All Resources for 'Law Enforcement & Supply Reduction'

Migración femenina a Estados Unidos y consumo de drogas

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Scientific article
Themes
Populations
Family
Women
Law Enforcement
Border Control

Abstract

Con el objetivo de conocer la experiencia migratoria a Estados Unidos de mujeres mexicanas, de identificar si cuentan con redes sociales cercanas de usuarias de drogas, así como valorar la presencia de consumo de dichas sustancias...

Smoking and Obesity in Chile’s Third National Health Survey

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Scientific article
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Public Health
Statistics
Regulatory Control of Substances

ABSTRACT

The Chilean Ministry of Health recently disclosed the first results of the 2016–2017 National Health Survey (Encuesta Nacional de Salud, ENS). The survey was cross-sectional and used a multistage stratified random sampling...

Mombasa to set up prison drug rehabilitation clinic

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

Mombasa's prison department will soon be introducing methadone programs for heroin injecting drug users.

2018 NDARC Annual Research Symposium - Presentations

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Website
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Mental Health
Data
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

A number of presentations from the 2018 NDARC Annual Research Symposium, which was held on Monday, 8 October 2018, have been made available. 

The theme of the event was Clinical, community and policy responses to emerging problems in drug...

SPR 27th Annual Meeting - Call for Papers

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News
Themes
Prevention
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Statistics
Mental Health
Policy
Ethics
Data

SPR 27th ANNUAL MEETING

May 28 – May 31, 2019

Hyatt Regency San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

CALLS NOW AVAILABLE:

Papers, NIDA International Poster Session, Preconference Workshops, and "Brown Bag" SIGs

Submission Deadline for ALL...

Native American Teens at Higher Risk for Substance Abuse

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Scientific article
Themes
Data
Prevention
Public Health

A recent study has found that Native American adolescents are at greater risk of alcohol and drug abuse than other American teens.

Survey results were collected from 1,700 Native American students at 31 schools across the United States and...

Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Crime-Reducing Drug Treatment Systems

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

Last of the 25 cells of the Drug Treatment Matrix explores research on how local treatment systems can protect the community – treatment in itself, and treatment offered or imposed by law enforcement authorities. The task is to meld...

How Cocaine Cues Get Planted in the Brain

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Format
Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Data
Partner Organisation

Individuals suffering from substance use disorders develop strong associations between the drug’s stimulating effect and environmental cues that act as reminders of the experience, which can lead to relapse.

A recent study has proposed a...

NIDA International SPR Poster Session: The Binational Cultural Adaptation Process of Keepin’ It REAL for Use in Mexico

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Theories and Science
Law Enforcement
Border Control
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Grace Alderson Global Centre for Applied Health Research, Arizona State University

Flavio F...