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Corrigendum to “Incremental expenditures attributable to daily dispensation and witnessed ingestion for opioid agonist treatment in British Columbia: 2014–20” Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-18
Nosyk B, Kurz M, Guerra-Alejos BC, Piske M, Dale L, Min JE. Incremental expenditures attributable to daily dispensation and witnessed ingestion for opioid agonist treatment in British Columbia: 2014–20. Addiction. 2023;118(7):1376–1380. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16160 In the “Acknowledgements” section, the text “This work was funded by a Health Canada Substance Use and Addictions Program grant no
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Trends in substance use and related harms among older adults in high-income countries Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Rachel Sutherland, Natasa Gisev, Sarah Larney
It was hypothesised more than 20 years ago that as the baby boomer generation aged, there would be an increase in substance use and related harms among older adults. There is an increasing body of evidence to support these projections, however, it is unclear whether our health systems are equipped to deal with the complex and multidisciplinary needs of these individuals. The global population is ageing
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Player tracking in itself may not be enough for efficient reduction of gambling harm, but combined with a personal gambling license could provide new possibilities to tracking gambling‐related harm Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Janne Nikkinen
Newall and Swanton [1] suggest that player tracking could have a role in reducing harm from online gambling. Player tracking alone may not be enough, but combined with a personal gambling license it has potential for reducing gambling-related harm. The contribution by Newall and Swanton [1] is an interesting new addition to the discussion on how to reduce gambling harm via player tracking. As the authors
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Co‐action and changes in alcohol use during a smoking cessation attempt Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Christine Vinci, Cho Y. Lam, Paul E. Etcheverry, Virmarie Correa‐Fernandez, Miguel Ángel Cano, Paul M. Cinciripini, David W. Wetter
AimsThree smoking cessation studies (CARE, Break Free, Por Nuestra Salud [PNS]) were used to measure changes in average alcohol consumption, binge drinking and alcohol‐related problems during a smoking cessation attempt and to explore co‐action with smoking abstinence.DesignCARE and PNS were longitudinal cohort cessation studies; Break Free was a two‐arm randomized clinical trial.SettingTexas, USA
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Commentary on Aminesmaeili et al.: Non‐abstinence outcomes in stimulant clinical trials—Why deny improvement? Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Vítor S. Tardelli
A new study found that reduction in drug use is associated with reduction in craving, depressive symptoms and increased functionality in clinical trials with stimulants. Incorporating non-abstinence based outcomes in clinical trials will increase the sensitivity of candidate interventions that could help patients in real-world scenarios. The study by Aminesmaeili and colleagues [1] is a very well-conducted
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A population‐based time‐series analysis of opioid agonist treatment dispensed during pregnancy Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Rose A. Schmidt, Karl Everett, Amaya Perez‐Brumer, Carol Strike, Brian Rush, Tara Gomes
Background and aimsIdentifying effective opioid treatment options during pregnancy is a high priority due to the growing prevalence of opioid use disorder across North America. We assessed the temporal impact of three population‐level interventions on the use of opioid agonist treatment (OAT) during pregnancy in Ontario, Canada.DesignThis was a population‐based time‐series analysis to identify trends
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The benefits and challenges of online player tracking Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Paul Delfabbro
Player tracking analyses have important implications for safer gambling behaviour and research. However, mandatory single-player models generate important debates around player privacy and data integrity. Further issues concern the viability of centralised controls in multi-operator environments and the preference for risk-focused dynamic behaviour monitoring over compliance models involving static
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E‐cigarettes: A framework for comparative history and policy Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Virginia Berridge, Amy Lauren Fairchild, Kylie Morphett, Coral Gartner, Wayne Hall, Ronald Bayer
BackgroundEngland, Australia and the United States have approached the regulation of e‐cigarettes in very different ways, yet all three countries have appealed to the concept of evidence as underpinning policy responses. We compared these policy responses using a combination of the methodologies of historians and policy scientists in order to elucidate the factors that had influenced policy in each
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The association between alcohol consumption and all‐cause mortality: An umbrella review of systematic reviews using lifetime abstainers or low‐volume drinkers as a reference group Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Peter Sarich, Shuhan Gao, Yining Zhu, Karen Canfell, Marianne F. Weber
Background and aimsSystematic reviews of the relationship between alcohol consumption and all‐cause mortality have reported different relative risk (RR) curves, possibly due to the choice of reference group. Results have varied from ‘J‐shaped’ curves, where low‐volume consumption is associated with reduced risk, to monotonically increased risk with increasing consumption. We summarised the evidence
