All Resources for 'Law Enforcement & Supply Reduction'

Experiences of frontline healthcare workers and their views about support during COVID-19 and previous pandemics: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Recovery Support
Populations
Family
Quality Assurance
Public Health

Background

Healthcare workers across the world have risen to the demands of treating COVID-19 patients, potentially at significant cost to their own health and wellbeing. There has been increasing recognition of the potential mental health...

United Nations Synthetic Drug Toolkit

Format
Guide
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation

The United Nations Synthetic Drug Toolkit supports the international community in implementing comprehensive response measures to address the synthetic drug problem.

 

The toolkit was developed in response to Commission on Narcotic Drugs ...

Legal responses to novel psychoactive substances implemented by ten European countries: An analysis from legal epidemiology

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Psychoactive Substances
Policy
Law
Law Enforcement
Regulatory Control of Substances

Abstract

Introduction

Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) continue to pose challenges to law enforcement authorities, public health officers and policymakers as suppliers continuously adapt to control measures, thus remaining highly...

Placebo Response and Media Attention in Randomized Clinical Trials Assessing Cannabis-Based Therapies for Pain A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Regulatory Control of Substances

Abstract

Importance  Persistent pain is a common and disabling health problem that is often difficult to treat. There is an increasing interest in medicinal cannabis for treatment of persistent pain; however, the limited superiority of...

National policymakers and key stakeholders in Kyrgyzstan expand their knowledge of quality assurance system related to drug use disorders through UNODC training

Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia organized a national training on "Quality Assurance of Drug Use Disorder Treatment Systems" in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, from 28 to 30 November 2022.

This capacity-building exercise was carried out...

National policymakers and key stakeholders in Kyrgyzstan enhance their knowledge on drug use disorder system Quality Assurance through UNODC training

Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Quality Assurance
Law Enforcement
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA) conducted a National Training “UNODC Drug Use Disorder Treatment Systems Quality Assurance (QA)” which took place in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on 28-30 November 2022.

This capacity building...

Moving towards a continuum of safer supply options for people who use drugs: A qualitative study exploring national perspectives on safer supply among professional stakeholders in Canada

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Statistics
Data

Background

Novel public health interventions are needed to address the toxic drug supply and meet the needs of people who use drugs amidst the overdose crisis. Safer supply – low-barrier distribution of pharmaceutical grade substances –...

INL DDR Partners Call - Quality Assurance

Publication Date
Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance
Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation

This month on November 9th, 2022, the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) DDR Partners meeting offered a discussion on quality assurance and included two presentations:

  • Building Quality Improvement for SUD Treatment...

ADDICTUS 2022, 4th National Forum on Pathological Addictions

Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Women
Theories and Science
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

ADDICTUS 2022

IV° NATIONAL FORUM ON PATHOLOGICAL ADDICTIONS

Riva del Garda Congress Centre (TN) 2 - 4 December 2022

Scientific coordinators: Fabio Lugoboni, Anna Franceschini, Stefano Canali

 

FRIDAY 2.12.22

Neurodevelopmental...