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International publications
Training of lived experience workforces: a rapid review of content and outcomes.

Opie, Jessica E et al (2023) Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 50, (2), pp. 177-211. doi: 10.1007/s10488-022-01232-z

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A systematic review of the efficacy, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of workplace-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of problematic substance use.

Morse, Ashleigh K et al (2022) Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 1051119. doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1051119

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Stress and burnout: a prevention handbook for alcohol and other drug services.

Duraisingam, Vinita et al (2022) Adelaide: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders University

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Adapting evidence-based practices for under-resourced populations.

(2022) Rockville, MD: National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

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Community engagement: an essential component of an effective and equitable substance use prevention system.

(2022) Rockville, MD: National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

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Expanding access to and use of behavioral health services for people at risk for or experiencing homelessness.

(2023) Rockville, MD: National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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Experience and perpetration of intimate partner violence and abuse by gender of respondent and their current partner before and during COVID-19 restrictions in 2020: a cross-sectional study in 13 countries.

Gilchrist, Gail et al (2023) BMC Public Health, 23. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14635-2

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Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among substance use disorder (SUD) populations: meta-analysis.

Rohner, Henrik et al (2023) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, (2). doi: 10.3390/ijerph20021275

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Burden of disease among older adults in Europe-trends in mortality and disability, 1990-2019.

Iburg, Kim Moesgaard et al (2023) European Journal of Public Health, 33, (1), pp. 121-126. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac160

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Qualitative insights in item development for a comprehensive and inclusive measure of recovery capital.

Bowen, Elizabeth et al (2022) Addiction Research & Theory, 30, (6), pp. 403-413. doi: 10.1080/16066359.2022.2055002

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Key updates to understanding roles of childhood trauma in overall health.

Weleff, Jeremy and Potter, Dawn (2023) AMA Journal of Ethics, 25, (2), E116-122. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.116

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Colourful taxonomies of drugs.

Adley, Mark and Jones, Guy (2023) SSA Blog

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Mental health and substance use by students in higher education.

Trimbos Instituut (2023) Utrecht: Trimbos-instituut

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Decriminalizing people who use drugs in B.C. [Webpage].

(2023) Government of British Columbia

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From punishment to help? Continuity and change in the Norwegian decriminalization reform proposal.

Kammersgaard, Tobias (2023) International Journal of Drug Policy, 113. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.103963

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Taking the initiative: how England is eliminating hepatitis C.

(2023) HCVAction

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Hepatitis C in the UK 2023. Working to eliminate hepatitis C as a public health threat

UK Health Security Agency. (2023) London: UK Health Security Agency.

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Transformation of identity in substance use as a pathway to recovery and the potential of treatment for hepatitis C: a systematic review.

Donaldson, Sarah R et al (2023) Addiction, 118, (3), pp. 425-437. doi: 10.1111/add.16031

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Young people's substance misuse treatment statistics 2021 to 2022: report.

Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (2023) London: Gov.UK.

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Tryptophan and substance abuse: mechanisms and impact.

Davidson, Majid et al (2023) International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24, (3). doi: 10.3390/ijms24032737

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Influence of a residential drug and alcohol program on young people's criminal conviction trajectories.

Whitten, Tyson et al (2023) Journal of Criminal Justice, 84. doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2022.102026

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Dopamine and the pleasure–pain balance.

Lembke, Anna (2023) SSA Blog

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Single programming document 2023–2025.

(2023) Lisbon: EMCDDA

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Trends of repeated emergency department visits among adolescents and young adults for substance use: a repeated cross-sectional study.

Kim, Soyeon et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (2), e0282056. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282056

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Reddit language indicates changes associated with diet, physical activity, substance use, and smoking during COVID-19.

Wanchoo, Karan et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (2). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280337

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Trends in Google searches and social media discussions of cocaine, July 2021-June 2022: a pilot study

Linghu, Qingyuan et al (2022) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney.

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Poisonings from hydrocarbon inhalant misuse in Australia

Berling, Ingrid et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16166

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Volatile inhalants.

(2023) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney

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Nitrous oxide-induced subacute combined degeneration of the cord: diagnosis and treatment.

