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Evidence Resources
EMCDDA operating guidelines for the European Union Early Warning System on new psychoactive substances.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2019) EMCDDA operating guidelines for the European Union Early Warning System on new psychoactive substances. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 27 p.
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Rethinking the "drug dealer".
Drug Policy Alliance. (2019) Rethinking the "drug dealer". New York: Drug Policy Alliance. 76 p.
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Associations between national development indicators and the age profile of people who inject drugs: results from a global systematic review and meta-analysis.

Hines, Lindsey et al. (2020) Associations between national development indicators and the age profile of people who inject drugs: results from a global systematic review and meta-analysis. Science Direct. The Lancet Global Health, 8 (1)
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Terrorism and drugs in Europe. Background paper commissioned by the EMCDDA for the EU drug markets report 2019.
Basra, Rajan [EMCDDA] . (2019) Terrorism and drugs in Europe. Background paper commissioned by the EMCDDA for the EU drug markets report 2019. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 49 p.
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Estimating the size of the main illicit retail drug markets in Europe: an update.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2019) Estimating the size of the main illicit retail drug markets in Europe: an update. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 20 p.
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Substance misuse and tuberculosis (TB).
Public Health England. (2019) Substance misuse and tuberculosis (TB). London: Public Health England. 7 p.
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Misuse of illicit drugs and medicines: applying All Our Health.
Public Health England. (2019) Misuse of illicit drugs and medicines: applying All Our Health. London: Public Health England.
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Associations between dual use of e-cigarettes and smoking cessation: a prospective study of smokers in England.
Jackson, Sarah E and Shahab, Lion and West, Robert and Brown, Jamie . (2019) Associations between dual use of e-cigarettes and smoking cessation: a prospective study of smokers in England. Addictive Behaviors, 103 (106230) doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106230
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WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, third edition.
World Health Organization. [WHO] (2019) WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, third edition. Geneva: World Health Organization. 121 p.
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Public health policies on e-cigarettes.
Bhalerao, Aditya and Sivandzade, Farzane and Archie, Sabrina Rahman and Cucullo, Luca . (2019) Public health policies on e-cigarettes. Current Cardiology Reports, 21 (10) doi: 10.1007/s11886-019-1204-y
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Tobacco and E-cigarette use among cancer survivors in the United States.
Salloum, Ramzi G and Huo, Jinhai and Lee, Ji-Hyun and Lee, Juhan and Dallery, Jesse and George, Thomas and Warren, Graham [PLOS One] . (2019) Tobacco and E-cigarette use among cancer survivors in the United States. PLoS ONE, 14 (12, e0226110) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226110
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An examination of the association between early initiation of substance use and interrelated multilevel risk and protective factors among adolescents.
Trujillo, Carlos Andres and Obando, Diana and Trujillo, Angela [PLOS One] . (2019) An examination of the association between early initiation of substance use and interrelated multilevel risk and protective factors among adolescents. PLoS ONE, 14 (12, e0225384) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225384
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Brief group-delivered motivational interviewing is equally effective as brief group-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy at reducing alcohol use in risky college drinkers.
Martín-Pérez, Cristina and Navas, Juan F and Perales, José C and López-Martín, Ángela and Cordovilla-Guardia, Sergio and Portillo, Mónica and Maldonado, Antonio and Vilar-López, Raquel [PLOS One] . (2019) Brief group-delivered motivational interviewing is equally effective as brief group-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy at reducing alcohol use in risky college drinkers. PLoS ONE, 14 (12, e0226271) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226271
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Screening and brief advice for alcohol and tobacco use in inpatient settings.

Public Health England. (2019) Screening and brief advice for alcohol and tobacco use in inpatient settings. London: Public Health England.
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Heterogenous wealth effects of minimum unit price on purchase of alcohol: Evidence using scanner data.
Sharma, Anurag and Vandenberg, Brian . (2019) Heterogenous wealth effects of minimum unit price on purchase of alcohol: Evidence using scanner data. PLoS ONE, 14 (12)
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Assessing service and treatment needs and barriers of youth who use illicit and non-medical prescription drugs in Northern Ontario, Canada.
Russell, Cayley and Neufeld, Maria and Sabioni, Pamela and Varatharajan, Thepikaa and Ali, Farihah and Miles, Sarah and Henderson, Joanna and Fischer, Benedikt and Rehm, Jürgen [PLOS One] . (2019) Assessing service and treatment needs and barriers of youth who use illicit and non-medical prescription drugs in Northern Ontario, Canada. PLoS ONE, 14 (12, e0225548) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225548
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Disrupted resting-state brain functional network in methamphetamine abusers: a brain source space study by EEG.
Khajehpour, Hassan and Makkiabadi, Bahador and Ekhtiari, Hamed and Bakht, Sepideh and Noroozi, Alireza and Mohagheghian, Fahimeh [PLOS One] . (2019) Disrupted resting-state brain functional network in methamphetamine abusers: a brain source space study by EEG. PLoS ONE, 14 (12, e0226249) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226249
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Association between recreational cannabis use and cardiac structure and function.

Khanji, Mohammed Y et al. (2019) Association between recreational cannabis use and cardiac structure and function. JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, Early online https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.10.012
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Psychotic disorders hospitalizations associated with cannabis abuse or dependence: a nationwide big data analysis.
Gonçalves-Pinho, Manuel and Bragança, Miguel and Freitas, Alberto . (2019) Psychotic disorders hospitalizations associated with cannabis abuse or dependence: a nationwide big data analysis. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1813
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Perceived discrimination in addiction recovery: assessing the prevalence, nature, and correlates using a novel measure in a U.S. National sample.
Vilsaint, Corrie L and Hoffman, Lauren A and Kelly, John F . (2019) Perceived discrimination in addiction recovery: assessing the prevalence, nature, and correlates using a novel measure in a U.S. National sample. Drug and Alcohol Dependence https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107667
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From eye rolls to punches: experiences of harm from others' drinking among risky-drinking adolescents across Australia.

Lam, Tina et al. (2019) From eye rolls to punches: experiences of harm from others' drinking among risky-drinking adolescents across Australia. Public Health Research & Practice, 29 (4)
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Alcohol obstacle to development. How alcohol affects the Sustainable Development Goals.
Dunnbier, Maik . (2019) Alcohol obstacle to development. How alcohol affects the Sustainable Development Goals. Stockholm: IOGT International. 83 p.
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