All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

UTC and UPC in Paraguay

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News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings

En un acto que se llevó a cabo en la sede de la Facultad de Filosofía de la Universidad Católica “Nuestra Señora de la Asunción”,  el Rector de la citada Universidad y el Ministro de la SENAD dieron lugar a la firma de un convenio de...

Opium Addiction Destroying Families

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Scientific article
Themes
Addiction
Populations
Family
Women
Public Health
Law Enforcement
Border Control

We are in the middle of the first quarter of the 21st century. It is a technologically advanced era, in which people across the world, and within a country are trying to excel in their lives, exploring new opportunities and trying to build...

2016 National Drug Threat Assessment

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Book
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Policy Advocacy
Policy
Law
Law Enforcement
Police 
Supply & Market Disruption
Regulatory Control of Substances
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

The purpose of the DEA's 2016 National Drug Threat Assessment is to provide timely and relevant strategic drug-related intelligence for policymakers in the United States to formulate counterdrug policies. Further, it helps law enforcement...

Do Cognitive Processes Influence Nicotine Addiction?

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health

A new study suggests that the way in which the human brain responds to nicotine depends on what a smoker believes about the drug’s content in a cigarette. The investigation found that smoking a cigarette that contains nicotine, but thinking...

Scotland and New Psychoactive Substances

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Book
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Statistics
Mental Health

A collaborative research project geared towards understanding the patterns of use, motives and harms of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) - commonly referred to as ‘Legal Highs’ - in Scotland has recently published its findings. Amongst the...

Report: Mixing Alcohol with Energy Drinks

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Book
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Mental Health
Policy
Prevention
Public Health
Statistics
Supply & Market Disruption

VicHealth has released a report summarising a recent investigation into Australia’s consumption of alcohol mixed with energy drinks and its harmful consequences.

The key findings include:

  • Young people in metropolitan areas drink alcohol...

Looking to the Future: Healthcare for Adolescents

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Scientific article
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Mental Health
Prevention

A recent review published in the Journal of Adolescent Health that looks at the effectiveness of interventions for improving the well-being of teenagers has reached a number of significant conclusions. These include:

  • Sexual and...

Young Australians Concerned about Alcohol, Drugs and Mental Health

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Book
Themes
Mental Health
Public Health
Statistics

A new study, which surveyed nearly 22,000 15- to 16-year-olds, sheds light on the concerns of Australian teens. Young Aussies identified alcohol and drugs (29%) as the most important issue in Australia today, followed by equity and...

Declining Addiction One Step at a Time

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health

A new study carried out at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has found that results from drug and alcohol addiction treatment programmes improve amongst teens when they stop smoking. The findings, which have been...