HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 16, issue 4

In this issue

Evidence Resources

Novel benzodiazepines: a review of the evidence of use and harms of novel benzodiazepines

Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. (2020) Novel benzodiazepines: a review of the evidence of use and harms of novel benzodiazepines. London: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. 44 p.

Trends in the availability and type of drugs sold on the internet via cryptomarkets, January 2019 - January 2020.

Mathur, Anant and Mann, Nicola and Bruno, Raimondo and Barratt, Monica J and Peacock, Amy [NDARC] . (2020) Trends in the availability and type of drugs sold on the internet via cryptomarkets, January 2019 - January 2020. sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.

Public health messaging and harm reduction in the time of COVID-19.

Karamouzian, Mohammad and Johnson, Cheyenne and Kerr, Thomas . (2020) Public health messaging and harm reduction in the time of COVID-19. The Lancet. Psychiatry, 7 (5) 390-91. OI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30144-9

Supporting the families of substance users.

International Society of Substance Use Professionals. (2020) Supporting the families of substance users. London: ISSUP.

High willingness to use drug consumption rooms among people who inject drugs in Scotland: findings from a national bio-behavioural survey among people who inject drugs.

Trayner, Kirsten MJ et al. (2020) High willingness to use drug consumption rooms among people who inject drugs in Scotland: findings from a national bio-behavioural survey among people who inject drugs. International Journal of Drug Policy, Early online https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102731

COVID-19 and cannabis smoking and vaping: four things you should know.

Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. [CCSA] (2020) COVID-19 and cannabis smoking and vaping: four things you should know. Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. 5 p.

Beyond the pandemic - how covid-19 will shape the serious and organised crime landscape in the EU.

Europol. (2020) Beyond the pandemic - how covid-19 will shape the serious and organised crime landscape in the EU. The Hague: Europol.

Covid-19 and addiction—a secret burden during this pandemic.

Bannister, Rachel . (2020) Covid-19 and addiction—a secret burden during this pandemic. BMJ Opinion

Addiction editorial: Mitigating and learning from the impact of COVID‐19 infection on addictive disorders.

Marsden, John and Darke, Shane and Hall, Wayne and Hickman, Matthew and Holmes, John and Humphreys, Keith and Neale, Joanne and Tucker, Jalie and West, Robert . (2020) Addiction editorial: Mitigating and learning from the impact of COVID‐19 infection on addictive disorders. Addiction, Accepted version 10 p. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15080

COVID-19: guidance for commissioners and providers of services for people who use drugs or alcohol.

Public Health England. (2020) COVID-19: guidance for commissioners and providers of services for people who use drugs or alcohol. London: Public Health England.

Managing mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic.

Greenberg, Neil and Docherty, Mary and Gnanapragasam, Sam and Wessely, Simon . (2020) Managing mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic. BMJ, 368 (m1211) doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m1211

A standard outcome set for substance use and addictive behaviour disorders.

Black, Nicola [NDARC] . (2020) A standard outcome set for substance use and addictive behaviour disorders. Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.

Establishing need and population priorities to improve the health of homeless and vulnerably housed women, youth, and men: a Delphi consensus study.

Shoemaker, Esther S et al [PLOS One] . (2020) Establishing need and population priorities to improve the health of homeless and vulnerably housed women, youth, and men: a Delphi consensus study. PLoS ONE, 15 (4 e0231758) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231758

"Am I gonna get in trouble for acknowledging my will to be safe?": Identifying the experiences of young sexual minority men and substance use in the context of an opioid overdose crisis.

Goodyear, Trevor and Mniszak, Caroline and Jenkins, Emily K and Fast, Danya and Knight, Rod . (2020) "Am I gonna get in trouble for acknowledging my will to be safe?": Identifying the experiences of young sexual minority men and substance use in the context of an opioid overdose crisis. Harm Reduction Journal, 17 (23) https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-020-00365-4

Delivering opioid overdose prevention in bars and nightclubs: a public awareness pilot in New York City.

Allen, Bennett and Sisson, Laura and Dolatshahi, Jennifer and Blachman-Forshay, Jaclyn and Hurley, Ariel and Paone, Denise . (2020) Delivering opioid overdose prevention in bars and nightclubs: a public awareness pilot in New York City. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 26 (3) 232-5. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001014

Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics requiring prior opioid tolerance.

