HRB National Drugs Library newsletter: volume 12, Issue 5

In this issue

Evidence Resources

Perspectives on drugs: comorbidity of substance use and mental health disorders in Europe.

(2016) Perspectives on drugs: comorbidity of substance use and mental health disorders in Europe. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 9 p.

Perspectives on drugs: cocaine trafficking to Europe.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2016) Perspectives on drugs: cocaine trafficking to Europe. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 6 p.

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

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2016) Perspectives on drugs: changes in Europe’s cannabis resin market. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Perspectives on drugs: strategies to prevent diversion of opioid substitution treatment medications.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2016) Perspectives on drugs: strategies to prevent diversion of opioid substitution treatment medications. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 9 p.

NPS comes of age: a UK overview.

Shapiro, Harry [DrugWise] . (2016) NPS comes of age: a UK overview. London: DrugWise. 32 p.

Improving the physical health of people with serious mental illness. A practical toolkit.

NHS England. (2016) Improving the physical health of people with serious mental illness. A practical toolkit. London: NHS England. 23 p. Gateway ref no. 04999

Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the potential risks to public health associated with the use of refillable electronic cigarettes.

European Commission. (2016) Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the potential risks to public health associated with the use of refillable electronic cigarettes. Brussels: European Commission. 9 p. COM(2016) 269 final

Frequent attenders to accident and emergency departments: a qualitative study of individuals who repeatedly present with alcohol-related health conditions.

Neale, Joanne and Parkman, Tom and Day, Ed and Drummond, Colin [Alcohol Research UK] . (2016) Frequent attenders to accident and emergency departments: a qualitative study of individuals who repeatedly present with alcohol-related health conditions. London: Alcohol research UK. 5 p. Alcohol Insight Number 0134

Opioid overdose prevention toolkit.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. [SAMHSA, US] (2016) Opioid overdose prevention toolkit. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 28 p.

Cannabis regulation and the UN drug treaties..

Bewley-Taylor, Dave and Jelsma, Martin and Rolles, Steve and Walshe, John . (2016) Cannabis regulation and the UN drug treaties. Strategies for reform. Canadian Drug Policy Coalition; et al.

Smoking cessation interventions for pulmonary tuberculosis treatment outcomes.

Yeyashree, Katherisan and Kathirvel, Soundappan and Shewade, Hemant D and Kaur, Harpreet and Gaul, Sono [The Cochrane Library] . (2016) Smoking cessation interventions for pulmonary tuberculosis treatment outcomes. London: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (1) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011125.pub2

Psychosocial interventions for psychostimulant misuse.

Minozzi, Silvia and De Crescenzo, Franco and Saulle, Rosella and Amato, Laura [The Cochrane Library] . (2015) Psychosocial interventions for psychostimulant misuse. London: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (11)

Supervised dosing with a long acting opioid medication in the management of opioid dependence.

Saulle, Rosella and Vecchi, Simona [The Cochrane Library] . (2015) Supervised dosing with a long acting opioid medication in the management of opioid dependence. London: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (12) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011983View

Interventions for smoking cessation in people diagnosed with lung cancer.

Zeng, Linmiao and Yu, Xiaolian and Yu, Tingting and Xiao, Jianhong and Huang, Yushang [The Cochrane Library] . (2015) Interventions for smoking cessation in people diagnosed with lung cancer. London: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (12) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011751.pub2

Effectiveness of needle/syringe programmes and opiate substitution therapy in preventing HCV transmission among people who inject drugs.

Platt, Lucy et al [The Cochrane Library] . (2016) Effectiveness of needle/syringe programmes and opiate substitution therapy in preventing HCV transmission among people who inject drugs. London: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (1) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012021

Reducing the Strength: a mixed methods evaluation of alcohol retailers' willingness to voluntarily reduce the availability of low cost, high strength beers and ciders in two UK local authorities

Sumpter, Colin et al [Biomed Central] . (2016) Reducing the Strength: a mixed methods evaluation of alcohol retailers' willingness to voluntarily reduce the availability of low cost, high strength beers and ciders in two UK local authorities. BMC Public Health, 16 (1)

Alcohol: taking a population perspective.

Gilmore, William and Chikritzhs, Tanya and Stockwell, Tim and Jernigan, David and Naimi, Timothy and Gilmore, Ian (2016) Alcohol: taking a population perspective. Nature Reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology , Early online .

Industry self-regulation of alcohol marketing: a systematic review of content and exposure research.

Noel, Jonathan K and Babor, Thomas F and Robaina, Katherine (2016) Industry self-regulation of alcohol marketing: a systematic review of content and exposure research. Addiction , Early online .

Recent changes in Europe’s MDMA/ecstasy market. EMCDDA rapid communication.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2016) Recent changes in Europe’s MDMA/ecstasy market. EMCDDA rapid communication. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

Recovery-focused care planning and coordination in England and Wales: a cross-national mixed methods comparative case study.

Simpson, Alan et al (2016) Recovery-focused care planning and coordination in England and Wales: a cross-national mixed methods comparative case study. BMC psychiatry , 16 , (1) , p. 147.

Saw it on Facebook, drank it at the bar! Effects of exposure to Facebook alcohol ads on alcohol-related behaviors.

Saleem, Alhabash et al (2016) Saw it on Facebook, drank it at the bar! Effects of exposure to Facebook alcohol ads on alcohol-related behaviors. Journal of Interactive Advertising , 16 , (1) , pp. 44-58.

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