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Fabrication Shadow over NICE-Recommended Family Therapy. Highlight from Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Cell A5

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Book
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Faith-Based Strategies 
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

FABRICATION SHADOW OVER NICE-RECOMMENDED FAMILY THERAPY.

In Britain and internationally, study after study defies the faith placed in alcohol treatment in the criminal justice system as a way to reduce reoffending. Is it that the intensity...

'Just a happy hour': the silent danger of alcohol

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

The long-aforemost Friday and happy hour came with friends from work. Go down one, two, three, ten and then you're drunk. More days begin to repeat themselves in the same way, in order to 'forget the problems' or 'feel free from the...

Combination Medication Therapy for Methamphetamine Use Disorder

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings

A combination therapy of injectable naltrexone and oral bupropion was found in a randomized clinical trial to improve outcomes for patients with methamphetamine use disorder. This is important because there are no widely approved medication...

Alcohol Treatment in the Criminal Justice System: Why Is the Record so Poor? Highlight from Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Cell A5

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Format
Book
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

ALCOHOL TREATMENT IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: WHY IS THE RECORD SO POOR?

In Britain and internationally, study after study defies the faith placed in alcohol treatment in the criminal justice system as a way to reduce reoffending. Is...

Promoting Family and Life Skills via Nationwide Competition in Uzbekistan

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News
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for Central Asia in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan launched online competition "Expert on Family and Life Skills...

Promoting family and life skills through a nationwide competition in Uzbekistan

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

The Regional Mission in Central Asia of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) together with the Ministry of Public Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan launched an online competition "Expert on the Development of Family and Life...

The Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Substance Use in Youth

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Video and audio recordings
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Mental Health
Prevention
Public Health
Partner Organisation

This webinar explored how COVID-19 pandemic impacted mental health and substance use in young people.

It also discussed the challenges that youth continue to face during the pandemic and how youth allies, including educators, parents, and...

UNODC supports people suffering from mental health (including drug use) disorders through civil society training in Senegal

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News
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

Mental disorders have become a global public health issue exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In Senegal, the treatment and care of people suffering from mental health disorders, including substance use disorders, faces multiple...

Overcoming Stigma Through Language: A Primer

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Guide
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Addiction
Mental Health
Public Health
Partner Organisation

Stigma is a significant barrier to wellness and good health for people who use substances.

The goal of this primer is to facilitate conversations and increase awareness of the stigma surrounding people who use substances, their support...

Beyond the patient: treatment’s impacts on family and community. Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix cell A5

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Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

BEYOND THE PATIENT: TREATMENT’S IMPACTS ON FAMILY AND COMMUNITY

The final row of the Alcohol Treatment Matrix defocuses from the patient to ask what treatment can do for the rest of us, starting with this cell on the impacts of the...