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A comparison of substance use behaviours and normative beliefs in North West European university and college students. [PDF]

, 2012
The social norms approach is an increasingly popular intervention for substance use that has been used extensively in the American college system. It operates by correcting normative misperceptions individuals hold about their peers.
Boot, C. R., Dahlin, M., Lintonen, T., McAlaney, John, Rasmussen, S., Stock, C., Van Hal, G.   +6 more
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Adolescent brain cognitive development (ABCD) study: Overview of substance use assessment methods. [PDF]

, 2018
One of the objectives of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study (https://abcdstudy.org/) is to establish a national longitudinal cohort of 9 and 10 year olds that will be followed for 10 years in order to prospectively study the risk and
Bartsch, Hauke, Conway, Kevin P, Feldstein Ewing, Sarah W, Goldstein, Rita Z, Gonzalez, Raul, Heitzeg, Mary, Lisdahl, Krista M, Nixon, Sara Jo, Sher, Kenneth J, Tapert, Susan   +9 more
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Police seizure of drugs without arrest among people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada, before provincial ‘decriminalization’ of simple possession: a cohort study

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Several jurisdictions in Canada have recently considered decriminalizing possession of illicit drugs for personal use (henceforth, simple possession) as part of their responses to the ongoing drug toxicity/overdose crisis.
Kanna Hayashi, Tyson Singh Kelsall, Caitlin Shane, Zishan Cui, Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users, M.-J. Milloy, Kora DeBeck, Thomas Kerr   +7 more
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The Role of Pregnancy Concerns in the Relationship between Substance Use and Unprotected Sex among Adolescents [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Substance use and unprotected sex are prevalent among adolescents. The link between substance use and unprotected sex is well-established.
Aalsma, Matthew C., Dir, Allyson L., Hulvershorn, Leslie A.   +2 more
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Inability to contact opioid agonist therapy prescribers during the COVID-19 pandemic in a Canadian setting: a cross-sectional analysis among people on opioid agonist therapy

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2022
Background The COVID-19 pandemic and consequent public health response may have undermined key responses to the protracted drug poisoning crisis, including reduced access to opioid agonist therapy (OAT) among people with opioid use disorder.
Soroush Moallef, Kora DeBeck, Nadia Fairbairn, Zishan Cui, Rupinder Brar, Dean Wilson, Cheyenne Johnson, M.-J. Milloy, Kanna Hayashi   +8 more
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Public or private religiosity: which Is protective for adolescent substance use and by what pathways? [PDF]

, 2016
While it is well understood that adolescent religiosity is associated with the use and abuse of licit and illicit substances, few studies have revealed the pathways through which religiosity buffers youth against involvement in such behavior.
Clark, Trenette T., Maynard, Brandy R., Salas-Wright, Christopher P., Snyder, Susanna, Vaughn, Michael G.   +4 more
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Harm reduction calls to action from young people who use drugs on the streets of Vancouver and Lisbon

Harm Reduction Journal, 2022
Vancouver, Canada, and Lisbon, Portugal, are both celebrated for their world-leading harm reduction policies and programs and regarded as models for other cities contending with the effects of increasing levels of drug use in the context of growing urban
Joana Canêdo, Kali-olt Sedgemore, Kelly Ebbert, Haleigh Anderson, Rainbow Dykeman, Katey Kincaid, Claudia Dias, Diana Silva, Youth Health Advisory Council, Reith Charlesworth, Rod Knight, Danya Fast   +11 more
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Bioactive Substance Use of Leaf Extract of Piper Caninum Blume Pressing for Blas Disease and Increase Production in Rice [PDF]

, 2018
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of bioactive substances in the leaf extract of Piper caninum against rice blast disease caused by the fungus Pyricularia oryzae. This study was conducted in a greenhouse, using a completely randomized
Suriani, N. L. (Ni)
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The impact of drug treatment courts on recovery: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2013
Introduction. Earlier reviews regarding the effectiveness of Drug Treatment Courts (DTCs) reported a reduction in reoffending and substance use. Although substance users suffer from other difficulties than drug use and judicial issues, none of these ...
De Ruyver, Brice, Dekkers, Anne, Vander Laenen, Freya, Vanderplasschen, Wouter, Wittouck, Ciska   +4 more
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Housing-based syringe services programs to improve access to safer injecting equipment for people who inject drugs in Vancouver, Canada: a spatially oriented qualitative study

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Housing environments shape injection drug-related risks and harms and thus represent a critical implementation setting for syringe services programs (SSPs).
Koharu Loulou Chayama, Cara Ng, Taylor Fleming, Will Small, Kimberly L. Sue, Ryan McNeil   +5 more
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