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Commentary on Manthey et al.: No more missed opportunities—We need to address the absence of robust and comprehensive evaluations about the real‐world impact of statutory restrictions on alcohol marketing Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Nathan Critchlow
The pattern of inertia and missed opportunities for undertaking high-quality evaluations of real-world statutory restrictions on alcohol marketing is untenable. Jurisdictions planning to implement statutory restrictions for alcohol marketing must start doing so alongside high-quality, comprehensive and well-resourced research programmes. In a 2014 Cochrane Review, Siegfried and colleagues [1] concluded
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Should tobacco sales be restricted to state‐run alcohol outlets? Perspectives from 10 US alcohol control states Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Elizabeth A. Smith, Patricia A. McDaniel, Ruth E. Malone
Background and aimsThe ubiquity of tobacco retailers helps to sustain the tobacco epidemic. A tobacco retail reduction approach that has not been tried is transitioning tobacco sales to state‐controlled alcohol stores (TTS), which are limited in number and operate under some restrictions, e.g. regarding opening hours or marketing materials. This study summarizes policy experts' and advocates’ views
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Rescheduling alcohol marketing bans within the World Health Organization menu of policy options Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Jakob Manthey, Britta Jacobsen, Bernd Schulte, Jürgen Rehm
We appreciate the critical comment made by our colleague Dr Sally Casswell [1]. As pointed out in her critique, the impact of marketing restrictions may not be comparable to the effects of pricing policies and availability restrictions. Casswell acknowledges that ‘ensuring a real change as a result of policy intervention’ is difficult to establish for marketing restrictions, summarizing a key finding
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Cannabis research in context: The case for measuring and embracing regional similarities and differences Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Janna Cousijn, Lauren Kuhns, Francesca Filbey, Tom P. Freeman, Emese Kroon
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The risk relationships between alcohol consumption, alcohol use disorder and alcohol use disorder mortality: A systematic review and meta‐analysis Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Tessa Carr, Carolin Kilian, Laura Llamosas‐Falcón, Yachen Zhu, Aurélie M. Lasserre, Klajdi Puka, Charlotte Probst
Background and aimsIncreasing levels of alcohol use are associated with a risk of developing an alcohol use disorder (AUD), which, in turn, is associated with considerable burden. Our aim was to estimate the risk relationships between alcohol consumption and AUD incidence and mortality.MethodA systematic literature search was conducted, using Medline, Embase, PsycINFO and Web of Science for case–control
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Redefining harm: The role of data integration in understanding gambling behaviour Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Naomi Muggleton
Leveraging digital footprints and data linkage offers a precise methodology to observe gambling-related harm, overcoming the limits of self-reporting and moving towards a holistic view of impacts on individuals. This approach, mirroring the efficiency of credit reference agencies, is not only feasible but has precedents in successfully integrating complex datasets to inform individual profiles. In
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Issue Information Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-03
No abstract is available for this article.
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Gambling advertising still exists in Belgium despite a widely reported ‘ban’ Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Steffi De Jans, Liselot Hudders, Philip Newall
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Problematic pornography use across countries, genders, and sexual orientations: Insights from the International Sex Survey and comparison of different assessment tools Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Beáta Bőthe, Léna Nagy, Mónika Koós, Zsolt Demetrovics, Marc N. Potenza, , Shane W. Kraus
Problematic pornography use (PPU) is a common manifestation of the newly introduced Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder diagnosis in the 11th edition of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. Although cultural, gender- and sexual orientation-related differences in sexual behaviors are well documented, there is a relative absence of data on PPU outside
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Comprehensive vaping bans are associated with lower odds of initiation into electronic nicotine delivery systems use among young people Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Mike Vuolo, Maria M. Orsini, Jeremy Staff, Jennifer L. Maggs, Brian C. Kelly
Background and aimsE‐cigarette and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use has grown considerably over the past decade, with notable increases among young people. US state policy contexts for ENDS and tobacco may shape initiation into ENDS use among adolescents as they age into early adulthood. We aimed to determine whether state‐level comprehensive vaping ban policies reduce the odds
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Quantifying alcohol‐attributable disability‐adjusted life years to others than the drinker in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A modelling study based on administrative data Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Sally Casswell, Taisia Huckle, Jose S. Romeo, Helen Moewaka Barnes, Jennie Connor, Jürgen Rehm
Background and aimsQuantifying the health burden of alcohol has largely focused upon harm to drinkers, which is an underestimate. There is a growing literature on alcohol‘s harm to others (HTO), but it lacks the systematic transfer of HTO into a comparative risk assessment framework. This study calculated disability‐adjusted life years (DALYs) for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), interpersonal
