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The evolution of Australian cannabis policies, 1967 to 2024

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To describe the outcomes of cannabis policy debates in Australia from 1967 to 2024. Methods We searched popular media, public reports, parliamentary inquiries and policy documents on cannabis in Australia since the 1960s and examined peer reviewed papers, national survey data and police records of cannabis‐related arrests.
Wayne D. Hall, Danielle Dawson, Ben Johnson, Tesfa M. Yimer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Promotion of access to essential medicines for Non-Communicable Diseases: Practical implications of the UN Political Declaration [PDF]

, 2013
Access to medicines and vaccines to prevent and treat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is unacceptably low worldwide. In the 2011 UN political declaration on the prevention and control of NCDs, heads of government made several commitments related to ...
Abdraimova, Alleyne, Atun, Barrington, Bigdeli, Cameron, Cameron, Cameron, Caudron, Chaudhuri, Colombo, Di Cesare, Downing, Faith N Mwangi-Powell, Ford, Ford, Frenk, Frost, Gale, Gilks, Goroff, Hans V Hogerzeil, Hardon, Heath, Hogerzeil, Hogerzeil, Jonathan Liberman, Kanavos, Kishore, Laing, Liberman, Lim, Lonn, Lu, Luiz, Marquez, Maxmen, Mills, Moodie, Moon, Outterson, Panchagnula, Perehudoff, Quick, Rachel Kiddell-Monroe, Reddy, Roderick, Sakthi Selvaraj, Sandeep P Kishore, Sanne, Smith, Szabo, Tido von Schoen-Angerer, Twagirumukiza, Twagirumukiza, Veronika J Wirtz, Wagner, Wald, Waning, Yusuf, ‘t Hoen   +60 more
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The feasibility of mindfulness‐based relapse prevention for adults with substance use disorders (illicit drugs) in a Chinese population: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Mindfulness‐based relapse prevention (MBRP) has been shown to be beneficial to individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) in the West. The current pilot study aimed at testing the feasibility of MBRP in a Chinese population.
Ka Tsun Ting, Ivan Chun Him Leung, Dicken Cheong Chun Chan, Ken On Tai Yu, Wai Kwong Tang, Fu Chan, Alan Ka Lam Tang, Helen Shuk Wah Ma, Benjamin Hon Kei Yip, Daisy Dexing Zhang, Sarah Bowen, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drug Policy and the HIV Pandemic in Russia and Ukraine [PDF]

, 2004
Over the past three years Russia and Ukraine have experienced one of the fastest growing HIV pandemics in Europe. In contrast to other parts of the world, the main driver behind the rate of infection is injecting drug use. Recent government policies have
Klein, Axel, Roberts, Marcus, Trace, Mike   +2 more
core  

Strengthening regional commitment to ensuring access to medical abortion medicines in WHO’s South-East Asia region: report of a participatory assessment and workshop

Reproductive Health
Background In 2019, the World Health Organization identified improving access to safe abortion as an important priority toward improving sexual and reproductive health and rights and achieving Sustainable Development Goals.
Meera Thapa Upadhyay, Terence Fusire, Ulrika Rehnström Loi, Annik Sorhaindo, Mohammed Salahuddin, Mohammed Ayub Hossain, Tashi Tshomo, Erna Mulati, Lovely Daisy, Dian Putri Anggraweni, Tumiur Gultom, Fitri Indrawati, Mariyam Jenyfa, Myint Myint Than, Bharat Bhattarai, Loshan Moonasinghe, Chaminda Mathota, Anchalee Jitruknatee, Celeste Cham, Bela Ganatra, Neena Raina   +20 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do national drug control laws ensure the availability of opioids for medical and scientific purposes?

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2014
Objective To determine whether national drug control laws ensure that opioid drugs are available for medical and scientific purposes, as intended by the 1972 Protocol amendment to the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.
S Asra Husain, Marty Skemp Brown, Martha A Maurer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The historical foundations of the narcotic drug control regime [PDF]

This paper outlines the institutional history of the international narcotic drug control regime. It details the evolution of the control system, from its foundations at the beginning of the twentieth century - a period of mass, unregulated narcotic drug ...
Buxton, Julia
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Analgesic effects of alpha‐2‐adrenoreceptor agonists in equine medicine: systemic, spinal, and local applications

Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary Alpha‐2‐adrenoreceptor agonists provide analgesia when used as sole agents but can also be used in combination with other drugs for their additive and potentially synergistic effects. Further, because of their effects on blood flow, alpha‐2‐adrenoreceptor agonists act to extend and perhaps intensify the effects of drugs, such as local ...
J. Brandly, J. R. Page, J. A. E. Hubbell, W. W. Muir III, K. Hopster   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drug substitutes − Insights on benefits, risks, detection methods, and management strategies: a systematic review

Frontiers in Psychiatry
The abuse of new psychoactive substances and narcotic drugs as drug substitutes poses a serious threat to public health and safety. This study outlines the effective use and negative abuse of drug substitutes and outlines associated criminal behaviors to
Song Bai, Song Bai, Miao Li, Shouying Tang, Suran Wan, Rong Wu, Lijun Chen, Fang Wang, Shan Liu, Shan Liu, Shan Liu   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physiological and behavioural effects of continuous remifentanil‐xylazine administration in donkeys

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Remifentanil and xylazine are used as continuous infusions to facilitate standing surgery in horses. Their use for this purpose has not been reported in donkeys. Objectives To evaluate the behavioural, sedative, and cardiorespiratory effects of continuous intravenous infusion of remifentanil and xylazine in donkeys. Study Design Non‐
Kássia Fernanda Araújo Damasceno, Andressa Nunes Mouta, Larissa de Sant' Ana Alves, Kathryn Nóbrega Arcoverde, Herbert Reis Aragão, Jerson Marques Cavalcante, Valéria Veras de Paula   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source