All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

Understanding Patients’ Process to Use Medical Marijuana: A Southern New Jersey Community Engagement Project

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

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Given the necessity to better understand the process patients need to go through in order to seek treatment via medical marijuana, this study investigates this process to better understand this phenomenon. Specifically, Compassion...

The Winding Road to Relapse: Forging a New Understanding of Cue-Induced Reinstatement Models and their Associated Neural Mechanisms

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

In drug addiction, cues previously associated with drug use can produce craving and frequently trigger the resumption of drug taking in individuals vulnerable to relapse. Environmental stimuli associated with drugs or natural reinforcers...

Dual Disorders in Individuals under Treatment for both Alcohol and Cocaine

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction

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Introduction: Descriptive data about co-occurrence of alcohol and cocaine consumption is scarce, despite its important prevalence. Dual disorders show high prevalence in clinical samples, and patients report worse evolution and...

Self-Reported Knowledge, Correct Knowledge and Use of UK Drinking Guidelines among a Representative Sample of the English Population

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Scientific article
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Populations
Men
Women
Public Health
Statistics
Policy

Researchers from the University of Sheffield have investigated UK drinker's decision making. This research examines public knowledge and use of UK drinking guidelines exploring a representative sample of the English population.

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Guide for health care professionals - helping patients who drink too much

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction

Guide aimed at professionals of health to work with people from drinking alcohol in excess

This guide has been written for primary care health and mental health professionals. It has been produced by the National Institute on the Alcohol...

Mentor Launches Quality Mark for Alcohol and Drugs Education

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News
Themes
Policy
Prevention
Public Health
Quality Assurance

Mentor UK, an organisation focused on drug prevention and education, have launched a Quality Mark for alcohol and drugs education. 

The quality mark has been developed in addition to a set of developmental quality standards for schools and...

Development and Implementation of the Health Education and Promotion Module for Incarcerated Mothers

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Scientific article
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Populations
Women
Law
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

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To discuss the knowledge gained and future implications for incarcerated parents and community members through the development and implementation of a standardized health education and promotion module for incarcerated mothers. A...