All Resources for 'Law Enforcement & Supply Reduction'

Treatment of Cannabis-related Problems in the Nordic Countries

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Book
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Data

After alcohol, cannabis is the second most common intoxicant in the Nordics. 

In Denmark cannabis is by far the principle issue among newcomers to drug treatment, in Iceland, more than one-third of all addiction patients have cannabis as a...

Prevalence and Pattern of Psychoactive Substance Use among Female Students in North India

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
Public Health
Data

The frequent collection, analysis and publication of data on psychoactive substance use among young people is essential to follow trends which can be used to inform practice and public health policy.

In India, psychoactive substance use is...

Adiktologie Journal

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Format
Book
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Men
Public Health
Data
Adiktologie is an international journal devoted to publishing peer-reviewed interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary scientific reports on psychoactive substance use, behavioural addictions and related issues.

A Rapid Systematic Review of What We Know about Alcohol Use Disorders and Brief Interventions in the Criminal Justice System

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Scientific article
Themes
Addiction
Law
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to review the evidence of alcohol use disorders within the different stages of the criminal justice system in the UK. Furthermore it reviewed the worldwide evidence of alcohol brief interventions...

Magnitude of Substance Use in India

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Format
Book
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Policy
Ethics
Data
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
The National Survey assesses the extent and patterns of substance use in India.

Survey: The National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Policy
Data

The purpose of this survey is to seek your opinions on areas for the treatment of substance use disorder due to methamphetamine and other emerging drugs of concern that would benefit from the conduct of clinical research.

Emerging drugs of...

How to Deliver Effective Opioid Substitute Treatment in Prisons

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Format
Video and audio recordings
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

This webinar focuses on:

  • Overcoming organisational and cultural issues

  • Stabilisation and assisted withdrawal

  • Retox and continuity of care

Presenters:

Dr Joss Bray, Clinical Lead for Drug and Alcohol Treatment in the...

Quality Measurers of Therapeutic Communities for Substance Dependence: An International Collaborative Study Survey in Latin America

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Men
Quality Assurance

Abstract

Background

In Latin America, substance related disorders are highly prevalent and one of the treatment strategies is the Therapeutic Communities (TCs), however, in Latin America there is scarce data about this treatment...

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