All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

Webinar: How Do Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Affect Young People?

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Mental Health
Data

This webinar will present an update on research into co-occurring mental and substance use disorders among young people in Australia.

It will ask:

  • how many young people experience co-occurring mental and substance use disorders?
  • What...

A Qualitative Study of Drivers of Psychoactive Substance Use among Mekelle University Students, Northern Ethiopia

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family

Abstract

Background

Psychoactive substance (PS) use is a public health concern among University students. Understanding the factors underlay the use helps to underpin effective preventive interventions. However, there is dearth of...

Combining Medically Assisted Treatment and Twelve-Step Programming: A Perspective and Review

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Addiction

ABSTRACT

Background: People with severe substance use disorders require long-term rehabilitative care after the initial treatment. There is, however, a deficit in the availability of such care. This may be due both to inadequate medical...

Visit of Mr. Muhmmad Ayub, Senior Advisor, Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Program

Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings

Mr. Muhammad Ayub, Senior Advisor visited Freedom Treatment & Rehab in Gujranwala, Pakistan, 2019. Mr. Sana Ullah Rathore, Consultant Drug Rehabilitation Freedom, Director elect ISSUP Pakistan, Rana Maqsood Ahmad, Arshad Javed Mughal...

Children Learning About Secondhand Smoke (CLASS II): A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Treatment
Treatment Settings

Abstract

Introduction

Children exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS) are at increased risk of respiratory illnesses. We piloted a Smoke Free Intervention (SFI) and trial methods before investigating its effectiveness and cost-effectiveness in...

South East Asian Fellowship Program on Drug Policy 2019

Format
News
Themes
Data
Ethics
Policy
Public Health
Release, the UK’s centre of expertise on drugs and drugs law, is proud to invite applications to the 2019 South East Asian Fellowship Program on Drug Policy. Fellows will be hosted at Release in London, UK. 

Invitation to Conduct Research

Format
News
Themes
Data
Prevention
Public Health

The Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Drug and Alcohol Task Force, in conjunction with Southside Partnership and Dublin Rathdown Community Addiction Team, invites submissions from suitably qualified parties to conduct a research project to commence...

Alcohol and Older People

Publication Date
Format
Book
Themes
Data
Public Health
The Swedish Society of Medicine, the Swedish Society of Nursing and IOGT-NTO have come together to produce a report on the elderly’s increased sensitivity to the effects of alcohol which, may increase the risk of disease and accidents, even at relatively low consumption levels.

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