Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims Lower risk guidelines for safer levels of cannabis use could help to reduce the health burden posed by cannabis use disorder (CUD). We aimed to estimate risk thresholds for CUD based on delta‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) consumption using standard THC units (1 unit = 5 mg THC).
Rachel Lees Thorne +9 more
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COVID-19 online surveys need to follow standards and guidelines: Comment on "Does COVID-19 pandemic affect sexual behaviour? A cross-sectional, cross-national online survey" and "Binge watching behavior during COVID 19 pandemic: A cross-sectional, cross-national online survey". [PDF]
Psychiatry Res, 2020 Sharma R, Tikka SK.
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Trajectories of genetic risk across dimensions of alcohol use behaviors
Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims Alcohol use behaviors (AUBs) manifest in a variety of normative and problematic ways across the life course, all of which are heritable. Twin studies show that genetic influences on AUBs change across development, but this is usually not considered in research identifying and investigating the genes linked to AUBs ...
Jeanne E. Savage +127 more
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A meta‐analysis of sexual orientation inequities in substance use among youth
Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and Aims Sexual minority youth report significantly higher rates of substance use than heterosexual youth, yet a comprehensive and systematic evaluation and synthesis of the magnitude of this inequity has not been conducted. The purpose of this study was to conduct a meta‐analysis to assess the magnitude of overall inequities in ...
Ethan H. Mereish +4 more
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Smoking and drinking among the Gypsy and Traveller communities: A population study in England
Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims Gypsy and Traveller communities in the United Kingdom (UK) face substantial health challenges. Smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol likely contribute to health disparities, but there is little national data on the prevalence or heaviness of smoking and drinking among these communities.
Eve Taylor +5 more
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Mapping the Extended Frontiers of Escapism: Binge-watching and Hyperdiegetic Exploration [PDF]
Cronin, James +2 more
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Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims Harmful alcohol consumption remains widespread among university students and is associated with numerous academic, social and health‐related consequences. Peer‐led approaches offer a promising strategy to reduce risky drinking in this population.
María Lavilla‐Gracia +3 more
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COVID-19 online surveys need to follow standards and guidelines: Comment on "does COVID-19 pandemic affect sexual behavior? A cross-sectional, cross-national online survey" and "binge watching behavior during COVID 19 pandemic: A cross-sectional, cross-national online survey"- authors' reply. [PDF]
Psychiatry Res, 2020 Arafat SMY +4 more
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Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims The Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment (ANA) provides a framework for assessing alcohol use disorder (AUD) with indices that may be both mechanistically and diagnostically informative. This study evaluated an array of measures from the three ANA domains in relation to AUD diagnostic status. Design This cross‐sectional case–
Molly L. Garber +5 more
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Can norm‐based information campaigns reduce corruption?
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Can norm‐based information campaigns reduce corruption? Such campaigns use messaging about how people typically behave (descriptive norms) or ought to behave (injunctive norms). Drawing on survey and lab experiments in Ukraine, we unpack and evaluate the distinct effects of these two types of social norms.
Aaron Erlich, Jordan Gans‐Morse
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