All Resources for 'Law Enforcement & Supply Reduction'

Consumption of psychoactive substances in samples of the Guatemalan school population

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Scientific article
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Psychoactive Substances
Data

A research was carried out consisting of 4 master's degree graduation works, with mixed descriptive methodology, which deal with the different risk factors that cause students in Guatemala, who fall into problems of use, consumption and...

Indonesia's INEP Plus Online Training

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance
Theories and Science

ISSUP Indonesia organized the Introduction to Evidence-Based Prevention (INEP) Online Course as a  national-level training in Indonesia with 17 participants. The training, conducted by Dr.dr. Kristiana Siste, SpKJ, and Dr. Elvina K...

Assessment of Medical Cannabis and Health-Related Quality of Life

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance
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Importance  The use of cannabis as a medicine is becoming increasingly prevalent. Given the diverse range of conditions being treated with medical cannabis, as well as the vast array of products and dose forms available, clinical...

UNODC supported delegations from four Central Asian countries in a high-level study tour to the United Kingdom

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Psychoactive Substances
Quality Assurance
Theories and Science
Policy
Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation

The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA) together with the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS) organized a study tour for high-level representatives, including senior officials, policymakers and substance...

Economic Evaluations of Pharmacologic Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Systematic Literature Review

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Quality Assurance

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Objective

The crisis of opioid use puts a strain on resources in the United States and worldwide. There are 3 US Food and Drug Administration–approved medications for treatment of opioid use disorder: methadone, buprenorphine...

Hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and related substances

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Book
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Statistics
Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation

Introduction

The markets for hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and related semi-synthetic cannabinoids (SSC) are rapidly evolving areas with relatively limited information currently available.

The European situation presented in Section 1 can...

PTACC Annual Deflection Summit Call for International Presenters

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement

Proposals are now being accepted for the 2023 Police, Treatment, and Community Collaborative’s (PTACC) National Deflection and Pre-arrest Diversion Summit.

All submissions must be uploaded by May 5, 2023 at 2:00 EDT in order to be...

Epidemiology of prescription opioid use in Iran

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Video and audio recordings
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Data

Dr Jaleh Gholami presented at the NDARC Webinar Series on Thursday, 9 March 2023.

Iran, located in the Middle East, has a high rate of opioid consumption and different patterns of drug use. In this webinar, we will present the epidemiology...

Psychoactive Prescription Drug Abuse: Selected Psychological Symptoms and Quality of Life in Addiction Treatment. Study Protocol

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Public Health
Quality Assurance

BACKGROUND: The abuse of psychoactive prescription drugs has become increasingly common in the Czech Republic. These drugs include sedatives, hypnotics, anxiolytics (benzodiazepines and Z-hypnotics), and opioids. Patients with an addiction...

AddictologyIssue 4/2022