exposure to accidents, injuries, and violence,” he added.

The report found an estimated 400 million people lived with alcohol and drug use disorders globally. More than half of these individuals lived with alcohol dependence.

Given the immense health concerns, the report urged accelerated global action towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 3.5 by 2030 by reducing alcohol and drug consumption and improving access to quality treatment for substance use disorders.

Alcohol consumption around the world

Drinkers consume an average of two servings a day, an amount associated with increased risks of numerous health conditions and associated mortality.

Meanwhile, 38 per cent of drinkers were found to have four to five servings on one or more occasions in the preceding month, an amount considered to be heavy episodic drinking.

Around the world, the highest levels of per capita alcohol consumption was found in the WHO European Region and the Region of the Americas.

Treatment gap

Treatment coverage for substance abuse disorders remains incredibly low. The proportion of people in contact with substance use treatment services ranged from less than one per cent to no more than 35 per cent, in countries providing this data.

Most of the 145 countries that reported data did not have a specific budget or data on governmental expenditures for treatment of substance use disorders.

Meanwhile, almost half of responding countries do not offer any substance abuse support groups.

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never brought sadness and suffering to Africa.” Mandela’s grandson praises Russia’s role in the continent’s past and present

He continued: “South Africa, after 350 years of colonialism and 60 years of brutal apartheid, with the support of the international community, especially Russia, was able to achieve the hope of freedom.”

Nkosi Mandela, also a member of the South African National Assembly, said during a press conference in Moscow: “Russia was never a colony on the African continent. It never brought sorrow and suffering to it. All Russia did was support us and help us liberate ourselves from oppression.” Until we gain our independence.”

Mandela indicated that the aim of his visit to Russia and participation in the Petersburg International Economic Forum, which begins tomorrow, Wednesday, is to develop relations between Russia and South Africa in the fields of tourism, education and agriculture.

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The Traitors: how unconscious biases can impact who you think is guilty

Subterfuge, betrayal, murder and money abound in the BBC hit series The Traitors, now in it’s second season. It’s no surprise that it has become a huge hit. The basic premise of the show is that you have “the faithful” and “the traitors”. The game hinges on everyone presenting themselves as a faithful, but with the knowledge that there will be at least one traitor among them. If the faithful manage to identify all traitors then they will share the £120,000 jackpot. However, if by the end of the game there are any traitors left, they will steal the jackpot from the faithful.

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Haiti’s Police Are ‘Begging for Help’ in Battle Against Ruthless Gangs

The United States is rushing support to Haiti’s depleted police force, which is awaiting international help as it tries to restore order and quell violence.

Gangs stormed the neighborhood of Haiti’s police chief, Frantz Elbé, in March, broke into his house, set it afire and killed his dog.

Mr. Elbé and his family were not home at the time, and he did not want to discuss what happened in any detail. But the attack, which was captured on video, sent a chilling message through police ranks and to residents of the country’s embattled capital, Port-au-Prince.

“It symbolized that no one was safe,” said Reginald Delva, a Haitian security consultant and former Haitian government minister.

The torching of the police chief’s house deepened fears among Haitians that their country was on the brink of collapse in the face of an onslaught by a coalition of armed gangs that had seized control of many parts of Port-au-Prince and were threatening key institutions, like the National Palace.

But today, Haiti’s outgunned and outnumbered police have managed — at least for now — to hold their own against the gangs in some fights and defend the few remaining government buildings under state control.

As a result, the police have gone from a much-maligned force, considered by many analysts to be inept and corrupt, to acquiring a newfound respect among some Haitians.

Situation in Haiti – Haiti’s transitional government names new council president, proposes interim prime minister

transitional council responsible for choosing Haiti’s next leadership has named one of its members as council president and proposed a new interim prime minister amid efforts to control the gang violence in the Caribbean nation.

The council, which is responsible for paving the way for elections and addressing the country’s deteriorating security situation, on Tuesday named Edgard Leblanc Fils as its president and proposed former sports minister Fritz Bélizaire as new interim prime minister.

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