All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

Addiction Severity Index (ASI) Assessment Interview Part IV

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Video and audio recordings
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

Addiction Severity Index (ASI) Assessment Interview Part IV 

This video is intended as a learning tool for practicing assessment interview skills by using ASI adapted from UTC on course 5: Intake, Screening Assessment, Treatment Plan, and...

Involvement of the ghrelin system in the maintenance and reinstatement of cocaine-motivated behaviors: a role of adrenergic action at peripheral β1 receptors

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Abstract

Cocaine addiction is a significant medical and public concern. Despite decades of research effort, development of pharmacotherapy for cocaine use disorder remains largely unsuccessful. This may be partially due to insufficient...

Highlights from the 2022 UNODC World Drug Report: Implications for drug prevention, treatment and care responses

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ISSUP Webinar
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Statistics
Partner Organisation

ISSUP presented a webinar on Thursday, July 7, 2022, featuring Giovanna Campello, Chief of the Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) presenting highlights from the 2022 edition...

Introducing Training of Trainers (ToT) on Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) Advance course 9-15 in Pakistan

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News
Themes
Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family

The country office Pakistan of “United Nation Office on Drug & Crime” (UNODC) is happy to offer the Training of Trainers (ToT) on Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) Advance course 9-15. We are inviting the application for ToT on following...

The prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders in prison populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Addiction
Public Health
Mental Health
Law
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Comorbid mental illnesses and substance use disorders are associated with adverse criminal, social, and health outcomes. Yet, their burden is not reliably known among prison populations. We therefore aimed to estimate the prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders (dual disorders) among people in prison worldwide.

Training on UTC 01 - Sri Lanka

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement

At the start of may 2022 the Preventive Education and Training Unit of the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board has conducted  training on Universal Treatment Curriculum, Course 01 (UTC - 01) for 32 staff members in NDDCB.

The training...

Jamaica to update national drug policy

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Policy
Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation
National Security Minister, Dr Horace Chang, says the Government is taking the necessary steps to implement an updated National Policy and Plan of Action for Drug Control

New psychoactive substances: A review and updates

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Scientific article
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Policy

New psychoactive substances (NPS) are a diverse group of substances that are linked with a number of health and social harms on an individual and societal level. NPS toxicity and dependence syndromes are recognised in primary care...

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