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International publications
World drug report 2024 - key findings and conclusions.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2024) New York: United Nations

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EU drug market: new psychoactive substances — in-depth analysis [Webpage]

EMCDDA & Europol (2024)  

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Global status report on alcohol and health and treatment of substance use disorders

(2024) Geneva: World Health Organization

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“Recovery is complicated”: a qualitative exploration of Canadian university students’ diverse recovery experiences

Burns, Victoria F et al (2024) Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2024.2347241

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Interim monitoring report on statutory-funded residential rehabilitation placements

(2024) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland

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Harm reduction advocacy – webinar series [Videos].

Sárosi, Péter (2024) Rights Reporter Foundation

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Developing a coordinated response to chemsex across health, justice and social care settings: expert consensus statement

Hillier, Bradley et al (2024) BJPsych Bulletin, Early online. doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2024.46

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Closing doors, opening windows – Adaptations and opportunities for harm reduction services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Rigoni, Rafaela and Tammi, Tuukka (2024) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2024.2356746

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Commercial determinants of noncommunicable diseases in the WHO European region

(2024) World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe.

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Alcohol, drugs and driving consensus statement. Saving lives: reducing preventable harm caused by driving under the influence.

British Medical Association. (2024) London: BMA

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Drug checking: principles of practice - a model for Victoria

Seear, Kate (2024) Victoria, BC: arm Reduction Victoria and Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association

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The world factbook. Field listing: illicit drugs. [Webpage]

(2024) Central Intelligence Agency 

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#Digital Youth – How children and young people are targeted with harmful product marketing online

Backholer, Kathryn (2024) Melbourne: Deakin University

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Web-based forums for people experiencing substance use or gambling disorders: scoping review

Peart, Annette et al (2024) JMIR Mental Health, 11. doi.org/10.2196/49010

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The Australian ‘drug budget’: Government drug policy expenditure 2021/22

DPMP monograph no. 36. Ritter, Alison et al (2024) Sydney: Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW

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Uses of psychotropic drugs by university students in Switzerland

Berchtold, André et al (2024) PLoS ONE, 19, (6). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305392

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The challenge of new psychoactive substances - a technical update

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2024) Vienna: United Nations

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Evaluating the effects of supervised consumption sites on housing prices in Montreal, Canada using interrupted time series and hedonic price models

Schaefer, Maximilian and Panagiotoglou, Dimitra (2024) Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 11. doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100242

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Economic evaluations of establishing opioid overdose prevention centers in 12 north American cities: a systematic review.

Behrends, Czarina N et al (2024) Value in health, 27, (5), pp. 655-669. doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2024.02.004

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Experience of personal loss due to drug overdose among US adults

Kennedy-Hendricks, Alene et al (2024) JAMA Health Forum, 5, (5). 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.1262

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Suspected drug deaths in Scotland: January to March 2024

(2024) Edinburgh: Scottish Government

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Worldwide incidence of suicides in prison: a systematic review with meta-regression analyses

Mundt, Adrian P et al (2024) The Lancet Psychiatry, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00134-2

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Involvement of propranolol in suicides: cross-sectional study using coroner-reported data

Gorton, Hayley C et al (2024) BJPsych Open, 10, (4). doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.714

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Risk of drug-related death associated with co-prescribing of gabapentinoids and z-drugs among people receiving opioid-agonist treatment: a national retrospective cohort study

Glancy, Megan et al (2024) Psychiatry Research, doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116028

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In vitro structure-activity relationships and forensic case series of emerging 2-benzylbenzimidazole 'nitazene' opioids

De Vrieze, Liam M et al (2024) Archives of Toxicology, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s00204-024-03774-7

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Rotation from methadone to buprenorphine using a micro-dosing regime in patients with opioid use disorder and serious mental illness: a case series

Praeger, Vivian C et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13885

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Exploring patients' perceptions on injectable opioid agonist treatment: influences on treatment initiation and implications for practice

Friedmann, Zoe et al (2024) European Addiction Research, 30, (1), pp. 32-42. doi.org/10.1159/000535416

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Emergency department staff compassion is associated with lower fear of enacted stigma among patients with opioid use disorder.

Steinhauser, Savannah et al (2024) Academic Emergency Medicine, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acem.14970

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Rapid induction of transdermal buprenorphine to subcutaneous extended-release buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorder

Azar, Pouya et al (2024) Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 19. doi.org/10.1186/s13722-024-00479-1

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Rapid initiation of injection naltrexone for opioid use disorder: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized clinical trial.

Shulman, Matisyahu et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (5). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.9744 

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Crafting effective regulatory policies for psychedelics: what can be learned from the case of cannabis?

