All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

Drug Use on Both Sides of the US-Mexico Border

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Scientific article
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Statistics
Law Enforcement
Border Control

Abstract

Objective: To compare drug use for cities along the US-Mexico border.

Materials and methods: Data are from the US-Mexico Study on Alcohol and Related Conditions (UMSARC, 2011-2013), a survey of 4,796 randomly selected Mexican and...

Trinidad y Tobago reticente a legalizar y promover la marihuana

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News
Themes
Policy

Trinidad y Tobago reticente a legalizar y promover la marihuana

Puerto España, 14 jul (PL) El primer ministro de Trinidad y Tobago, Keith Rowley, afirmó que la despenalización de la marihuana hoy está lejos de ser prioridad gubernamental a...

Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Tobacco Product Display at Points-of-Sale in Kenya

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Book
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Policy

In 2007, Kenya enacted the Tobacco Control Act, which is the principal tobacco control law in the country. The 2007 law includes prohibition of smoking in public places, ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, and packaging...

The Closing Ceremony of Basic Counseling Training and Handover of ICAP 1 Certificates

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family

Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) has organized a five-day long Basic Counseling Training for Addiction Professionals, including doctors, counselors, managers and other staff from the country’s different drug treatment and rehabilitation centers...

Are Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Helping Cigarette Smokers Quit?

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction

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Background

The potential of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) to reduce the cardiovascular and other disease risks of smoking is of great interest. While many smokers report using ENDS for cessation, their impact under...

Naloxone in Homelessness Services

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
With drug-related deaths at the highest number since comparable statistics began, why aren’t more homelessness services using naloxone to prevent overdose deaths?