All Resources for 'Law Enforcement & Supply Reduction'

Perspectives of service providers on aftercare service provision for persons with substance use disorders at a Rural District in South Africa

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
Quality Assurance

Background

Aftercare programs for people with substance use disorders (PWSUD) are frequently challenged with a number of overlapping obstacles, including uncertain policy consequences and a lack of resources. Despite demographic variety...

Interdisciplinary collaboration in the treatment of alcohol use disorders in a general hospital department: a mixed-method study

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance

Background

In somatic health care settings, interdisciplinary collaborations (where various disciplines work coordinated and interdependently toward shared goals) are considered to yield higher team effectiveness than multidisciplinary...

Training of Trainer (TOT) on Drug Treatment and Management for prison officers

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
As part of Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) capacity building initiatives with prison staff for the better management of drug dependent prisoners, a four-day long Training of Trainers (ToT) on Drug Treatment and Management Training for prison staff was held on 25 July 2022.

National Roundtable on a Completed Study on the Prevalence of New Psychoactive Substances

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ISSUP Webinar
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Psychoactive Substances
Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Data
Supply & Market Disruption
We invite specialists of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Scientific Center of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, representatives of UNODC, UNAIDS, non-governmental organizations, heads and doctors of regional Mental Health Centers.

Associations Between Canada's Cannabis Legalization and Emergency Department Presentations for Transient Cannabis-Induced Psychosis and Schizophrenia Conditions: Ontario and Alberta, 2015–2019

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Scientific article
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Data

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Objective

Cannabis legalization in many jurisdictions worldwide has raised concerns that such legislation might increase the burden of transient and persistent psychotic illnesses in society. Our study aimed to address this issue...

Assessment of Patterns in e-Cigarette Use Among Adults in the US, 2017-2020

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Scientific article
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Data

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Importance  Updated data on the patterns of e-cigarette use among adults in the US are needed.

Objective  To examine recent patterns in current and daily e-cigarette use among US adults.

Design, Setting, and Participants  This...

Quality of life profile of methadone maintenance treatment patients in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance

Aim: To determine the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of methadone maintenance treatment patients in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Subject and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 967 patients being treated at two methadone...