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Problematic substance use or problematic substance use policies? [PDF]

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 2020
This special issue on substance use issues comes at a critical time for Canadian health policy makers and researchers. Most attention is currently focussed on the opioid crisis and the potential impacts of cannabis legalization. However, our most widely used and harmful substances continue to be alcohol and nicotine.
Adam Sherk, Kiffer G. Card, Cecilia Benoit, Tim Stockwell   +3 more
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An integrated knowledge mobilization approach to substance use health [PDF]

Health Research Policy and Systems
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has a mandate to provide national leadership in evidence-informed analysis and knowledge mobilization to advance solutions that reduce substance-related harms. Doing this work effectively requires
Sheena Taha, Shea Wood, Chandni Sondagar, Eftyhia Helis, Doris Payer, Miguel Hernandez-Basurto   +5 more
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The Endocannabinoid System and Cannabidiol's Promise for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorder

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2019
Substance use disorder is characterized by repeated use of a substance, leading to clinically significant distress, making it a serious public health concern.
Yann Chye, Nadia Solowij, Murat Yücel
exaly   +2 more sources

Research Review: What have we learned about adolescent substance use?

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 2018
Kevin M Gray, Lindsay M Squeglia
exaly   +2 more sources

Development and Validation of a New Substance Use Disorder Screening Test Based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)

Journal of Health Science and Medical Research, 2023
Objective: The lack of a screening tool for substance use disorders is a significant problem for health care workers for patient care and referral.
Sukuma Saengduenchai, S. Nilaban, Tanya Singtho, Apichart Ranuwattananon, R. Kalayasiri   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Prevalence of Stress and Worry, Mental Health Conditions, and Increased Substance Use Among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, April and May 2020

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2021
In 2019, approximately 51 million U.S. adults aged ≥18 years reported any mental illness,* and 7.7% reported a past-year substance use disorder† (1).
L. McKnight-Eily, Catherine Okoro, T. Strine, J. Verlenden, N. Hollis, R. Njai, E. W. Mitchell, A. Board, R. Puddy, Craig W. Thomas   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Substance Use Among Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Systematic Review

Current Psychiatry Reports, 2022
To review the literature on the trends in substance use among youth during the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic. The pandemic has given rise to concerns about the mental health and social well-being of youth, including its potential to increase
Hannah M. Layman, I. Thorisdottir, T. Halldorsdottir, I. Sigfusdottir, J. Allegrante, A. Kristjansson   +5 more
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Assessment of Annual Cost of Substance Use Disorder in US Hospitals

JAMA Network Open, 2021
Key Points Question How much does substance use disorder cost each year in US hospitals? Findings In this economic evaluation of 124 573 175 hospital emergency department encounters and 33 648 910 hospital inpatient encounters, the annual medical cost ...
Cora Peterson, Mengyao Li, Likang Xu, Christina A Mikosz, Feijun Luo   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Experiences of violence during the COVID-19 pandemic among people who use drugs in a Canadian setting: a gender-based cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2023
Objectives People who use drugs (PWUD) experience disproportionately high rates of violent victimization. Emerging research has demonstrated that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated violence against some priority populations (e.g., women), however ...
Anmol Swaich, Lindsey Richardson, Zishan Cui, Kora DeBeck, M-J Milloy, Thomas Kerr, Kanna Hayashi   +6 more
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Validity of self-reported substance use: research setting versus primary health care setting

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2021
Background Self-reported substance use is more likely to be influenced by underreporting bias compared to the biological markers. Underreporting bias or validity of self-reported substance use depends on the study population and cannot be generalized to ...
P. Khalili, A. Nadimi, H. Baradaran, L. Janani, A. Rahimi-Movaghar, Zohre Rajabi, A. Rahmani, Z. Hojati, K. Khalagi, S. Motevalian   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source