All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

The Will to Stop: Explaining Smoking Habits

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
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Addiction
Public Health

The will to stop smokingA new study carried out by researchers at the University of Stirling has discovered a link between self-control and lifelong smoking habits. It claims that children identified as having low levels of self-control by age eleven are more...

Marijuana on the Brain

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Mental Health
Public Health

Marijuana on the brainAccording to new research smoking marijuana regularly distorts the brain’s natural risk and reward circuitry which, in turn, can affect people’s decision-making as well as their ability to maintain relationships. In this way, the study...

Higher Numbers Getting High

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
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Addiction
Public Health
Statistics
Mental Health

Marijuana use amongst adults in the United States is increasing. A study of over half-a-million people carried out between 2002 – 2014 and subsequently published in The Lancet suggests that this is because fewer perceive the drug to be...

Low Self-Esteem Linked to Excessive Drinking Among Students

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
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Public Health

Student life and excessive drinking often go hand-in-hand. New research has found that it is students with low self-esteem that are more likely to indulge in unhealthy drinking behaviours than those with higher confidence levels. The...

International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders

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Book
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Prevention
Treatment
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Addiction
Public Health
Policy
Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation

Drug use disorders are a serious global health problem. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that 246 million people, or one in twenty 15- to 64-year-olds, used an illegal drug in 2013. Of those who use, one in ten...

U.S. National Report Shows Less Underage Drinking and Smoking, but Overall Substance Use and Mental Illness Levels Remain Constant

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News
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Treatment
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Statistics
Mental Health

Some forms of substance use, such as adolescent (aged 12 to 17) underage drinking and alcohol use among young adults (aged 18 to 25), continued to drop according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA)...

Helping Young People Lead Healthy Lives

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Policy
Prevention
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'Listen First' is a drug prevention initiative that aims at raising awareness around listening to children and youth as the first step to help them grow healthy and safe. This global campaign targets parents, teachers, policy makers, health...

UTC 1 and 2 Training for Tanzania National Trainers SUD Professionals

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News
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Prevention
Treatment
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Addiction

ICCE conducted its first training in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 22nd February to 3rd of March 2016 at Kunduchi Beach Hotel. The 9-day training was planned to introduce the 15 participants from various professional sectors to the science...

World Renowned Nightclub to Close after Drug-Related Deaths

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News
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Addiction
Policy
Public Health

London’s world-famous nightclub 'Fabric' has had its license revoked due to what local authorities have described as a “culture of drugs” at the venue. In the last four years there have been six drug-related deaths involving the nightclub...