HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 18, issue 9

In this issue

International publications

Implementing a gender approach in drug policies: prevention, treatment and criminal justice. A handbook for practitioners and decision makers.

Mutatayi, Carine and et al (2022) Strasbourg: Council of Europe.

Understanding substance use: educators guide.

(2022) Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction.

Preventing substance abuse in adolescents: a review of high-impact strategies.

Hsiung, Hailey et al (2022) Cureus, 14, (7). doi: 10.7759/cureus.27361

Systems thinking for noncommunicable disease prevention policy: guidance to bring systems approaches into practice.

(2022) Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe.

Webinar: Commercial determinants of health - measuring what matters to inform action.

(2022) Geneva: World Health Organization

A systematic review of school transition interventions to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes in children and young people

Donaldson, Caitlyn et al (2022) School Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-022-09539-w

Psychoactive substances and the developing brain: new findings underscore prevention need

(2022) APSI Prevention Nuggets

Commentary: Child-centred harm reduction.

Barrett, Damon et al (2022) International Journal of Drug Policy, 109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103857

Adolescents’ use of free time and associations with substance use from 1991 to 2019.

Kreski, Noah T et al (2022) Substance Use & Misuse, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2022.2115849

'Why would we not want to keep everybody safe?' The views of family members of people who use drugs on the implementation of drug consumption rooms in Scotland.

Parkes, Tessa et al (2022) Harm Reduction Journal, 19, (1).

A realist review of how community-based drug checking services could be designed and implemented to promote engagement of people who use drugs.

Masterton, Wendy et al (2022) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, (9).

Invited commentary: Drug checking for novel insights into the unregulated drug supply.

Dasgupta, Nabarun and Figgatt, Mary C (2022) American Journal of Epidemiology, 191, (2), pp. 248-252.

The Bronze Age of drug checking: barriers and facilitators to implementing advanced drug checking amidst police violence and COVID-19.

Carroll, Jennifer J et al (2022) Harm Reduction Journal, 19. doi: 10.1186/s12954-022-00590-z

Challenges for drug checking services in Scotland: a qualitative exploration of police perceptions.

Falzon, Danilo et al (2022) Harm Reduction Journal, 19. doi: 10.1186/s12954-022-00686-6

Measuring the impact of drug-impaired driving: recommendations for national indicators.

(2022) Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction.

Rutherford, Brienna N et al (2022) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16020

COVID-19 response by the EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies.

(2022) Lisbon: EMCDDA.

Epidemiology of trauma in patients with mental disorders.

Muns, Sofia M et al (2022) Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 7. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-000910

Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England, 2021

(2022) NHS Digital.

Prioritizing measures to assess performance of drug treatment services: a Delphi process with funders, treatment providers and service-users.

Stirling, Robert et al (2022) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16038

Drug and alcohol treatment and recovery workforce programme.

(2022) Office for Health Improvement & Disparities, NHS Health Education England

Ending the exclusion: care, treatment and support for people with mental ill health and problem substance use in Scotland.

(2022) Edinburgh: Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

Criminal justice contact and health amongst people who inject drugs in Greater Brisbane, Queensland: findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System.

Thomas, Natalie et al (2022) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia

Examining the effectiveness of web-based interventions to enhance resilience in health care professionals: systematic review.

Henshall, Catherine et al (2022) JMIR Medical Education, 8, (3). doi: 10.2196/34230

Content and effectiveness of web-based treatments for online behavioral addictions: systematic review.

Park, Jennifer J et al (2022) JMIR Mental Health, 9, (9). doi: 10.2196/36662

Digital interventions to enhance readiness for psychological therapy: scoping review.

Jardine, Jacinta et al (2022) Journal of medical Internet research, 24, (8). doi: 10.2196/37851

Practical technology for expanding and improving substance use disorder treatment: telehealth, remote monitoring, and digital health interventions.

Sweeney, Mary M et al (2022) Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 45, (3), pp. 515-528

Exploring how greenspace programmes might be effective in supporting people with problem substance use: a realist interview study.

