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Evidence Resources
Drug-related deaths in Scotland 1979–2013: evidence of a vulnerable cohort of young men living in deprived areas.
Parkinson, Jane and Minton, Jon and Lewsey, James and Boutell, Janet and McCartney, Gerry [Biomed Central] . (2018) Drug-related deaths in Scotland 1979–2013: evidence of a vulnerable cohort of young men living in deprived areas. BioMed Central. BMC Public Health, 18 357.
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Culture and leadership programme: phase 2 'design'.
The King's Fund, Centre for Creative Leadership. [NHS] (2018) Culture and leadership programme: phase 2 'design'. London: NHS. 425 p.
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Changing lives: using peer support to promote access to services for family members affected by someone else’s drug or alcohol use.
Adfam. (2018) Changing lives: using peer support to promote access to services for family members affected by someone else’s drug or alcohol use. London: Adfam. 24 p.
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Memory-focused cognitive therapy for cocaine use disorder: theory, procedures and preliminary evidence from an external pilot randomised controlled trial.
Marsden, John and Goetz, Camille and Meymen, Tim and Mitcheson, Luke and Stillwell, Gary and Eastwood, Brian and Strang, John and Grey, Nick . (2018) Memory-focused cognitive therapy for cocaine use disorder: theory, procedures and preliminary evidence from an external pilot randomised controlled trial. Elsevier. EBioMedicine, Early online https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.01.039
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Night lives: reducing drug-related harm in the night time economy.
Fisham, Henry and Measham, Fiona . (2018) Night lives: reducing drug-related harm in the night time economy. London: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Drug Policy Reform, Durham University, The Loop and Volteface.
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Pharmacological interventions for benzodiazepine discontinuation in chronic benzodiazepine users.
Banndrup, Lone and Ebdrup, Bjorn J and Rasmussen, Jesper O and Lindschou, Jane and Gluud, Christian and Glenthoj, Birte J [The Cochrane Library] . (2018) Pharmacological interventions for benzodiazepine discontinuation in chronic benzodiazepine users. London: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011481.pub2
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Supporting nurse mentors to reduce the barriers to implementing alcohol Interventions and Brief Advice (IBA) in primary care.
Halliday, Kate and Brinksman, Steve [Alcohol Research UK] . (2018) Supporting nurse mentors to reduce the barriers to implementing alcohol Interventions and Brief Advice (IBA) in primary care. London: Alcohol research UK. 19 p.
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Instagram addiction and the Big Five of personality: The mediating role of self-liking.
Kircaburun, Kagan and Griffiths, Mark D . (2018) Instagram addiction and the Big Five of personality: The mediating role of self-liking. Akadémiai Kiadó. Journal of Behavioural Addictions, Early online https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.15
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Systematic review of qualitative evaluations of reentry programs addressing problematic drug use and mental health disorders amongst people transitioning from prison to communities.
Kendall, Sacha and Redshaw, Sarah and Ward, Stephen and Wayland, Sarah and Sullivan, Elizabeth . (2018) Systematic review of qualitative evaluations of reentry programs addressing problematic drug use and mental health disorders amongst people transitioning from prison to communities. Springer Open. Health & Justice, 6 (4) doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-018-0063-8
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Toolkit for parties to implement Article 5.2 (a) of the WHO FCTC [Framework Convention on Tobacco Control]
World Health Organization. (2018) Toolkit for parties to implement Article 5.2 (a) of the WHO FCTC [Framework Convention on Tobacco Control]. Geneva: World Health Organization.
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The death penalty for drug offences: global overview 2017.
Sander, Gen . (2018) The death penalty for drug offences: global overview 2017. London: Harm Reduction International. 33 p.
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The misuse of synthetic opioids: harms and clinical management of fentanyl, fentanyl analogues and other novel synthetic opioids. Information for clinicians.
Abdulrahim, Dima and Bowden-Jones, Owen . (2018) The misuse of synthetic opioids: harms and clinical management of fentanyl, fentanyl analogues and other novel synthetic opioids. Information for clinicians. London: NEPTUNE. 32 p.
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Our invisible addicts.
Royal College of Psychiatrists. [RCP] (2018) Our invisible addicts. London: Royal College of Psychiatrists. 187 p. College report CR211
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Evidence for cannabis and cannabinoids for epilepsy: a systematic review of controlled and observational evidence.
Stockings, Emily and Zagic, Dino and Campbell, Gabrielle and Weier, Megan and Hall, Wayne D and Nielsen, Suzanne and Herkes, Geoffery K and Farrell, Michael and Degenhardt, Louisa [BMJ] . (2018) Evidence for cannabis and cannabinoids for epilepsy: a systematic review of controlled and observational evidence. BMJ Publishing. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Early online doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-317168
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Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study (Perspectives on drugs).
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2018) Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study (Perspectives on drugs). Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 10 p.
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Improving recruitment to pharmacological trials for illicit opioid use: findings from a qualitative focus group study.
Neale, Joanne and Tompkins, Charlotte NE and McDonald, Rebecca and Strang, John . (2018) Improving recruitment to pharmacological trials for illicit opioid use: findings from a qualitative focus group study. Wiley. Addiction, Early online DOI: 10.1111/add.14163
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Interventions to reduce the negative effects of alcohol consumption in older adults: a systematic review.
Armstrong-Moore, Roxanne and Haighton, Catherine and Davinson, Nichola and Ling, Jonathon [Biomed Central] . (2018) Interventions to reduce the negative effects of alcohol consumption in older adults: a systematic review. BioMed Central. BMC Public Health, 18 (302)
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Effectiveness of interventions to reduce homelessness: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Menzies Munthe-Kaas, Heather and Berg, Rigmor C and Blaasvær, Nora [Campbell Systematic Reviews] . (2018) Effectiveness of interventions to reduce homelessness: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Campbell Collaboration. Campbell Systematic Reviews (3) 281 p. DOI: 0.4073/csr.2018.3
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City-based action to reduce harmful alcohol use: review of reviews.
Anderson, Peter and Jané-Llopi, Eva and Hasan, Omer Syed Muhammad and Rehm, Jürgen . (2018) City-based action to reduce harmful alcohol use: review of reviews. F1000Research. F1000Research, 7 (120) doi: 10.12688/f1000research.13783.1
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Reported theory use by digital interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption, and association with effectiveness: meta-regression.
Garnett, Claire and Crane, David and Brown, Jamie and Kaner, Eileen and Beyer, Fiona and Muirhead, Colin and Hickman, Matthew and Redmore, James and de Vocht, Frank and Beard, Emma and Michie, Susan . (2018) Reported theory use by digital interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption, and association with effectiveness: meta-regression. JMIR Publications. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20 (2)
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EMCDDA–Europol joint report on a new psychoactive substance: 2-methoxy-N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl) piperidin-4-yl]acetamide (methoxyacetylfentanyl).
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Europol. [EMCDDA] (2018) EMCDDA–Europol joint report on a new psychoactive substance: 2-methoxy-N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl) piperidin-4-yl]acetamide (methoxyacetylfentanyl). Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. 16 p.
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EMCDDA–Europol joint report on a new psychoactive substance: N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]cyclopropanecarboxamide (cyclopropylfentanyl).
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Europol. [EMCDDA] (2018) EMCDDA–Europol joint report on a new psychoactive substance: N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]cyclopropanecarboxamide (cyclopropylfentanyl). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 16 p.
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