HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 19, issue 10

In this issue

International publications

Reducing the harm from illegal drugs. Comptroller and Auditor General

(2023) London: National Audit Office.

The role of UK alcohol and drug (AOD) nurses in a changing workforce.

Thom, Betsy et al (2023) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2023.2266554

Professionals working in reception centres in Europe: an overview of drug-related challenges and support needs.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, European Union Agency for Asylum (2023) Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

Understanding the shared meaning of recovery from substance use disorders: new findings from the What is Recovery? study.

Zemore, Sarah E et al (2023) Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 17. doi.org/10.1177/11782218231199372

Who affiliates with SMART recovery? A comparison of individuals attending SMART recovery, alcoholics anonymous, both, or neither.

Kelly, John F et al (2023) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15164

Piloting the integration of SMART Recovery into outpatient alcohol and other drug treatment programs.

Manning, V et al (2023) Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 18, (52), doi.org/10.1186/s13722-023-00406-w

Recovery from substance use and mental health problems among adults in the United States.

(2023) Rockville, MD: Office of Recovery, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Recovery support services and lived experience initiatives.

(2023) London: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities

Lessons learned from housing first, rapid rehousing trials with youth experiencing homelessness.

Slesnick, Natasha et al (2023) Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 18. doi: 10.1186/s13722-023-00413-x

Adherence to e-health interventions for substance use and the factors influencing it: systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression.

Shams, Farhud et al (2023) Digital Health, 9. doi: 10.1177/20552076231203876

Identifying evidence to support action to reduce socioeconomic inequalities in health: a systematic scoping and mapping review.

Jones, Lisa et al (2023) Public Health Wales

Achieving integrated treatment: a realist synthesis of service models and systems for co-existing serious mental health and substance use conditions.

Harris, Jane et al (2023) The Lancet. Psychiatry, 10, (8), pp. 632-643. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00104-9

Exploring women’s experience of drug and alcohol treatment in the West Midlands.

Whitehead, Stephen et al (2023) London: Centre for Justice Innovation

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the EU roadmap to fight drug trafficking and organised crime.

(2023) Brussels: European Commission

The nexus between drug markets and gun violence in the European Union.

de Schutter, Astrid et al (2023) Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

From criminalisation to harm reduction? The forms and functions of police drug diversion in England and Wales.

Bacon, Mathew (2023) Policing and Society, Early online, doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2023.2267729

‘Won the battle but lost the war?’ ‘County lines’ and the quest for victim status: reflections and challenges.

Shaw, Julie (2023) Youth Justice, doi.org/10.1177/14732254231202673

Under pressure: the paradox of autonomy and social norms in drug education.

Farrugia, Adrian (2023) International Journal of Drug Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104194

Using the alcohol, smoking and substance involvement screening test to predict substance-related hospitalisation after release from prison: A cohort study.

Cumming, Craig et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16365

Assessing the reach and engagement with the ‘How To Save A Life’ mass media campaign on drug-related death prevention in Scotland

Anderson, M et al (2023) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2023.2262735

Educational attainment and US drug overdose deaths

Powell, David (2023) JAMA Health Forum, 4, (10). doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3274

Victimization, safety, and overdose in homeless shelters: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.

Kerman, Nick et al (2023) Health & Place, 83. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103092

Prescription psychostimulants for the treatment of amphetamine-type stimulant use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials

Sharafi, Heidar et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16347

EU drug market: amphetamine — In-depth analysis

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Europol. (2023)

Reducing the harms of xylazine: clinical approaches, research deficits, and public health context

Zagorski, Claire M et al (2023) Harm Reduction Journal, 20. doi: 10.1186/s12954-023-00879-7

An evaluation of naloxone transit for opioid overdose using drones: a case study using real-world coroner data

Royall, Paul G et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16361

How an emergency department is organized to provide opioid-specific harm reduction and facilitators and barriers to harm reduction implementation: a systems perspective

Jiao, Sunny et al (2023) Harm Reduction Journal, 20. doi: 10.1186/s12954-023-00871-1

The association between self-reported anxiety and retention in opioid agonist therapy: findings from a Canadian pragmatic trial

Bahji, Anees et al (2023) Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, doi: 10.1177/07067437231194385

Computational phenotypes for patients with opioid-related disorders presenting to the emergency department

Taylor, R Andrew et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (9). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291572

Effects of the Connections program on return-to-custody, mortality and treatment uptake among people with a history of opioid use: retrospective cohort study in an Australian prison system.

Sullivan, Elizabeth et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16339

The impact of relaxing restrictions on take-home doses during the COVID-19 pandemic on program effectiveness and client experiences in opioid agonist treatment: a mixed methods systematic review

Adams, Alison et al (2023) Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 18. doi: 10.1186/s13011-023-00564-9

The effect of recreational cannabis legalization and commercialization on substance use, mental health, and injury: a systematic review

Walker, M et al (2023) Public Health, 221. pp. 87-96. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.06.012

Economic benefits and social costs of legalizing recreational marijuana

Brown, Jason P et al (2023) Kansas: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Canada: 2022 cannabis report

Hammond, David et al (2023) Ontario: University of Waterloo.

