HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 21, issue 6

In this issue

International publications

European drug report 2025: trends and developments

(2025) Lisbon: European Union Drugs Agency.

EUDA statistical bulletin - data and statistics on the drug situation in Europe

(2025) Lisbon: European Union Drugs Agency

Online world drug report 2025: global instability compounding social, economic and security costs of the world drug problem

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2025)

Seaports: monitoring the EU’s floodgates for illicit drugs

EUDA and WCO Regional Intelligence Liaison Office for Western Europe. (2025) Luxembourg: Office of the European Union

National drug and alcohol treatment waiting times 2025

(2025) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland

Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia annual report

(2025) Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Hybrid virtual group model for substance use disorder therapy: a scoping review

Trimble, Edward A et al (2025) Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 16. pp. 137-146. doi.org/10.2147/SAR.S518266

Substance use screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment among youth-serving clinicians

Ragan-Burnett, Kathleen et al (2025) JAMA Network Open, 8, (5). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.11579

Addiction medicine consultation and harm reduction among adolescents presenting to the emergency department

Ali, Shawkut Amaan et al (2025) Substance Use & Misuse, Early online. pp. 1-9. doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2025.2508742

50 years of harm reduction in Europe: high time for transformation

Jeziorska, Iga et al (2025) Harm Reduction Journal, 22, (1). doi.org/10.1186/s12954-025-01200-4

Welfare first: transforming harm reduction at UK festivals

Janes, Joseph (2025) Harm Reduction Journal, 22, (1). doi.org/10.1186/s12954-025-01184-1

Identifying barriers and facilitators to accessing harm reduction services in prisons: a systematic narrative synthesis

Varsaneux, O et al (2025) International Journal of Drug Policy, 143. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104761

A novel, multi-component contingency management intervention in the context of a syndemic of drug-related harms in Glasgow, Scotland: First year of the 'WAND' initiative

Smith, S et al (2025) Addictive Behaviors Reports, 21. doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2024.100580

Planning, implementation, evaluation, and sustainment of digital health interventions for adolescent substance use prevention: a systematic review of influencing factors based on the RE-AIM framework.

Fernández-León, Pablo et al (2025) Health Education Research, 40, (3). doi.org/10.1093/her/cyaf021

One-stop shopping for recovery? A systematic review of the evidence on U.S. recovery community centers

Kelly, John F et al (2025) Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 175. doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2025.209723

Overview of quality standards for competency-based addiction training and education programs in postgraduate and continuing medical studies: a systematic review

Zborník, Tadeáš Samuel et al (2025) European Addiction Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1159/000546610

De-siloing substance misuse and self-harm research through integrated public health and emergency medicine

Schölin, Lisa et al (2025) The Lancet Public Health, Early online. DOI: 10.1016/S2468-2667(25)00096-9

Guidance on mental health policy and strategic action plans

(2025) Geneva: World Health Organization

Module 1. Introduction, purpose and use of the guidance.

Module 2. key reform areas, directives, strategies, and actions for mental health policy and strategic action plans.

Module 3. Process for developing, implementing, and evaluating mental health policy and strategic action plans.

Module 4. Country case scenarios.

Module 5. Comprehensive directory of policy areas, directives, strategies and actions for mental health.

Cascading constraint and subsidiary discretion: perspectives on police discretion from police-led drug diversion and stop and search in England

Stevens, Alex et al (2025) British Journal of Criminology, Early online. doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azaf050

Resolve. Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the organization 2024

United Nations Secretary-General. (2025) New York: United Nations

Rising incidence of recreational ketamine use: clinical cases and management in emergency settings

Marongiu, Sabrina et al (2025) Toxicology reports, 14. doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2025.101940

Tackling the growing burden of nitrous oxide-induced public health harms

Zaloum, Safiya A et al (2025) The Lancet. Public health, 10, (3). doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(24)00298-6

Joint clinical practice guideline on benzodiazepine tapering: considerations when risks outweigh benefits

Brunner, Emily et al (2025) Journal of General Internal Medicine, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-09499-2

Synthetic cannabinoids in e-cigarettes seized from English schools

Cozier, Gyles E et al (2025) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.70110

Avoidable mortality, risk factors and policies for tackling noncommunicable diseases – leveraging data for impact: monitoring commitments in the WHO European Region ahead of the Fourth United Nations High-Level Meeting

(2025) Copenhagen: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe

UK mortality trends and international comparisons. Findings from new research and implications for the UK government

Gazzillo, Anna et al (2025) London: The Health Foundation

Examining substance use and suicide risk among sexual minority and heterosexual youth

Manges, Margaret E et al (2025) Substance Use & Misuse, 60, (8), pp. 1099-1108. doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2025.2481324

Decline in US drug overdose deaths by region, substance, and demographics

Post, Lori Ann et al (2025) JAMA Network Open, 8, (6). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.14997

The opportunity to save a life: a qualitative study of a point-of-care overdose education and naloxone distribution intervention

Parsons, Janet A et al (2025) PLoS ONE, 20, (6). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326495

Scotland. Avoidable mortality, 2023. [Dataset]

National Records of Scotland. (2025)

National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre factSheets

(2025) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre

NDARC fact sheet: e-cigarettes.

