All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

Alcohol Awareness Week 2021

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News
Themes
Policy
Prevention
Public Health

Alcohol Awareness Week is a week of awareness-raising, campaigning for change, and more. This year's Alcohol Awareness Week takes place from 15-21 November 2021 on the theme of Alcohol and relationships.

Alcohol Awareness Week is...

Opium tincture-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder: A systematic review

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Format
Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Men

Abstract

Background: Some countries have used opioid agonist medications other than methadone and buprenorphine as a strategy to increase treatment diversity. In Iran and other countries where opium use is common and culturally tolerated...

Website on new psychoactive substances NPS-Info.org

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Website
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Partner Organisation

The web resource is divided into five sections: "Substances", "Prevention", "Resources", "Practice" and "Get Help". The Resources section contains videos on HIV prevention among people who use stimulants/NPS. This section also includes...

UNODC launches new webpage to expand access to essential HIV health and social services

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Data
Partner Organisation

The UNODC Regional Programme Office for Eastern Europe (Kyiv, Ukraine), in cooperation with the Charitable Fund “Humanitarian Action” (Saint Petersburg, Russia), launches a new website on New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) (https://nps-info...

Webinar Rehabilitation for Clients in the Criminal Justice System “Challenges and opportunities for drug rehabilitation practitioners"

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Policy
Law
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

In an effort to tackle the problem of abuse and illicit trafficking of narcotics, psychotropics and addictive substances, the government has enacted Law no. 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics. Basically, the sanctions regulated in the...

Prison and drugs in Europe - current and future challenges

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Video and audio recordings
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Partner Organisation

Objective: to discuss the results of the report Prison and drugs in Europe: current and future challenges Insights with key customers.

Invited Stakeholders: - Heino Stöver, Institute for Addiction Research Organization Frankfurt University...

Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2020

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News
Themes
Addiction
Populations
Men
Women
Public Health
Policy

In 2020,1339 drug-related deaths were registered in Scotland.

This is a 5% increase compared to figures from 2019.

Other key findings show:

  • The number of drug-related deaths has increased substantially over the last 20 years – there...

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction: Call for Papers

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News
Themes
Addiction
Mental Health

A special issue of the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction will be devoted to empirical papers and related to Stigma, Mental Illness and Substance Use.

The special issue is intended to highlight a broad range of issues...

Prevention Science Journal, Volume 22, issue 6, August 2021

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation
Special Issue: Optimizing the Implementation and Effectiveness of Preventive Interventions through Motivational Interviewing