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Evidence Resources
Hepatitis C: new models of care for drugs services.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2019) Hepatitis C: new models of care for drugs services. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 91 p.
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Health assessments and screening tools for adults experiencing homelessness.

Gordon, SJ et al (2019) Health assessments and screening tools for adults experiencing homelessness. (In Press) BMC Public Health, 19 (994) https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7234-y

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Use of medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in criminal justice settings.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2019) Use of medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in criminal justice settings. Rockville, MD: National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory. Substance Abuse and Mental Health. 76 p.

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Learning from tragedies: an analysis of alcohol-related Safeguarding Adult Reviews published in 2017.
Alcohol Change UK. (2019) Learning from tragedies: an analysis of alcohol-related Safeguarding Adult Reviews published in 2017. London: Alcohol Change UK. 19 p.
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Awareness of product-related information, health messages and warnings on alcohol packaging among adolescents: a cross-sectional survey in the United Kingdom.

Critchlow, Nathan et al (2019) Awareness of product-related information, health messages and warnings on alcohol packaging among adolescents: a cross-sectional survey in the United Kingdom. Journal of Public Health, Early online https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdz080

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WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2019.
World Health Organization. [WHO] (2019) WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2019. Geneva: World Health Organization. 109 p.
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Psychosocial support to tackle trauma-related symptoms and related substance use disorders.
Schäfer, Ingo and Lotzin, Annett [Pompidou Group] . (2019) Psychosocial support to tackle trauma-related symptoms and related substance use disorders. Strasbourg: Council of Europe. 52 p.
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Drug-related infectious diseases in Europe: update from the EMCDDA expert network.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2019) Drug-related infectious diseases in Europe: update from the EMCDDA expert network. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 24 p.
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Can new digital technologies facilitate contingency management?
Drug and Alcohol Findings. (2019) Can new digital technologies facilitate contingency management? London: Drug and Alcohol Findings. Drug and Alcohol Findings Research Analysis
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Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s.
UK Department of Health and Social Care. (2019) Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s. London: HM Government. 78 p.
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End of life care for people with alcohol and drug problems: Findings from a rapid evidence assessment.
Witham, Gary and Galvani, Sarah and Peacock, Marian . (2019) End of life care for people with alcohol and drug problems: Findings from a rapid evidence assessment. Health and Social Care in the Community
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Blueprints for the treatment and throughcare of prisoners with histories of drug dependence. A report from the ex-prisoners recovering from addiction (EPRA) working group.
Ex-Prisoners Recovering from Addiction Working Group. (2019) Blueprints for the treatment and throughcare of prisoners with histories of drug dependence. A report from the ex-prisoners recovering from addiction (EPRA) working group. University of York. 72 p.
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Hospital admissions as a result of intentional self-poisoning by young people: summary and data.
Public Health England. (2019) Hospital admissions as a result of intentional self-poisoning by young people: summary and data. London: Public Health England.
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Digital interventions to reduce alcohol-related harm: a rapid horizon scanning review.
Field, Matt and Campbell, Fiona and Hock, Emma and Wong, Ruth [Alcohol Change UK] . (2019) Digital interventions to reduce alcohol-related harm: a rapid horizon scanning review. London: Alcohol Change UK. 75 p.
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Australian music festival attendees: a national overview of demographics, drug use patterns, policing experiences and help seeking behaviour.
Hughes, Caitlin and Barratt, Monica J and Ferris, Jason and Winstock, Adam [NDARC] . (2019) Australian music festival attendees: a national overview of demographics, drug use patterns, policing experiences and help seeking behaviour. Sydney: University of New South Wales. 9 p. DPMP bulletin no 28.
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Alcohol screening and assessment measures for young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis of validation studies.
Toner, Paul and Bohnke, Jan R and Anderson, Phil and McCambridge, Jim . (2019) Alcohol screening and assessment measures for young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis of validation studies. Elsevier Science. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 202 39-49.
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Action plan on youth drinking and on heavy episodic drinking. Progress evaluation report.
WHO Regional Office for Europe. [WHO] (2019) Action plan on youth drinking and on heavy episodic drinking. Progress evaluation report. Geneva: WHO Regional Office for Europe. 97 p.
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Take Home Naloxone: best practice in preventing fatal opioid overdoses for prison leavers.
Forward Trust. (2019) Take Home Naloxone: best practice in preventing fatal opioid overdoses for prison leavers. Kent: Forward. Pulse (7) 7 p.
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Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice: Report on the twenty-eighth session (7 December 2018 and 20–24 May 2019).
Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. [United Nations] (2019) Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice: Report on the twenty-eighth session (7 December 2018 and 20–24 May 2019). New York: United Nations. 49 p. Economic and Social Council official records, 2019, Supplement no. 10.
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Peace, illicit drugs and the SDGs: a development gap.
Gutierrez, Eric and Balfe, Karol . (2019) Peace, illicit drugs and the SDGs: a development gap. London: Christian Aid. 40 p.
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Global study on homicide 2019.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. [UNODC] (2019) Global study on homicide 2019. Vienna: UNODC.
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Counting lives. Responding to children who are criminally exploited.
Turner, Alexandra and Belcher, Lucy and Pona, Iryna . (2019) Counting lives. Responding to children who are criminally exploited. London: The Children's Society. 96 p.
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Recommendations on how to achieve tobacco-free nations in Europe.
Willemsen, Marc C and Hipple Walters, Bethany and Kotz, Daniel and Bauld, Linda . (2019) Recommendations on how to achieve tobacco-free nations in Europe. Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 5 (24) DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/tpc/110587
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Clinical question: Can adding baclofen to psychosocial treatment improve outcomes for people with alcohol use disorder?
Kavirajan, Harish [The Cochrane Library] . (2019) Clinical question: Can adding baclofen to psychosocial treatment improve outcomes for people with alcohol use disorder? London: Wiley. Cochrane Clinical Answers https://doi.org/10.1002/cca.2457
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Clinical question: Can use of electronic cigarettes help people quit smoking?
Burch, Jane and Ciapponi, Agustín [The Cochrane Library] . (2019) Clinical question: Can use of electronic cigarettes help people quit smoking? London: Wiley. Cochrane Clinical Answers https://doi.org/10.1002/cca.2571
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Clinical question: Does biomedical risk assessment help as an adjunct to smoking cessation interventions?
Tort, Sera and Ciapponi, Agustín [The Cochrane Library] . (2019) Clinical question: Does biomedical risk assessment help as an adjunct to smoking cessation interventions? London: Wiley. Cochrane Clinical Answers https://doi.org/10.1002/cca.2503
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Clinical question: Do family/carer smoking control programs improve children's health?
Burch, Jane and Tort, Sera [The Cochrane Library] . (2019) Clinical question: Do family/carer smoking control programs improve children's health? London: Wiley. Cochrane Clinical Answers https://doi.org/10.1002/cca.2586
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Serbia Early warning system profile.
Jankovic, Jelena and Savic, Natasa [EMCDDA] . (2019) Serbia Early warning system profile. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 8 p.
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The prevalence of wholly attributable alcohol conditions in the United Kingdom hospital system: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression.
Roberts, Emmert and Morse, Rachel and Epstein, Sophie and Hotopf, Matthew and Leon, David and Drummond, Colin . (2019) The prevalence of wholly attributable alcohol conditions in the United Kingdom hospital system: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression. Addiction, Early online
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Interventions to address substance use and sexual risk among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men who use methamphetamine: A systematic review.

Knight, Rod et al (2019) Interventions to address substance use and sexual risk among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men who use methamphetamine: A systematic review. Elsevier Science. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 194

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