All Resources for 'Law Enforcement & Supply Reduction'

Bigger, stronger and cheaper: growth in e-cigarette market driven by disposable devices with more e-liquid, higher nicotine concentration and declining prices

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Psychoactive Substances
Public Health
Policy Advocacy
Regulatory Control of Substances

Abstract

Objective: This study explores trends in the disposable e-cigarette market in the USA, specifically focusing on changes in e-cigarette size, nicotine strength, and real sales-weighted average prices, both per e-cigarette unit and...

Release of Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats Report

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Format
Report
Themes
Psychoactive Substances
Law Enforcement
Supply & Market Disruption
Regulatory Control of Substances
Partner Organisation
The latest report from the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats highlights the significant progress made since its launch in July 2023.

Teacher Training Program Series - Collage of Teacher Training, Sariputta

Publication Date
Format
News
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Law Enforcement

Preventive Education and Training Division of National Dangerous Drugs Control Board collaborate with Collage of Teacher Training – Sariputta has Conducted three one day training programs on 09th ,10th  and 11th of December 2024 at...

Teacher Training Program Series - Collage of Teacher Training, Sariputta

Publication Date
Format
News
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Law Enforcement

Preventive Education and Training Division of National Dangerous Drugs Control Board collaborate with Collage of Teacher Training – Sariputta has Conducted three one day training programs on 09th ,10th  and 11th of December 2024 at...

Addressing gender-based violence against women and people of diverse gender identity and expression who use drugs

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Populations
Women
Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation

This briefing paper aims to raise awareness about the widespread and severe impact of GBV on women and people of diverse gender identity and expression who use drugs, as well as the strong connection between GBV and the HIV epidemic within...

Quality Standards and Competencies for University and Higher Education Addiction Study Programs

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Quality Assurance
Professional Development
Partner Organisation

BACKGROUND: Exponential growth of addiction specific services accelerated the need and pressure on professionalizing workforce. It is followed by the increasing number of university and higher education programs specifically focused on...

AddictologyIssue 2/2024

Prevention Program Series - Mahaweli System "E" and "Digana" - Sri Lanka

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Format
Report
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement

National Dangerous Drugs Control Board has collaborated with Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka to enhance the quality of lives their farmers and reduce the use of substance in their areas since 2016.

In 2024 November,  Mahaweli Authority of...

Prevention Program Series - Mahaweli System "E" and "Digana" - Sri Lanka

Publication Date
Format
Report
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement

National Dangerous Drugs Control Board has collaborated with Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka to enhance the quality of lives their farmers and reduce the use of substance in their areas since 2016.

In 2024 November,  Mahaweli Authority of...

A Reflection on Prevention Systems: A European perspective

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Format
Guide
Themes
Prevention
Family-Based
Media-Based
School-Based
Populations
Family
Monitoring and Evaluation
Theories and Science
Regulatory Control of Substances
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Prevention science over the past years has accumulated evidence on the effectiveness of drug prevention interventions (Sloboda et al. 2014). In Europe this improvement has been a consequence of priorities defined by EU drug strategies since...

Community-based prevention systems

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Format
Opinion piece, commentary
Themes
Prevention
Community-Based
Media-Based
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement

Community-based models form an important component in alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug (substance) abuse prevention systems. Community models target both place-based communities and distinct sub-populations (e.g., defined by common...