Paris, Alvar et al (2023) Practical Neurology, Early online. doi: 10.1136/pn-2022-003631

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Integrated supervised consumption services and hepatitis C testing and treatment among people who inject drugs in Toronto, Canada: a cross-sectional analysis

Greenwald, Zoë R et al (2023) Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 30, (2), pp. 160-171. doi.org/10.1111/jvh.13780

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Exploring the contextual risk factors and characteristics of individuals who died from the acute toxic effects of opioids and other illegal substances: listening to the coroner and medical examiner voice.

Thompson, Tamara et al (2023) Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 43, (2), pp. 51-61. doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.43.2.01

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Overdose alert and response technologies: state-of-the-art review.

Oteo, Alberto et al (2023) Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25. doi: 10.2196/40389

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Trends and characteristics of buprenorphine-involved overdose deaths prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tanz, Lauren J et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (1). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.51856

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Opioid agonist therapy in Australia: a history.

Nicholas, Roger (2022) Adelaide: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders University

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Association between opioid tapering and subsequent health care use, medication adherence, and chronic condition control.

Magnan, Elizabeth M et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (2). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.55101

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Continuity of opioid substitution treatment between prison and community in Southeast Asia: a scoping review.

Loh, Debbie Ann et al (2023) International Journal of Drug Policy, 112. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.103957

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Naloxone knowledge among a sample of people that regularly consume illicit stimulants in Australia, 2022

Uporova, Julia et al (2023) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney.

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Synthetic cannabinoids: a pharmacological and toxicological overview.

Roque-Bravo, Rita et al (2023) Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 63. pp. 187-209. doi: 10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-031122-113758

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How should policy makers regulate the tetrahydrocannabinol content of cannabis products in a legal market?

Hall, Wayne et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16135 (In Press)

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State cannabis legalization and psychosis-related health care utilization.

Elser, Holly et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (1). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.52689

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Maudsley Learning Podcast. Interview #42: More about cannabis (with Professor Valerie Curran and Dr Will Lawn).

Borissova, Anya and Curmi, Alex (2022) London: Maudsley Learning Podcast

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Pediatric hospitalizations for unintentional cannabis poisonings and all-cause poisonings associated with edible cannabis product legalization and sales in Canada.

Myran, Daniel T et al (2023) JAMA Health Forum, 4, (1). doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.5041

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Perceptions about cannabis following legalization among pregnant individuals with prenatal cannabis use in California.

Young-Wolff, Kelly C et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (12). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.46912

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Prenatal cannabis use disorder and infant hospitalization and death in the first year of life.

Bandoli, Gretchen et al (2023) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 242. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109728

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Directional associations between cannabis use and depression from late adolescence to young adulthood: the role of adverse childhood experiences.

Davis, Jordan P et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16130

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The substance use professional’s guide to addressing medical cannabis in substance use treatment settings [Video].

ISSUP. Norton, Aaron (2022) ISSUP

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Impacts of medical and non-medical cannabis on the health of older adults: findings from a scoping review of the literature.

Wolfe, Dianna et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (2). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281826

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Trends of the global burden of disease attributable to cannabis use disorder in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: results from the disease burden study 2019

Shao, Heng et al (2023) International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s11469-022-00999-4

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Cannabis legalization and cannabis use, daily cannabis use and cannabis-related problems among adults in Ontario, Canada (2001-2019).

Imtiaz, Sameer et al (2023) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 244. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109765

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Effects of cannabinoids on resting state functional brain connectivity: a systematic review

Lorenzetti, Valentina et al (2023) Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 145. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.105014

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The acute effects of cannabis with and without cannabidiol in adults and adolescents: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover experiment.

Lawn, Will et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16154

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Impact of minimum unit pricing on alcohol-related hospital outcomes: systematic review.

Maharaj, Tobias et al (2023) BMJ Open, 13, (2). doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065220

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The relationship between alcohol use and dementia in adults aged more than 60 years: a combined analysis of prospective, individual-participant data from 15 international studies.

Mewton, Louise et al (2023) Addiction, 118, (3), pp. 412-424. doi: 10.1111/add.16035

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Trends in public awareness and knowledge of drinking guidelines: a representative population survey in England, 2016-2022.