NDARC fact sheet: ketamine.

NDARC fact sheet: kava.

NDARC fact sheet: magic mushrooms.

NDARC fact sheet: methadone.

NDARC fact sheet: LSD.

NDARC fact sheet: naltrexone.

NDARC fact sheet: nitazenes.

NDARC fact sheet: naloxone.

Socioeconomic deprivation and opioid consumption: an analysis across England

Appleby, Sara and Al Musaimi, Othman (2025) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22, (5). doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22050750

National benchmarking report on implementation of the medication assisted treatment (MAT) standards 2024/25

(2025) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland

Prevalence and risk factors for opioid overdose among women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Neumaier, Lucas et al (2025) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 273. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112702

The potential use of cannabidiol in the treatment of opioid use disorder: a systematic review

Shafie, Mahan et al (2025) Addiction Biology, 30, (5). doi.org/10.1111/adb.70047

The role of depression in the relationship between cannabis use and suicidal behaviours: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Maffre Maviel, Gustave et al (2025) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 273. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112714

Cannabis withdrawal and psychiatric intensive care

Malik, Aliyah et al (2025) JAMA Psychiatry, Early online. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.1216

Cardiovascular risk associated with the use of cannabis and cannabinoids: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Storck, Wilhelm et al (2025) Heart, Early online. doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2024-325429

E-Cigarette and cannabis social media posts and adolescent substance use

Vassey, Julia et al (2025) JAMA Network Open, 8, (6). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.17611

Alcohol use during recovery: a 10-year follow-up of people treated for alcohol or other drug problems

von Greiff, Ninive and Skogens, Lisa (2025) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2025.2506416

Minimum Unit Pricing: explained. [Video]

(2025) Institute of Alcohol Studies

Daily drinks diary - Your guide and record to success

(2025) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland

Spin the bottle: how the UK alcohol industry twists the facts on harm and responsibility

Thompson, Emma (2025) Edinburgh: Institute of Alcohol Studies and Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems

Suspected drug deaths in Scotland 2025

Scottish Government. Population Health Directorate. (2025) Edinburgh: Scottish Government

The current status and needs of alcohol related brain damage services across Wales and beyond

Quelch, Darren et al (2025) Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2025.2494805

Trajectories of hospital-presenting alcohol-related disorders between early and late adulthood: Exploring the role of mortality in a prospective study of a 1953 cohort

Bishop, Lauren et al (2025) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.70107

Alcohol-associated liver disease mortality

Pan, Chun-Wei et al (2025) JAMA Network Open, 8, (6). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.14857

Double measures. Conceptual tensions and the treatment of evidence in alcohol policy

Francis, Bennet and Jukola, Saana (2025) Philosophy of Medicine, 6, (1). doi.org/10.5195/pom.2025.226

Estimating the prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Australia

Tsang, Tracey W et al (2025) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.14082

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025: warning about the dangers of tobacco

(2025) Geneva: World Health Organization

Global, regional, and national liver cancer attributable to smoking and alcohol use burden, 1990-2021: analysis for the global burden of disease 2021 study

Liu, Chenyi et al (2025) BMC Public Health, 25 doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23184-3

How much does the absence of the 'hidden population' from United Kingdom household surveys underestimate smoking prevalence?

Beard, Emma et al (2025) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.70071

Impact of standardising the colour and branding of vape devices on product appeal among young people: a randomised experiment in England, Canada and the United States

Tattan-Birch, Harry et al (2025) Tobacco Control, Early online. doi.org/10.1136/tc-2024-059210

Predicting problem gambling in young men: the impact of sports gambling frequency and internalizing symptoms

Mancini, Vincent O et al (2025) Journal of Gambling Studies, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s10899-025-10403-0

Evaluating the effectiveness of responsible gambling messages: a rapid evidence assessment

Gaudett, Gray E et al (2025) Journal of Gambling Studies, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s10899-025-10395-x

Caught in the web of the Net? Part I: meta-analyses of problematic internet use and social media use in (young) people with autism spectrum disorder

Muris, Peter et al (2025) Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 28, (2), pp. 392-413. doi.org/10.1007/s10567-025-00524-8

Impulsivity and problematic social network sites use: a meta-analysis

Bocci Benucci, Sara et al (2025) Journal of Psychiatric Research, 188. pp. 183-199. doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.05.035

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