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Correctional officers and drug smuggling: Boundary work, horizontal surveillance, and cultural responses to drug entry

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Drug entry into prisons represents a serious issue for both incarcerated people and prison staff. Although substances enter prisons in many ways, staff drug smuggling represents a consistent problem facing correctional institutions globally. We draw on 131 interviews with correctional officers (COs) working in four Western Canadian prisons to ...
William J. Schultz, Sandra M. Bucerius, Kevin D. Haggerty   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review of Economic Behaviour of Drug Consumers

Research on Addiction, 2003
Illicit drug problem is one of the most worrying issues of the presenet century in all countries and anti-drug addiction programs are included in the agenda of all governments and international community. Drug abuse/addiction in Iran has been one of the
Shahrzad Borumand
doaj  

Toronto's drug policy paradox: Harm reduction sites and drug police occurrences in Toronto neighborhoods (1992–2020)

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Discourse around drug policy presents a stark contrast between policing and harm reduction models, sparking debates on the state's regulatory versus protective role. Canada is an ideal case to study drug policy models due to its global recognition as a leader in harm reduction alongside continued reliance on policing of drugs.
Taylor Domingos
wiley   +1 more source

Affordances, dread, and online fraud: Exploring and advancing social learning theory in online contexts

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract We investigate how the affordances of an online context shape the processes of social learning. Using a dataset of more than 11,000 posts from the fraud subdread on the dark web forum Dread, we examine how affordances of platform governance, connectivity, anonymity, invisibility, asynchronicity, and limited oversight influence the components ...
Fangzhou Wang, Timothy Dickinson
wiley   +1 more source

Focused deterrence can reduce crime: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials and quasi‐experiments

Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Research summary Crime and violence continue to be problems that plague urban areas across the United States and the globe. One key approach for responding to these problems is “focused deterrence” which includes programs that prevent criminal behavior by blending criminal justice, social service, and community‐based action.
Anthony A. Braga, Brandon S. Turchan, David L. Weisburd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of Sex and Diagnosis on Clinical Variables and Neurocognitive Performance in Severe Mental Illness. Results From the PsyCourse Study

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Bipolar disorder (BD) and schizophrenia (SZ) are serious mental illnesses (SMI) with overlapping symptoms but distinct differences in onset and course. Sex differences are an area of growing interest in SMI. This study aims to examine potential interactions between sex and diagnosis across a broad range of variables, to compare ...
Maria Serra‐Navarro, Maria Heilbronner, Brisa Solé, Roger Borràs, Anabel Martinez‐Arán, Kristina Adorjan, Alba Navarro‐Flores, Mojtaba Oraki Kohshour, Daniela Reich‐Erkelenz, Eva C. Schulte, Fanny Senner, Ion‐George Anghelescu, Volker Arolt, Bernhard T. Baune, Udo Dannlowski, Detlef E. Dietrich, Andreas J. Fallgatter, Christian Figge, Markus Jäger, Georg Juckel, Carsten Konrad, Jens Reimer, Eva Z. Reininghaus, Max Schmauß, Andrea Schmitt, Carsten Spitzer, Jens Wiltfang, Jörg Zimmermann, Sergi Papiol, Urs Heilbronner, Peter Falkai, Thomas G. Schulze, Eduard Vieta, Carla Torrent, Monika Budde, Silvia Amoretti   +35 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psilocybin‐assisted psychotherapy for methamphetamine use disorder: A pilot open‐label safety and feasibility study

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background & Aims There are few effective treatments for methamphetamine use disorder, despite increasing global demand. Here, we assessed the safety and feasibility of outpatient psilocybin‐assisted psychotherapy for methamphetamine use disorder. Design Single arm, open label pilot study.
Elizabeth Knock, Krista J. Siefried, Gill Bedi, Steven Albert, Richard O. Day, Nadine Ezard, Margaret Ross, Paul Liknaitzky, Jonathan Brett   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimating thresholds for risk of cannabis use disorder using standard delta‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) units

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Lower risk guidelines for safer levels of cannabis use could help to reduce the health burden posed by cannabis use disorder (CUD). We aimed to estimate risk thresholds for CUD based on delta‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) consumption using standard THC units (1 unit = 5 mg THC).
Rachel Lees Thorne, Will Lawn, Kat Petrilli, Katie Trinci, Anya Borissova, Shelan Ofori, Claire Mokrysz, H. Valerie Curran, Lindsey A. Hines, Tom P. Freeman   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

HIV and illicit drugs of abuse

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016
Venkata Subba Rao Atluri
doaj   +1 more source

Real or fake? Sourcing and marketing of non-prescribed benzodiazepines amongst two samples of people who regularly use illicit drugs in Australia. [PDF]

Drug Alcohol Rev, 2023
Grigg J, Peacock A, Lenton S, Salom C, Agramunt S, Thomas N, Lyons T, Sutherland R.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source