All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

Drug-Impaired Driving Toolkit

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Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation

Research has shown that the problem of driving while impaired by drugs has become comparable in seriousness to alcohol-impaired driving. In order to inform driving school staff and young drivers about drug-impaired driving, the Canadian...

'Big data' on American Youth

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Format
Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Statistics
Partner Organisation
Last week the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released the results of the annual Monitoring the Future Survey.

UTC and UPC in Paraguay

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News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings

En un acto que se llevó a cabo en la sede de la Facultad de Filosofía de la Universidad Católica “Nuestra Señora de la Asunción”,  el Rector de la citada Universidad y el Ministro de la SENAD dieron lugar a la firma de un convenio de...

Opium Addiction Destroying Families

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Scientific article
Themes
Addiction
Populations
Family
Women
Public Health
Law Enforcement
Border Control

We are in the middle of the first quarter of the 21st century. It is a technologically advanced era, in which people across the world, and within a country are trying to excel in their lives, exploring new opportunities and trying to build...

2016 National Drug Threat Assessment

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Book
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Policy Advocacy
Policy
Law
Law Enforcement
Police 
Supply & Market Disruption
Regulatory Control of Substances
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

The purpose of the DEA's 2016 National Drug Threat Assessment is to provide timely and relevant strategic drug-related intelligence for policymakers in the United States to formulate counterdrug policies. Further, it helps law enforcement...

Do Cognitive Processes Influence Nicotine Addiction?

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health

A new study suggests that the way in which the human brain responds to nicotine depends on what a smoker believes about the drug’s content in a cigarette. The investigation found that smoking a cigarette that contains nicotine, but thinking...

Report: Mixing Alcohol with Energy Drinks

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Format
Book
Themes
Mental Health
Policy
Prevention
Public Health
Statistics
Supply & Market Disruption

VicHealth has released a report summarising a recent investigation into Australia’s consumption of alcohol mixed with energy drinks and its harmful consequences.

The key findings include:

  • Young people in metropolitan areas drink alcohol...

Looking to the Future: Healthcare for Adolescents

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Scientific article
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Mental Health
Prevention

A recent review published in the Journal of Adolescent Health that looks at the effectiveness of interventions for improving the well-being of teenagers has reached a number of significant conclusions. These include:

  • Sexual and...

Scotland and New Psychoactive Substances

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Book
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Statistics
Mental Health

A collaborative research project geared towards understanding the patterns of use, motives and harms of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) - commonly referred to as ‘Legal Highs’ - in Scotland has recently published its findings. Amongst the...