All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

South East Asian Fellowship Program on Drug Policy 2019

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News
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Data
Ethics
Policy
Public Health
Release, the UK’s centre of expertise on drugs and drugs law, is proud to invite applications to the 2019 South East Asian Fellowship Program on Drug Policy. Fellows will be hosted at Release in London, UK. 

Invitation to Conduct Research

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News
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Data
Prevention
Public Health

The Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Drug and Alcohol Task Force, in conjunction with Southside Partnership and Dublin Rathdown Community Addiction Team, invites submissions from suitably qualified parties to conduct a research project to commence...

Alcohol and Older People

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Book
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Data
Public Health
The Swedish Society of Medicine, the Swedish Society of Nursing and IOGT-NTO have come together to produce a report on the elderly’s increased sensitivity to the effects of alcohol which, may increase the risk of disease and accidents, even at relatively low consumption levels.

A Conceptual Model for Understanding Post-Release Opioid-Related Overdose Risk

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Abstract

Post-release opioid-related overdose mortality is the leading cause of death among people released from jails or prisons (PRJP). Informed by the proximate determinants framework, this paper presents the Post-Release Opioid-Related...

Cannabis Policy and Legislation in the Nordic Countries

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Book
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Policy
Public Health

Cannabis is used throughout the Nordic countries, with a particular increase in use among young adults.

Markets and attitudes towards the drug have evolved, therefore there is a need to understand follow societies response to its use.

Thi...

Perceptions about Mental Illness among General Practitioners

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Scientific article
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Mental Health

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Background

General practitioners (GPs) play an important role in the physical care of patients with severe mental illness, so our aim was to analyse the relationships between GPs’ sociodemographic status and worked-related...