Andrews, Christina M et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16575

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Global patterns in small-scale cannabis growers' distribution practices: exploring the grower-distributor nexus

Søgaard, Thomas Friis et al (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104463

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Heavy lifetime cannabis use and mortality by sex

Vallée, Alexandre (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (6). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.15227

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Cannabis use reported by patients receiving primary care in a large health system

Gelberg, Lillian et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (6). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.14809

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Assessing rates and predictors of cannabis-associated psychotic symptoms across observational, experimental and medical research

Schoeler, Tabea et al (2024) Nature Mental Health, Early online. doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00261-x

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The contribution of cannabis use to the increased psychosis risk among minority ethnic groups in Europe

Selten, J P et al (2024) Psychological Medicine, Early online. pp. 1-10. doi.org/10.1017/s0033291724001004

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Changes in prenatal cannabis-related diagnosed disorders after the Cannabis Act and the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, Canada

Nazif-Munoz, José Ignacio et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16564

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Risk of severe mood and anxiety disorders in the adult children of parents with alcohol use disorder: a nationwide cohort study

Kane, Kimberly et al (2024) Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 78, (7), pp. 444-450. doi.org/10.1136/jech-2023-221720

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Early drinking onset and subsequent alcohol use in late adolescence: a longitudinal study of drinking patterns

Sjödin, Lars et al (2024) The Journal of Adolescent Health, 74, (6), pp. 1225-1230. doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.02.014

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A dose-response meta-analysis on the relationship between average amount of alcohol consumed and death by suicide

Lange, Shannon et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 260. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111348

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Through the looking glass: an alcohol advertisement every 3 minutes

Rutherford, Brienna N et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13886

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Reducing alcohol harms whilst minimising impact on hospitality businesses: 'Sweetspot' policy options.

Fitzgerald, Niamh et al (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, 129. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104465

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How can agent-based modelling provide new insights into the impact of minimum unit pricing in Scotland?

Boyd, Jennifer et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13880

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Influence of childhood trauma and traumatic stress on a woman's risk of having a child with a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Parker, Michelle et al (2024) Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15334

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Current and ideal living arrangements and supports for Canadian adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)-Part I: perspectives from adults with FASD

Gault, Siann et al (2024) Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15336

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Current and ideal living arrangements and supports for Canadian adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Part II- perspectives from caregivers

Gault, Siann et al (2024) Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15337

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Effectiveness of a self-help guide during a temporary alcohol abstinence challenge: a randomized controlled trial

Esselink, Annelien et al (2024) Alcohol and Alcoholism, 59, (4). doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agae034

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Costs of alcohol harms in New Zealand: updating the evidence with recent research

New Zealand Institute of Economic Research. (2024) Wellington: NZIER

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Inflation and health: a global scoping review

Movsisyan, Ani et al (2024) The Lancet Global Health, 12, (6), e1038-e1048. doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00133-5

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Tobacco endgame goals and measures in Europe: current status and future directions

Ollila, Hanna et al (2024) Tobacco Control, Early online. doi.org/10.1136/tc-2024-058606

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The association of smoking with different eating and dietary behaviours: a cross-sectional analysis of 80 296 United Kingdom adults

Alruwaili, Arwa et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16584

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Impact of Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations on cigarette consumption and youth smoking in England: interrupted time-series analysis

Buss, Vera Helen et al (2024) Tobacco Control, Early online. doi.org/10.1136/tc-2023-058560

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Harm perceptions across vaping product features: an on-line cross-sectional survey of adults who smoke and/or vape in the United Kingdom

East, Katherine et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16572

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Electronic cigarettes and subsequent use of cigarettes in young people: an evidence and gap map

Conde, Monserrat et al (2024) Addiction, Early online, doi.org/10.1111/add.16583

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Young people's use of disposable vapes: a qualitative study

Notley, Caitlin et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16570

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Nicotine strength of e-liquids used by adult vapers in Great Britain: a population survey 2016 to 2024.

Jackson, Sarah E et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16576

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Policy paper on strategies and regulatory options aimed at reducing risks and harms related to online gaming and online gambling

(2024) Strasbourg: Council of Europe International Cooperation Group on Drugs and Addictions

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Risks and harms associated with online gaming and gambling

Expert Group Online Addictions. (2024) Strasbourg: Council of Europe International Cooperation Group on Drugs and Addictions

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How did the ‘whistle-to-whistle’ ban affect gambling advertising on TV? A live football matching study

McGrane, Ellen et al (2024) Addiction Research & Theory, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2024.2355183

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Too young to gamble: long-term risks from underage gambling

Pérez, Levi (2024) Journal of Gambling Studies, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s10899-024-10319-1

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Impulse and reason? Justifications in problem gambling

Wu, Raymond and Clark, Luke (2024) Addictive Behaviors Reports, 157. 38851143

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Functional connectivity changes in the brain of adolescents with internet addiction: a systematic literature review of imaging studies

Chang, Max LY and Lee, Irene O (2024) PLoS Mental Health, 1, (1). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000022

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