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Sustaining a Reduction of Alcohol-Related Harms in the Licensed Environment

Account of the Phase 1 of the Project, aimed at achieving two objectives – the development of a comprehensive prevention model capable of reducing alcohol related violence and aggression, and a scientifically defensible research design to test the model in a variety of licensed environments in Australia and New Zealand [Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice & Governance, Australia]

Tags: australiareport   Date: 06 May 09

Drinking in the UK: An exploration of trends

Rising alcohol consumption is a cause for concern. This evidence review summarises interesting trends in drinking in the UK and discusses possible causes [Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK]

Tags: reportuk   Date: 06 May 09

Women, drug use and crime: findings from the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia program

Seeks to investigate the relationship between drug use and crime, illuminating gender differences among three different samples: police detainees (DUMA), prisoners (DUCO) and the Australian population (through the National Drug Strategy Household Survey and census data [Australian Institute of Criminology]

Tags: australiareport   Date: 03 May 09

Making sense of Australia’s alcohol guidelines: An NCETA workforce development tool

Attempts to provide clear, simple information to health and human services workers about the new alcohol guidelines released by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) in February 2009 [National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Australia]

Tags: australiareport   Date: 03 May 09

TIP 48: Managing Depressive Symptoms in Substance Abuse Clients During Early Recovery

This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) offers substance abuse counselors new insights on working with clients with depressive symptoms and substance use disorders [SAMHSA, USA]

Tags: reportusa   Date: 02 May 09

Harm Reduction and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Common themes and universal rights

In 2008, Youth RISE and HR2 (the Harm Reduction and Human Rights Programme of the International Harm Reduction Association) asked young researchers about young people and drugs in their countries, as well as about harm reduction services and youth-specific drug and HIV policies [IHRA]

Tags: internationalreport   Date: 30 Apr 09

NTA shares The Story of Drug Treatment

Today’s highly evolved and effective drug treatment system is succeeding but the challenge of gaining the public’s interest and understanding must be met if we are to keep the current momentum of progress [NTA, UK]

Tags: reportuk   Date: 29 Apr 09

TEDS Report: Treatment Outcomes among Clients Discharged from Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment

Because clients in outpatient treatment have the lowest treatment completion rates of all treatment types, it is important to understand the characteristics of clients discharged from outpatient services who completed treatment, dropped out of treatment, or were terminated by the facility [SAMHSA, USA]

Tags: reportusa   Date: 28 Apr 09

Prevention of alcohol-related harms in Victoria’s Koori communities

This suite of resources outlines some of the strategies that may be effective in preventing alcohol-related harm in Aboriginal communities in Australia [DrugInfo Clearinghouse, Australia]

Tags: australiareport   Date: 26 Apr 09

Drug Decriminalization in Portugal: Lessons for creating fair and successful drug policies

This report will begin with an examination of the Portuguese decriminalization framework as set forth in law and in terms of how it functions in practice {long download} [CATO Institute, USA]

Tags: reportusa   Date: 26 Apr 09

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