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Non-alcoholic beverage consumption among US adults who consume alcohol Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-25 Molly A. Bowdring, Denis M. McCarthy, Catharine E. Fairbairn, Judith J. Prochaska
Non-alcoholic beverages (NABs) that mimic alcohol without inducing intoxication, such as non-alcoholic beers, non-alcoholic wines and spirit-free drinks, are increasing in popularity. It is unknown whether NABs help to mitigate or stimulate alcohol use. The present study aimed to describe NAB consumption practices among US adults consuming alcohol, characterize who is likely to consume NABs and examine
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Nitrous oxide addiction or not, action is needed. A response to commentaries Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-25 Sammie Back, Emese Kroon, Karis Colyer-Patel, Janna Cousijn
While disagreement about the usefulness and appropriateness of classifying nitrous oxide as addictive is evident, the urgency to address nitrous oxide related harms is undeniable. The great variety of views presented in the commentaries in response to our article highlight the need for a thorough discussion on the topic of nitrous oxide (N2O) addiction, the utility of the DSM-5 in the case of atypical
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Longitudinal examination of alcohol demand and alcohol‐related reinforcement as predictors of heavy drinking and adverse alcohol consequences in emerging adults Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Brian M. Bird, Kyla Belisario, Meenu Minhas, Samuel F. Acuff, Mark A. Ferro, Michael T. Amlung, James G. Murphy, James MacKillop
Background and AimsBehavioral economic theory predicts that high alcohol demand and high proportionate alcohol‐related reinforcement are important determinants of risky alcohol use in emerging adults, but the majority of research to date has been cross‐sectional in nature. The present study investigated prospective and dynamic relationships between alcohol demand and proportionate alcohol‐related reinforcement
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Alcohol use, alcohol use disorder and heavy episodic drinking in the Eastern Mediterranean region: A systematic review Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Yasna Rostam-Abadi, Jaleh Gholami, Behrang Shadloo, Ardavan Mohammad Aghaei, Maral Mardaneh Jobehdar, Maryam Ardeshir, Arshiya Sangchooli, Masoumeh Amin-Esmaeili, Mahshid Taj, Khalid Saeed, Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar
Despite the evident public health impact, the extent and patterns of alcohol use in the Eastern Mediterranean countries remain understudied. The latest estimation for the last 12-month use of alcohol in the region was 2.9% in 2016 by the World Health Organization. We reviewed the main indicators for alcohol consumption in the region since 2010.
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Designing observational studies for credible causal inference in addiction research—Directed acyclic graphs, modified disjunctive cause criterion and target trial emulation Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-11 Gary C. K. Chan, Tianze Sun, Daniel Stjepanović, Giang Vu, Wayne D. Hall, Jason P. Connor, Janni Leung
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered the gold standard for causal inference. With a sufficient sample size, randomization removes confounding up to the time of randomization and allows the treatment effect to be isolated. However, RCTs may have limited generalizability and transportability and are often not feasible in addiction research due to ethical or logistical constraints. The importance
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Issue Information Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-04
No abstract is available for this article.
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Issue Information Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-04
No abstract is available for this article.
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Beyond ‘single customer view’: Player tracking's potential role in understanding and reducing gambling-related harm Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Philip Newall, Thomas B. Swanton
Usage of electronic gaming machines (EGMs) and on-line gambling is strongly associated with gambling-related harm. Player-tracking systems can monitor a gambler's activity across multiple sessions and/or operators, providing a clearer picture of the person's risk of harm with respect to these gambling formats and enabling harm reduction efforts. The Finnish and Norwegian state monopolies have player-tracking
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The effect of a minimum price per unit of alcohol in Scotland on alcohol-related ambulance call-outs: A controlled interrupted time−series analysis Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Francesco Manca, Jim Lewsey, Daniel Mackay, Colin Angus, David Fitzpatrick, Niamh Fitzgerald
On 1 May 2018, Scotland introduced a minimum unit price (MUP) of £0.50 for alcohol, with one UK unit of alcohol being 10 ml of pure ethanol. This study measured the association between MUP and changes in the volume of alcohol-related ambulance call-outs in the overall population and in call-outs subsets (night-time call-outs and subpopulations with higher incidence of alcohol-related harm).
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What to do after smoking relapse? A sequential multiple assignment randomized trial of chronic care smoking treatments Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-28 Tanya R. Schlam, Timothy B. Baker, Megan E. Piper, Jessica W. Cook, Stevens S. Smith, Deejay Zwaga, Douglas E. Jorenby, Daniel Almirall, Daniel M. Bolt, Linda M. Collins, Robin Mermelstein, Michael C. Fiore
To compare effects of three post-relapse interventions on smoking abstinence.