Jeffery, Molly Moore et al[JAMA] . (2020) Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics requiring prior opioid tolerance. JAMA Network Open, 3 (4 e202875) 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.2875 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.2875>

Potential emerging risks among children following parental opioid-related overdose death.

Hulsey, Eric G and Li, Yuan and Hacker, Karen and Williams, Karl and Collins, Kathryn and Dalton, Erin [JAMA] . (2020) Potential emerging risks among children following parental opioid-related overdose death. JAMA Pediatrics, Early online 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.0613

Lets give bacteria the boot booklet.

Scottish Drugs Forum. (2020) Lets give bacteria the boot booklet. Glasgow: Scottish Drug Forum. 1 p.

EMCDDA initial report on the new psychoactive substance N,N-diethyl-2-[[4-(1-methylethoxy)phenyl]methyl]-5-nitro-1H-benzimidazole-1-ethanamine (isotonitazene), Initial reports.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2020) EMCDDA initial report on the new psychoactive substance N,N-diethyl-2-[[4-(1-methylethoxy)phenyl]methyl]-5-nitro-1H-benzimidazole-1-ethanamine (isotonitazene), Initial reports. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 22 p.

Navigating environmental constraints to injection preparation: the use of saliva and other alternatives to sterile water among unstably housed PWID in London.

Harris, Magdalena and Scott, Jenny and Hope, Vivian and Wright, Talen and McGowan, Catherine and Ciccarone, Daniel . (2020) Navigating environmental constraints to injection preparation: the use of saliva and other alternatives to sterile water among unstably housed PWID in London. Harm Reduction Journal, 17 (24) https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-020-00369-0

Depression, lifestyle factors and cognitive function in people living with HIV and comparable HIV-negative controls.

De Francesco, D et al. (2019) Depression, lifestyle factors and cognitive function in people living with HIV and comparable HIV-negative controls. HIV Medicine, 20 (4) 274-85. doi: 10.1111/hiv.12714

Alcohol or benzodiazepine co-involvement with opioid overdose deaths in the United States, 1999-2017.

Tori, Marco E and Larochelle, Marc R and Naimi, Timothy S . (2020) Alcohol or benzodiazepine co-involvement with opioid overdose deaths in the United States, 1999-2017. JAMA Network Open, 3 (4 e202361) 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.2361

The effects of alcohol hangover on executive functions.

Gunn, Craig and Fairchild, Graeme and Verster, Joris C and Adams, Sally . (2020) The effects of alcohol hangover on executive functions. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9 (4) 1148. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9041148

Assessing the contribution of alcohol‐specific causes to socio‐economic inequalities in mortality in England and Wales 2001–16.

Angus, Colin et al. (2020) Assessing the contribution of alcohol‐specific causes to socio‐economic inequalities in mortality in England and Wales 2001–16. Addiction, Early online https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15037

Screening gender minority people for harmful alcohol use.

Flentje, Annesa et al. [PLOS One] . (2020) Screening gender minority people for harmful alcohol use. PLoS ONE, 15 (4 e0231022) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231022

Image-and-text health warning labels on alcohol and food: potential effectiveness and acceptability.

Pechey, Emily et al. (2020) Image-and-text health warning labels on alcohol and food: potential effectiveness and acceptability. BMC Public Health, 20 (1) https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8403-8

Impact of bottle size on in‐home consumption of wine: a randomized controlled cross‐over trial.

Coding, Saphsa and Mantzari, Eleni and Sexton, Olivia and Fuller, Georgia and Pechey, Rachel and Hollands, Gareth J and Pilling, Mark and Marteau, Theresa M . (2020) Impact of bottle size on in‐home consumption of wine: a randomized controlled cross‐over trial. Addiction, Early online https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15042

Impact of bottle size on in-home consumption of wine: feasibility and acceptability randomised cross-over study.

Mantzari, Eleni and Galloway, Catherine and Hollands, Gareth and Pechey, Rachel and Zupan, Zorana and Pilling, Mark and Marteau, Theresa . (2020) Impact of bottle size on in-home consumption of wine: feasibility and acceptability randomised cross-over study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 6 (19) doi: 10.1186/s40814-020-00566-5

Alcohol consumption and risk of dementia: 23 year follow-up of Whitehall II cohort study.

Sabia, Séverine et al [BMJ] . (2018) Alcohol consumption and risk of dementia: 23 year follow-up of Whitehall II cohort study. BMJ, 362 (k2927) doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k2927

The blind men and the elephant: systematic review of systematic reviews of cannabis use related health harms.

