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International publications
Behavioural competencies for Canada's substance use workforce

(2021) Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction

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Substance use and the workplace: supporting employers and employees in the trades [Toolkit].

CCSA, Health Canada (2021) Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction.

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What is inclusion health and why is it important for all nurses and midwives?

Waterall, Jamie et al (2021) British Journal of Nursing, 30, (14), pp.866-867

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Parental education and inequalities in child mortality: a global systematic review and meta-analysis

Balaj, Mirza et al (2021) The Lancet, 398, (10300), pp. 608-620

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Turning the tide: growth, visibility and impact of the civil society drug policy reform movement at the UN.

. Fordham, Ann et al (2021) London: International Drug Policy Consortium

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The Drug Science podcast episode 42. Alternatives to prohibition with Dr Sheila Vakharia and Prof Alex Stevens

Nutt, David (2021) London: Drug Science

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Approach to the adolescent with substance use in the acute setting

Sathanantham, Sujetha et al (2021) Cureus, 13, (7), e16309

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COVID-19 & substance use

National Institute on Drug Abuse (2021) 

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The effect of depressive symptoms on pain in a substance-using population with persistent pain: a cross-sectional cohort study

Voon, Pauline et al (2021) BMC Psychiatry, 21, 416

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Traumatic events during childhood and its risks to substance use in adulthood: an observational and genome-wide by environment interaction study in UK Biobank

Cheng, Shiqiang et al (2021) Translational Psychiatry, 11, 431

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New psychoactive substances and suicidality: a systematic review of the current literature.

Chiappini, Stefania et al (2021) Medicina, 57, (6), 580

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Online surveillance of novel psychoactive substances (NPS): monitoring Reddit discussions as a predictor of increased NPS-related exposures

Barenholtz, Elan et al (2021) The International Journal of Drug Policy, 98, 103393.

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MDMA-related presentations to the emergency departments of the European Drug Emergencies Network plus (Euro-DEN Plus) over the four-year period 2014-2017

Noseda, Roberta et al (2021) Clinical Toxicology, 59, (2), pp.131-137

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The needle & the damage done — the relationship between problematic substance use & domestic abuse - podcast

British Association of Social Workers. (2021) London: British Association of Social Workers

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A scoping review of non-medical and extra-medical use of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs).

Brennan, Rebekah et al (2021) Drug Safety, Early online

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Brain multimodal co-alterations related to delay discounting: a multimodal MRI fusion analysis in persons with and without cocaine use disorder.

Meade, Christina S et al (2021) BMC Neuroscience, 22, p.51

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Association patterns of cannabis abuse and dependence with risk of problematic non-substance-related dysregulated and addictive behaviors.

Perales, José C et al (2021) PLoS ONE, 16, (8), e0255872

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Cannabinoids drugs and oral health-from recreational side-effects to medicinal purposes: a systematic review

Bellocchio, Luigi et al (2021) International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22, (15), p. 8329

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Epigenetic regulation of cannabinoid-mediated attenuation of inflammation and its impact on the use of cannabinoids to treat autoimmune diseases

Holloman, Bryan Latrell et al (2021) International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22, (14) 7302

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Efficacy and safety of cannabidiol plus standard care vs standard care alone for the treatment of emotional exhaustion and burnout among frontline health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a randomized clinical trial

Crippa, José Alexandre S et al (2021) JAMA Network Open, 4, (8), e2120603

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Cannabis research in times of legalization: what’s on the agenda

Zwicky, Roman et al (2021) Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction

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Glucocorticoids, stress and delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) during early embryonic development.

Kuzma-Hunt, Alexander G et al (2021) International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22, (14), 7289.

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Early consumption of cannabinoids: from adult neurogenesis to behavior

Netzahualcoyotzi, Citlalli et al (2021) International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22, (14), 7450

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Correspondence: Peri-operative care of the cannabis user: practical considerations

Bhakta, Pradipta et al (2021) European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 38, (6), 664

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Cannabinoids, cannabis, and cannabis-based medicines for pain management: an overview of systematic reviews

Moore, R et al (2021) Pain, 162, (Suppl 1), S67-S79

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International Association for the Study of Pain Presidential Task Force on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Analgesia: research agenda on the use of cannabinoids, cannabis, and cannabis-based medicines for pain management

Haroutounian, Simon et al (2021) Pain, 162, (Suppl 1), S117-S124

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Medical cannabis for treating various symptoms in Switzerland

Oordt, Anouk et al (2021) Berne: Federal Office of Public Health

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Cannabis and tobacco use prior to pregnancy and subsequent offspring birth outcomes: a 20-year intergenerational prospective cohort study

Hines, Lindsey A et al (2021) Scientific Reports, 11, (1), 16826

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Opioid use disorder and the brain: a clinical perspective

Herlinger, K and Lingford-Hughes, A (2021) Addiction, Early online

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Association between receipt of overlapping opioid and benzodiazepine prescriptions from multiple prescribers and overdose risk

Chua, Kao-Ping et al (2021) JAMA Network Open, 4, (8), e2120353

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Tissue regeneration: the dark side of opioids

Berthézène, Cécile Dromard et al (2021) International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22, (14), 7336

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Opioid use disorder treatment disruptions during the early COVID-19 pandemic and other emergent disasters: a scoping review addressing dual public health emergencies

Henderson, Rita et al (2021) BMC Public Health, 21, (1), 1471

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Contingency management for patients receiving medication for opioid use disorder a systematic review and meta-analysis

Bolívar, Hypatia A et al (2021) JAMA Psychiatry, Early online

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Trends in new prescription of gabapentinoids and of coprescription with opioids in the 4 nations of the UK, 1993-2017

Rahman, Alvi et al (2021) British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 87, (8), pp.3349-3353

