All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

WEBINAR: Ken C. Winters on Adolescent Brain Development

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ISSUP Webinar
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

How does substance use affect the developing brain? What implications does the evidence have for substance use prevention and treatment? Our first Expert Days webinar explores several issues at the intersection of teenage brain development...

Noncommunicable Disease Progress Monitor

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Book
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Data
Policy
Public Health

Noncommunicable diseases are the leading cause of premature death globally.

Every year, 41 million people die from heart attacks, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes or a mental disorder. 

Despite the concerning trends...

Structural characteristics of subjective networks in Community Treatment

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

Subjective networks are one of the central subjects of Community Treatment. This two-part brief presents some data on the structural characteristics of personal networks in order to have some benchmarks for describing the characteristics of...

How Can We Change Drinking Behaviours among ‘Baby Boomers’?

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News
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Data
Public Health

The term ‘baby boomer’ refers to those born during 1946-1964. In the UK, they account for around 25% of the population.

Studies have found that baby boomers indulge in more dangerous drinking behaviour than younger generations. For example...

Differences between Girls and Boys at Treatment Entry and in Response to Treatment

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Family

Psychoactive substance use among children in Afghanistan is an issue of concern. Somewhere around 300,000 children in the country have been exposed to opioids that either parents directly provided to them or by passive exposure. Evidence...

Drug Related Deaths in Finland Increase by 25% in One Year

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News
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Addiction
Data
Public Health

According to data published by Statistics Finland, the number of drug-related deaths in one year has increased by 25% in 2018.

Causes of death included accidental poisonings from multiple substances, deaths caused by long-term drug use...

Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol Introduced in Wales

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News
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Law
Policy
Prevention
Public Health

From the 2nd of March, Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for alcohol will come into effect in Wales. 

The policy, which has shown positive outcomes in Scotland, aims to tackle alcohol-related harm and death.

MUP is designed to reduce the amount...

What Has Happened Since – 2020 Report

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Book
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Data
Policy
Public Health

The Nordic Alcohol and Drug Policy Network (NordAN) was established in September 2000 as a network of non-governmental, voluntary organisations. Their aim is to reduce the consumption of alcohol and other drugs and support restrictive...