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Manual de la Pastoral Latinoamericana de Acompañamiento y Prevención de las Adicciones

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Format
Guide
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Recovery Support 
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Faith-Based
Recuperación
Faith-Based
Peer and Community Support
Recovery-Oriented Services

Nos complace compartir el lanzamiento del Manual de Pastoral de Adicciones, una iniciativa desarrollada por la Pastoral Latinoamericana de las Adicciones (PLAPA) y el CELAM.

Este manual ofrece una guía pastoral para la prevención, el...

Suboxone, Kratom, and 7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH): A Guide to Withdrawal Risks, Buprenorphine Treatment, and Clinical Considerations

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Format
Guide
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Family
Regulatory Control of Substances

Kratom, 7-OH, and Suboxone: Withdrawal, Blocking Effects, and Treatment Options

Quick answer: Yes, Suboxone can block the effects of kratom because buprenorphine binds strongly to the brain’s opioid receptors. However, taking Suboxone too...

Advancing Drug Policy, Mental Health, and Tobacco Control

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Format
Community update
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Regulatory Control of Substances

From Stigma to Treatment: A Forum on Medical Cannabis Legalization in the Philippines

The University of the Philippines Law Center Institute of Human Rights (UP IHR) hosted the public forum "From Stigma to Treatment: A Forum on Medical...

What Is Xylazine

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Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family

What Is Xylazine ("Tranq")? Effects, Wounds, Withdrawal, and Getting Help

Written by Benjamin Zohar, NCACIP

Published: 21 June 2026  |  Last Updated: 21 June 2026  |  6 min read

Reviewed by Brandon McNally, RN

Xylazine—known on the...

Protecting Youth from Mexican Drug Cartel Recruitment: The Prospects of Educational Interventions

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Prevention
Community-Based
School-Based
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Mental Health
Law
Criminal Justice 
Law Enforcement
Police 

This investigation considers the impact of Mexico’s War on Drugs since 2006 and the influence of widespread cartel networks on the youth population. As both victims and perpetrators of drug-related crime, the young individuals of Mexico are...

Child Criminal Exploitation and the Interactional Emergence of Victim Status

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Mental Health
Law
Criminal Justice 
Service Provision & Engagement 
Law Enforcement
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Rehabilitation and Re-Entry Services

This article draws on observations and interviews with youth justice practitioners and young people involved in county lines drug dealing to explore the processes by which young people are identified as victims of child criminal...

The Role of Faith Communities in Addressing Substance Use and Crime – Reading List (Part 1)

Format
Reading List
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Recovery Support 
Treatment
Prevention
Prevention
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Populations
Family
Women
Public Health
Law Enforcement
Reading List

In this reading list, we provide resources exploring the role of faith communities and faith-based organisations in addressing substance use, crime, violence and related social harms. Faith-based strategies draw on spiritual values...

Religiosity and crime: Evidence from a city-wide shock

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Prevention
Prevention
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Data
Criminal Justice 
Law Enforcement
Police 
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 

This study examines the relationship between religiosity and crime using data from the 2015 visit of Pope Francis to Philadelphia. By analysing daily crime reports before, during, and after the visit, the researchers found a significant...

The Association Between Religiosity and Substance Use Patterns Among Women Involved in the Criminal Justice System

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Recovery Support 
Prevention
Prevention
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Populations
Women
Public Health
Theories and Science
Data
Criminal Justice 
Epidemiology, Aetiology and Statistics

This study explores the relationship between religiosity and substance use patterns among women involved in the criminal justice system. Using data from women participating in a drug court programme in the United States, the researchers...