Masterton, Wendy et al (2022) BMC Public Health, 22, (1), 1661

Prescribing patterns of codeine and alternative medicines in children in Europe.

Plueschke, Kelly et al (2022) Drug Safety, doi: 10.1007/s40264-022-01214-y

Minimising the harms from methamphetamine.

Yasbek, et al (2022) Wellington: The Helen Clark Foundation and New Zealand Drug Foundation.

Associations between psychosocial risk factors, and changes in substance dependence and psychosocial functioning, during engagement with digital cognitive behavioral therapy for methamphetamine use

:use of 'Breaking Free from Substance Abuse' by incarcerated people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Elison-Davies, Sarah et al (2022) Health & Justice, 10. doi: 10.1186/s40352-022-00190-w

Australian drug trends 2022: key findings from the National Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS) interviews.

Sutherland, Rachel et al (2022) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney

A comparative study of the harms of nitrous oxide and poppers using the MCDA approach.

Ferreira, Plinio N et al (2022) Drug Science, Policy and Law, p. 8. https://doi.org/10.1177/205032452211273

An avoidable crisis.

Matheson, Catriona and Robertson, Roy (2022) Harm Reduction Journal, 19

Years of life lost to unintentional drug overdose rapidly rising in the adolescent population, 2016-2020

Hermans, Sarah Perou et al (2022) The Journal of Adolescent Health, Early online. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.07.004

Management of infective endocarditis in people who inject drugs: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

Baddour, Larry M et al (2022) Circulation, doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001090

Editorial. A case for permanent adoption of expanded telehealth services and prescribing flexibilities for opioid use disorder: insights from pandemic-prompted emergency authorities.

Czeisler, Mark É (2022) JAMA Psychiatry, Early online. 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.2032

Less than human: dehumanisation of people who use heroin.

Sumnall, Harry et al (2021) Health Education, 121, (6), pp. 649-669

Established tables and emergent huddles: exploring the processes of participation associated with the policy changes to opioid pharmacotherapy treatment in Australia in the context of COVID-19.

Mellor, Richard et a; (2022) Contemporary Drug Problems, https://doi.org/10.1177/00914509221123001

People engaged in opioid agonist treatment as a counterpublic during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: A qualitative study.

Conway, Anna et al (2022) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13531

Heroin pipe distribution to reduce high-risk drug consumption behaviors among people who use heroin: a pilot quasi-experimental study.

Fitzpatrick, Thomas et al (2022) Harm Reduction Journal, 19, (1), p. 103

Patient, family members and community pharmacists' views of a proposed overdose prevention intervention delivered in community pharmacies for patients prescribed high-strength opioids for chronic non-cancer pain

Mercer, Fiona et al (2022) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi: 10.1111/dar.13554

Changes in emergency department visits for cannabis hyperemesis syndrome following recreational cannabis legalization and subsequent commercialization in Ontario, Canada

Myran, Daniel Thomas et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (9).

Rates and correlates of cannabis-associated psychotic symptoms in over 230,000 people who use cannabis

Schoeler, Tabea et al (2022) Translational Psychiatry, 12. doi: 10.1038/s41398-022-02112-8

Cannabis & driving

(2022) International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety.

Cannabidiol as a treatment for arthritis and joint pain: an exploratory cross-sectional study

Frane, Nicholas et al (2022) Journal of Cannabis Research, 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42238-022-00154-9

Medical cannabis patients report improvements in health functioning and reductions in opiate use

Pritchett, Carolyn E et al (2022) Substance Use & Misuse, doi: 10.1080/10826084.2022.2107673

Task-independent acute effects of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on human brain function and its relationship with cannabinoid receptor gene expression: a neuroimaging meta-regression analysis

Gunasekera, Brandon et al (2022) Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 140. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104801

Alcohol and cancer risks: a guide for health professionals

(2022) Edinburgh: SHAAP

Major conflicts of interest in an invitation-only meeting hosted by the United Kingdom and the alcohol industry in Asia.

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, Mialon, Melissa et al (2022) JSAD FastTakes, no. 11. doi:10.15288/jsad-FT.09.16.2022-11

European Framework for Action on Alcohol, 2022–2025.

