All Resources for 'Law Enforcement & Supply Reduction'

UNODC Trains Team of National Trainers from Central Asia on UTC 16 and UTC 19

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Theories and Science
Law Enforcement

The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia supported a training of trainers (ToT) on “Course 16 – Advanced Clinical Skills “ and “Course 19 – “Enhancing Group Facilitation Skills” which took place in person in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 24-29...

Coping with Life After Prison

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Addiction
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

Psychologists are playing pivotal roles in reentry programs, but more research and investment are needed to help incarcerated individuals build successful lives after leaving prison.

This article, published in the American Psychological...

Patterns of Heated Tobacco Product Use Among Czech Adult Tobacco Users in 2020: An Online Survey

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Statistics
Data
Partner Organisation

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Heated tobacco products represent a new phenomenon, called novel tobacco products, and one that is not unique to the Czech market. These are electronic tobacco heating and aerosol-producing devices. Although studies on the...

AddictologyIssue 2/2022

Effect of Propylene Glycol and Vegetable Glycerine Ratio in E-Liquid on Aerosol Formation: Overview of Relevant Properties

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Scientific article
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Statistics
Data
Partner Organisation

BACKGROUND:

Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) generate an aerosol by vaporising e-liquids that usually consist of propylene glycol (PG), vegetable glycerine (VG), and other ingredients (water, nicotine, and flavours). The...

AddictologyIssue 2/2022

General Principles of Contingency Management for Smoking Cessation

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Scientific article
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Public Health
Quality Assurance
Treatment
Women
Partner Organisation

Contingency management (CM) is a psychological treatment based on operant conditioning. It consists of providing incentives in exchange for achieving a target behaviour such as abstinence or other treatmentrelated variables (e.g. session...

AddictologyIssue 2/2022

Fake News and Brief Counseling

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News
Themes
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement

Brazil and the world are experiencing an epidemic of fake news on various subjects, but especially on drugs. And this number of Fake News has been increasing, year by year.

And why is this so important in the case of drugs? Because the...

Treatment of Drug Use Disorders and Associated Mental Health Disorders in Prison Settings and Forensic Hospitals

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Women
Mental Health
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Partner Organisation

This discussion paper was prepared by UNODC following various requests from the Member States for technical assistance on the treatment of drug use disorders and associated mental health disorders in prison settings.

This effort is related...

Training on UTC 01 - Sri Lanka (Second Batch of Sri Lanka)

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement

Preventive Education and Training Unit of National Dangerous Drugs Control Board - Sri Lanka has conducted training on Universal Treatment Curriculum, Course 01 (UTC 01) for 24 staff members in National Dangerous Drugs Control Board on 23rd...

50 Pakistani substance use disorder treatment professionals successfully completed the UNODC Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) course 1-2 as part of the UNODC training programme on the UTC Basic Courses 1-8

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement

Group PhotoThe United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Narcotics Control, Ministry of National Health Services Regulation & Coordination and with support from Bureau of International...

Report on Treatnet Training

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News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement

Report on Treatnet Training organised by Bayelsa State Drug Abuse Prevention and Rehabilitation Committee (BADAPARC) in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for counselors in secondary and tertiary schools in...