HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter: volume 13, issue 6

In this issue

Evidence Resources

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. [NICE] (2017) Liver disease. Quality standard. London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

World drug report 2017.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. [UNODC] (2017) World drug report 2017. Vienna: United Nations.

Findings from the pilot of the analytical support package for alcohol licensing.

Public Health England. (2017) Findings from the pilot of the analytical support package for alcohol licensing. London: Public Health England.

People with learning disabilities: making reasonable adjustments. Guidance: substance abuse.

Public Health England. (2017) People with learning disabilities: making reasonable adjustments. Guidance: substance abuse. London: Public Health England.

Lower-risk cannabis use guidelines: a comprehensive update of evidence and recommendations.

Fischer, Benedikt and Russell, Cayley and Sabioni, Pamela and van den Brink, Wim and Le Foll, Bernard and Hall, Wayne and Rehm, Jürgen and Room, Robin . (2017) Lower-risk cannabis use guidelines: a comprehensive update of evidence and recommendations. Washington: American Public Health Association. American Journal of Public Health, Early online 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303818

Building the future: children and the sustainable development goals in rich countries, Innocenti report card 14

Unicef Office of Research. (2017) Building the future: children and the sustainable development goals in rich countries, Innocenti report card 14. Innocenti, Florence: Unicef Office of Research. 58 p.

Prevalence of heavy alcohol use among people receiving methadone following change to methadose..

Klimas, Jan and Wood, Evan and Nosova, Ekaterina and Milloy, M-J and Kerr, Thomas and Hayashi, Kanna . (2017) Prevalence of heavy alcohol use among people receiving methadone following change to methadose.. Taylor & Francis. Substance Use & Misuse, Early online doi: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1302960

Alcohol consumption and brain health.

Welch, Killian A [BMJ] . (2017) Alcohol consumption and brain health. London: BMJ Publishing. BMJ, 357 (j2645)

Older people with drug problems in Scotland. A mixed methods study exploring health and social support needs.

Matheson, Catriona and Liddell, David and Hamilton, Emma and Wallace, Jason . (2017) Older people with drug problems in Scotland. A mixed methods study exploring health and social support needs. Glasgow: Scottish Drugs Forum. 61 p.

Practices and attitudes of General Practitioners in the delivery of alcohol brief interventions in Scotland.

Holloway, Aisha and Donaghy, Edward [SHAAP] . (2017) Practices and attitudes of General Practitioners in the delivery of alcohol brief interventions in Scotland. Edinburgh: Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems.

Financial incentives for alcohol brief Interventions in primary care in Scotland.

Schölin, Lisa and O'Donnell, Amy and Fitzgerald, Niamh [SHAAP] . (2017) Financial incentives for alcohol brief Interventions in primary care in Scotland. Edinburgh: Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems. 24 P.

Moderate alcohol consumption as risk factor for adverse brain outcomes and cognitive decline: longitudinal cohort study.

Topiwala, Anya and Allan, Charlotte L and Valkanova, Vyara and Zsoldos, Enikő and Filippini, Nicola and Sexton, Claire and Mahmood, Abda and Fooks, Peggy and Singh-Manoux, Archana and Mackay, Clare E and Kivimäki, Mika and Ebmeier, Klaus P [BMJ] . (2017) Moderate alcohol consumption as risk factor for adverse brain outcomes and cognitive decline: longitudinal cohort study. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. BMJ, 357

Nutritional deficiencies in homeless persons with problematic drinking: a systematic review.

Ijaz, Sharea and Jackson, Joni and Thorley, Helen and Porter, Katie and Fleming, Clare and Richards, Alison and Bonner, Adrian and Savović, Jelena . (2017) Nutritional deficiencies in homeless persons with problematic drinking: a systematic review. BioMed Central. International journal for equity in health, 16 (1)

Publishing addiction science: a guide for the perplexed.

Babor, Thomas and Stenius, Kerstin and Pates, Richard and Miovsky, Michal and O'Reilly, Jean and Candon, Paul . (2017) Publishing addiction science: a guide for the perplexed. London: Ubiquity Press. 407 p.

Public expenditure on supply reduction policies.

Bretteville-Jensen, Anne Line and Costa Storti, Claudia and Kattau, Thomas and Mikulic, Sania and Trigueiros, Fatima and Papamalis, Fivos and Piscociu, Laura and Tsarev, Sergey [EMCDDA] . (2017) Public expenditure on supply reduction policies. Brussels: Council of Europe. 37 p.

Responding to cannabis use in primary care.

[Drug and Alcohol Findings] (2017) Responding to cannabis use in primary care. London: Drug and Alcohol Findings. Drug and Alcohol Findings Bulletin (8 June 2017)

Evidence for the effectiveness of minimum pricing of alcohol: a systematic review and assessment using the Bradford Hill criteria for causality.

Boniface, Sadie and Scannell, Jack W and Marlowe, Sally [BMJ Open] . (2017) Evidence for the effectiveness of minimum pricing of alcohol: a systematic review and assessment using the Bradford Hill criteria for causality. BMJ Publishing. (e013497) /10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013497

High-risk drug use and new psychoactive substances.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2017) High-risk drug use and new psychoactive substances. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 24 p. EMCDDA Rapid Communication

Perspectives on drugs: changes in Europe’s cannabis resin market.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2017) Perspectives on drugs: changes in Europe’s cannabis resin market. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 6 p.

European questionnaire on drug use among prisoners (EQDP).

Montanari, Linda and Mravcik, Viktor and Grohmannova, Katerina and Royuela, Luis [EMCDDA] . (2017) European questionnaire on drug use among prisoners (EQDP). Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 19 p.

Perspectives on drugs: preventing overdose deaths in Europe.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2017) Perspectives on drugs: preventing overdose deaths in Europe. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Perspectives on drugs: Synthetic cannabinoids in Europe.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2017) Perspectives on drugs: Synthetic cannabinoids in Europe. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 9 p.

Perspectives on drugs: Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2017) Perspectives on drugs: Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 9 p.

Perspectives on drugs: Drug consumption rooms: an overview of provision and evidence.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2017) Perspectives on drugs: Drug consumption rooms: an overview of provision and evidence. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 8 p.

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