HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 16, issue 10

In this issue

International publications

Moving beyond 'people first' language: a glossary of contested terms in substance use.

Scottish Drugs Forum. (2020) Moving beyond 'people first' language: a glossary of contested terms in substance use. Glasgow: Scottish Drugs Forum.

Global state of harm reduction 2020.

Harm Reduction International. (2020) Global state of harm reduction 2020. London: Harm Reduction International.

Current NPS threats volume III.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2020) Current NPS threats volume III. Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRA). An updated harms assessment and a review of classification and scheduling under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and its Regulations.

Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. (2020) Synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRA). An updated harms assessment and a review of classification and scheduling under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and its Regulations. London: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.

Pregnancy and substance use: a harm reduction toolkit.

Kurzer-Yashin, Dana and Sue, Kimberly , eds. (2020) Pregnancy and substance use: a harm reduction toolkit. New York: National Harm Reduction Coalition.

Trends in the psychosocial characteristics of 11-15-year-olds who still drink, smoke, take drugs and engage in poly-substance use in England.

Oldham, Melissa et al (2020) Trends in the psychosocial characteristics of 11-15-year-olds who still drink, smoke, take drugs and engage in poly-substance use in England. Drug and Alcohol Review . doi: 10.1111/dar.13201.

Characteristics of people who used the Melbourne and Sydney medically supervised injecting facilities surveyed in the Illicit Drug Reporting System 2019.

Fetene, D and Hall, C and Dietze, Paul (2020) Characteristics of people who used the Melbourne and Sydney medically supervised injecting facilities surveyed in the Illicit Drug Reporting System 2019. Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney.

Drug crime: statistics for England and Wales.

Allen, Grahame and Kirk-Wade, Esme (2020) Drug crime: statistics for England and Wales. London: House of Commons Library.

Public Health Scotland. Drug-related hospital statistics: substance use. URL: https://beta.isdscotland.org/find-publications-and... Date Accessed: 27 Oct 2020

Characteristics of patients in treatment for alcohol and drug addiction who succeed in changing smoking, weight, and physical activity: a secondary analysis of an RCT on combined lifestyle interventions.

Rasmussen, Mette and Hovhannisyan, Karen and Adami, Johanna and Tønnesen, Hanne (2020) Characteristics of patients in treatment for alcohol and drug addiction who succeed in changing smoking, weight, and physical activity: a secondary analysis of an RCT on combined lifestyle interventions. European Addiction Research , pp. 1-8. doi: 10.1159/000510608.

A cluster feasibility trial to explore the uptake and use of e-cigarettes versus usual care offered to smokers attending homeless centres in Great Britain.

Dawkins, Lynne et al (2020) A cluster feasibility trial to explore the uptake and use of e-cigarettes versus usual care offered to smokers attending homeless centres in Great Britain. PloS one, 15, (10), e0240968.

Annual Statistics from the National Gambling Treatment Service (Great Britain).

ViewItUK. (2020) Annual Statistics from the National Gambling Treatment Service (Great Britain). London: Gambleaware.

Severe harm from others' drinking: a population-based study on sex differences and the role of one's own drinking habits.

Sundin, Erica and Galanti, Maria Rosaria and Landberg, Jonas and Ramstedt, Mats (2020) Severe harm from others' drinking: a population-based study on sex differences and the role of one's own drinking habits. Drug and Alcohol Review , Early online . https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13202.

Implementing alcohol policies in the Commonwealth of Independent States: a workshop of “First Mover” countries.

World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. (2020) Implementing alcohol policies in the Commonwealth of Independent States: a workshop of “First Mover” countries. Copenhagan: WHO Regional Office for Europe.

The potential health impact of an alcohol minimum unit price in Québec: an application of the international model of alcohol harms and policies.

Sherk, Adam and Stockwell, Tim and April, Nicole and Churchill, Samuel and Sorge, Justin and Gamache, Philippe (2020) The potential health impact of an alcohol minimum unit price in Québec: an application of the international model of alcohol harms and policies. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs , 81 , (5) , pp. 631-640. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2020.81.631.

Impact of low and no alcohol beers on purchases of alcohol: interrupted time series analysis of British household shopping data, 2015-2018.

