All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

CAPACITY BUILDING BY THE SHELTER NGO ( APRIL 5-10, 2021)

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News
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Faith-Based Strategies 
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based

 

CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SUNSTANCE USE PREVENTION PROFESSIONALS

The Shelter Youth and Community Network (The Shelter NGO), approved Training Provider for the Colombo Plan Drug  Advisory Programme (DAP) conducted her maiden training on the...

Surge in Overdose Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Policy

Over 87,000 Americans have died of drug overdoses over a 12 month period ending in September 2020.

Without question, there is a link between the increased numbers of people dying from drug overdoses and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fear, stress...

Reducing Harm Due to Alcohol: Success Stories From 3 Countries

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News
Themes
Policy

The European Region has the highest level of alcohol consumption in the world.

To reduce these harms, WHO/Europe has identified three affordable, feasible and cost-effective intervention strategies:

  • increase excise taxes on alcoholic...

International Standards on Treatment & Harm Reduction

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Video and audio recordings
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

The Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (VNGOC) together with the UNODC Civil Society Unit (CSU) held a webinar on 17th March 2021 discussing UNODC guidance on treatment and harm reduction. The webinar included opening remarks from Mirella Dummar...

Quality standards in drug treatment: some ideas for incorporation into our country's services

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ISSUP Webinar
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Quality Assurance

ISSUP Chile invites you to participate in a webinar on quality standards in drug treatment and how to incorporate them into treatment services in Chile

The webinar will take place on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. (Chile time)

Disord...

At Last, Some Help for Meth Addiction

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings

This article from Scientific American covers recent advances in treating Methamphetamine Use Disorder.

23-25 February 2021: UNODC supported a national consultation in Côte d'Ivoire to develop integrated national approaches and guidelines for the treatment of comorbid drug use and other medical conditions

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

Under the supervision of the Interministerial Committee on Drug Control and in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, nearly 20 representatives of national programmes to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis and mental health...