HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 16, issue 1

In this issue

Evidence Resources

Monitoring and evaluating changes in cannabis policies insights from the Americas. Technical report.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2020) Monitoring and evaluating changes in cannabis policies insights from the Americas. Technical report. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 76 p.

The rise in non-fatal and fatal overdoses involving stimulants with and without opioids in the United States.

Hoots, Brooke and Vivolo-Kantor, Alana and Seth, Puja . (2020) The rise in non-fatal and fatal overdoses involving stimulants with and without opioids in the United States. Addiction, Early online doi: 10.1111/add.14878

Adolescent binge drinking disrupts normal trajectories of brain functional organization and personality maturation.

Ruan, Hongtao et al. (2019) Adolescent binge drinking disrupts normal trajectories of brain functional organization and personality maturation. NeuroImage. Clinical, 22 (101804) doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101804

Knocked back: failing to support people sleeping rough with drug and alcohol problems is costing lives.

Weal, Rory . (2020) Knocked back: failing to support people sleeping rough with drug and alcohol problems is costing lives. London: St Mungo's. 62 p.

Risk of persistence and progression of use of 5 cannabis products after experimentation among adolescents.

Barrington-Trimis, Jessica L et al. (2020) Risk of persistence and progression of use of 5 cannabis products after experimentation among adolescents. JAMA Network Open, 3 (1) 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.19792 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.19792>

Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for alcohol evaluation. Sales-based consumption: a descriptive analysis of one year post-MUP off-trade alcohol sales data.

Giles, Lucie and Robinson, Mark and Beeston, Clare . (2019) Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for alcohol evaluation. Sales-based consumption: a descriptive analysis of one year post-MUP off-trade alcohol sales data. Edinburgh: NHS Health Scotland. 47 p.

Drug decriminalisation across the world.

TalkingDrugs. (2020) Drug decriminalisation across the world. Leads: Release.

Policy brief 6: Effectiveness of interventions to reduce substance abuse.

White, Howard [Campbell Systematic Reviews] . (2020) Policy brief 6: Effectiveness of interventions to reduce substance abuse. Oslo: Campbell Collaboration. 4 p.

Canadian guidelines on opioid use disorder among older adults.

Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health. (2019) Canadian guidelines on opioid use disorder among older adults. Toronto: Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health. 40 p.

Canadian guidelines on cannabis use disorder among older adults.

Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health. (2019) Canadian guidelines on cannabis use disorder among older adults. Toronto: Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health. 24 p.

Canadian guidelines on benzodiazepine receptor agonist use disorder among older adults.

Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health. (2019) Canadian guidelines on benzodiazepine receptor agonist use disorder among older adults. Toronto: Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health. 26 p.

Canadian guidelines on alcohol use disorder among older adults.

Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health. (2019) Canadian guidelines on alcohol use disorder among older adults. Toronto: Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health. 28 p.

An evaluation of regulatory regimes of medical cannabis: what lessons can be learned for the UK?

Schlag, Ann Katrin . (2020) An evaluation of regulatory regimes of medical cannabis: what lessons can be learned for the UK? Med Cannabis Cannabinoids https://doi.org/10.1159/000505028

Mental health outcomes associated with of the use of amphetamines: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

McKetin, Rebecca et al. (2019) Mental health outcomes associated with of the use of amphetamines: a systematic review and meta-analysis. EClinicalMedicine, 16 81-97. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2019.09.014

Stimulant safe supply: a potential opportunity to respond to the overdose epidemic.

Fleming, Taylor and Barker, Allison and Ivsins, Andrew and Vakharia, Sheila and McNeil, Ryan . (2020) Stimulant safe supply: a potential opportunity to respond to the overdose epidemic. Harm Reduction Journal, 17 (6) 10.1186/s12954-019-0351-1

Association between opioid analgesic therapy and initiation of buprenorphine management: an analysis of prescription drug monitoring program data.

Alexandridis, Apostolos A et al. (2020) Association between opioid analgesic therapy and initiation of buprenorphine management: an analysis of prescription drug monitoring program data. PLoS ONE, 15 (1 e0227350) doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227350

Problem gambling, associations with comorbid health conditions, substance use, and behavioural addictions: opportunities for pathways to treatment.

Ford, Madison and Håkansson, Anders [PLOS One] . (2020) Problem gambling, associations with comorbid health conditions, substance use, and behavioural addictions: opportunities for pathways to treatment. PLoS ONE, 15 (1 e0227644) doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227644

Investigating the association between an offender’s sex and ethnicity and the sentence imposed at the Crown Court for drug offences.

Sentencing Council. (2020) Investigating the association between an offender’s sex and ethnicity and the sentence imposed at the Crown Court for drug offences. London: Sentencing Council. 19 p.

Treatments for people who use anabolic androgenic steroids: a scoping review.

Bates, Geoff and Van Hout, Marie Claire and Teck, Joseph Tay Wee and McVeigh, Jim . (2019) Treatments for people who use anabolic androgenic steroids: a scoping review. Harm Reduction Journal, 16 (75)

A contingency management intervention to reduce cannabis use and time to relapse in early psychosis: the CIRCLE RCT.

Johnson, Sonia et al. (2019) A contingency management intervention to reduce cannabis use and time to relapse in early psychosis: the CIRCLE RCT. National Institute for Health Research. Health Technology Assessment, 23 (45)

Smoking cessation. A report of the Surgeon General.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2020) Smoking cessation. A report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 700 p.

Many ways forward. Stop smoking services and tobacco control work in English local authorities, 2019.

Action on Smoking and Health, Cancer Research UK. (2020) Many ways forward. Stop smoking services and tobacco control work in English local authorities, 2019. London: Action on Smoking and Health and Cancer Research UK. 31 p.

Associations between vaping and relapse to smoking: preliminary findings from a longitudinal survey in the UK.

Brose, Leonie S and Bowen, Julia and McNeill, Ann and Partos, Timea R . (2020) Associations between vaping and relapse to smoking: preliminary findings from a longitudinal survey in the UK. Harm Reduction Journal, 16 (76) 10.1186/s12954-019-0344-0

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