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Evidence Resources
Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2019.
International Narcotics Control Board. [INCB] (2020) Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2019. Vienna: United Nations. 146 p.
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What is driving serious violence: drugs. “The marketplace is more volatile and violent than it has ever been”.
Hales, Gavin and du Mont, Sophie and Desroches, Callyane and Redgrave, Harvey . (2020) What is driving serious violence: drugs. “The marketplace is more volatile and violent than it has ever been”. London: Crest Advisory. 76 p.
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Review of drugs: executive summary.
Black, Dame Carol . (2020) Review of drugs: executive summary. London: Home Office.
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‘Dignity first’: improving the lives of homeless people who drink and take drugs.
[Drug and Alcohol Findings] (2020) ‘Dignity first’: improving the lives of homeless people who drink and take drugs. London: Drug and Alcohol Findings. Drug and Alcohol Findings Hot Topics
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Sex, drugs, and early emerging risk: examining the association between sexual debut and substance use across adolescence.
Clark, D Angus and Donnellan, M Brent and Durbin, C Emily and Nuttall, Amy K and Hicks, Brian M and Robins, Richard W . (2020) Sex, drugs, and early emerging risk: examining the association between sexual debut and substance use across adolescence. PLoS ONE, 15 (2 e0228432) doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228432
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The association between early life mental health and alcohol use behaviours in adulthood: a systematic review.
Ning, Ke and Gondek, Dawid and Patalay, Praveetha and Ploubidis, George B [PLOS One] . (2020) The association between early life mental health and alcohol use behaviours in adulthood: a systematic review. PLoS ONE, 15 (2 e0228667.) doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228667
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Self-reported negative outcomes of psilocybin users: a quantitative textual analysis.
Bienemann, Bheatrix and Ruschel, Nina Stamato and Campos, Maria Luiza and Negreiros, Marco Aurélio and Mograbi, Daniel C . (2020) Self-reported negative outcomes of psilocybin users: a quantitative textual analysis. PLoS ONE, 15 (2 e0229067) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229067
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Addressing the context and consequences of substance use, misuse, and dependence: a global imperative.
Tsai, Alexander C and Alegría, Margarita and Strathdee, Steffanie A . (2019) Addressing the context and consequences of substance use, misuse, and dependence: a global imperative. PLoS Medicine, 16 (11 e1003000)
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Opioid-related treatment, interventions, and outcomes among incarcerated persons: A systematic review.
Malta, Monica and Varatharajan, Thepikaa and Russell, Cayley and Pang, Michelle and Bonato, Sarah and Fischer, Benedikt . (2019) Opioid-related treatment, interventions, and outcomes among incarcerated persons: A systematic review. PLoS Medicine, 16 (12 e1003002) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003002
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Social network interventions for health behaviours and outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hunter, Ruth F and de la Haye, Kayla and Murray, Jennifer M and Badham, Jennifer and Valente, Thomas W and Clarke, Mike and Kee, Frank . (2019) Social network interventions for health behaviours and outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Medicine, 16 (9 e1002890)
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Hepatitis C diagnosis and treatment, impact on engagement and behaviour of people who inject drugs, a service evaluation, the hooked C project.
Caven, Madeleine and Robinson, Emma M and Eriksen, Ann J and Fletcher, Emma H and Dillon, John F . (2020) Hepatitis C diagnosis and treatment, impact on engagement and behaviour of people who inject drugs, a service evaluation, the hooked C project. Journal of Viral Hepatitis, Early online https://doi.org/10.1111/jvh.13269
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Importance of a standard unit dose for cannabis research.
Volkow, Nora D and Weiss, Susan RB . (2020) Importance of a standard unit dose for cannabis research. Addiction, Early online https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14984
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Anabolic-androgenic steroid users receiving health-related information; health problems, motivations to quit and treatment desires.
Havnes, Ingrid Amalia and Jørstad, Marie Lindvik and Wisløff, Christine . (2019) Anabolic-androgenic steroid users receiving health-related information; health problems, motivations to quit and treatment desires. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 14 (1)
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Prevalence of electronic cigarette dependence among youth and Its association with future use.
Vogel, Erin A and Cho, Junhan and McConnell, Rob S [JAMA] . (2020) Prevalence of electronic cigarette dependence among youth and Its association with future use. JAMA Network Open, 3 (2 e1921513) 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.21513
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Standardised packaging for tobacco products in England - Evidence of policy impact from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project.
British Heart Foundation, ITC Project. (2020) Standardised packaging for tobacco products in England - Evidence of policy impact from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project. London: British Heart Foundation and the ITC Project. 8 p.
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Who pays the tab? The distributional effects of UK alcohol taxes.
Bhattacharya, Aveek . (2020) Who pays the tab? The distributional effects of UK alcohol taxes. London: Institute of Alcohol Studies.
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Drug-related hospital emergency presentations in Europe: update from the Euro-DEN Plus expert network.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2020) Drug-related hospital emergency presentations in Europe: update from the Euro-DEN Plus expert network. Luxembourg: Office of the European Union.
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Comparative effectiveness of different treatment pathways for opioid use disorder.
Wakeman, Sarah and Larochelle, Marc R and Ameli, Omid and Chaisson, Christine and McPheeters, Jeffrey Thomas and Crown, William H and Azocar, Francisca and Sanghavi, Darshak M [JAMA] . (2020) Comparative effectiveness of different treatment pathways for opioid use disorder. JAMA Network Open, 3 (2: e1920622) 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.20622
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