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Detecting a signal in the noise : Monitoring the global spread of novel psychoactive substances using media and other open source information [PDF]

, 2015
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Canadian Community Epidemiology Network On Drug Use, Center for Substance Abuse Research, European Monitoring Centre For Drugs And Drug Addiction, Sumnall H   +3 more
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Stress, Coping, and Context: Examining Substance Use Among LGBTQ Young Adults With Probable Substance Use Disorders.

Psychiatric Services, 2020
OBJECTIVE The authors qualitatively examined how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) young adults with probable substance use disorders conceptualized their substance use vis-à-vis their LGBTQ identities. METHODS Individual, in-depth,
Jennifer K. Felner, J. Wisdom, T. Williams, L. Katuska, S. Haley, Hee-Jin Jun, Heather L. Corliss   +6 more
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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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Is expected substance type associated with timing of drug checking service utilization?: A cross-sectional study

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background Drug checking is a harm reduction intervention aiming to reduce substance use-related risks by improving drug user knowledge of the composition of unregulated drugs.
Tara Beaulieu, Evan Wood, Samuel Tobias, Mark Lysyshyn, Priya Patel, Jennifer Matthews, Lianping Ti   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Substance Use Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients Entering Substance Abuse Treatment: Comparisons to Heterosexual Clients [PDF]

, 2015
Objective: This study evaluated whether sexual orientation-specific differences in substance use behaviors exist among adults entering substance abuse treatment. Method: Admissions records (July 2007–December 2009) were examined for treatment programs in
Flentje, Annesa, Heck, Nicholas C., Sorensen, James L.   +2 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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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
doaj   +1 more source

Family and Peer Influences on Substance Attitudes and Use among Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth [PDF]

, 2019
Juvenile justice-involved youth experience high rates of substance use, which is concerning given associated negative consequences, including health and functional deficits.
Aalsma, Matthew, Banks, Devin E., Clifton, Richelle L., Hershberger, Alexandra, Zapolski, Tamika C. B.   +4 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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HOUSE: Homeless Opioid User Service Engagement Program. Year 1 Report [PDF]

, 2022
Homelessness and lack of stable housing is often a barrier to achieving stability for individuals who are experiencing homelessness (IWAEH) with an OUD.
Ali, Evelyn, BS, Egeland, Tyler, BA, Knight, Katharine, MPH, Pearson, Karen, MLIS, MA, Richards, Mark, BS, Rosingana, Katie, BA, Smith, Mary Lindsey, PhD   +6 more
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