All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

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

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.

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

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News
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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...

New psychoactive substances (NPS)

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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Partner Organisation

Overview

A new psychoactive substance (NPS) is defined as 'a new narcotic or psychotropic drug, in pure form or in preparation, that is not controlled by the United Nations drug conventions, but which may pose a public health threat...

Novel Psychoactive Substances: Policy, Economics and Drug Regulation

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Book
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Policy
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

In light of the recent emergence of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) on a global scale, this book provides a timely analysis of the social and economic impact of the NPS phenomenon, and of the global policy and regulatory responses to it...

Handbook of Novel Psychoactive Substances: What Clinicians Should Know about NPS

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Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health

Handbook of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges that clinicians face when dealing with NPS and discusses how the profile of patients and their socio-demographic characteristics frame the...

UNODC Early Warning Advisory on New Psychoactive Substances

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Website
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Policy
Partner Organisation

The rapid emergence of a large number of New Psychoactive Substances on the global drug market poses a significant risk to public health and a challenge to drug policy. Often, little is known about the adverse health effects and social...

New psychoactive substances: A review and updates

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Format
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...