All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

Tobacco and Its Environmental Impact: An Overview

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Book
Themes
Policy
Public Health

Overview

This overview assembles existing evidence on the ways in which tobacco affects human well-being from an environmental perspective – i.e. the indirect social and economic damage caused by the cultivation, production, distribution...

Delivery of Screening and Brief Intervention for Unhealthy Alcohol Use in an Urban Academic Federally Qualified Health Center

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women

Abstract

Background

Screening and brief intervention (SBI) for unhealthy drinking has not been widely implemented in primary care partly due to reliance on physicians to perform it.

Methods

We implemented a model of nursing staff...

No Clear Role for Medications in Less Dependent Drinkers

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Public Health

In 2013 nalmefene was authorised for moderating drinking among patients not in need of detoxification, extending pharmacotherapy to less dependent drinkers. Though uniquely authorised for this purpose, this review found other (and probably...

Gambling Activates the Same Brain Pathways as Substance Addiction, New Study Finds

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family

Problem gambling in the UK is reported to affect around 590,000 people.

The condition can be treated via a range of approaches, including cognitive behavioural therapy and medication.

Published in the journal Translational Psychiatry, a...

Risk and Protective Factors for Substance Use in High-Risk Populations

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Mental Health
Prevention
Public Health

There tends to be an increase in prevalence of substance use issues within populations living in urban areas and where poverty levels are high.

Certain risk factors, more common in deprived areas, are particularly associated with substance...

Women and Substance Use

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Women

Abstract

Objectives: To explore contextual factors that increase vulnerabilities to negative sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes and possible differences in SRH-related behaviours and the needs of women who use drugs (WUD)...

Alcohol Marketing Regulation: From Research to Public Policy

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Psychoactive Substances
Policy
Regulatory Control of Substances

Introduction

Alcohol marketing, promotion and sponsorship are widespread in most of the world today. Alcohol marketing is evolving constantly and utilizes multiple channels, including youth-oriented radio, television, sports events and...

Effectiveness Bank Matrix Bite: What Is Drug Addiction Treatment for?

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

The first matrix cell on treatment (as opposed to harm reduction) seems a good time to ask: What is treatment there to do? ‘Cure’ addiction, or promote meaningful and productive lives? Meet patients’ wishes, or aid the government’s welfare...

The Power and Price of Survival: Understanding Resilience, Stress, and Trauma

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Mental Health

2nd Edition, 2011: A series of strength-based resources developed by Pamela Woll for the Great Lakes ATTC, to help prepare the civilian mental health and addiction treatment workforce to address post-deployment stress injuries. This series...

Seminar on Drug Addiction in Bangladesh

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News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings

The Dhaka Ahsania Mission Female Drug Treatment & Rehabilitation Center, the International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT), and the Lion Club of Dhaka Oasis jointly organized an anti-drug seminar for the students...