HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter: volume 13, issue 12

In this issue

Evidence Resources

Drug squads: units specialised in drug law enforcement in Europe.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2017) Drug squads: units specialised in drug law enforcement in Europe. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 14 p.

National workforce report 2017: strategies for recruitment, retention, and development of the substance use disorder treatment and recovery services workforce: A national qualitative report.

Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network. Alagoz, Esra and Hartje, Joyce and Fitzgerald, Maureen [ATTC Network] . (2017) National workforce report 2017: strategies for recruitment, retention, and development of the substance use disorder treatment and recovery services workforce: A national qualitative report. Kansas: Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network.

Developing drug supply monitoring in Europe: current concepts.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Developing drug supply monitoring in Europe: current concepts. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 11 p.

A cross-national examination of differences in classification of lifetime alcohol use disorder between DSM-IV and DSM-5: findings from the World Mental Health Survey.

Slade, Tim et al (2016) A cross-national examination of differences in classification of lifetime alcohol use disorder between DSM-IV and DSM-5: findings from the World Mental Health Survey. Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 40 (8)

Laboratory and Scientific Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. [UNODC] (2017) Recommended methods for the identification and analysis of fentanyl and its analogues in biological specimens. Manual for use by national drug analysis laboratories. Vienna: United Nations. 72 p.

The diverse reasons for using Novel Psychoactive Substances - A qualitative study of the users' own perspectives.

Soussan, Christophe and Andersson, Martin and Kjellgren, Anette . (2018) The diverse reasons for using Novel Psychoactive Substances - A qualitative study of the users' own perspectives. Elsevier. International Journal of Drug Policy, 52 71–78. /10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.11.003

How illegal drugs sustain organised crime in the EU.

Europol. (2017) How illegal drugs sustain organised crime in the EU. The Hague: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation. 16 p.

39th Expert Committee on Drug Dependence: technical documents.

WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence. [WHO] (2017) 39th Expert Committee on Drug Dependence: technical documents. Geneva: World Health Organization. Thirty-ninth meeting, Geneva, 6-10 November 2017

Cannabidiol (CBD) pre-review report. Agenda item 5.2.

WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence. [WHO] (2017) Cannabidiol (CBD) pre-review report. Agenda item 5.2. Geneva: World Health Organization. 27 p. Thirty-ninth meeting, Geneva, 6-10 November 2017

A global picture of injecting drug use, HIV and anti-HCV prevalence among people who inject drugs, and coverage of harm reduction interventions.

Larney, Sarah [NDARC] . (2017) A global picture of injecting drug use, HIV and anti-HCV prevalence among people who inject drugs, and coverage of harm reduction interventions. NDARC, NDRI, NCETA. Drug and Alcohol Research Connections, December 2017

Changing behaviour: electronic cigarettes.

Dawkins, Lynne and McRobbie, Hayden . (2017) Changing behaviour: electronic cigarettes. London: British Psychological Society. 7 p.

Alcohol misuse and injury outcomes in young people aged 10–24.

Lester, Louise and Baker, Ruth and Coupland, Carol and Orton, Elizabeth . (2017) Alcohol misuse and injury outcomes in young people aged 10–24. Elsevier. Journal of Adolescent Health, Early online

Assessing the impact and cost-effectiveness of needle/syringe provision and opiate substitution therapy on hepatitis C transmission among people who inject drugs in the United Kingdom: analysis of pooled datasets and economic modeling.

Platt, Lucy et al. (2017) Assessing the impact and cost-effectiveness of needle/syringe provision and opiate substitution therapy on hepatitis C transmission among people who inject drugs in the United Kingdom: analysis of pooled datasets and economic modeling. National Institute for Health Research. Public Health Research, 5 (5) 150 p. https://doi.org/10.3310/phr05050

Report on the risk assessment of N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]furan-2-carboxamide (furanylfentanyl) in the framework of the Council Decision on new psychoactive substances.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Report on the risk assessment of N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]furan-2-carboxamide (furanylfentanyl) in the framework of the Council Decision on new psychoactive substances. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 49 p.

Report on the risk assessment of N-(1‑phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylacrylamide (acryloylfentanyl) in the framework of the Council Decision on new psychoactive substances.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Report on the risk assessment of N-(1‑phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylacrylamide (acryloylfentanyl) in the framework of the Council Decision on new psychoactive substances. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 50 p.

Distinct effects of childhood ADHD and cannabis use on brain functional architecture in young adults.

Kelly, Clare and Castellanos, F Xavier and Tomaselli, Olivia and Lisdahl, Krista and Tamm, Leanne and Jernigan, Terry and Newman, Erik and Epstein, Jeffery N and Molina, Brooke S G and Greenhill, Laurence L and Potkin, Steven G and Hinshaw, Stephen and Swanson, James M [Biomed Central] . (2017) Distinct effects of childhood ADHD and cannabis use on brain functional architecture in young adults. Elsevier. NeuroImage. Clinical, 13

The effects of sentencing policy on re-offending: a summary of evidence from 12 Campbell systematic reviews.

White, Howard [Campbell Systematic Reviews] . (2017) The effects of sentencing policy on re-offending: a summary of evidence from 12 Campbell systematic reviews. Campbell Collaboration. 4 p.

Model-based appraisal of the comparative impact of Minimum Unit Pricing and taxation policies in Wales: Interim report An update to the 50p MUP example.

Angus, Colin and Holmes, John and Brennan, Alan and Meier, Petra . (2017) Model-based appraisal of the comparative impact of Minimum Unit Pricing and taxation policies in Wales: Interim report An update to the 50p MUP example. Cardiff: Welsh Government. 29 p.

Public involvement in alcohol research.

Alcohol Research UK. (2017) Public involvement in alcohol research. London: Alcohol Research UK. 27 p.

Drug Matrix cell B2: practitioners: generic and cross-cutting issues.

Drug and Alcohol Findings. (2017) Drug Matrix cell B2: practitioners: generic and cross-cutting issues. London: Drug and Alcohol Findings. 5 p.

Drug Treatment Matrix cell C2: Management/supervision; Generic and cross-cutting issues. London.

Drug and Alcohol Findings. (2017) Drug Treatment Matrix cell C2: Management/supervision; Generic and cross-cutting issues. London: Drug and Alcohol Findings. 8 p

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