(2022) Copenhagen: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe.

Understanding the association between alcohol stigma and alcohol consumption within Europe: a cross-sectional exploratory study.

Kummetat, Johanna Leona et al (2022) European Addiction Research, Early online. pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1159/000526200

'More options…less time' in the 'hustle culture' of 'generation sensible': Individualization and drinking decline among twenty-first century young adults.

Burgess, Adam et al (2022) The British Journal of Sociology, 73, (4), pp. 903-918

'Give us the real tools to do our jobs': views of UK stakeholders on the role of a public health objective for alcohol licensing.

Nicholls, J et al (2022) Public Health, 211. pp. 122-127

An online self-directed program combining Community Reinforcement Approach and Family Training and parenting training for concerned significant others sharing a child with a person with problematic alcohol consumption

Siljeholm, Ola et al (2022) Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 17. doi: 10.1186/s13722-022-00332-3

Ward, Rebecca et al (2022) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi: 10.1111/dar.13545

Delay discounting and alcohol consumption correlate with dorsal anterior insula activation during choice in nontreatment-seeking heavy drinkers

Halcomb, Meredith et al (2022) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 46, (8), pp. 1397-1407. doi: 10.1111/acer.14888

Alcohol everywhere.

Alcohol Action Group (2022) Glasgow: Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs

Effects of alcohol on sleep and nocturnal heart rate: relationships to intoxication and morning-after effects

Pabon, Elisa et al (2022) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.14921

Examining social class as it relates to heuristics women use to determine the trustworthiness of information regarding the link between alcohol and breast cancer risk

Meyer, Samantha B et al (2022) PLoS ONE, 17, (9). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270936

The relationship between age at first drink and later risk behaviours during a period of youth drinking decline

Livingston, Michael et al (2022) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16036

[Video] NDARC webinar series presentation: Gen Z: drinking less, but what about alcohol-related harm?

Yuen, Wing See (2022)

Update of Canada’s low-risk alcohol drinking guidelines: final report for public consultation. Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines Scientific Expert Panels.

Paradis, Catherine et al (2022) Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction

Prevention of alcohol-related suicide: a rapid review.

Giesbrecht, Norman et al (2022) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2022.2114877

‘It’s a crutch’: a qualitative exploration of UK police employees’ experiences of at-risk alcohol consumption or abstinence.

Irizar, Patricia et al (2022) Policing, https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paac052

Systematic review and meta-analysis on the association between theory of mind and alcohol problems in non-clinical samples

Kumar, Lakshmi et al (2022) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.14943 (In Press)

Tobacco plain packaging: global status 2021 update

(2022) Geneva: World Health Organization

Seventy-second Regional Committee for Europe: roadmap of actions to strengthen the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in the European Region 2015–2025

(2022) Copenhagen: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe.

Vaping products - tightening rules on advertising and promoting: consultation analysis

EKOS Ltd. (2022) Edinburgh: Scottish Government.

E-cigarette addiction and harm perception: does initiation flavor choice matter?

Hung, Man et al (2022) BMC Public Health, 22, 1780.

Rapid growth in disposable e-cigarette vaping among young adults in Great Britain from 2021 to 2022: a repeat cross-sectional survey.

Tattan-Birch, Harry et al (2022) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16044 (In Press)

Special issue "advantages and disadvantages of electronic cigarettes".

Sobczak, Andrzej and Kosmider, Leon (2022) Toxics

Association of adherence to healthy lifestyle recommendations with all-cause and cause-specific mortality among former smokers.

Inoue-Choi, Maki et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (9). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.32778

Expenditure on paid-for gambling advertising during the national covid-19 'lockdowns': an observational study of media monitoring data from the United Kingdom.

Critchlow, Nathan et al (2022) Journal of Gambling Studies, doi: 10.1007/s10899-022-10153-3

Pharmacological interventions for the treatment of disordered and problem gambling.

Dowling, Nicki et al (2022) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (9). Art. no.: CD008936. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008936.pub2

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