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Frequency and recency of non-medical opioid use and death due to overdose or suicide among individuals assessed for risky substance use: a national registry study in Sweden

Lundgren, Lena et al (2021) Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Early online

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General practice responses to opioid prescribing feedback: a qualitative process evaluation

Wood, Su et al (2021) The British Journal of General Practice, BJGP.2020, (1117)

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Opioid use disorder (OUD). Opioid agonist therapy

Institut national d'excellence en sante et en services sociaux. (2021) Quebec: INESSS

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Attending a biopsychosocially focused buprenorphine training improves clinician attitudes

Russell, Holly Ann et al (2021) Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 639826

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Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales: 2020 registrations

(2021) London: Office for National Statistics

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Exploring men’s alcohol consumption in the context of becoming a father: a scoping review

Dimova, Elena et al (2021) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy

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Alcohol use among teens allowed to drink at home (Growing Up in Australia snapshot series - issue 2).

Quinn, Brendan (2021) Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies

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Changes in perceptions of the alcohol environment among participants in a Photovoice project conducted in two districts with different socio-economic status

Fuente, Irene Molina-de la et al (2021) PLoS ONE, 16, (8), e0254978

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How do register-based studies contribute to our understanding of alcohol's harms to family members? A scoping review of relevant literature

Brummer, Julie et al (2021) Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 82, (4), pp. 445-456

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The role of deprivation and alcohol availability in shaping trends in violent crime

Lightowlers, Carly et al (2021) European Journal of Criminology

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The immune system through the lens of alcohol intake and gut microbiota

Calleja-Conde, Javier et al (2021) International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22, (14), 7485

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Alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic: self-reported changes and motives for change

Bramness, Jørgen G et al (2021) European Addiction Research, 27, (4), pp.257-262

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Male barroom aggression among members of the Australian construction industry: associations with heavy episodic drinking, trait variables and masculinity factors

Litherland, Steven et al (2021) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, (13), p.6769

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One rule for one, and a different rule for another: The case of the Parental Rules about Alcohol Questionnaire

McKay, Michael T et al (2021) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 225, p.108824

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The seven key messages of the alcohol industry

van Dalen, Wim (2021) Utrecht: European Centre for Monitoring Alcohol Marketing

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Alcohol statistics: England

Policarpo Zambon, Nicolas (2021) London: House of Commons Library

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Has the increased participation in the national campaign ‘Dry January’ been associated with cutting down alcohol consumption in England?

Case, Philippa et al (2021) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Early online. (In Press)

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Willingness to participate in alcohol prevention interventions targeting risky drinking employees. The WIRUS project

Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus et al (2021) Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 692605

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Baseline severity and the prediction of placebo response in clinical trials for alcohol dependence: A meta-regression analysis to develop an enrichment strategy

Scherrer, Bruno et al (2021) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online

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An umbrella review of the evidence associating diet and cancer risk at 11 anatomical sites

Papadimitriou, Nikos et al (2021) Nature Communications, 12, 4579

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Alcohol and self-harm: a qualitative study

Chandler, Amy and Taylor, Annie (2021) London: Alcohol Change UK

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Alcohol withdrawal and relapse prevention

Institut national d'excellence en sante et en services sociaux. (2021) Quebec: INESSS

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Association of prenatal exposure to maternal drinking and smoking with the risk of stillbirth

Odendaal, Hein et al (2021) JAMA Network Open, 4, (8), e2121726

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Amphetamine: information guide on use, effects, safety and help

CREW 2000 (2021) Edinburgh: CREW

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Evidence-based and theoretically-informed recommendations for scaling up HCV testing and treatment for people who inject drugs.

Hickman, Matt et al (2021) Scotland: Glasgow Caledonian University; University of Bristol; NHS Tayside; Scottish Drugs Forum

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Use of commercial filters among a sample of people who regularly inject drugs: Findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System, 2016-2020

Bruno, Raimondo (2021) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.

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On-site testing and case management to improve hepatitis C care in drug users: a prospective, longitudinal, multicenter study in the DAA era

Busschots, Dana et al (2021) BMC Public Health, 21, 1574

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Interventions to support mental health among those with health conditions that present risk for severe infection from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a scoping review of English and Chinese-language literature

Davison, Karen M et al (2021) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, (14), 7265

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Key findings from the ‘Australians’ drug use: adapting to pandemic threats (ADAPT)’ study wave 4. ADAPT bulletin no. 4

Baillie, G et al (2021) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW

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Tobacco industry pricing strategies in response to excise tax policies: a systematic review.

Sheikh, Zaineb Danish et al (2021) Tobacco Control, Early online

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Multifactorial etiology of adolescent nicotine addiction: a review of the neurobiology of nicotine addiction and its implications for smoking cessation pharmacotherapy

Mahajan, Supriya D et al (2021) Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 664748

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Impact of tobacco and/or nicotine products on health and functioning: a scoping review and findings from the preparatory phase of the development of a new self-report measure

Afolalu, Esther F et al (2021) Harm Reduction Journal, 18, (1), p. 79

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Vaping and lung cancer - a review of current data and recommendations

Bracken-Clarke, Dara et al (2021) Lung Cancer, 153, pp.11-20

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Examining the sources of evidence in e-cigarette policy recommendations: A citation network analysis of international public health recommendations

Smith, Marissa J et al (2021) PloS one, 16, (8), e0255604

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Smoking cessation in individuals who use vaping as compared with traditional nicotine replacement therapies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Pound, Catherine M et al (2021) BMJ Open, 11, (2), e044222

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Distinct motivations to seek out information in healthy individuals and problem gamblers

Dezza, Irene Cogliati et al (2021) Translational Psychiatry, 11, 408

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