Outcomes associated with nonmedical cannabis legalization policy in Canada: taking stock at the 5-year mark

Fischer, Benedikt et al (2023) Canadian Medical Association Journal, 195, (39), E1351-E1353. doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.230808

Cannabis and other substance misuse: implications and regulations.

Khairinisa, Miski Aghnia et al (2023) Toxics, 11, (9). doi: 10.3390/toxics11090756

Editorial: how research and policy can shape driving under the influence of cannabis

Metrik, Jane and McCarthy, Denis M (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16372

Cannabis use disorder and adverse cardiovascular outcomes: a population-based retrospective cohort analysis of adults from Alberta, Canada

Bahji, Anees et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16337

Cannabis liberalisation: lessons for alcohol policy

Institute of Alcohol Studies. (2023) London: Institute of Alcohol Studies

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between youth drinking, self-posting of alcohol use and other social media engagement (2012-21)

Cheng, Brandon et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16304

Improving access to treatment for alcohol dependence in primary care: a qualitative investigation of factors that facilitate and impede treatment access and completion

Montgomery, Catharine et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (10). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292220

Improvement in quality of life among women and men aged 60 years and older following treatment for alcohol use disorder

Tryggedsson, Jeppe Sig Juelsgaard et al (2023) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 47, (10), pp. 1952-1963. doi: 10.1111/acer.15170

A review of factors influencing drinking behaviours in young Australian adults using a behavioural framework approach

Palmer, Blake et al (2023) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13760

Uptake of mandated pregnancy warnings in the Australian alcoholic ready-to-drink beverage market

Sträuli, Bella et al (2023) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13758

Diagnostic criteria for identifying individuals at high risk of progression from mild or moderate to severe alcohol use disorder

Miller, Alex P et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (10). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.37192

Can a history of childhood trauma impact the effectiveness of treatment in individuals with alcohol use disorders? A 2.5- and 5-year follow-up

Berglund, K J et al (2023) International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s11469-023-01158-z

Public awareness of the alcohol-cancer link in the EU and UK: a scoping review

Kokole, Daša et al (2023) European Journal of Public Health, Early online. doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad141

Online sales and deliveries of alcohol – how robust are current systems in protecting children and vulnerable adults from alcohol harm?

Leyshon, Mark (2023) London: Alcohol Change UK

Consequences of adolescent drug use

Steinfeld, Michael R and Torregrossa, Mary M (2023) Translational Psychiatry, 13. doi: 10.1038/s41398-023-02590-4

Previous psychiatric hospitalizations as risk factors for single and multiple future alcohol-related hospitalizations in patients with alcohol use disorders

Manca, Francesco and Lewsey, Jim (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16352

UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment - draft for consultation.

(2023) London: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities

Exploring resource implications and models of care for assessment and diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a scoping review

Kent, Nykola et al (2023) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15198

Canadian guideline for the clinical management of high-risk drinking and alcohol use disorder

Wood, Evan et al (2023) CMAJ, 195, (40), E1364-E1379. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.230715

Behavioural self-control training versus motivational enhancement therapy for individuals with alcohol use disorder with a goal of controlled drinking: a randomized controlled trial

Hammarberg, Stina Ingesson et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16325

Investigating the impact of 'dark nudges' on drinking intentions: a between groups, randomized and online experimental study.

Lewin, Joel et al (2023) British Journal of Health Psychology, doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12698

Effectiveness of family-involved interventions in reducing co-occurring alcohol use and mental health problems in young people aged 12-17: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Geijer-Simpson, Emma et al (2023) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, (19). doi: 10.3390/ijerph20196890

The Home Office: police led alcohol intervention checklist and toolkit

2023) London: Alcohol Change UK

Alcohol alert podcast

(2023) London: Institute of Alcohol Studies

Systematic review and critical analysis of longitudinal studies assessing effect of e-cigarettes on cigarette initiation among adolescent never-smokers.

Dautzenburg, Bertrand et al (2023) Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, (20). doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20206936

Factors that influence decision-making among youth who vape and youth who don't vape

Struik, Laura et al (2023) Addictive Behaviors Reports, 18. doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2023.100509

Stopping the start: our new plan to create a smokefree generation

(2023) London: Department of Health & Social Care

Effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions among pregnant women: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Vila-Farinas, A et al (2023) Addictive Behaviors, 148. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107854

The effectiveness of Allen Carr's method for smoking cessation: a systematic review

Possenti, Irene et al (2023) Tobacco Prevention & Cessation, 9. 29. doi.org/10.18332/tpc/172314

Ethics and ENDS.

Fenton, Elizabeth et al (2023) Tobacco Control, 32. e243-e246

Changes in brain structure in people with gaming disorder. a review of neuroimaging studies

Wojtczak, Mateusz et al (2023) Psychiatria Polska, pp. 1-20. doi: 10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/167394

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