Anderson, Peter and Jané Llopis, Eva and O'Donnell, Amy and Manthey, Jakob and Rehm, Jürgen (2020) Impact of low and no alcohol beers on purchases of alcohol: interrupted time series analysis of British household shopping data, 2015-2018. BMJ Open , 10 , (10) , e036371. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036371.

Time trends and prescribing patterns of opioid drugs in UK primary care patients with non-cancer pain: A retrospective cohort study.

Jani, Meghna and Birlie Yimer, Belay and Sheppard, Therese and Lunt, Mark and Dixon, William G (2020) Time trends and prescribing patterns of opioid drugs in UK primary care patients with non-cancer pain: A retrospective cohort study. PLoS Medicine , 17 , (10) , e1003270. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003270.

Positive choices. Drug and alcohol information.

Positive Choices. (2020) Positive choices. Drug and alcohol information. URL: https://positivechoices.org.au/

Use of e-cigarettes (vapes) among adults in Great Britain.

Action on Smoking and Health. (2020) Use of e-cigarettes (vapes) among adults in Great Britain. London: ASH.

Introduction of standardised packaging and availability of illicit cigarettes: a difference-in-difference analysis of European Union survey data 2015-2018.

Laverty, Anthony A and Millett, Christopher and Hopkinson, Nicholas S and Filippidis, Filippos (2020) Introduction of standardised packaging and availability of illicit cigarettes: a difference-in-difference analysis of European Union survey data 2015-2018. Thorax , Early online .

Clinical question: How does bupropion compare with placebo for promoting smoking cessation in adolescents and adults?

Livingstone-Banks, Jonathan (2020) Clinical question: How does bupropion compare with placebo for promoting smoking cessation in adolescents and adults? Cochrane Clinical Answers . DOI: 10.1002/cca.3204.

The social supply of pharmaceutical opioids.

Sullivan, Tom and Voce, Isabella (2020) The social supply of pharmaceutical opioids. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology. Statistical Bulletin no. 20.

Unlinked anonymous monitoring (UAM) survey of HIV and viral hepatitis among PWID: 2020 report.

Public Health England. (2020) Unlinked anonymous monitoring (UAM) survey of HIV and viral hepatitis among PWID: 2020 report. London: Public Health England. Health Protection Report 14(8).

Bringing substance use care into your primary care practice.

British Columbia Centre on Substance Use. (2020) Bringing substance use care into your primary care practice. British Columbia Centre on Substance Use.

How and why vendors sell on cryptomarkets.

Munksgaard, Rasmus and Martin, James (2020) How and why vendors sell on cryptomarkets. Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice , (608) , 12 p..

The relationship between drug price and purity and population level harm.

Hughes, Caitlin and Hulme, Shann and Ritter, Alison (2020) The relationship between drug price and purity and population level harm. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology. Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 598.

What are the characteristics of effective youth offender programs?

Pooley, Kamarah (2020) What are the characteristics of effective youth offender programs? Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology. Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 604.

The price elasticity of demand for illicit drugs: a systematic review.

Payne, Jason and Manning, Matthew and Fleming, Christopher and Pham, Hien-Thuc (2020) The price elasticity of demand for illicit drugs: a systematic review. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology. Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 606.

Street-level drug law enforcement: an updated meta-analytic review.

Mazerolle, Lorraine and Eggins, Elizabeth and Higginson, Angela (2020) Street-level drug law enforcement: an updated meta-analytic review. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology. Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no,599.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2020) Drug-related homicide in Europe: data protocol, Technical report. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.

The impact of arrest and seizure on drug crime and harms: a systematic review.

Eggins, Elizabeth and Hine, Lorelei and Higginson, Angela and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2020) The impact of arrest and seizure on drug crime and harms: a systematic review. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology. Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice no.602.

Increase in drug overdose deaths involving cocaine: United States, 2009–2018.

Hedegaard, Holly and Spencer, Merianne Rose and Garnett, Matthew F (2020) Increase in drug overdose deaths involving cocaine: United States, 2009–2018. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. NCHS Data Brief no. 384.

Rates of alcohol-induced deaths among adults aged 25 and over in urban and rural areas: United States, 2000–2018.

