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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. +3 more
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Drug use among people in prison: A global review of epidemiology, harms and interventions
Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims People who use drugs are overrepresented in the criminal justice system. We aimed to provide a broad synthesis of the epidemiology, harms and interventions related to drug use and drug use disorders among incarcerated adults worldwide, and highlight gaps in evidence and practice.
Louis Favril, John Strang, Seena Fazel
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Drugs research: an overview of evidence and questions for policy [PDF]
, 2010 In 2001 the Joseph Rowntree Foundation embarked upon a programme of research that explored the problem of illicit drugs in the UK. The research addressed many questions that were often too sensitive for the government to tackle.
Lloyd, C., McKeganey, N.
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Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims Harm reduction interventions aim to reduce negative consequences of drug use. We aimed to estimate the cost, health impact and economic benefits of current, expanded and new harm reduction interventions for people who use drugs in the Australian Capital Territory.
Anna L. Bowring +8 more
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The "lessons" of the Australian "heroin shortage"
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2006 Heroin use causes considerable harm to individual users including dependence, fatal and nonfatal overdose, mental health problems, and blood borne virus transmission.
Gilmour Stuart +3 more
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A meta‐analysis of sexual orientation inequities in substance use among youth
Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and Aims Sexual minority youth report significantly higher rates of substance use than heterosexual youth, yet a comprehensive and systematic evaluation and synthesis of the magnitude of this inequity has not been conducted. The purpose of this study was to conduct a meta‐analysis to assess the magnitude of overall inequities in ...
Ethan H. Mereish +4 more
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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2014 This item has no abstract. Follow the links below to access the full text.
Juan Carlos Sepúlveda-Arias +2 more
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, 2018 Heroin is an opioid that commonly appears as white or brown powder. Eventually a person can become physically dependent on heroin, meaning the body begins to expect the drug.
Drew, Margaret M.
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Trends in fentanyl‐containing drug samples seized by law enforcement agencies across Canada
Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims Canada's drug toxicity crisis has been largely attributed to a volatile fentanyl‐dominated unregulated drug supply with increasing reports of fentanyl detected in combination with benzodiazepines, stimulants and xylazine.
Shaleesa Ledlie +6 more
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Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Revived interest in psychedelic‐assisted therapies has also renewed focus on ibogaine, a psychoactive alkaloid, for its notable anti‐addictive potential. Evidence from observational, open‐label, and limited randomized placebo‐controlled trials indicates that ibogaine and its metabolite noribogaine reduce craving and withdrawal symptoms in ...
Tibor Markus Brunt
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