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High temporal resolution monitoring of illicit drug consumption across England via wastewater analysis

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To monitor community‐level consumption of 20 illicit drugs across urban areas of England using wastewater‐based epidemiology (WBE) surveillance at high temporal resolution. Design, setting, cases This study was conducted over a 12‐month period in 2022 sampling 24‐hour composite wastewater samples at 15 wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs ...
Helena Rapp‐Wright, Keng Tiong Ng, Derryn Grant, William Francis, Margarita White, Dimitris Evangelopoulos, Yuxing Liu, Konstantina Dimakopoulou, Sofia Zafeiratou, Dylan Wood, Chryshanthi Christy, Stav Friedman, Timothy W. Gant, Klea Katsouyanni, Leon P. Barron   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and predictors of lifetime amphetamine use among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone.

BMJ Open
Objective This study examined the prevalence of amphetamine use and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone.Design Data for the study was sourced from the 2017 Sierra Leone Global School-based Health Survey.
Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Peter Bai James, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Augustus Osborne, Comfort Z Olorunsaiye, Camilla Bangura, Jia B Kangbai   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fate of selected drugs in the wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) for domestic sewage [PDF]

, 2019
The wide diffusion of Emerging Organic Micropollutants (EOMs) in the environment is receiving increasing attention due to their potential toxicological effects on living organisms.
Boni, Maria Rosaria, Chiavola, Agostina, Tedesco, Pierpaolo   +2 more
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Comparative effectiveness, safety and acceptability of pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for the treatment of cannabis use disorder: A network meta‐analysis

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim Our primary aim was to conduct a network meta‐analysis (NMA) for the effectiveness, safety and acceptability of all psychosocial interventions and all pharmacotherapies for cannabis use disorder (CUD). Methods We conducted a NMA of studies identified from two completed systematic reviews examining the effectiveness, safety and ...
Monika Halicka, Francesca Spiga, Tom P. Freeman, Suzanne Nielsen, Jelena Savović, Julian P. T. Higgins, Deborah M. Caldwell   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Amphetamine users and crime in Western Australia, 1999–2009 [PDF]

This current study aims to examine the relationship between amphetamine use and crime among police detainees in Western Australia. Further, the study provides a brief profile of detainee amphetamine users and compares this with the profile of a non ...
Jennifer Fleming, Natalie Gately, Robyn Morris   +2 more
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Differential effects of MDMA and methylphenidate on social cognition [PDF]

, 2014
Social cognition is important in everyday-life social interactions. The social cognitive effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, 'ecstasy') and methylphenidate (both used for neuroenhancement and as party drugs) are largely unknown.
Crockett, Molly J., Hysek, Cédric M., Liechti, Matthias E., Quednow, Boris B., Schmid, Yasmin, Simmler, Linda D.   +5 more
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The association between sleep disturbance and stimulant use: A cross‐lagged examination

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Sleep disruptions increase the risk of substance misuse. Substance use—especially stimulants—can increase acute and chronic sleep dysfunction. This study aimed to estimate the associations between sleep disturbance and stimulant use over time among participants with stimulant use disorder (StUD).
Viviana E. Horigian, Renae D. Schmidt, Daniel J. Feaster, Rui Duan, Sophia T. Gonzalez, Kathryn Hefner, Dikla Shmueli‐Blumberg, Ashley Vena, Landhing M. Moran, Chloe A. DiCamillo, Shirin Shafazand, Susan Tross, Judith Feinberg   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient‐reported outcomes for monitoring substance use treatment: A systematic review of single‐item measures

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Measurement‐based care (MBC) is a structured approach using standardized, repeated assessments to monitor treatment progress and guide clinical decision‐making. MBC improves outcomes for substance use treatment but can be time consuming due in part to lengthy assessment tools. Single‐item, patient‐reported outcome measures (
Thomas J. Reese, Hilary A. Tindle, Justin Bachmann, Adam Wright, Jessica S. Ancker, Carolyn M. Audet, Mauli V. Shah, Bryan D. Steitz, Michael H. Levin, Kristopher A. Kast, David Marcovitz, Amanda von Horn, A. Taylor Kelley, John F. P. Bridges   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Amphetamine enhances endurance by increasing heat dissipation [PDF]

, 2016
Athletes use amphetamines to improve their performance through largely unknown mechanisms. Considering that body temperature is one of the major determinants of exhaustion during exercise, we investigated the influence of amphetamine on the ...
Behrouzvaziri, Abolhassan, Molkov, Yaroslav, Morozova, Ekaterina, Rusyniak, Daniel, Yoo, Yeonjoo, Zaretskaia, Maria, Zaretsky, Dmitry   +6 more
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Are people who use methamphetamine at increased risk of physical violence? Results from a nationally representative sample

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims The association between methamphetamine use and violent behaviour has received much attention in the research. The risk of violent victimisation among people who use methamphetamine is comparatively underexplored. People who use methamphetamine appear to be at a high risk of violent victimisation, but no studies have ...
Christel Macdonald, Rebecca McKetin, Sergey Alexeev, Don Weatherburn   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source