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Regional perspectives: Substance use related problems in Ethiopia

open access: yesAddiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Ethiopia, with a population exceeding 130 million, presents a complex landscape for understanding substance use disorders. The country's diverse cultural heritage, varying regional practices, and evolving socioeconomic conditions create unique factors of substance use that differ markedly from global trends.
Tesfa M. Yimer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The evolution of Australian cannabis policies, 1967 to 2024

open access: yesAddiction, 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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Has Australia lost control of its tobacco and nicotine markets?

open access: yesAddiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Australia has adopted two policies that the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends as best practice for tobacco control: it has steeply increased tobacco taxes since 2010 and only allowed access to nicotine vapes for medical use.
Ron Borland   +4 more
wiley   +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

open access: yesAddiction, 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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Caste criminalisation in South India and permanent migration to Fiji, 1903–1927

open access: yesAsia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Does the official criminalisation of a group lead to permanent out‐migration? In the early 20th century, British officials in south India designated multiple castes as inherently criminal under the Criminal Tribes Act (CTA). The CTA required police registration and could force entire groups into special settlements.
Alexander Persaud
wiley   +1 more source

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