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The psychoactive effects of repeated ketamine infusions and their mechanistic role in the treatment of alcohol use disorder: Secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Ketamine assisted psychotherapy is a promising new treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD). The psychoactive effects of repeated intravenous (IV) ketamine infusions in people with AUD and their mechanistic role in treating AUD are largely unknown.
Cassie Bloy, Ananya Sarma, Bethan Marsh, Lorna Hardy, Meryem Grabski, Merve Mollaahmetoglu, Joshua Shotton, Shamhethan Bhaskaran, Anne Lingford‐Hughes, H. Val Curran, Celia Morgan, Will Lawn   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

What anabolic–androgenic steroids reveal about the limits of current harm reduction models

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Harm reduction has largely been shaped by responses to psychoactive drug use where the most urgent harms are acute. These models focus on overdose, blood‐borne viruses, and rapid‐onset toxicity related harms. When applied wholesale to anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS), they obscure the distinctive pharmacology, consumer typologies,
Timothy Piatkowski, Jason M. Nagata, Suzanne Nielsen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of heroin metabolites at different developmental stages of Lucilia cuprina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) reared in heroin-treated meat: a preliminary analysis

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2019
Background Blowfly larvae and pupae collected during post-mortem forensic investigation can be analysed to detect drugs or toxins in a dead body. Drug or toxin-contaminated tissues of human remains consumed by blowfly larvae are stored in the crop even ...
Nooratiny Ishak, Abu Hassan Ahmad, Siti Azizah Mohamad Noor, Azwandi Ahmad   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The evolution of Australian cannabis policies, 1967 to 2024

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To describe the outcomes of cannabis policy debates in Australia from 1967 to 2024. Methods We searched popular media, public reports, parliamentary inquiries and policy documents on cannabis in Australia since the 1960s and examined peer reviewed papers, national survey data and police records of cannabis‐related arrests.
Wayne D. Hall, Danielle Dawson, Ben Johnson, Tesfa M. Yimer   +3 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

Correction to: Hostility, compassion and role reversal in West Virginia’s long opioid overdose emergency

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Jeff Ondocsin, Sarah G. Mars, Mary Howe, Daniel Ciccarone   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Has Australia lost control of its tobacco and nicotine markets?

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Australia has adopted two policies that the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends as best practice for tobacco control: it has steeply increased tobacco taxes since 2010 and only allowed access to nicotine vapes for medical use.
Ron Borland, James Martin, Edward Jegasothy, Ben Youdan, Wayne Hall   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drug sellers' use of a drug checking service amid the overdose crisis in British Columbia, Canada

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims This study examined the use of a drug checking service by drug sellers in British Columbia, Canada, to assess motivations for service use and substances intended for distribution, focusing on risks associated with an unstable illicit drug market.
Pablo Gonzalez‐Nieto, Bruce Wallace, Collin Kielty, Irene Shkolnikov, Ava Margolese, Jaime Arredondo Sanchez Lira, Chris Gill, Dennis Hore   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The feasibility of mindfulness‐based relapse prevention for adults with substance use disorders (illicit drugs) in a Chinese population: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Mindfulness‐based relapse prevention (MBRP) has been shown to be beneficial to individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) in the West. The current pilot study aimed at testing the feasibility of MBRP in a Chinese population.
Ka Tsun Ting, Ivan Chun Him Leung, Dicken Cheong Chun Chan, Ken On Tai Yu, Wai Kwong Tang, Fu Chan, Alan Ka Lam Tang, Helen Shuk Wah Ma, Benjamin Hon Kei Yip, Daisy Dexing Zhang, Sarah Bowen, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Charting the decline of the fourth wave: US overdose deaths by race, ethnicity and substance involvement

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims To characterize decreases in overdose death rates in the United States (US) between 2023 and 2024 by race/ethnicity, and substance involvement. Design Population‐based study of national death records accessed via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wide‐ranging ONline Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) platform ...
Joseph R. Friedman, Joseph J. Palamar, Daniel Ciccarone, Tommi L. Gaines, Annick Borquez, Chelsea L. Shover, Steffanie A. Strathdee   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source