Jackson, Sarah E et al (2023) Alcohol and Alcoholism, doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agad007

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Getting in the spirit? Alcohol and the Scottish economy.

Bhattacharya, Aveek (2023) London: Social Market Foundation

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Special feature: Alcohol warning labelling, how it works and why it’s needed.

Movendi International. (2022) Alcohol Issues Newsletter, 32

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The clustering of physical health conditions and associations with co-occurring mental health problems and problematic alcohol use: a cross-sectional study.

Ujhelyi Gomez, et al (2023) BMC Psychiatry, 89. doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04577-3

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Insight into the role of the gut-brain axis in alcohol-related responses: emphasis on GLP-1, amylin, and ghrelin.

Tufvesson-Alm, Maximilian et al (2023) Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1092828

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Interactions between the U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the alcohol industry: evidence from email correspondence 2013-2020.

Mitchell, Gemma and McCambridge, Jim (2023) Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 84, (1), pp. 11-26. doi.org/10.15288/jsad.22-00184

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Development and evaluation of a risk algorithm predicting alcohol dependence after early onset of regular alcohol use.

Bharat, Chrianna et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16122

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Informing the development of diagnostic criteria for differential diagnosis of alcohol-related cognitive impairment (ARCI) among heavy drinkers: a systematic scoping review.

Jones, Lisa et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (2). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280749

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Genetic influences on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

Sambo, Danielle and Goldman, David (2023) Genes, 14, (1). doi: 10.3390/genes14010195

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Supportive alcohol policy as a key element of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder prevention.

Wolfson, Lindsay and Poole, Nancy (2023) Women's Health, 19. doi: 10.1177/17455057231151838

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Epigenetic insight into effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on stress axis development: systematic review with meta-analytic approaches.

Das, Ujjal et al (2023) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 47, (1), pp. 18-35. doi: 10.1111/acer.14972

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Alcohol treatment services: a briefing by the National Audit Office.

National Audit Office (2023) London: National Audit Office.

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‘I’ve gone from one extreme to the other’: critical junctures in relationships with alcohol during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nicholls, Emily and Conroy, Dominic (2023) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2023.2177524

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Global epidemiology of alcohol-associated cirrhosis and HCC: trends, projections and risk factors.

Huang, Daniel Q et al (2023) Nature Reviews. Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 20. pp. 37-49. doi: 10.1038/s41575-022-00688-6

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Patterns in alcohol related violence: exploring recent declines in alcohol related violence in England and Wales.

Bryant, Lucy (2023) London: Institute of Alcohol Studies.

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Adolescent brain maturation and the neuropathological effects of binge drinking: a critical review.

Tetteh-Quarshie, Samuel and Risher, Mary-Louise (2023) Frontiers in Neuroscience, 16. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1040049

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Implementing community-level policies to prevent alcohol misuse.

(2022) Rockville, MD: National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

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Tobacco: preventing uptake, promoting quitting and treating dependence.

(2023) London: NICE

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E-cigarette cessation and transitions in combusted tobacco smoking status: Longitudinal findings from the US FDA PATH Study.

Klemperer, Elias M et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16141

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Effectiveness of including weight management in smoking cessation treatments: a meta-analysis of behavioral interventions.

García-Fernández, et al (2023) Addictive Behaviors, 140. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107606

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Trajectories of wellbeing in people who live with gamblers experiencing a gambling problem: an 18-year longitudinal analysis of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey.

Tulloch, Catherine et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (1). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281099

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Theory of change: whole system approach to tackling gambling harms in Glasgow. Theory of change summary and visual.

Voll, Jess et al (2023) Guelph, Canada: Gambling Research Exchange Ontario

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Addressing gambling harm to affected others: a scoping review.

Dowling, Nicki A et al (2022) Melbourne: Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation

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Gambling harm experienced by children of parents who gamble.

Suomi, Aino et al (2022) Melbourne: Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation.

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Parental gambling frequency and adolescent gambling: A cross-sectional path model involving adolescents and parents.

Donati, Maria Anna et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (2). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280996

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