Spencer, Merianne Rose and Curtin, Sally C and Hedegaard, Holly (2020) Rates of alcohol-induced deaths among adults aged 25 and over in urban and rural areas: United States, 2000–2018. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. NCHS Data Brief 383.

College student knowledge of blackouts and implications for alcohol intervention: a qualitative analysis.

Miller, Mary Beth and Merrill, Jennifer E and Singh, Samyukta and DiBello, Angelo M and Carey, Kate B (2018) College student knowledge of blackouts and implications for alcohol intervention: a qualitative analysis. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors , 32 , (8) , pp. 933-943. doi: 10.1037/adb0000419.

Investigating the need for alcohol harm reduction and managed alcohol programs for people experiencing homelessness and alcohol use disorders in Scotland.

Carver, Hannah and Parkes, Tessa and Browne, Tania and Matheson, Catriona and Pauly, Bernie (2020) Investigating the need for alcohol harm reduction and managed alcohol programs for people experiencing homelessness and alcohol use disorders in Scotland. Drug and Alcohol Review . https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13178.

ASSIST-Lite screening tool: how to use.

Public Health England. (2020) ASSIST-Lite screening tool: how to use.

How do we talk about alcohol?

Alcohol Change UK. (2020) How do we talk about alcohol? Policy Insights .

Comparing responses to public health and industry-funded alcohol harm reduction advertisements: an experimental study.

Brennan, Emily and Shoenaker, Danielle AJ and Durkin, Sarah J and Dunestone, Kimberly and Dixon, Helen G and Slater, Michael D and Pettigrew, Simone and Wakefield, Melanie A (2020) Comparing responses to public health and industry-funded alcohol harm reduction advertisements: an experimental study. BMJ Open , 10 , (9) . doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035569.

Shifts in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic: early indications from Australia.

Callinan, Sarah and Smit, Koen and Mojica-Perez, Yvette and D'Aquino, Simon and Moore, David and Kuntsche, Emmanuel (2020) Shifts in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic: early indications from Australia. Addiction , Early online . doi: 10.1111/add.15275.

Changes in adult alcohol use and consequences during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US.

Pollard, Michael S and Tucker, Joan S and Green, Harold D (2020) Changes in adult alcohol use and consequences during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. JAMA Network Open , 3 , (9) , e2022942.

Addressing the syndemic of HIV, hepatitis c, overdose, and COVID-19 among people who use drugs: the potential roles for decriminalization and safe supply.

Bonn, Matthew and Palayew, Adam and Bartlett, Sofia and Brothers, Thomas D and Touesnard, Natasha and Tyndall, Mark (2020) Addressing the syndemic of HIV, hepatitis c, overdose, and COVID-19 among people who use drugs: the potential roles for decriminalization and safe supply. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs , 81 , (5) , pp. 556-560. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2020.81.556.

COVID-19 survey among people who use drugs in three cities in Norway.

Welle-Strand, Gabrielle K and Skurtveit, Svetlana and Clausen, Thomas and Sundal, Christine and Gjersing, Linn (2020) COVID-19 survey among people who use drugs in three cities in Norway. Drug and Alcohol Dependence , 217 , p. 108302.

How the Covid-19 pandemic is fast-tracking the move to digital platforms within addiction services.

NHS Addictions Provider Alliance. (2020) How the Covid-19 pandemic is fast-tracking the move to digital platforms within addiction services. NHSAPA Blog .

Mental health and health behaviours before and during the initial phase of the COVID-19 lockdown: longitudinal analyses of the UK Household Longitudinal Study.

Niedzwiedz, Claire L et al (2020) Mental health and health behaviours before and during the initial phase of the COVID-19 lockdown: longitudinal analyses of the UK Household Longitudinal Study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Early online . doi: 10.1136/jech-2020-215060.

Illicit drug data report 2018–19.

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. (2020) Illicit drug data report 2018–19. Canberra: Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission.

Community Matters: lessons from a Bridging the Gaps research programme.

AFEW Kyrgyzstan, Rumah Cemara, University of Pretoria, South African Network of People who Use Drugs, International Network of People who use Drugs, Mainline, AFEW International, King’s College London. (2020) Community Matters: lessons from a Bridging the Gaps research programme. INPUD.

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