All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

The rapidly changing composition of the global street drug supply and Its effects on high-risk groups for COVID-19

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Public Health
The majority of street drugs, in some cases more than ninety-five percent, now have multiple toxic adulterants. This research review brings to the attention of public health officials, addiction medicine specialists, treatment officials, therapists, and the general public the alarming increase of dangerous toxic adulterants being added to street drugs and their potentially lethal synergistic effects.

Ring us, FICT: "Well the delegation to anti-drug policies to Minister Dadone. Start collaborative work starting from the centrality of the person and not of the substance"

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family

Luciano Squillaci, FICT President: "We express satisfaction for several reasons: because the delegation to anti-drug policies has finally been assigned after years of emptiness, because it has been assigned to a Ministry and because it is a...

Natural Recovery by the Liver and Other Organs After Chronic Alcohol Use

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support

ABSTRACT

Chronic, heavy alcohol consumption disrupts normal organ function and causes structural damage in virtually every tissue of the body. Current diagnostic terminology states that a person who drinks alcohol excessively has alcohol...

KYDA POSTER PRESENTATION IN UAPC20

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family

KYDA presented a poster on family therapy interventions taking place at their centre during the second Uganda Alcohol Policy Conference. Family therapy is a collection of therapeutic approaches that share a belief in family-level assessment...

Brazil participates in the 64th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) that took place in Vienna

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

The 64th Session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) took place in Vienna, Austria, from April 12 to 16, 2021.

The CND meets annually and is the main drug policy-making body in the United Nations (UN) system...

CAPACITY BUILDING BY THE SHELTER NGO ( APRIL 5-10, 2021)

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News
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Faith-Based Strategies 
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based

 

CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SUNSTANCE USE PREVENTION PROFESSIONALS

The Shelter Youth and Community Network (The Shelter NGO), approved Training Provider for the Colombo Plan Drug  Advisory Programme (DAP) conducted her maiden training on the...

Call for Presentations- NAADAC 2021 Annual Conference

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health

NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals invites you to submit a proposal to present a virtual poster at its 2021 Annual Conference, which will be held virtually from October 28-30, 2021.

  

NAADAC members and non-members are i...

Surge in Overdose Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Policy

Over 87,000 Americans have died of drug overdoses over a 12 month period ending in September 2020.

Without question, there is a link between the increased numbers of people dying from drug overdoses and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fear, stress...