All Resources for 'Law Enforcement & Supply Reduction'

£421 million to boost drug and alcohol treatment across England

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Public Health
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

It has been announced that local authorities across England will benefit from an extra £421 million government funding through to 2025 to improve drug and alcohol addiction treatment and recovery.

The extra funding will enable the creation...

Profiles of quality of outpatient care use, associated sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, and adverse outcomes among patients with substance-related disorders

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Men
Quality Assurance

Abstract

Background

This study identified patient profiles in terms of their quality of outpatient care use, associated sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, and adverse outcomes based on frequent emergency department (ED) use...

The risk matrix: Drug-related deaths in prisons in England and Wales, 2015–2020

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Men
Public Health
Policy
Law
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
This article explores the factors contributing to drug-related deaths in English and Welsh prisons between 2015 and 2020.

Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Sixteenth Session)

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Policy Advocacy
Policy
Law Enforcement
Police 
Supply & Market Disruption
Regulatory Control of Substances
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
ISSUP Nigeria are pleased to present their next Bi-Monthly Webinar on the topic of 'Substance Use Prevention Interventions in Schools: Alternatives to Punishment'.

HIV and Substance Use: Reading List

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Reading List
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Policy
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

World AIDS Day takes place in December each year. This reading list contains a list of research, publications and resources for practitioners relating to HIV/Aids. We also have a network dedicated to HIV and HCV where you can find a...

Black girls and referrals: racial and gender disparities in self-reported referral to substance use disorder assessment among justice-involved children

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women
Quality Assurance
Public Health
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Background

There is a higher prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) among justice-involved children (JIC). It is critical to ensure that JIC who report current use are referred for SUD assessment and potentially life-saving treatment...

Correlates of treatment engagement and client outcomes: results of a randomised controlled trial of nabiximols for the treatment of cannabis use disorder

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance

Introduction 

There is increasing interest and evidence for the use of cannabinoid medications in the treatment of cannabis use disorder, but little examination of the correlates of successful treatment. This paper is a secondary analysis...

Disruptions to U.S. local public health’s role in population-based substance use prevention and response during COVID-19

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance
Public Health

Background

COVID-19 dramatically limited the scale and scope of local health department (LHD) work, redirecting resources to the response. However, the need for essential public health services—including substance use prevention—was not...