American Univesity of Beirut

​The following links concern substance dependance and use in the Arab world. This page will be updated regularly so please visit often. Suggest additional resources or tell us if a link is broken. Please write us at: phaw-admin@aub.edu.lb​

Audio Visual Materials​

• Investing in Young People - Harm Reduction in Lebanon (Drugreporter HCLU, 2012)
• The Middle East and North Africa Harm Reduction Association (MENAHRA) (list of videos on Drugs and Substance use)
• Womens Mental Health Issues directly relating to Alcoholism and Addiction in Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia (anprofanter, 2009)

Centers and In​​stitutes

• Harm Reduction International – MENA
• Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy & Applied Care (IDRAAC)
• Mental health and Substance Abuse Programme (WHO EMRO)
• Mentor Arabia: Drug prevention for Children and Youth
• Middle East and North Africa Harm Reduction Association (MENAHRA)
• United Nations Office on Drug and Crimes (UNDOC) - Middle East & North Africa

Conferences

• The 2nd Africa & Middle East Congress on Addiction (AMECA), 14-16 November 201 (Rabat, Maroc)

Data & Statistics

• Global Health Observatory Data Repository (WHO): Global Information System on Alcohol and Health: Harms and Consequences 
• Quandl Financial & Economic Data:
• Alcohol & Tobacco: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Maps

• Global Health Observatory (GHO) Map Gallery (WHO): Alcohol and health, Resources for the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders

Projects/Programmes

• International Program of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - MENA