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The Metamorphosis. The impact of a young family member's problematic substance use on family life: a meta-ethnography

Lindeman, Sari Kaarina et al (2023) International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 18, (1). doi: 10.1080/17482631.2023.2202970

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Research evidence and implementation gaps in the engagement of people with lived experience in mental health and substance use research: a scoping review

Hawke, Lisa D et al (2023) Research Involvement and Engagement, 9, (1). doi: 10.1186/s40900-023-00442-5

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Opportunities and challenges in involving people with lived experience of inclusion health as co-researchers in palliative and end of life research: a rapid review and thematic synthesis.

Crooks, Jodie et al (2023) Research Involvement and Engagement, 9, (1), p. 25. doi: 10.1186/s40900-023-00436-3

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UN convention decisions 1961 - 2022.

(2023) Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

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Assessment of screening tools to identify substance use disorders among adolescents.

Levy, Sharon et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (5). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.14422

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How are young people's mental health related to their sexual health and substance use? A systematic review of UK literature.

Harmanci, Damla et al (2023) International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 35, (2), pp. 131-158. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2022-0090

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Exploring the effect of case management in homelessness per components: a systematic review of effectiveness and implementation, with meta-analysis and thematic synthesis.

Weightman, Alison L et al (2023) Campbell Systematic Reviews, 19, (2). doi: 10.1002/cl2.1329

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The role of law enforcement officers in drug use prevention within school settings: a guiding document.

(2023) Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

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The role of substance use treatment in reducing stigma after release from incarceration: a qualitative analysis.

Moore, Kelly E et al (2023) Health & Justice, 11. doi.org/10.1186/s40352-023-00225-w

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Hepatitis C - annual epidemiological report for 2021.

(2023) Sweden: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

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Hepatitis C infection and treatment among injecting drug users attending general practice: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Tandan, Meera et al (2023) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, (8). doi: 10.3390/ijerph20085569

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Hep C U later stigma toolkit.

Hep C U Later. (2023) NHS Addictions Provider Alliance.

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Social and structural determinants of injection drug use-associated bacterial and fungal infections: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis.

Brothers, Thomas D et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16257

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World health statistics 2023: monitoring health for the SDGs, sustainable development goals.

(2023) Geneva: World Health Organization

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Three years of wastewater surveillance for new psychoactive substances from 16 countries.

Bade, Richard et al (2023) Water Research X, 19. doi.org/10.1016/j.wroa.2023.100179

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Systematic assessment of non-medical use of prescription drugs using doctor-shopping indicators: a nationwide, repeated cross-sectional study

Soeiro, Thomas et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16261

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Effectiveness and implementation of interventions for health promotion in urgent and emergency care settings: an umbrella review.

Adams, Emma J et al (2023) BMC Emergency Medicine, 23. doi: 10.1186/s12873-023-00798-7

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NPS Discovery - New drug monograph: ADB-5’Br-PINACA.

(2023) Pennsylvania: Center for Forensic Science Research & Education.

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A review of the evidence on the use and harms of Diphenidine and other related substances.

(2023) London: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

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Cumyl-PeGaClone and other recently encountered synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists

(2023) London: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

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Trends in overdose and other drug-induced deaths in Australia, 2002-2021.

Chrzanowska, Agata et al (2023) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney

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Vital statistics rapid release. Estimates of drug overdose deaths involving fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and oxycodone: United States, 2021.

Spencer, Merianne Rose et al (2023) Hyattsville, MD: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Feasibility and acceptability of an overdose prevention intervention delivered by community pharmacists for patients prescribed opioids for chronic non-cancer pain.

Schofield, Joe et al (2023) Pharmacy, 11, (3). doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy11030088

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Polydrug use among patients on methadone medication treatment: evidence from urine drug testing to inform patient safety

Saloner, Brendan et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16180

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Genetic variants associated with opioid use disorder

Freiermuth, Caroline E et al (2023) Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 113, (5), pp. 1089-1095. doi: 10.1002/cpt.2864

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Buprenorphine versus methadone for the treatment of opioid dependence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised and observational studies

Degenhardt, Louisa et al (2023) The Lancet. Psychiatry, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00095-0

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Perspectives of clinicians and staff at community-based opioid use disorder treatment settings on linkages with emergency department-initiated buprenorphine programs

Sue, Kimberly L et al (2023) JAMA network open, 6, (5). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.12718

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Addressing the opioid crisis-the need for a pain management intervention in community pharmacies in Canada: a narrative review

Cid, Ashley et al (2023) Pharmacy, 11, (2), 71. doi: 10.3390/pharmacy11020071

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Nondisordered cannabis use Among US adolescents.

Sultan, Ryan S et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (5). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.11294

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Factors associated with cannabis use in early adolescence

Wellman, Robert J et al (2023) Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: Research, Policy and Practice, 43, (1), pp. 14-26. doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.43.1.02

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How should policymakers regulate the tetrahydrocannabinol content of cannabis products in a legal market?

Hall, Wayne et al (2023) Addiction, 118, (6), pp. 998-1003. doi: 10.1111/add.16135

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Association between cannabis use disorder and schizophrenia stronger in young males than in females

Hjorthøj, Carsten et al (2023) Psychological Medicine, Early online. pp. 1-7. doi.org/10.1017/s0033291723000880

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Testing the cannabis gateway hypothesis in a national sample of Spanish adolescents

García-Pérez, Ángel et al (2023) Addictive Behaviors, doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107751

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Effects of legalizing cannabis. Technical report.

