All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

Characteristics of Persons Who Inject Drugs and Who Witness Opioid Overdoses in Vietnam

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

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Background

Persons who use opioids have a high risk of overdose and associated mortality. In Vietnam, little is known about the characteristics of this population and the persons who are witness to those overdoses. One approach...

Dual Disorders: A New Way to Think about Addiction?

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Mental Health

Despite a growing evidence base and numerous policy changes, the association between addiction and other mental health problems is often ignored.

It remains that many patients with Substance Use Disorder (SUDs) also have Other Psychiatric...

The Importance of Nutrition for Recovery from Addiction

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Addiction

How important is nutrition for recovery from Substance Use Disorders (SUDs)?

According to new research published in the academic journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence the answer is: very.

The paper, which looked at the relationship between...

Barriers to Retention in Methadone Maintenance Therapy among People who Inject Drugs in Bangkok

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

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Background

Methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) is a mainstay for treating opioid use disorder and preventing and managing HIV among people who inject drugs (PWID). While previous research suggested low dosing of methadone and...

Synthetic Cathinone and Cannabinoid Designer Drugs Pose a Major Risk for Public Health

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Statistics

As part of an increasing worldwide use of designer drugs, recent use of compounds containing cathinones and synthetic cannabinoids is especially prevalent. Here, we reviewed current literature on the prevalence, epidemiology, bio-behavioral...

Energy Drinks, Drug Use and the Developing Brain

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Policy
Partner Organisation

New research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has found that university students who regularly consume energy drinks are more likely to develop alcohol use disorders later in life. The same students are also at greater...

Drug Matrix Cell A1: Interventions - Ways to Reduce the Harm

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health

Initiates a fortnightly course on the evidence base for harm reduction and treatment in relation to illegal drugs. Comprehensively updated, the cell explores key research on interventions to reduce the harms to the user as a result of their...

How States Are Tackling the Opioid Crisis

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Public Health

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Objectives:

We used data from the 2015 National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors Web-based questionnaire and other sources to demonstrate the range and scope of state initiatives being used to deal with the...

Avoidable Emergency Department Visits: A Starting Point

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Scientific article
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Policy
Public Health

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Objective

To better characterize and understand the nature of a very conservative definition of ‘avoidable’ emergency department (ED) visits in the United States to provide policy-makers insight into what interventions can target...

Smartphone Ownership among US Adult Cigarette Smokers

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

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Background: Despite increasing interest in smartphone apps as a platform for delivery of tobacco cessation interventions, no previous studies have evaluated the prevalence and characteristics of smokers who can access smartphone...