Campeny, E et al. (2020) The blind men and the elephant: systematic review of systematic reviews of cannabis use related health harms. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 33, 35 p.

Prevalence of cannabis withdrawal symptoms among people with regular or dependent use of cannabinoids: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Bahji, Anees and Stephenson, Callum and Tyo, Richard and Hawken, Emily R and Seitz, Dallas P [JAMA] . (2020) Prevalence of cannabis withdrawal symptoms among people with regular or dependent use of cannabinoids: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Network Open, 3 (4 e202370) 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.2370

Potential adverse drug events and drug-drug interactions with medical and consumer cannabidiol (CBD) use.

Brown, Joshua D and Winterstein, Almut G . (2019) Potential adverse drug events and drug-drug interactions with medical and consumer cannabidiol (CBD) use. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 8 (7) DOI: 10.3390/jcm8070989

European regional status report on road safety 2019.

World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. (2020) European regional status report on road safety 2019. Copenhagen: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. 148 p.

Concordance between the diagnostic guidelines for alcohol and cannabis use disorders in the draft ICD-11 and other classification systems: analysis of data from the WHO's World Mental Health Surveys.

Degenhardt, Louisa et al. (2019) Concordance between the diagnostic guidelines for alcohol and cannabis use disorders in the draft ICD-11 and other classification systems: analysis of data from the WHO's World Mental Health Surveys. Addiction, 114 (3) doi: 10.1111/add.14482

Worldwide prevalence and trends in unintentional drug overdose: a systematic review of the literature.

Martins, Silvia S and Sampson, Laura and Cerdá, Magdalena and Galea, Sandro . (2015) Worldwide prevalence and trends in unintentional drug overdose: a systematic review of the literature. American Journal of Public Health, 105 (11) e29-40. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302843

Nonfatal drug overdoses treated in emergency departments - United States, 2016-2017.

Vivolo-Kantor, Alana M et al. (2020) Nonfatal drug overdoses treated in emergency departments - United States, 2016-2017. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 69 (13) DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6913a3

Exploring substance use tweets of youth in the United States: mixed methods study.

Stevens, Robin C and Brawner, Bridgette M and Kranzler, Elissa and Giorgi, Salvatore and Lazarus, Elizabeth and Abera, Maramawit and Huang, Sarah and Ungar, Lyle . (2020) Exploring substance use tweets of youth in the United States: mixed methods study. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 6 (1 e16191) DOI: 10.2196/16191

Physicians' norms and attitudes towards substance use in colleague physicians: A cross-sectional survey in the Netherlands.

Geuijen, Pauline and de Rond, Marlies and Kuppens, Joanneke and Atsma, Femke and Schene, Aart and de Haan, Hein and de Jong, Cornelis and Schellekens, Arnt [PLOS One] . (2020) Physicians' norms and attitudes towards substance use in colleague physicians: A cross-sectional survey in the Netherlands. PLoS ONE, 15 (4 e0231084) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231084

Just say N2O – nitrous oxide misuse: essential information for psychiatrists.

Sheldon, Rollo JG and Reid, Michael and Schon, Frederick and Poole, Norman A . (2020) Just say N2O – nitrous oxide misuse: essential information for psychiatrists. BJPsych Advances, 26 (2) 72-81. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2019.57

International standards for the treatment of drug use disorders: revised edition incorporating results of field-testing.

World Health Organization, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. [WHO] (2020) International standards for the treatment of drug use disorders: revised edition incorporating results of field-testing. Geneva: WHO & UNODC. 112 p.

Daily exposure to formaldehyde and acetaldehyde and potential health risk associated with use of high and low nicotine e-liquid concentrations.

Kosmider, Leon et al. (2020) Daily exposure to formaldehyde and acetaldehyde and potential health risk associated with use of high and low nicotine e-liquid concentrations. Nature Publishing Group. Scientific Reports, 10 (1) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63292-1

An observational study of system-level changes to improve the recording of very brief advice for smoking cessation in an inpatient mental health setting.

Spaducci, Gilda and Richardson, Sol and McNeill, Ann and Pritchard, Megan and Sanyal, Joyti and Healy, Andy and Yates, Mary and Robson, Debbie . (2020) An observational study of system-level changes to improve the recording of very brief advice for smoking cessation in an inpatient mental health setting. BMC Public Health, 20 (559) https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08672-y

Smoking, employabililty and wages.

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH). (2020) Smoking, employabililty and wages. London: ASH. 13 p.

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