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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

Initiation of High-Potency Benzodiazepine Prescriptions Among Survivors of Severe Trauma. [PDF]

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand
Oldner A, Eriksson M, Larsson E, Eriksson J, von Oelreich E.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Establishing a Link Between Prescription Drug Abuse and Illicit Online Pharmacies: Analysis of Twitter Data. [PDF]

J Med Internet Res, 2015
Katsuki T, Mackey TK, Cuomo R.
europepmc   +1 more source

Early insights from a national scheme providing vaping devices for smoking cessation: A preliminary evaluation to inform future return‐on‐investment modelling in England

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Swap to Stop is a government scheme to promote smoking cessation. Local authorities in England were given e‐cigarette (vape) starter kits to provide alongside behavioural support in a wide range of settings. This study evaluated (i) scheme uptake by region of England, (ii) proposed delivery settings and the type and length ...
Esther Moore, Duncan Gillespie, Erikas Simonavičius, Leonie Brose   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring risk tolerance among individuals who use opioids. [PDF]

Exp Clin Psychopharmacol
Lothumalla S, Tomlinson DC, Campbell M, Jannausch M, Wilkins C, Menke N, Walton MA, Bonar EE, Goldstick J, Lin LA, Coughlin LN.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Self‐harm in individuals with substance use disorders: Predictive factors and risk model

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Substance use disorders are associated with an elevated risk of self‐harm. Currently, clinical and structured assessment of self‐harm risk typically relies on evidence from the general population samples. The aim of this study was to develop a risk model for self‐harm that incorporates predictors specific to individuals ...
Rongqin Yu, Derek K. Tracy, Julia Sinclair, Isabell Brikell, Paul Lichtenstein, Henrik Larsson, Seena Fazel   +6 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

Predictive validity of Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test – Consumption (AUDIT‐C) for register‐based alcohol‐attributable events among general‐population men and women of different ages

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Originally developed for clinical screening for hazardous alcohol use, the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test – Consumption (AUDIT‐C) is also widely used in epidemiological research and monitoring. However, its cutoff values may not suit all purposes, and evidence on its predictive validity is limited. We examined how
Pia Mäkelä, Jaakko Reinikainen, Sarah Callinan, Marke Jääskeläinen, Kaisa Kuurne, Tomi Lintonen, Solja Niemelä, Jonna Levola   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The association between naloxone distribution, buprenorphine treatment and retention and incident high‐risk opioid prescribing with opioid overdose death in Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York and Ohio, United States: An exploratory community‐level cohort study of data from the HEALing Communities Study

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim We evaluated whether community‐level naloxone distribution, medication for opioid use disorder treatment and retention and incident high‐risk opioid prescribing rates were associated with opioid overdose death rates. Design Observational cohort conducted using 2019 to 2023 community‐level data as an exploratory analysis of the HEALing ...
Alexander Y. Walley, Debbie M. Cheng, Nathan Vandergrift, Marc Larochelle, JaNae Holloway, Jennifer L. Brown, Redonna Chandler, Laura C. Fanucchi, Daniel J. Feaster, Patricia R. Freeman, Timothy Hunt, Michelle R. Lofwall, Hannah K. Knudsen, Edward V. Nunes, Emmanuel Oga, Douglas R. Oyler, Jeffrey H. Samet, Jennifer Villani, Sharon L. Walsh, T. John Winhusen   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers and facilitators to detoxification from opioid substitution treatment: A mixed‐methods systematic review

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Despite the well‐documented benefits of opioid substitution treatment (OST) in treating opioid dependence (OD), many people diagnosed with OD desire to live a drug‐free life. The transition to abstinence involves detoxification: a gradual dose reduction of OST to zero milligrams.
Amy Bagshaw, Suleyman Shah, India Olchefske, Louise M. Paterson, Mike J. Crawford, Anne Lingford‐Hughes   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source