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Prevention and Treatment for Drug Use in Rural Settings

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13 June 2017

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has recently published what the organisation describes as ‘an awareness-raising tool’ aimed at policy-makers, public health officials, local authorities and other stakeholders. Its intent...

3rd International Conference on Public Policy

28 June 2017

Singapore

The International Public Policy Association (IPPA) is pleased to invite you to the 3rd International Conference on Public Policy which will take place at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (NUS), Singapore from Wednesday 28th June to Friday 30th June 2017.

How Do We Tackle the Opioid Epidemic?

Scientific article

1 June 2017

The over-prescription of opioids is a significant public health issue in the United States. For example, opioids are often prescribed for minor injuries unnecessarily. This, in turn, increases the risk of addiction. New research presented...

ATTC White Paper: Preparing Students to Work in Integrated Health Care Systems

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9 May 2017

A recently published White Paper by the Addiction Technology Transfer Centre Newtork (ATTC) starts with the premise that the substance use disorder (SUD) prevention, treatment and recovery workforce is currently undergoing an evolution as a...

The Effects of Psychoactive Substances on Driving

Book

9 May 2017

The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) has released a new report detailing possible effects of psychoactive prescription drugs while driving. The study was carried out with the effort to inform policy decisions aimed at reducing the...

US Adult Illicit Cannabis Use, Cannabis Use Disorder, and Medical Marijuana Laws 1991-1992 to 2012-2013

Scientific article

26 April 2017

IMPORTANCE: Over the last 25 years, illicit cannabis use and cannabis use disorders have increased among US adults, and 28 states have passed medical marijuana laws (MML). Little is known about MML and adult illicit cannabis use or cannabis...

Webinar: "Is Big Marijuana the New Big Tobacco? Lessons from Legalization"

4 May 2017

New York

United States

On Thursday, May 4, 2017, from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT, the National Center on

5th International Conference on Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS)

23 October 2017

Vienna

Austria

The 5th International Conference on Novel Psychoactive Substances will be held from 23 to 24 October 2017 at the United Nations in Vienna, Austria. The conference is jointly organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug

The National Cannabis Summit: Science, Policy and Best Practices

28 August 2017

Denver

United States

The National Cannabis Summit: Science, Policy and Best Practices will be held August 28-30, 2017, at the Grand Hyatt Denver, in Denver, Colorado.

The summit will look at how changing cannabis policy and norms impact:

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Mandatory Assessment for Arrestees Does Not Cut Crime

Scientific article

27 March 2017

Further evidence from England that the ‘Tough Choices’ schemes which force people arrested for certain offences to be tested for heroin or cocaine use and if positive to be assessed for treatment do not pay back in terms of treatment...