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International publications
Drug-related infectious disease (DRID): update from the expert network, October 2021.

(2022) Lisbon: EMCDDA

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Mapping drug use, interventions and treatment needs in Scottish prisons.

Toomey, Clare et al (2022) Glasgow: The Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research.

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WHO European NCD dashboard

(2022) World Health Organization 

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Saving lives, spending less: the case for investing in noncommunicable diseases

(2021) Geneva: World Health Organization

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Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights: Barriers to accessing social protection faced by people who use drugs

(2021) London: International Drug Policy Consortium

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A peek behind the curtain: exploring coaching styles within the implementation and sustainment facilitation (ISF) strategy in the substance abuse treatment to HIV care study

Ford, James H et al (2021) Implementation Science Communications, 2, (1), p. 140

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Needle exchange practitioners accounts of delivering harm reduction advice for chemsex: implications for policy and practice

Smiles, Claire et al (2022) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2022.2027345 

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Scoping project: A peer-based needle exchange service in London

(2022) London: London Joint Working Group on Substance Use and Hepatitis C.

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Policy windows for drug consumption rooms in Finland

Unlu, Ali et al (2022) Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, https://doi.org/10.1177/14550725211069287

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Incidence, mortality and survival in young people with co-occurring mental disorders and substance use: a retrospective linked routine data study in Wales

Rees, S et al (2022) Dove Press, 14. pp. 21-38. DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S325235

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Community-based social interventions for people with severe mental illness: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of recent evidence.

Killaspy, Helen et al (2022) World Psychiatry, 21, (1), pp. 96-123. doi: 10.1002/wps.20940

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Latent patterns of polysubstance use among people who use opioids: a systematic review

Karamouzian, Mohammad et al (2022) International Journal of Drug Policy, 102. 103584

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Opioid-specific medication-assisted therapy and its impact on criminal justice and overdose outcomes

Strange, C Clare et al (2022) Campbell Systematic Reviews, 18, (1), e1215

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Chronic pain, prescribed opioids and overdose risk: a qualitative exploration of the views of affected individuals and family members

Parkes, Tessa et al (2022) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2021.2022100

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Evaluation of interventions to reduce opioid prescribing for patients discharged from the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Daoust, Raoul et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (1), e2143425

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Disparities by sex and race and ethnicity in death rates due to opioid overdose among adults 55 years or older, 1999 to 2019.

Mason, Maryann et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (1), e2142982

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Take-home Naloxone and the prevention of deaths from heroin overdose: pursuing strong science, fuller understanding, greater impact

Strang, John (2021) European Addiction Research, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1159/000519939

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Drug overdose mortality among people experiencing homelessness, 2003 to 2018

Fine, Danielle R et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (1), e2142676

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Drug overdose deaths in the United States, 1999–2020

Hedegaard, Holly et al (2021) Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics

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Expert panel consensus on management of advanced cancer-related pain in individuals with opioid use disorder

Merlin, Jessica S et al (2021) JAMA Network Open, 4, (12), e2139968

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Shifting pathways of stimulant use among individuals with opioid use disorder: a retrospective analysis of the last thirty years.

Ellis, Matthew S et al (2021) Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12. p. 786056. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.786056

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Substance use disorders are deadly

Compton, Wilson M and Han, Beth (2022) The American Journal of Psychiatry, 179, (1), pp. 11-13

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Cannabis associated mental health effects: a review

Kancherla, Neeraj et al (2021) Journal of Pharmacy & Bioallied Sciences, 13, (Suppl 2), S943-S946

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Cannabis and psychosis: recent epidemiological findings continuing the "causality debate'

Ganesh, Suhas and D'Souza, Deepak Cyril (2022) The American Journal of Psychiatry, 179, (1), pp. 8-10

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Substance-induced psychoses: an updated literature review

Fiorentini, Alessio et al (2021) Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12 2270 

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Changes in cannabis policy and prevalence of recreational cannabis use among adolescents and young adults in Europe - an interrupted time-series analysis

Gabri, Alexander Carl et al (2022) PLoS ONE, 17, (1), e0261885

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Clinical management of cannabis withdrawal.

Connor, Jason P et al (2021) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.15743

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Unintentional pediatric cannabis exposures after legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada

Myran, Daniel T et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (1), e2142521

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How people living in Canada consume and acquire cannabis: assessing progress in minimizing harms and establishing a safe supply chain

(2022) Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction

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Medical cannabis use among older adults in Canada: self-reported data on types and amount used, and perceived effects

Tumati, Shankar et al (2021) Drugs & Aging, Early online. doi: 10.1007/s40266-021-00913-y

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UK Medical Cannabis registry: an analysis of clinical outcomes of medicinal cannabis therapy for chronic pain conditions

Harris, Michael et al (2021) Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology, Early online. doi: 10.1080/17512433.2022.2017771

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Regulating right, repairing wrongs: exploring equity and social justice initiatives within UK cannabis reform

Garius, Laura and Ali, Amal (2022) London: Release.

