All Resources for 'Law Enforcement & Supply Reduction'

How People Living in Canada Consume and Acquire Cannabis: Assessing Progress in Minimizing Harms and Establishing a Safe Supply Chain

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Report
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Populations
Family
Public Health
Data
Partner Organisation

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People’s attitudes and behaviours about cannabis have shifted since it was legalized in 2018. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has funded research to examine these changes.

As we approach the three-year...

Risks and Harms Associated with the Nonmedical Use of Benzodiazepines in the Unregulated Drug Supply in Canada

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Report
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Quality Assurance
Law Enforcement
Border Control
Partner Organisation

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Substance use risks are significantly higher for people who obtain drugs on the unregulated market as there is no quality control and drug contents are unpredictable. This lack of predictability has increased during the COVID-19...

European Web Survey on Drugs

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Book
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Data
Public Health
Partner Organisation

The European Web Survey on Drugs collected data between March and April 2021 from people who use drugs, aged 18 or older, living in 21 EU and 9 non-EU countries. During this period the populations in many European countries were...

Strong commitment in Pakistan towards quality assurance in line with the UNODC-WHO International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Quality Assurance
Regulatory Control of Substances

UNODC Pakistan, together with support from the Ministry of Narcotics, the Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section and generous funding support from the US...

The Adverse Childhood Experiences Concept (ACE) in a Research Sample of Imprisoned Children of Addicted Parents

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Scientific article
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Quality Assurance
Treatment
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION

The ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) concept is based on the results of an American population-based cohort study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine in 1998. ACE is classified into three groups: abuse...

AddictologyIssue 3/2021

Addiction Conference 2021 Report

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation
The ADDICTION 2021 ONLINE CONFERENCE, conducted from July 21 to 23, 2021, was the largest centrally controlled addiction treatment effort on the African continent. Thanks to the exceptional material and conversations, as well as the technological breakthroughs demonstrated by our usage of an exciting new online platform, the conference was described as world-class, ground-breaking, and inventive.

Client’s Characterization in the Community Treatment Approach: Methodological Foundations and Evidence

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Scientific article
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Quality Assurance
Treatment
Partner Organisation

BACKGROUND: The identity and social representation of people linked to drugs depend on their interaction with the system that collects and analyses the critical data used to describe it. AIM: The aim of this study is to see if by adopting a...

AddictologyIssue 2/2021

UNODC Supports the Launch of ISSUP Indonesia Chapter

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

Indonesia has been promoting science-based and ethical services to improve the health, well-being and recovery of affected individuals with drug use disorders and increase public safety to all drug use disorders treatment providers both at...