All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

Alcohol-Related Deaths Increasing in the United States

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Addiction
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Men
Women
Public Health
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There has been a steady rise in deaths caused by alcohol, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health.

The research examined U.S. death...

Harm to Others from Drinking: Patterns in Nine Societies

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Prevention
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Family
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The adverse impact of alcohol consumption include the negative consequences of drinking on individuals other than the drinkers themselves, including both health and social problems.  Alcohol’s harm to others (HTO) is an interactional...

Changes in Smoker Characteristics in England

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Pharmacological Interventions
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Addiction
Public Health
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Smoking in England has decreased over the last decade. It is vital to monitor the trends and examine the factors that may be influencing the downward curve, so as to maintain the pattern and make predictions about future smoking rates.

A...

National, Regional, and Global Burdens of Disease Linked to Alcohol Use

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Scientific article
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Men
Women
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Alcohol use continues to be one of the leading risk factors for the global burden of disease. This is despite growing awareness of the harm alcohol has the potential to cause and many worldwide initiatives and campaigns to tackle the issue...

Opioid Use Disorder: A Nature Reviews Primer

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Treatment
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Abstract | Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a chronic relapsing disorder that, whilst initially driven by activation of brain reward neurocircuits, increasingly engages anti-reward neurocircuits that drive adverse emotional states and relapse...

ICUDDR Conference 2020: Call for Proposals & Save the Date!

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Treatment
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The International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) will be holding its annual conference at the Sukosol Hotel in Bangkok Thailand, July 13-15, 2020. Conference registration will begin March 1st. 

ICUDDR is now...

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