All Resources for 'Policy, Governance & International Affairs'

The Role of Law Enforcement in the Reduction of Substance Use and Other Behavioral Health Risks: Substance Use as a Focus: United States as an Example

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Community-Based
School-Based
Quality Assurance
Best Practice Guidelines
Professional Development
Public Health
Policy Advocacy
Policy
Law
Law Enforcement
Police 
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 

This paper explores how law enforcement can contribute to the prevention of substance use and other behavioural health risks beyond their traditional enforcement role. Using the United States as an example, it argues that police and other...

Spirituality and Harmful or Hazardous Alcohol and Other Drug Use

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Scientific article
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Faith-Based Strategies 
Recovery Support 
Prevention
Prevention
Community-Based
Family-Based
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Peer and Community Support
Populations
Family
Quality Assurance
Best Practice Guidelines
Public Health
Theories and Science

This meta-analysis reviewed 55 longitudinal studies involving more than 540,000 participants to examine the relationship between spirituality and harmful or hazardous alcohol and other drug use. The findings show that spiritual and...

Faith-Based Addiction Recovery

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Website
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Recovery Support 
Treatment
Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Peer and Community Support
Recovery-Oriented Services
Populations
Family
Mental Health
Resilience and Coping Strategies

This article explores how faith-based recovery programs combine spiritual support with evidence-based addiction treatment to help people achieve and maintain recovery. These programs integrate religious beliefs and practices with services...

2025 National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA) - Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

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Report
Themes
Public Health
Global Health Perspectives
Statistics
Policy
Law
Data
Criminal Justice 
Epidemiology, Aetiology and Statistics
Law Enforcement
Border Control
Police 
Supply & Market Disruption
Regulatory Control of Substances
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has released its 2025 National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA), providing an overview of the threats posed by illicit drugs and the transnational criminal organizations involved in their production and trafficking. The report highlights the continuing impact of synthetic drugs, particularly fentanyl and methamphetamine, on public health, public safety, and national security.

Online Gambling In Europe: Prevalence, Risk and Regulatory Challenges In The Digital Era

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Monitoring and Evaluation
Statistics
Data
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: Digital transformation and market liberalisation have intensified the growth of online gambling and related risks, underscoring the need for targeted research, regulation, and prevention. This study synthesises evidence on the...

AddictologyIssue 1/2026

Problematic Pornography Use as a Predictor of Depressive and Apathetic Symptoms in Slovak Young Adults

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Populations
Monitoring and Evaluation
Public Health
Mental Health
Data
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: Problematic pornography use (PPU) has been increasingly recognized as a relevant factor in mental health research, mainly in relation to depression and apathy. Its association with apathy, reflecting diminished motivation and...

AddictologyIssue 1/2026

Online time of Slovak and Czech adults and its relation to Big Five

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Populations
Monitoring and Evaluation
Public Health
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: In the present article, we focused on the relationship between time spent online and factors of Big Five in the population of adults. We assume that there exist the specifics of time spent online in the relation to age, sex...

AddictologyIssue 1/2026

Live, virtual lecture series: Alcohol Use Conversations with Patients

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Training
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Populations
Family

Today, I am sending along an opportunity for all health care professionals in your network to participate in an evidenced based live, virtual interprofessional lecture series.  This series is a component of the well-established Lunder...

Democratising Evidence with David Patton: From Experience to Leadership Pt. 1

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ISSUP Podcast
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Theories and Science
Prisons / Corrections

Professor Goodman Sibeko speaks with Dr David Patton about the experiences that shaped his journey into criminology, recovery research, and the movement to centre lived experience in knowledge production.

David reflects on growing up in a...

UN Toolkit on Synthetic Drugs

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Toolkit
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance
Best Practice Guidelines
Professional Development
Policy
Law
Data
Criminal Justice 
Law Enforcement
Border Control
Police 

The UN Toolkit on Synthetic Drugs is a practical online resource coordinated by UNODC that brings together tools, guidance, and operational resources from across the UN system to support responses to the global synthetic drug problem...