All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

Early Prevention of Drug Use: Understanding and implementing the UNODC/WHO International Standards on Drug Use Prevention for Effective Prevention Strategies and a Healthy and Safe Child Development

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ISSUP Webinar
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation
ISSUP Namibia in collaboration with UNODC are pleased to present their Webinar on Early Prevention of Drug Use: Understanding and implementing the UNODC/WHO International Standards on Drug Use Prevention for Effective Prevention Strategies and a Healthy and Safe Child Development.

Lower buprenorphine elimination rate constant is associated with lower opioid use

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction

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Background Opioid craving is suggested to correlate with the rate of reduction in buprenorphine (BUP) plasma levels. No studies explored Buprenorphine elimination rate constant (BUP EL.R) as a predictor of opioid use or retention...

The Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Program Conducted Training in Indonesia on 2022

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News
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Law Enforcement

The Collaboration of the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme (CPDAP) with government partners and stakeholders in Indonesia in 2022 has resulted in 73 basic and advanced UTC training courses, 2 (two) training on the URC-ALLIES model which...

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is associated with increased abstinence in substance use disorders and comorbid depression

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction

BACKGROUND: Substance use disorders (SUDs) are associated with high rates of comorbid depression. Finding effective treatments for many of the substances of abuse is still an area of developing research. Repetitive transcranial magnetic...

£421 million to boost drug and alcohol treatment across England

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Public Health
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

It has been announced that local authorities across England will benefit from an extra £421 million government funding through to 2025 to improve drug and alcohol addiction treatment and recovery.

The extra funding will enable the creation...

Barriers and facilitators to accessing substance use treatment for people who use drugs in the Muslim communities

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women

This systematic review, published in drug and alcohol dependence explores the barriers and facilitators to accessing inpatient and community substance use treatment and harm reduction services for people who use drugs in Muslim communities...

The relationship between fathers' heavy episodic drinking and fathering involvement in five Asia-Pacific countries: An individual participant data meta-analysis

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Scientific article
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Populations
Family
Men
Mental Health

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Background

This study aims to increase understanding of the relationship between heavy episodic drinking (HED) and fathers' involvement in parenting in five countries. The potential moderating effect of fathers' experiences of...

A randomized controlled trial of an intervention to reduce stigma toward people with opioid use disorder among primary care clinicians

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Scientific article
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Mental Health

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Background

Many primary care clinicians (PCCs) hold stigma toward people with opioid use disorder (OUD), which may be a barrier to care. Few interventions exist to address PCC stigma toward people with OUD. This study examined...

Nationally representative surveys on cannabis use lack product details relevant to public health

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health

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Objectives

Many annual, nationally representative US surveys that assess cannabis use do not collect information on product characteristics despite varying health risks and benefits. Capitalizing on a rich dataset of primarily...

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