All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

Interdisciplinary collaboration in the treatment of alcohol use disorders in a general hospital department: a mixed-method study

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance

Background

In somatic health care settings, interdisciplinary collaborations (where various disciplines work coordinated and interdependently toward shared goals) are considered to yield higher team effectiveness than multidisciplinary...

UTC Report in Benue state, Nigeria dated 1st August 2022.

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
The training on Universal Treatment Curriculum 1 & 2 organized by Foundation for Changing Lives Against Substance Abuse (FOCLASA) took place between 1st to 6th August, 2022 at the conference hall of Smile View Hotel, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.

Electronic cigarette: wolf in sheep's clothing.

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings

Myths and truths about Electronic Cigarettes and Electronic Smoking Devices

The World Health Organization (WHO) considers smoking an important public health problem and one of the main preventable causes of death.

Many smokers, when asked...

Effect of a Peer-Led Behavioral Intervention for Emergency Department Patients at High Risk of Fatal Opioid Overdose A Randomized Clinical Trial

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Abstract

Importance  Fatal and nonfatal opioid overdoses are at record levels, and emergency department (ED) visits may be an opportune time to intervene. Peer-led models of care are increasingly common; however, little is known about...

Vulnerable Children: Substance use among young people and caregivers in child protection systems

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Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Prevention
Public Health
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

In this webinar, the speakers take a look at substance use among young people, focusing on the 'crossover' of children at the nexus of the youth justice and child protection systems, and the implications of caregiver substance abuse in...

Training of Trainer (TOT) on Drug Treatment and Management for prison officers

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
As part of Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) capacity building initiatives with prison staff for the better management of drug dependent prisoners, a four-day long Training of Trainers (ToT) on Drug Treatment and Management Training for prison staff was held on 25 July 2022.

Reorganisation of Substance Use Treatment and Harm Reduction Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Global Survey

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Refugees

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted people with substance use disorders (SUDs) worldwide, and healthcare systems have reorganized their services in response to the pandemic.

Methods: One week after the...

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