All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

The International Alcohol Control Study: Methodology and Implementation

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Scientific article
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Policy

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Introduction and Aims

The International Alcohol Control (IAC) Study is a multi‐country collaborative project to assess patterns of alcohol consumption and the impact of alcohol control policy. The aim of this paper is to report...

Fifth Founding Anniversary of Female Drug Treatment Center

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings

Ahsania Mission Female Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center celebrated its 5th Founding Anniversary on 12th April 2018 at the Health Sector Training Room in Saymoli, Dhaka. Head of the Health Sector of Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) Mr...

The Alcohol Environment Protocol: A New Tool for Alcohol Policy

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Scientific article
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Policy

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Introduction and Aim

To report data on the implementation of alcohol policies regarding availability and marketing, and drink driving, along with ratings of enforcement from two small high‐income to three high‐middle income...

Work Stress and Depressive Symptoms in Fishermen with a Smoking Habit

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Scientific article
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Mental Health

This study examined pathways of influence between work stress, depressive symptoms, nicotine dependence, expressive suppression, and cognitive reappraisal in fishermen with smoking habits in Qionghai, Hainan province, China (N = 1068)...

Appearance of new substances psychoactive (NSP) in Colombia

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Book
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Statistics
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

The Ministry of Justice and the law created the system of early alerts (SAT) of Colombia, in order to monitor and alert promptly the emergence of NPS and changes in patterns of drug use, as part of the functions of the Observatory of drugs...

The Economic Impact of Changes in Alcohol Consumption in the UK

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Book
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Policy

Executive Summary

The alcohol industry (both manufacturing and sales) is important to the UK Economy as it supports thousands of jobs (IAS, 2017a; Oxford Economics, 2016). However, there are many well documented adverse effects of high...

Guidelines on the Management of Co-Occurring Alcohol and Other Drug and Mental Health Conditions in Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Settings

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Book
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Treatment
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

In a nutshell...

These Guidelines aim to provide alcohol and other drug (AOD) workers with evidence-based information to assist with the management of co-occurring, or comorbid, AOD and mental health conditions. They represent an update...

United Kingdom Drug Situation: Focal Point Annual Report

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Book
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Statistics
Policy
Ethics
Supply & Market Disruption
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Partner Organisation

The United Kingdom Focal Point on Drugs (UK Focal Point) 2017 report is available on the UK government's digital portal.

Based at Public Health England, the UK Focal Point is the national partner of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs...

Factors Associated with the Efficacy of Smoking Cessation Treatments and Predictors of Smoking Abstinence in EAGLES

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

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Aims

To assess (1) how far the efficacies of front‐line smoking cessation pharmacotherapies vary as a function of smoker characteristics and (2) associations between these characteristics and success of smoking cessation attempts...