Manthey, Jacob et al (2023) Hamburg: “Institut für interdisziplinäre Sucht- und Drogenforschung (ISD).

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Cognitive test performance in chronic cannabis flower users, concentrate users, and non-users

Cuttler, Carrie et al (2023) Scientific Reports, 13. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-35217-1

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Acute care related to cannabis use during pregnancy after the legalization of nonmedical cannabis in Ontario

Myran, Daniel Thomas et al (2023) Canadian Medical Association Journal, 195, (20). doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.230045

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Adverse childhood experiences and adolescent cannabis use trajectories: findings from a longitudinal UK birth cohort

Hines, Lindsey A et al (2023) The Lancet Public Health, 8, (6). doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(23)00095-6

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Research letter. Suspected suicidal cannabis exposures reported to US poison centers, 2009-2021

Graves, Janessa M et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (4). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.9044

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Prevalence of cannabis use among young adults in Sweden comparing randomized response technique with a traditional survey.

Andersson, Filip et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16219

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Assessment of medical cannabis and health-related quality of life.

Arkell, Thomas R et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (5). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.12522

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Characteristics of and 3-month health outcomes for people seeking treatment with prescribed cannabis: Real-world evidence from Project Twenty21

Lynskey, Michael T et al (2023) Drug Science, Policy and Law, doi.org/10.1177/20503245231167373

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Addictions Edited podcast. A medication-based intervention for people who use benzodiazepines

Berry, Karen and Calder, Robert and Davies, Natalie (2023) London: Society for the Study of Addiction.

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Effective alcohol policies are associated with reduced consumption among demographic groups who drink heavily.

Casswell, Sally et al (2023) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 47, (4), pp. 786-795. doi: 10.1111/acer.15030

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Evolution of the major alcohol companies key global policy vehicle through the prism of tax records 2011-19

Lesch, Matthew and McCambridge, Jim (2023) Globalization and Health, 19. doi.org/10.1186/s12992-023-00933-w

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Unpacking assertions made by the alcohol industry and how they make them: an analysis of submissions into Australia's National Alcohol Strategy

Miller, Mia et al (2023) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13682

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Politics and fantasy in UK alcohol policy: a critical logics approach

Hawkins, Benjamin R and van Schalkwyk, May C I (2023) Critical Policy Studies, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/19460171.2023.2188470

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Reducing alcohol use through alcohol control policies in the general population and population subgroups: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kilian, Carolin et al (2023) EClinicalMedicine, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.101996

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Assessing the impact of minimum pricing for alcohol on the wider population of drinkers: interim findings (summary)

Buhociu, Marian et al (2023) Cardiff: Welsh Government

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Has minimum unit pricing (MUP) been effective? The evidence so far.

(2023) Edinburgh: Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems and Scottish Alcohol Forum

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Estimating the impact of the minimum alcohol price on consumers’ alcohol expenditure in the Northern Territory, Australia.

Taylor, Nicholas et al (2023) Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100053

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All-cause and cause-specific mortality in individuals with an alcohol-related emergency or hospital inpatient presentation: a retrospective data linkage cohort study.

Leung, Janni et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16218

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Webinar recording. Alcohol marketing to sexual and gender minorities

Whiteley, David (2023) London: Institute of Alcohol Studies

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Risky decision-making in adults with alcohol use disorder - a systematic and meta-analytic review

Ariesen, Akke-Marij D et al (2023) Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12, (8). doi: 10.3390/jcm12082943

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Drinking motives, personality traits, life stressors - identifying pathways to harmful alcohol use in adolescence using a panel network approach

Freichel, René et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16231

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Evidence for an alcohol-related "harm paradox" in individuals with internalizing disorders: test and replication in two independent community samples

Anker, Justin J et al (2023) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 47, (4), pp. 713-723. doi: 10.1111/acer.15036

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Lived experiences of the diagnostic assessment process for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a systematic review of qualitative evidence

Hayes, Nicole et al (2023) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15097

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Impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the nature of attempts to stop smoking and to reduce alcohol consumption in Great Britain: a representative population survey, 2021-2022

Jackson, Sarah E et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (5). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286183

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Assessing and minimising risk of bias in randomized controlled trials of tobacco cessation interventions: guidance from the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group

Hartmann-Boyce, Jamie and Lindson, Nicola (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16220

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Smoke and mirrors? Conflict of interest declarations in tobacco and e-cigarette-related academic publications.

McDonald, Amy et al (2023) Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Early online.  doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100055

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Nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation

Livingstone-Banks, Jonathan et al (2023) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (5), Art. no.: CD006103. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006103.pub8

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Estimating the true effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions under variable comparator conditions: a systematic review and meta-regression

Kraiss, Jannis et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16222 

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Gambling: exploring the role of gambling motives, attachment and addictive behaviours among adolescents and young women

Macía, L et al (2023) Journal of Gambling Studies, 39, (1), pp. 183-201. doi.org/10.1007/s10899-022-10124-8

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A cross-national comparison of problematic gaming behavior and well-being in adolescents

van der Neut, Damian et al (2023) Journal of Behavioral Addictions, Early online. doi: 10.1556/2006.2023.00010

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