All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

Patterns of Heated Tobacco Product Use Among Czech Adult Tobacco Users in 2020: An Online Survey

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Statistics
Data
Partner Organisation

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Heated tobacco products represent a new phenomenon, called novel tobacco products, and one that is not unique to the Czech market. These are electronic tobacco heating and aerosol-producing devices. Although studies on the...

AddictologyIssue 2/2022

Effect of Propylene Glycol and Vegetable Glycerine Ratio in E-Liquid on Aerosol Formation: Overview of Relevant Properties

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Scientific article
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Statistics
Data
Partner Organisation

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Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) generate an aerosol by vaporising e-liquids that usually consist of propylene glycol (PG), vegetable glycerine (VG), and other ingredients (water, nicotine, and flavours). The...

AddictologyIssue 2/2022

Substance Use and the Role of Families. Results of a Cross-Country Study in Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine

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Format
Scientific article
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Addiction
Family
Recovery Support
Partner Organisation

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In many countries families have rarely been involved in addressing treatment and interventions for family members with substance use disorders (SUDs). The aims of this study were to measure the influence of substance use on...

AddictologyIssue 2/2022

Avoidance, Anxiety Towards Parents, and Self-Acceptance of Adolescents in the System of Higher Secondary Education

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Scientific article
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Public Health
Mental Health
Family
Partner Organisation

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A close relationship between a parent and a child and parental acceptance can mediate the appropriate self-acceptance of an adolescent, which is an important variable related to personality and a pillar of emotional health. In...

AddictologyIssue 2/2022

General Principles of Contingency Management for Smoking Cessation

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Public Health
Quality Assurance
Treatment
Women
Partner Organisation

Contingency management (CM) is a psychological treatment based on operant conditioning. It consists of providing incentives in exchange for achieving a target behaviour such as abstinence or other treatmentrelated variables (e.g. session...

AddictologyIssue 2/2022

War: Psychological Skills for Surviving and Coping with Traumatic Events

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Video and audio recordings
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Mental Health
Emergency Resources

ISSUP Ukraine and ITTC-Ukraine jointly held an initiative dedicated to the ongoing war and the horrific events that resulted from Russian's attack on Ukraine. Ukrainians are currently experiencing extremely traumatic events that will have a...

A new model of Couples Treatment for Addiction

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Video and audio recordings
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family

This Webinar examines a new model of couples treatment for addiction.

The model includes new aspects in the treatment, related to relationship reparation/ forgiveness and aspects of Emotionally-focused couple therapy.

The presentation...

Global trends in opioid medicine availability

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Video and audio recordings
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings

This webinar presented the latest global and regional trends in the use of opioid analgesics and explore issues related to availability.

Around the world the consumption of opioid analgesics has been increasing, yet millions of people...

The environmental impact of tobacco products: Time to increase awareness and action

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Scientific article
Themes
Policy

"There is increasing recognition of the negative environmental effects of tobacco products. However, further research, policy and public awareness are needed to address the environmental harms caused by the tobacco industry."

This...