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UK Drug Policy Comission. (2012). A fresh Approach to drugs : the final report of the UK Drug Policy Commission. London: UK Drug Policy Commission (UKDPC).
Abstract: We all have an interest in knowing which policies work in tackling problems associated with drug use. Many members of the public, and many politicians, believe that our drug policies are not working. But the debate about how we address the challenges of mind-altering drugs is polarised in a way not seen in most other policy areas. The UK Drug Policy Commission was established to address these problems in a different way. Its aim has been to show how independent scrutiny of evidence can produce both better results and more effective use of resources in drug policy and practice. Existing drug policies have struggled to limit the damage drug use can cause, and now new challenges are emerging. The rapid development of new drugs is changing drug markets too quickly for the traditional methods we use to control drugs to be effective. The economic crisis may be impacting on the nature of drug use and drug problems and, with fewer resources, the capacity of services to respond will be limited further. Added to that, the speed and scale at which services are being devolved to a local level may create increasing and unpredictable variations in the kind of services offered in different parts of the UK. In this report, UKDPC proposes a radical rethink of how we structure our response to drug problems. It provides an analysis of the evidence for how policies and interventions could be improved, with recommendations for policymakers and practitioners to address the new and established challenges associated with drug use. UKDPC aims to foster a fresh approach to drug policy: one in which evidence takes priority, creating light rather than heat in the debate on drugs, so that we can create an environment that works to reduce dependence on drugs, safeguards communities and delivers value for money.
Keywords: public policy; public policy on AOD; public policy on health; work; crime; government and politics; laws and regulations; prevention; public health; treatment and maintenance; stigma; policy recommendations; national area; United Kingdom; report
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Hüsler, G., & Plancherel, B. (2006). A gender specific model of substance use. Addiction Research and Theory, 14(4; 08/2006), 399–412.
Abstract: This research has tested a structural model of risk and protection factors among 1437 at-risk adolescents in Switzerland. The model was used to identify important gender and age differences. Our research shows that interactions between parents, peers, negative mood, and secure self create a range of risk factors for girls and boys, and for younger and older teens. Negative peer group was a greater risk for young girls than for young boys. Negative mood can serve as an early warning sign for boys, as can negative peer group for girls. Mood for boys was marginally associated with a substance-using peer group and with poor relationships in the family. This suggests that for boys the focus of prevention should be on family relationships and for girls on peer relationships. For older girls, secure self was the greatest protector against substance-using peers, whereas for younger boys and girls, parents continued to offer some protection. The focus on development of secure self in older girls holds promise for secondary prevention.
Keywords: AOD use; adolescent; risk factors; protective factors; family; peer; emotional and psychiatric depression; gender differences; study; statistical data; research; secondary prevention; Switzerland
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various. (1990). A guide to hepatitis C and injecting drug use. Ipswich: British Liver Trust.
Keywords: health promotion; viral hepatitis; hepatitis C
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Swiss Alcohol Board. (2009). A historical survey : alcohol policy and the Swiss Alcohol Board (SAB). Berne: Swiss Alcohol Board (SAB).
Keywords: government and politics; AOD use; alcohol; history; Switzerland; Swiss Alcohol Board (body)
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(2004, 16.01.2004). A la suite d'une négligence du ministère, les distributeurs de Stéribox sont en panne. Libération, 1.
Keywords: harm reduction; needle distribution and exchange
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various. (2006). A large scale drug substitution therapy project in Manipur & Nagaland, India. Guwahati: Emmanuel Health Association.
Keywords: treatment and maintenance
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Niederhäuser, Y. (2006). A memory bank focusing on AIDS. Spectra : prevention and health promotion, (57; 07/2006), 4.
Keywords: HIV infection; Aids; archive; Switzerland; international area
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ANCAHRD Hepatitis C Committee and Clinical Trial and Research Committee (Ed.). (2003). A model of care for the management of hepatitis C infection in adults. Canberra: Australian National Council on AIDS, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases (ANCAHRD).
Keywords: government and politics; infection; viral hepatitis; hepatitis C; treatment and maintenance; adult; Australia
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Ilina, S., Satin, D., & Shapakidze, S. (2004). A model of good practice : the work with russian speaking drug users in Antwerp. Antwerp: AC Company (European Network for the Target Group of Mobile Drug Users).
Keywords: migration; research; drug user; Russia; Belgium; Antwerp
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Alborough, T. (1998). A parent's guide to drugs. Jersey: Jersey Health Promotion Unit.
Keywords: addiction; AOD dependence; chemical addiction
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