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The Prevalence of Substance Use Among Students and Associated Factors: A Systematic Review With Narrative Synthesis. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
Bazleh N.
europepmc   +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

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

Bhang - beyond the purview of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act.

Lung India, 2014
Balhara YP, Mathur S.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Opioid Safety Toolkit: An interactive prescription opioid safety toolkit to increase opioid safety literacy and behaviours among people prescribed opioids for pain—a randomised controlled trial

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Prescription opioid‐related harm remains a significant public health concern. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the Opioid Safety Toolkit, a co‐designed, interactive online resource, in increasing naloxone uptake and healthcare provider discussions among adults prescribed opioids for pain.
Suzanne Nielsen, Frederick Fox, Tina Lam, Alex Waddell, Monica Jung, Bosco Rowland, Jessica Watterson, Dhruv Basur, Chris Prawira, Joshua Paolo Seguin, Patrick Olivier, Jarrod McMaugh, Paul Dietze, Louisa Picco   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Defining psychotropic medicines in aged and disability care. [PDF]

Aust Prescr
Breen J, Callary M, deVries L.
europepmc   +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

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

Potential Drug Interactions in Psychiatric Patients Undergoing Pangenotypic Therapy for Hepatitis C Virus Infection. [PDF]

Pharmaceuticals (Basel)
Dybowska D, Pawłowska M, Kozielewicz D.
europepmc   +1 more source

A review of the relationship between dimensions of alcohol consumption and the burden of disease: 2026 update including Mendelian randomisation studies

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Evidence on the causal impact and corresponding risk relationships between dimensions of alcohol consumption and health outcomes continues to evolve, with some contradictory findings across study designs. This review aimed to update current knowledge on causality and risk relationships to inform global and national ...
Sinclair Carr, Ana Lucia Espinosa Dice, Gerhard E. Gmel Sr., Ahmed S. Hassan, Kevin D. Shield, Jürgen Rehm   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source