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The War on Illegal Drugs in Producer and Consumer Countries: A simple analytical framework [PDF]

This paper develops a simple model of the war against illegal drugs in producer and consumer countries. Our analysis shows how the equilibrium quantity of illegal drugs, as well as their price, depends on key parameters of the model, among them the price
Pascual Restrepo, Daniel Mejia
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Associations of cannabis use, tobacco use and co‐use with brain volume: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug worldwide and is often co‐used with tobacco, the leading cause of preventable death. Although cannabis and tobacco have distinct neurobiological actions, their associations with brain volumes are unclear.
Katherine Sawyer, Tom P. Freeman, Martine Skumlien, Esther Walton, Thomas Lancaster, Jorien L. Treur, Valentina Lorenzetti, Anna K. M. Blackwell, Chloe Burke, Richie J. Carr, Constantinos Constantinides, Maisie Cox, Sarah Dance, Shadi Daryan, Sorcha Hamilton, Tom Jenkins, Gemma M. J. Taylor   +16 more
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Gatekeeping harm reduction in Canadian Federal Prisons: Perspectives on the threat risk assessment for the prison needle exchange program by prison administrative leadership

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Prison needle exchange programs (PNEPs) are evidence‐based, cost‐effective interventions that prevent transmission of blood‐borne viruses. PNEPs were introduced in a minority of Canadian federal prisons in 2018; however, participation is contingent on a mandatory approval process known as a “Threat Risk Assessment” (TRA ...
Nadine Kronfli, Nashira Popovic, Elise Weiss, Mark Stoové, Lise Lafferty, Olivia Price, Lynn M. Madden, Behzad Hajarizadeh, Andrew R. Lloyd, Frederick L. Altice   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temporal and geographical patterns of nitazene detections in drug samples and biospecimens in the United States, 2019–2024

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Nitazenes are a novel subclass of synthetic opioids that have been increasingly implicated in the United States (US) overdose crisis. Despite their growing presence in the illicit drug supply, national trends have not been systematically evaluated.
David T. Zhu, Nicole D. Fitzgerald, Joseph J. Palamar, Alex J. Krotulski   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

HIV and illicit drugs of abuse

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016
Venkata Subba Rao Atluri
doaj   +1 more source

Occupational exposures to illicit drugs in forensic science divisions. [PDF]

J Occup Environ Hyg
Cox J, Bartels J, Niang M, Li J, Broadwater K, Chiu S, Shi D, Sen P, Chen IC, Gerona R, Gonzaga M, Dahm M.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Illicit Drug Use Among Arrestees and Drug Prices [PDF]

Previous studies, by relying on nationally representative surveys, have overlooked the important fact that use of addictive substances is not uniformly distributed; subgroups of hardcore users account for most of the drug consumption.
Dhaval Dave
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Healthcare utilization and mortality after overdose prevention site closure: A linked cohort analysis using segmented difference‐in‐differences time series

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Evidence regarding the impacts of supervised drug consumption services (SDC) remains mixed, and few evaluations have used individual‐level, linkable health data to examine service withdrawal. In September 2024, the Red Deer overdose prevention site (OPS) in Alberta, Canada, was scheduled for closure, with operations ceasing
Nathaniel Day, Kym Kaufmann, Daniel John Alexander Devoe, Vanja Grubac, Alessia DiMarzo, Haisa Osmanli, Vanessa Norton, Shelly Vik, Nickie Mathew, Robert Lawrence Tanguay, Anees Bahji   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Noncovalent Interaction-Based Probe Design for PET-Facilitated Fluorescence Sensing of Synthetic Cannabinoids

ACS Omega
Jiahao Dong, Chuanfang Zhao, Jinliang Ning, Yuan Liu, Xincun Dou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Accuracy of Patient-Reported Exposure to New Psychoactive Substances and Other Illicit Drugs in Australian Emergency Departments: Findings From the Emerging Drugs Network of Australia. [PDF]

Drug Alcohol Rev
Nijmeijer MJ, Smith JL, Weber C, Bens BWJ, Fatovich DM, Greene SL, Schumann JL, Dessauer P, Syrjanen R, Isoardi KZ, Harris K, Alfred S, Tran V, Ter Avest E.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source