All Resources for 'Law Enforcement & Supply Reduction'

Modeling the evolution of the US opioid crisis for national policy development

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
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The opioid crisis is a major public health challenge in the United States, killing about 70,000 people in 2020 alone. Long delays and feedbacks between policy actions and their effects on drug-use behavior create dynamic...

Use Patterns, Flavors, Brands, and Ingredients of Nonnicotine e-Cigarettes Among Adolescents, Young Adults, and Adults in the United States

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Scientific article
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Importance  Nonnicotine e-cigarettes contain chemicals, flavorants, and solvents that have known health harms and/or have not been proven safe for inhalation.

Objective  To evaluate nonnicotine e-cigarette use patterns, including...

Drug treatment management and mental health care training manual review workshop held

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

Proper guidelines for professionals are essential in providing quality services. With this in mind, Dhaka Ahsania Mission Health Sector organized a day-long consultation workshop on June 2, 2022, under the JPRPHRPC project supported by GIZ...

Patient perspectives on depot buprenorphine treatment for opioid addiction – a qualitative interview study

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
Quality Assurance

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Recently developed buprenorphine depot injections have the potential to reduce risk for diversion and misuse, and to increase adherence with fewer visits for supervised intake. However, it is unclear how patients perceive this...

Variations in national availability of waivered buprenorphine prescribers by racial and ethnic composition of zip codes

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Data

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Opioid overdose remains a public health crisis in diverse communities. Between 2019 and 2020, there was an almost 40% increase in drug fatalities primarily due to opioid analogues of both stimulants and opioids. Medications for...

War - psychological skills for surviving and coping with traumatic events: Helping people who have become refugees or internally displaced

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ISSUP Webinar
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Populations
Family
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Refugees
Mental Health
Law Enforcement
Emergency Resources
ISSUP Ukraine and ITTC-Ukraine welcome you to a joint initiative dedicated to the ongoing war and the events that resulted from Russian's attack on Ukraine.

A qualitative study exploring how young people perceive and experience substance use services in British Columbia, Canada

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Quality Assurance
Public Health

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Substance use among youth (ages 12–24) is troublesome given the increasing risk of harms associated. Even more so, substance use services are largely under utilised among youth, most only accessing support when in crisis. Few...

UNODC promotes the dialogue on drug demand reduction across Central Asia at ISSUP Abu Dhabi 2022 Conference

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Quality Assurance
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

Within the framework of UNODC global project GLOJ71”Treating drug dependence and its health consequences: Treatnet II” UNODC ROCA in collaboration with Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS) HQ supported participation of 19...