All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

Becky Vaughn opens Vth Batch of UTC course by Ecolink Institute

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

Ecolink opens its Vth International Batch on UTC training

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Becky Vaughn, Director of the Global Center for Credentialing and Certification (GCCC), US inaugurated the Vth Batch of the Universal Treatment Curriculum on 29 June 2021 under...

Plausibility of patient-centred care in high-intensity methadone treatment: Reflections of providers and patients

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction

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Background: Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) often have complex health care needs. Methadone is one of the medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) used in the management of OUDs. Highly restrictive methadone treatment...

Tobacco Smoking and Associated Factors Among People Living With HIV in Uganda

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Mental Health

Rates of smoking among people living with HIV are greater than the number of people who smoke within the general population.

This article, published in the Journal of Nicotine and Tobacco, examines the smoking patterns and behaviours of...

Supporting Women to Access Appropriate Treatment Study

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Women

Supporting Women to Access Appropriate Treatment (SWAAT) is a National Drugs Strategy Strand 2 Strategic Health Initiative which aims to build community capacity to support women to access treatment and recovery from drug and alcohol use...

Prison and drugs in Europe: Current and future challenges

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Book
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Addiction
Public Health
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

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This publication provides an overview of current knowledge and the latest developments in the field of drug use and prison in Europe. The report explores in depth the epidemiology of drug use and drug-related problems among the...

Current Status of Violence, Suicide, Alcohol Use, and Stigma in Mexico

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Mental Health

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Studies on the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) and its risk factors have shown worldwide the preponderant role of accidents and violence in the burden of disease and the role of alcohol consumption as a main risk factor in the...

Chronic care treatment for smoking cessation in patients with serious mental illness: a pilot randomized trial

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance

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Rates of smoking among those with serious mental illness (SMI) are two to three times higher than for the general population. Smoking is rarely addressed in mental health settings. Innovative outreach and treatment strategies...

Supporting Women to Access Appropriate Treatment

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Women

Supporting Women to Access Appropriate Treatment (SWAAT) is a National Drugs Strategy Strand 2 Strategic Health Initiative which aims to build community capacity to support women to access treatment and recovery from drug and alcohol use...