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Distilling the curriculum: an analysis of alcohol industry-funded school-based youth education programmes

van Schalkwyk, May C I et al (2022) PLoS ONE, 17, (1), e0259560

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Alcohol industry submissions to the WHO 2020 Consultation on the development of an alcohol action plan: a content and thematic analysis

Dwyer, Robyn et al (2022) Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education

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An objective assessment of children's exposure to brand marketing in New Zealand (Kids'Cam): a cross-sectional study

Watkins, Leah et al (2022) The Lancet Planetary Health, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00290-4

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Effects of exercise in non-treatment seeking adults with alcohol use disorder: a three-armed randomized controlled trial (FitForChange)

Gunillasdotter, Victoria et al (2022) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 232. 109266.

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Treatment effectiveness for male intimate partner violence perpetrators depending on problematic alcohol use

Siria, Sandra et al (2022) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 232. 109301

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Does insomnia mediate the link between childhood trauma and impaired control over drinking, alcohol use, and related problems?

Noudali, Sean N et al (2022) Addictive Behaviors Reports, 15. 100402

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The COVID-19 alcohol paradox: British household purchases during 2020 compared with 2015-2019

Anderson, Peter et al (2022) PLoS ONE, 17, (1), e0261609

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The impact of alcohol consumption on cardiovascular health: myths and measures

World Heart Federation (2022) Geneva: World Heart Federation

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A ‘proper night out’: a practice theory exploration of gendered drinking

Hennell, Kath et al (2022) Sociological Research Online, https://doi.org/10.1177/13607804211055488

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Digging deeper into alcohol-related deaths

The Editor (2022) The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 7, (2), p. 107. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(21)00479-9

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Adjunctive ketamine with relapse prevention-based psychological therapy in the treatment of alcohol use disorder

Grabski, Meryem et al (2022) The American Journal of Psychiatry, appiajp202121030277

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Severity of anabolic steroid dependence, executive function, and personality traits in substance use disorder patients in Norway.

Scarth, Morgan et al (2022) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 231. 109275

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Including the multiply excluded: a mixed methods study exploring intragroup stigma towards people who use synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists

Adley, Mark et al (2022) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2022.2025766

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Ketamine for the treatment of mental health and substance use disorders: comprehensive systematic review

Walsh, Zach et al (2021) BJPsych Open, 8, (1). https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.1061

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NPS discovery: year in review 2021

Krotulski, Alex J et al (2021) United States: Center for Forensic Science Research and Education

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The impact of COVID-19 on addiction treatment in New Zealand.

Rodda, Simone N et al (2021) Addictive Behaviors, 127. 107230.

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Alcohol and drug use among clients receiving internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy for anxiety and depression in a routine care clinic - demographics, use patterns, and prediction of treatment completion and outcomes

Sundström, Christopher et al (2022) Internet Interventions, 27. 100490. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2021.100490

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What's in a name? A data-driven method to identify optimal psychotherapy classifications to advance treatment research on co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorders

Hien, Denise A et al (2022) European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 13, (1), 2001191

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Common features in compulsive sexual behavior, substance use disorders, personality, temperament, and attachment - a narrative review

Efrati, Yaniv et al (2021) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, (1), 296

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Making the criminal justice system work better: how to improve out-of-court disposals and diversion schemes

Danny et al (2022) London: Crest Advisory

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Protecting lives: a cross-system approach to addressing alcohol and drug-related deaths within the criminal justice system.

(2022) London: IADPC and RCGP

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Making funding work for people facing multiple disadvantage

(2022) London: Making Every Adult Matter

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Commentary on Tanner-Smith et al.: complexity matters-why we need to move beyond 'what works' when evaluating substance use interventions

O'Donnell, Amy J (2021) Addiction, doi: 10.1111/add.15762

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Heated tobacco products for smoking cessation and reducing smoking prevalence

Tattan-Birch, Harry et al (2022) The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 1. CD013790

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Editorial – Towards a Canadian evidence base to inform action to prevent and control vaping in Canada

O'Loughlin, Jennifer L and Gagné, Thierry (2022) Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 42, (1).

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Vaping-associated lung illness (VALI) in Canada: a descriptive analysis of VALI cases reported from September 2019 to December 2020.

Baker, Melissa M et al (2022) Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 42, (1).

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Association of e-cigarette use with discontinuation of cigarette smoking among adult smokers who were initially never planning to quit

Kasza, Karin A et al (2021) JAMA Network Open, 4, (12), e2140880

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Classifying European cigarette consumption trajectories from 1970 to 2015

Poirier, Mathieu Jp et al (2022) Tobacco Control, Early online. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056627

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Secondhand nicotine vaping at home and respiratory symptoms in young adults

Islam, Talat et al (2022) Thorax, doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2021-217041

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Reporting system of suspected adverse effects from electronic cigarettes and refill liquids in Europe

Solimini, Renata et al (2021) Tobacco Prevention & Cessation, 7. 71

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The relationship between addictive eating and dietary intake: a systematic review

Pursey, Kirrilly M et al (2021) Nutrients, 14, (1).

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