UNODC has developed a new series of guidelines that aim to provide guidance on the collection, production, dissemination and use of high-quality administrative data for statistical purposes. These guidelines can assist the sector in performing and monitoring their core functions, optimize resource...
Shared by James Harvey
(ISSUP staff) - Ter, 13/12/2022 - 15:35
More than two hundred Filipino and foreign stakeholders recently adopted the Manila Declaration on Creating Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) Systems in the Philippines
Shared by James Harvey
(ISSUP staff) - Sex, 17/06/2022 - 12:03
A presidente do ISSUP, Melody Heaps, apresentará sobre alternativas ao encarceramento hoje, 17 de junho, às 16h (horário local), no Congresso Freemind/ISSUP Brasil.
Shared by Rasha Abi Hana
- Sex, 29/04/2022 - 12:16
Format
Scientific article
Published by / Citation
Rempala, H.A., Barterian, J.A. Neurofeedback for opioid dependent patients in an outpatient setting: a pilot feasibility study. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 17, 28 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00458-2
Background
When used in combination with other therapies for drug use disorders, neurofeedback (NF) has been classified as "probably effective," according to recent research in the community of people with opioid use disorder. Despite these encouraging results, the severity of the opioid crisis, and the high risk of relapse even with the most effective medication-assisted maintenance therapy, NF remains a little-studied therapeutic option. The possibility of incorporating Alpha/Theta Neurofeedback into standard opioid addiction therapy in an outpatient urban treatment facility is examined...
This year graduate students from John Jay College of Criminal Justice completed a semester-long research assignment in partnership with the Department of State’s Diplomacy Lab Project. The project’s goal was to research the readiness of countries to expand alternatives to incarceration (ATIs) for...
Shared by James Harvey
(ISSUP staff) - Qui, 13/05/2021 - 11:18
Format
ISSUP Webinar
ISSUP India, in collaboration with ISSUP, organized a webinar on alternatives to incarceration for persons with substance use disorders and opportunities for interventions along the justice system.
The United States has extensive experience with alternative measures to conviction or punishment for people with mental health disorders, including drug use disorders, in contact with the criminal justice system. Please find a brief overview on the following areas in this attachment. Measures at pre...