HRB National Drugs LIbrary e-newsletter: volume 14, issue 10

In this issue

Evidence Resources

Dying for a drink. Circumstances of, and contributory factors to, alcohol deaths in Scotland: results of a rapid literature review and qualitative research study.

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems. [SHAAP] (2018) Dying for a drink. Circumstances of, and contributory factors to, alcohol deaths in Scotland: results of a rapid literature review and qualitative research study. Edinburgh: SHAAP. 68 p.

Is the alcohol industry doing well by ‘doing good’? Findings from a content analysis of the alcohol industry’s actions to reduce harmful drinking.

Babor, Thomas and Robaina, Katherine and Brown, Katherine and Noel, Jonathan K and Cremonte, Mariana and Pantani, Daniela and Peltzer, Raquel I and Pinksy, Ilana [BMJ Open]. (2018) Is the alcohol industry doing well by ‘doing good’? Findings from a content analysis of the alcohol industry’s actions to reduce harmful drinking. BMJ Publishing. BMJ Open, 8 (024325) doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024325

Alcoholic drinks and the risk of cancer.

World Cancer Research Fund, American Institue for Cancer Research. (2018) Alcoholic drinks and the risk of cancer. London: World Cancer Research Fund International. 85 p.

Captagon: understanding today's illicit market.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2018) Captagon: understanding today's illicit market. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 21 p.

Taking stock: A decade of drug policy - A civil society shadow report.

International Drug Policy Consortium. [IDPC] (2018) Taking stock: A decade of drug policy - A civil society shadow report. International Drug Policy Consortium. 138 p.

Harm reduction special issue.

Drug and Alcohol Findings. (2018) Harm reduction special issue. London: Drug and Alcohol Findings.

Expecting better: improving health and rights for pregnant women who use drugs.

Medley, Bethany . (2018) Expecting better: improving health and rights for pregnant women who use drugs. New York: Open Society Foundations. 28 p.

Parental alcohol misuse and the impact on children: a rapid evidence review of service presentations and interventions.

Syed, Shabeer and Gilbert, Ruth and Wolpert, Miranda . (2018) Parental alcohol misuse and the impact on children: a rapid evidence review of service presentations and interventions. London: UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. 89 p.

Factors influencing early withdrawal from a drug and alcohol treatment program and client perceptions of successful recovery and employment: a qualitative study.

Prangley, Tarran and Pit, Sabrina Winona and Rees, Trent and Nealon, Jessica . (2018) Factors influencing early withdrawal from a drug and alcohol treatment program and client perceptions of successful recovery and employment: a qualitative study. BioMed Central. BMC Psychiatry, 18 (1)

Villainous, alien, and killable: narrative and regulatory norms surrounding drug users in video games.

Sertich, Nicholas [GDPO] . (2018) Villainous, alien, and killable: narrative and regulatory norms surrounding drug users in video games. Swansea: Global Drug Policy Observatory. 5 p. GDPO situation analysis

The patient voice: an analysis of personal accounts of prescribed drug dependence and withdrawal submitted to persons in Scotland and Wales.

United Kingdom. All-Party Parliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence. (2018) The patient voice: an analysis of personal accounts of prescribed drug dependence and withdrawal submitted to persons in Scotland and Wales. London: All-Party Parliamentary Groups. 17 p.

Recovery schools for improving well-being among students in recovery from substance use: a systematic review.

Hennessy, Emily A and Tanner-Smith, Emily E and Finch, Andrew J and Sathe, Nila A and Potter, Shannon A [Campbell Systematic Reviews] . (2018) Recovery schools for improving well-being among students in recovery from substance use: a systematic review. London: The Campbell Collaboration. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 14

A content analysis of alcohol content in UK television.

Barker, Alexander B and Whittamore, Kathy and Britton, John and Murray, Rachael L and Cranwell, Jo. (2018) A content analysis of alcohol content in UK television. Oxford University Press. Journal of Public Health, Early online https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdy142

Cannabis has 'more lasting effect on teenage brains than alcohol'.

[NHS Choices] (2018) Cannabis has 'more lasting effect on teenage brains than alcohol'. London: NHS Choices.

Cigarette smoking: an assessment of tobacco’s global environmental footprint across its entire supply chain, and policy strategies to reduce it.

Zafeiridou, Maria and Hopkinson, Nicholas and Voulvoulis, Nikolaos [WHO] . (2018) Cigarette smoking: an assessment of tobacco’s global environmental footprint across its entire supply chain, and policy strategies to reduce it. Geneva: World Health Organization. 48 p.

Improving people’s health: applying behavioural and social sciences to improve population health and wellbeing in England.

Public Health England. (2018) Improving people’s health: applying behavioural and social sciences to improve population health and wellbeing in England. London: Public Health England. 57 p.

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