All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

Medications in Drug Treatment: Tackling the Risks to Children – One Year on

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
Public Health
Partner Organisation

This ‘One Year On’ report expands upon the findings and recommendations of Adfam’s Medications in Drug Treatment: Tackling the risks to children, published in 2014, and further contributes to the debate on reducing the risks to children...

Challenging Stigma: Tackling the Prejudice Experienced by Families of Drug and Alcohol Users

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Book
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Populations
Family
Public Health
Policy
Partner Organisation

Stigma and drug use have been associated for a long time, and in recent years they have been popular topics of debate and the focus of a growing body of research. But in the same way that families have often been absent in other drug policy...

Crime and Social Impacts of Alcohol

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Format
Book
Themes
Public Health
Statistics
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Alcohol-related crime and social disorder is estimated to cost UK taxpayers £11bn per year, at 2010/11 prices.[1]

Alcohol-related crime makes up a substantial portion of violent offences across the UK (47% in England and Wales in 2014/15,[...

Systemic and Individual Factors in the Buprenorphine Treatment-Seeking Process: A Qualitative Study

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Theories and Science
Policy

Abstract

Background: Opioid use is a significant problem in Alaska. Medication-assisted treatment for opioid use, including buprenorphine, reduces withdrawal symptoms and the harm associated with opioid abuse. Understanding consumers’...

Enzymes Involved in Cocaine Metabolism: A New Pharmacologic Approach to Treat Overdose Due to Cocaine

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Addiction

Abstract English/Spanish

Introduction: New therapeutic strategies against cocaine overdose toxicity have been developed. These new approaches are based on the design and synthesis of proteins involved in the destruction of cocaine before...

Reviewing England's Drug Misuse Treatment System

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Book
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health

Public Health England’s recently published review reveals that the country’s drug misuse treatment system is performing well. However, there are still several areas that call for improvements.

Amongst the report’s findings, notable are:

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New Online Training for Practitioners, Peer Mentors and Service Managers

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

This new platform allows substance misuse, probation and prison services to upskill their workforces in a scalable and consistent way, and optimise their use of the digital behaviour change programme Breaking Free.

Service providers can...

Healthy Nightlife Toolbox - Resources for Creating Safer Nightlife Settings

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News
Themes
Policy
Prevention
Public Health
Partner Organisation

 

The Healthy Nightlife Toolbox (HNT) is an international initiative that focuses on the reduction of harm from alcohol and drug use among young people.

The Healthy Nightlife Toolbox collects and provides information on evidence-based...