HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter: volume 13, issue 11

In this issue

Evidence Resources

Preventing opioid overdose: understanding Good Samaritan laws.

SAMHSA Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies. [SAMHSA, US] (2017) Preventing opioid overdose: understanding Good Samaritan laws. Bethesda, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 20 p.

The changing shape of street-level heroin and crack supply in England: commuting, holidaying and cuckooing drug dealers across ‘county lines’.

Coomber, Ross and Moyle, Leah . (2017) The changing shape of street-level heroin and crack supply in England: commuting, holidaying and cuckooing drug dealers across ‘county lines’. Centre for Crime and Justice Studies. The British Journal of Criminology, azx068 https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azx068

Drugs and the darknet: perspectives for enforcement, research and policy.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Europol. (2017) Drugs and the darknet: perspectives for enforcement, research and policy. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 90 p.

Systematic review on hepatitis B and C prevalence in the EU/EEA.

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. [ECDC] (2016) Systematic review on hepatitis B and C prevalence in the EU/EEA. Stockholm: ECDC. 133 p.

Systematic review on active case finding of communicable diseases in prison settings.

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Systematic review on active case finding of communicable diseases in prison settings. Stockholm: ECDC. 50 p.

Drug testing in schools.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Drug testing in schools. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. 17 p.

Ashton, Kathryn and Bellis, Mark A and Davis, Alisha R and Hughes, Karen and Winstock, Adam [BMJ Open] . (2017) Do emotions related to alcohol consumption differ by alcohol type? An international cross-sectional survey of emotions associated with alcohol consumption and influence on drink choice in different settings. BMJ Publishing. BMJ Open, 7 (e01608) doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016089

Online policy and practice briefings: Local communities.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Online policy and practice briefings: Local communities. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Online policy and practice briefings: Schools and colleges.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Online policy and practice briefings: Schools and colleges. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Online policy and practice briefings: Workplaces.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Online policy and practice briefings: Workplaces. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Online policy and practice briefings: Nightlife, festivals and other recreational settings.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Online policy and practice briefings: Nightlife, festivals and other recreational settings. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Online policy and practice briefings: Prisons and the criminal justice system.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Online policy and practice briefings: Prisons and the criminal justice system. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for improving health, quality of life and social functioning in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

de Vibe, Michael and Bjørndal, Arild and Fattah, Sabina and Dyrdal, Gunvor M and Halland, Even and Tanner-Smith, Emily E [Campbell Systematic Reviews] . (2017) Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for improving health, quality of life and social functioning in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. London: Campbell Systematic Reviews. 267 p. DOI: 10.4073/csr.2017.11

EMCDDA–Europol Joint report on a new psychoactive substance: methyl 1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-[phenyl(propanoyl) amino]piperidine-4-carboxylate (carfentanil).

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2017) EMCDDA–Europol Joint report on a new psychoactive substance: methyl 1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-[phenyl(propanoyl) amino]piperidine-4-carboxylate (carfentanil). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 19 p.

[Protocol] Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12‐step programs for alcohol use disorder.

Kelly, John F and Humphreys, Keith and Ferri, Marica [The Cochrane Library] . (2017) [Protocol] Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12‐step programs for alcohol use disorder. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012880

Health at a Glance 2017: OECD indicators.

OECD. (2017) Health at a Glance 2017: OECD indicators. Paris: OECD Publishing.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. Drug-related infectious diseases in Europe: update from the EMCDDA expert network. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

Do creative arts therapies reduce substance misuse? A systematic review.

Megranahan, Karen and Lynskey, Michael T . (2017) Do creative arts therapies reduce substance misuse? A systematic review. Elsevier. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 57 50-58.

New developments in national drug strategies in Europe.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) New developments in national drug strategies in Europe. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 23 p.

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems. [SHAAP] (2017) Alcohol-related liver disease: guidance for good practice. Edinburgh: SHAAP. 12 p.

Online policy and practice briefings: Adult family members of people with drug problems.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Online policy and practice briefings: Adult family members of people with drug problems. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Online policy and practice briefings: Vulnerable young people.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Online policy and practice briefings: Vulnerable young people. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Online policy and practice briefings: Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Online policy and practice briefings: Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Online policy and practice briefings: Women with drug problems.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Online policy and practice briefings: Women with drug problems. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Non-fatal overdose among people who inject drugs in England: 2017 report.

Public Health England. (2017) Non-fatal overdose among people who inject drugs in England: 2017 report. London: Public Health England. Health Protection Report, 11 (39) 8 p.

Adverse events associated with medium- and long-term use of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: an overview of Cochrane Reviews.

Els, Charl and Jackson, Tanya T and Kunyk, Diane and Lappi, Vernon G and Sonnenberg, Barend and Hagtvedt, Reidar and Sharma, Sangita and Kolahdooz, Fariba and Stroube, Sebastian [The Cochrane Library] . (2017) Adverse events associated with medium- and long-term use of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: an overview of Cochrane Reviews. London: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (10) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012509.pub2

Drug Matrix cell A2: interventions - generic and cross-cutting issues

Drug and Alcohol Findings. (2017) Drug Matrix cell A2: interventions - generic and cross-cutting issues. London: Drug and Alcohol Findings

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