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Let it snow! let it snow! let it snow! Estimating cocaine production using a novel dataset based on reported seizures of laboratories

, 2012
BackgroundData on the cocaine market appear inconsistent, as they tend to show declining prices vis-a-vis steady or increasing demand and a declining supply.
Rentocchini, Francesco, Riccardo Leoncini, Francesco Rentocchini, R. Leoncini, Leoncini, Riccardo, F. Rentocchini   +5 more
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Principles of state control of traffic in narcotic drugs

Problems of legality, 2013
Studied and described the main principles of state control of the activity connected with the turnover of narcotic drugs, formulated his concept of control of this species.
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Development Not Drug Control: The Evolution of Counter Narcotic Efforts in Thailand

Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, 2019
In the 1960s, Thailand was the biggest opium producing country in the world. This article presents Thailand’s evolving strategy in solving the problem of illicit poppy cultivation through poverty alleviation and long-term national development. It argues that the root causes of drug crop cultivation and proliferation are poverty, insecurity, and the ...
Diskul, M. L. Dispanadda, Ninnad, Ramrada, Skinner, Andrea, Rajatanarvin, Visit-orn   +3 more
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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

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

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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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
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Barriers and facilitators to detoxification from opioid substitution treatment: A mixed‐methods systematic review

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Despite the well‐documented benefits of opioid substitution treatment (OST) in treating opioid dependence (OD), many people diagnosed with OD desire to live a drug‐free life. The transition to abstinence involves detoxification: a gradual dose reduction of OST to zero milligrams.
Amy Bagshaw, Suleyman Shah, India Olchefske, Louise M. Paterson, Mike J. Crawford, Anne Lingford‐Hughes   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study of Relationship between Anger, Self Efficiency, Coping Styles, Tendency to Narcotic Drug in a Group of Clients Dependent to Narcotic Drugs

, 2011
Introduction: Main purpose of the present research is the study of relationship between anger, self efficiency, coping styles, tendency to narcotic drug in a group of clients dependent to narcotic drugs.
Mohammad Oraki
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Prisons and Drugs: A global review of incarceration, drug use and drug services. Report 12 [PDF]

, 2007
Prisons play an important role in drug policy. They are used to punish people who break drug laws and they also hold a large number of people who have experience of drug use and drug problems.
Brentari, C., Stevens, Alex, Khoei, E.M., Dolan, K.   +3 more
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