HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 22, issue 7

In this issue

International publications

Meta-research on the science of lived experience engagement in mental health and substance use health research: a scoping review and qualitative synthesis

Hawke, Lisa D et al (2026) Health Expectations, 29, (4). doi.org/10.1111/hex.70733

Emergency department peer recovery support services for individuals with substance use disorders: a systematic review of comparative studies

Chardavoyne, Paige C et al (2026) Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 17. doi.org/10.2147/SAR.S609242

Evaluating the effectiveness of substance use disorder treatment centers: a systematic review of international standards and outcomes

Sameri, Maryam Jafar et al (2026) Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1186/s13011-026-00742-5

A meta-analysis of cognitive behavioral therapy for substance use disorder: treatment effects by comparator type and consumption and psychosocial outcomes

Magill, Molly et al (2026) Behaviour Research and Therapy, 203. doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2026.105101

The effectiveness of peer support in problem alcohol and drug use. Rapid evidence review.

(2026) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland

A systematic review and narrative synthesis of barriers and facilitators for the implementation of school-based substance misuse prevention programmes

Fitzgerald, Aisling et al (2026) Global Implementation Research and Applications, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s43477-026-00235-4

Addiction in the UK

Mooney, Beth and Wilkinson, Sophie (2026) London: The Forward Trust and Crest Advisory

The human cost of policy shifts: a world in turmoil

(2026) Norfolk, UK: INPUD

Implementation factors shaping British Columbia's drug decriminalization pilot: a systematic review with narrative synthesis

Ali, Farihah et al (2026) International Journal of Drug Policy, 156. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105431

Adolescent substance use screening in the emergency department

Sandelich, Stephen et al (2026) Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 7, (4). DOI: 10.1016/j.acepjo.2026.100447

Drug checking data from the Trans-European Drug Information (TEDI) network

Trans-European Drug Information Network. (2026) Lisbon: EUDA

Canadian substance use costs and harms 2017–2024

(2026) Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction

Full spectrum harm reduction in Europe. Specific populations, service integration, and peer involvement

Civil Society Monitoring of Harm Reduction in Europe 2025. C-EHRN Focal Points. Bellows, C and Rigoni, R (2026) Amsterdam: Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network

Mental health services for people who use drugs: current needs and emerging challenges. Civil Society Monitoring of Harm Reduction in Europe 2025

C-EHRN Focal Points. de Sousa, M and Rigoni, R (2026) Amsterdam: Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network

Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for adults with substance use disorder that have a co-occurring mental health disorder: an umbrella review and illustrative cost-effectiveness analysis

Simpson, Emma et al (2026) Health Technology Assessment, 30, (49), pp. 1-141. doi.org/10.3310/GJES1821

Interventions to enhance HIV medication adherence among individuals using substances: a systematic review and critique of the literature

Rodriguez, Chavez R et al (2026) AIDS Care, 38, (5), pp. 893-922. doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2025.2602165

Use of a discrete choice experiment to support the service design of the safer drug consumption facility in Scotland

Duan, Yuejiao et al (2026) International Journal of Drug Policy, 156. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105434

Ranking EU progress on road safety: 20th Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) report

(2026) Brussels: European Transport Safety Council

Addiction across substance use, gambling, and screen: a scoping review of coping strategies adopted by concerned significant others

Côté, Mélissa et al (2026) Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1186/s13011-026-00739-0

Evaluation of the Scottish Government National Drug Deaths Mission. Incorporating a financial and economic perspective.

(2026) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland

Preventing drug-related deaths in Scotland: perceptions and experiences of engagement in a “shared care” model of service delivery

Thom, Betsy et al (2026) Drugs, Habits and Social Policy, 27, (1), pp. 1-15. doi.org/10.1108/DHS-04-2025-0020

How to save a life: emergency response to a drug overdose in prison

(2026) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland

Trends in new psychoactive substance poisonings in the Netherlands: a 14-year retrospective analysis (2012-2025).

Nugteren-van Lonkhuyzen, et al (2026) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.70511

Legal responses to new psychoactive substances in Europe: countries inside the REITOX network, Norway, and Türkiye

Aquilina, Valeria et al (2026) Annali Dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita, 62, (2), pp. 100-114. doi.org/10.4415/ann_26_02_02

From emergence to replacement: the evolution of 3-methylmethcathinone (3-MMC) and its substitutes in the Dutch drug market (2012-2024).

Hutten, Nadia Robert Petronella Wilhelmina et al (2026) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.70538

Nitrous oxide product types and sources among people who regularly use ecstasy and/or other illicit stimulants, 2021-2025

Grigg, Jodie and Lenton, Simon (2026) Perth: National Drug Research Institute and enAble Institute.

