HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 16, issue 2

In this issue

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.

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.

Review of drugs: executive summary.

Black, Dame Carol . (2020) Review of drugs: executive summary. London: Home Office.

‘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

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

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

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

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)

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

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)

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

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

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)

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

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.

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.

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.

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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