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Evidence Resources
World drug report 2018.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. [UNODC] (2018) World drug report 2018. Vienna: United Nations.
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Drug consumption rooms: an overview of provision and evidence (Perspectives on drugs).
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2018) Drug consumption rooms: an overview of provision and evidence (Perspectives on drugs). Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 8 p.
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Perceived determinants to alcohol consumption and misuse: a survey of university students.
Muli, Nicholas and Lagan, Briege M . (2017) Perceived determinants to alcohol consumption and misuse: a survey of university students. Sage. Perspectives in Public Health, 137 (6) doi: 10.1177/1757913917710569
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Canadian substance use costs and harms (2007–2014).
Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms Scientific Working Group. [CCSUA] (2018) Canadian substance use costs and harms (2007–2014). Ottawa, Ont.: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. 54 p.
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Sustaining alcohol and opioid use disorder treatment in primary care: a mixed methods study.
Hunter, Sarah B and Ober, Allison J and McCullough, Colleen M and Storholm, Erik D and Iyiewuare, Praise O and Pham, Chau and Watkins, Katherine E . (2018) Sustaining alcohol and opioid use disorder treatment in primary care: a mixed methods study. BioMed Central. Implementation science, 13 (1) https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-018-0777-y
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Alcohol industry involvement in science: a systematic review of the perspectives of the alcohol research community.
McCambridge, Jim and Mialon, Melissa . (2018) Alcohol industry involvement in science: a systematic review of the perspectives of the alcohol research community. Wiley: Drug and Alcohol Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.12826
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Awareness of alcohol as a risk factor for cancer is associated with public support for alcohol policies.
Bates, Sarah and Holmes, John and Gavens, Lucy and de Matos, Elena Gomes and Li, Jessica and Ward, Bernadette and Hooper, Lucie and Dixon, Simon and Buykx, Penny [Biomed Central] . (2018) Awareness of alcohol as a risk factor for cancer is associated with public support for alcohol policies. BioMed Central. BMC Public Health, 18 (1)
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Tackling alcohol-related anti-social behaviour through Civil Injunctions and Criminal Behaviour Orders: a missed opportunity?
Alcohol Concern, Alcohol Research UK. (2018) Tackling alcohol-related anti-social behaviour through Civil Injunctions and Criminal Behaviour Orders: a missed opportunity? London: Alcohol Concern and Alcohol Research UK. 20 p.
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Spotlight on substance misuse: emerging good practice across PCC areas.
Revolving Doors Agency. (2018) Spotlight on substance misuse: emerging good practice across PCC areas. London: Revolving Doors Agency. 12 p.
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Exposure-response association between concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine use and risk of opioid-related overdose in Medicare part D beneficiaries.
Hernandez, Inmaculada and He, Meiqi and Brooks, Maria M . (2018) Exposure-response association between concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine use and risk of opioid-related overdose in Medicare part D beneficiaries. American Medical Association. JAMA Network Open, 1 (2) 180919. 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.0919
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ICD 11.
World Health Organization. [WHO] (2018) ICD 11. Geneva: World Health Organization.
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Ageing opioid users' increased risk of methadone-specific death in the UK.
Pierce, Matthias and Millar, Tim and Robertson, J Roy and Bird, Sheila M . (2018) Ageing opioid users' increased risk of methadone-specific death in the UK. Elsevier. International Journal of Drug Policy, 55 121-7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.02.005
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Effect of restricting the legal supply of prescription opioids on buying through online illicit marketplaces: interrupted time series analysis.
[BMJ] (2018) Effect of restricting the legal supply of prescription opioids on buying through online illicit marketplaces: interrupted time series analysis. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. BMJ, 361 (k2270) doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k2270
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EMCDDA General report of activities 2017. Key achievements and governance: a year in review.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2018) EMCDDA General report of activities 2017. Key achievements and governance: a year in review. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 81 p. doi: 10.2810/337732
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Fentanils and synthetic cannabinoids: driving greater complexity into the drug situation. An update from the EU Early Warning System.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2018) Fentanils and synthetic cannabinoids: driving greater complexity into the drug situation. An update from the EU Early Warning System. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 28 p.
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The misuse of benzodiazepines among high-risk opioid users in Europe (perspectives on drugs).
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2018) The misuse of benzodiazepines among high-risk opioid users in Europe (perspectives on drugs). Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 10 p.
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New psychoactive substances in prison.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2018) New psychoactive substances in prison. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 20 p.
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Risk of emergency hospital admission in children associated with mental disorders and alcohol misuse in the household: an electronic birth cohort study.
Paranjothy, Shantini and Evans, Annette and Bandyopadhyay, Amrita and Fone, David and Schofield, Behnaz and John, Ann and Bellis, Mark A and Lyons, Ronan A and Farewell, Daniel and Long, Sara Jayne [The Lancet] . (2018) Risk of emergency hospital admission in children associated with mental disorders and alcohol misuse in the household: an electronic birth cohort study. Elsevier. The Lancet, Public Health, 3 (6) e279. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(18)30069-0
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Texting to Reduce Alcohol Misuse (TRAM): main findings from a randomized controlled trial of a text message intervention to reduce binge drinking among disadvantaged men.
Crombie, Iain K and Irvine, Linda and Williams, Brian and Sniehotta, Falko F and Petrie, Dennis and Jones, Claire and Norrie, John and Evans, Josie M M and Emslie, Carol and Rice, Peter M and Slane, Peter W and Humphris, Gerry and Ricketts, Ian W and Melson, Ambrose J and Donnan, Peter T and Hapca, Simona M and McKenzie, Andrew and Achison, Marcus . (2018) Texting to Reduce Alcohol Misuse (TRAM): main findings from a randomized controlled trial of a text message intervention to reduce binge drinking among disadvantaged men. Wiley-Blackwell. Addiction, Early online https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14229
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Police-initiated diversion for youth to prevent future delinquent behavior: a systematic review.
Wilson, David B and Gill, Charlotte and Higginson, Angela [Campbell Systematic Reviews] . (2018) Police-initiated diversion for youth to prevent future delinquent behavior: a systematic review. The Campbell Collaboration. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 5 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4073/csr.2018.5
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Sugar, tobacco, and alcohol taxes to achieve the SDGs.
Sugar, Tobacco, and Alcohol Taxes (STAX) Group. (2018) Sugar, tobacco, and alcohol taxes to achieve the SDGs. Elsevier. The Lancet, Early online DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31219-4
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Brexit battlegrounds. Where are public health and the alcohol industry likely to clash in the years ahead?
Institute of Alcohol Studies. Bhattacharya, Aveek [IAS] . (2018) Brexit battlegrounds. Where are public health and the alcohol industry likely to clash in the years ahead? London: Institute of Alcohol Studies. 16 p.
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