Treatment and management approaches for ketamine misuse: a systematic review of medical interventions

Mosca, Alessio et al (2026) Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, Early online. DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2026.210061

Ketamine trends in Scotland: analysis of police seizure data and review of early identification methods

Ceniccola-Campos, Kristin and Murphy, Laura (2026) Drug Research Network Scotland

Long-term effects following prenatal cocaine exposure: a systematic review

Miazzi, Rocco et al (2026) PLoS ONE, 21, (6). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0352587

Efficacy and safety of pharmacological interventions for the treatment of cocaine use disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Paterson, Craig et al (2026) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.70486

Enhanced and prolonged euphoria during co-use of alcohol and cocaine. A narrative and integrative review.

van Amsterdam, Jan and van den Brink, Wim (2026) European Addiction Research, pp. 1-17. doi.org/10.1159/000553048

Overdose reversal through peer intervention: Findings from the naloxone prospective outcome research study (NalPORS) on the effectiveness of overdose response by people who use opioids in the United Kingdom and Sweden

Metrebian, Nicola et al (2026) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.70526

The comparative effects of prenatal exposure to methadone versus buprenorphine for opioid use disorder on neonatal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Wilson, Lindsay A et al (2026) BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Early online. doi.org/10.1186/s12884-026-09256-1

Centering the voices of young people who use opioids and youth harm reduction practitioners: insights from an international Youth RISE cohort.

Juristia, Atika et al (2026) Harm Reduction Journal, 23. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-026-01449-3

Evaluation of heroin-assisted treatment in Norway

Eide, Desiree et al (2026) Oslo: Norwegian Centre for Addiction Research

What’s in your heroin? The importance of drug composition monitoring in the synthetic opioid era

Balcaen, Margot et al (2026) Harm Reduction Journal, Early online. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-026-01502-1

Changes in heroin-related ambulance attendances following the introduction of a medically supervised injecting room in Victoria, Australia

Killian, Jessica J et al (2026) International Journal of Drug Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105405

Mental health consequences of contemporary cannabis use in Europe: potency, patterns of use, and health system context

Śniadach, Justyna et al (2026) Frontiers in Psychiatry, 17. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1778831

Impact of partial cannabis legalisation in Luxembourg: an interdisciplinary perspective

Berndt, Nadine et al (2026) Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 20. doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2026.100456

Emotion regulation and cannabis use in young people: a systematic review

Fleury, Ronan et al (2026) Frontiers in Adolescent Medicine, 4. doi.org/10.3389/fradm.2026.1766637

Effectiveness of brief motivational interviewing for alcohol misuse: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Ho, Mei-Hsin et al (2026) Addictive Behaviors Reports, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2026.100727

Perpetrator alcohol use and intimate partner violence in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Tanyos, Amany et al (2026) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.70540

Quantifying the potential of alcohol policies for cancer prevention in the EU: a modelling study

Correia, Daniela et al (2026) The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 67. doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101734

A review of the relationship between dimensions of alcohol consumption and the burden of disease: 2026 update including Mendelian randomisation studies

Carr, Sinclair et al (2026) Addiction, 121, (8), pp. 1998-2018. doi.org/10.1111/add.70435

‘If you’ve got it shown to you from a young age, it’s going to be more hardwired into your brain’: young people’s views on alcohol sports sponsorship

Purves, Richard I et al (2026) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2026.2689372

Models of care for the management of alcohol use disorder in general hospital settings and transition to the community: a scoping review

Sinclair, Julia M A et al (2026) Alcohol and Alcoholism, 61, (4). doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agag037

NoLo drinks and pregnancy: women’s harm perceptions, labeling ambiguity, and guidance needs

Rose, Abigail K et al (2026) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, Early online doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2026.2702373

Gambling, smoking and alcohol use in Great Britain: insights from the 2023 Gambling Survey of Great Britain

Kock, Loren et al (2026) Addictive Behaviors, 177. doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2026.108641

Heterogeneous oral health outcomes by combustible cigarette smoking, e-cigarette use and dual use: a cross-sectional population-based analysis

Adebisi, Yusuff Adebayo et al (2026) Oral Diseases, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/odi.70390

Evaluation of the legislative framework for tobacco control

(2026) Brussels: European Commission

The policy implementation playbook: a cross-policy taxonomy of post-adoption tobacco industry tactics

Matthes, Britta K et al (2026) Globalization and Health, 22, (1). doi.org/10.1186/s12992-026-01220-0

Reshaping the social meaning of smoking: the UK's tobacco-free generation policy

Matthes, Britta K and Berrick, Jon (2026) European Journal of Public Health, 36, (4). doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckag107

Interventions to prevent or cease electronic cigarette use in children and adolescents

Barnes, Courtney et al (2026) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 7, (7). doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD015511.pub3

Changes in gambling behaviour and harm across the adult population, among priority groups, and by population subgroups in Great Britain, 2021–2024: repeat cross-sectional annual survey

Buss, Vera Helen et al (2026) Addictive Behaviors, 182. doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2026.108788

Gambling survey for Great Britain - annual report (2025): official statistics

(2026) Birmingham: Gambling Commission

Regulations on gambling advertising in Europe: a comparative policy review

Marionneau, Virve et al (2026) International Gambling Studies, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/14459795.2026.2682456

A rapid evidence review of skins gambling

Harris, Andrew et al (2026) London: Gov.UK

Gambling problems in a sample of UK university students: associations with mental health, other addictive behaviours, and transdiagnostic factors

Dorey, Lucy et al (2026) Journal of Gambling Studies, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s10899-026-10534-y

Mental health, personality, and cross-addictions as predictors of social media addiction: a machine learning longitudinal study

Zarate, Daniel et al (2026) Addictive Behaviors Reports, 24. doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2026.100718

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