All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

Quality of life profile of methadone maintenance treatment patients in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance

Aim: To determine the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of methadone maintenance treatment patients in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Subject and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 967 patients being treated at two methadone...

Assessment of Patterns in e-Cigarette Use Among Adults in the US, 2017-2020

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Scientific article
Themes
Data

Abstract

Importance  Updated data on the patterns of e-cigarette use among adults in the US are needed.

Objective  To examine recent patterns in current and daily e-cigarette use among US adults.

Design, Setting, and Participants  This...

The UNODC/PTRS demand reduction mentor at the UNODC Programme Office in Indonesia provided technical assistance to the National Narcotics Board (BNN) in conducting a national hybrid training for Government Officials on the UNODC Treatnet Family programme

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Family

On July 19th, 2022, the Director of Strengthening Government Institution, Deputy of Rehabilitation, BNN officially launched a national hybrid training on the UNODC Treatnet Family programme with 34 representatives from all BNN provinces and...

Seminar on “The International Day against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking”

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Women

Seminar on “The International Day against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking”

Walk, Poster Competition, Presentation, Discussion, Q&A, Way Forward

 

“Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises”

 International Day...

Listen First - Supporting children and youth to grow healthy, happy, and safe!

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Women
Mental Health
Join us to celebrate International Youth Day 2022. Hear an update on the 'Listen First' initiative, with a contribution from a youth member on their experience of using Listen First resources.

Family skills development is the most influential factor in substance use prevention

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Men
Refugees
Women

Mr. Md. Azizul Islam, Director General (Additional Charge), Additional Secretary, Department of Narcotics Control has said, it would not be possible to achieve SDG if we fail to control substance use and has requested everyone to step ahead...

Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Thirteenth Session)

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Quality Assurance
Public Health

ISSUP Nigeria would like to invite you to attend their next Bi-Monthly Webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. The Webinar topic will be Beyond Dependence: Alcohol-induced Disorders.

Learning Outcomes:

•    Sensitization to the wide range...

Use of e-cigarettes among young people in Great Britain, 2022

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Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
Themes
Prevention
Public Health
Statistics
Data

Summary of key findings

The evolving youth use of e-cigarettes in Britain is monitored using the ASH Smokefree GB survey of 11-18 year olds 2013-2022 (see Appendix 2 for methodology), in the context of changes in tobacco use and the...

Kenya to include smoking cessation drugs as essential medicines

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health

The Ministry of Health has been advised to add two non-nicotine drugs to Kenya’s Essential Medicines List, to help smokers quit tobacco and nicotine addiction.

The World Health Organization said the two drugs bring “a powerful shift in the...

Minimum Unit Pricing of alcohol in Scotland

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News
Themes
Public Health
Policy

Here you can read a briefing paper put together by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems that examines minimum unit pricing in Scotland.

The paper provides an overview of:

  • Alcohol harm in Scotland
  • What is MUP and why was it...

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