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Health-care personnel and energy drinks: A new category of subjects at risk? Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Alberto Farinetti, Anna Vittoria Mattioli
We read with great interest Aonso-Diego and colleagues’ systematic review and meta-analysis analyzing the prevalence of energy drink (ED) consumption amongn different continents and age groups [1], and we found it of importance with a view to the prevention of chronic disease in young subjects. The authors concluded that the world-wide prevalence of ED consumption appears to be high, particularly among
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Commentary on Keller-Hamilton et al. : Oral nicotine pouches provide a less controversial route for tobacco harm reduction than electronic cigarettes Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Gideon St.Helen
E-cigarettes as a form of harm reduction has been controversial, driven by concerns regarding their high appeal and teen uptake. Conversely, compared to cigarettes, nicotine pouches have lower toxicity, appeal and addictiveness. Thus, nicotine pouches can be embraced for harm reduction in a way that is less controversial than e-cigarettes. Keller-Hamilton and colleagues examined the effect of nicotine
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Commentary on Petrilli et al.: Assessing cannabis use in real-world settings - advances using standard THC units Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Wilson Compton, Susan Weiss
Quantifying patterns and quantity of cannabis exposure would enhance epidemiological and treatment research. Development of the Enhanced Cannabis Timeline Followback assessment is a useful step in improving measurement of cannabis in real-world settings. However, its utility will only be fully realized if accompanied by accurate, comprehensive product surveillance.. Cannabis is a plant containing more
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Distributions of alcohol use and alcohol-caused death and disability in Canada: Defining alcohol harm density functions and new perspectives on the prevention paradox Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Adam Sherk, Samuel Churchill, Samantha Cukier, Sierra C. Grant, Kevin Shield, Tim Stockwell
The aims of this study were to examine the distribution of alcohol use and to define ‘harm density functions’ representing distributions of alcohol-caused health harm in Canada, by sex, towards better understanding which groups of drinkers experience the highest aggregate harms.
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Safety of e-cigarettes and nicotine patches as stop-smoking aids in pregnancy: Secondary analysis of the Pregnancy Trial of E-cigarettes and Patches (PREP) randomized controlled trial Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Francesca Pesola, Katie Myers Smith, Anna Phillips-Waller, Dunja Przulj, Christopher Griffiths, Robert Walton, Hayden McRobbie, Tim Coleman, Sarah Lewis, Rachel Whitemore, Miranda Clark, Michael Ussher, Lesley Sinclair, Emily Seager, Sue Cooper, Linda Bauld, Felix Naughton, Peter Sasieni, Isaac Manyonda, Peter Hajek
The aim of this study was to examine the safety of e-cigarettes (EC) and nicotine patches (NRT) when used to help pregnant smokers quit.
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Community Reinforcement and Family Training versus counselling for parents of treatment-refusing young adults with hazardous substance use: A randomized controlled trial Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Ola Siljeholm, Kerstin Edvardsson, Malin Bergström, Anders Hammarberg
Despite the high prevalence and negative effects of hazardous substance use, few young adults enter treatment. Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT), a support programme for concerned significant others of people with substance use disorders, has proved efficacious in promoting treatment entry. The aim of the current trial was to compare the efficacy of CRAFT with an active control for
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How to apply zero-shot learning to text data in substance use research: An overview and tutorial with media data Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Benjamin Riordan, Abraham Albert Bonela, Zhen He, Aiden Nibali, Dan Anderson-Luxford, Emmanuel Kuntsche
A vast amount of media-related text data is generated daily in the form of social media posts, news stories or academic articles. These text data provide opportunities for researchers to analyse and understand how substance-related issues are being discussed. The main methods to analyse large text data (content analyses or specifically trained deep-learning models) require substantial manual annotation
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Trends in hallucinogen-associated emergency department visits and hospitalizations in California, USA, from 2016 to 2022 Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Nicolas Garel, Steven Tate, Kristin Nash, Anna Lembke
Hallucinogens encompass a diverse range of compounds of increasing scientific and public interest. Risks associated with hallucinogen use are under-researched and poorly understood. We aimed to compare the trends in hallucinogen-associated health-care use with alcohol- and cannabis-associated health-care use.
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Issue Information Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-10
No abstract is available for this article.
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Issue Information Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-10
No abstract is available for this article.
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Reduced drug use as an alternative valid outcome in individuals with stimulant use disorders: Findings from 13 multisite randomized clinical trials Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Masoumeh Aminesmaeili, Mehdi Farokhnia, Ryoko Susukida, Lorenzo Leggio, Renee M. Johnson, Rosa M. Crum, Ramin Mojtabai
Total abstinence has historically been the goal of treatment for substance use disorders; however, there is a growing recognition of the health benefits associated with reduced use as a harm reduction measure in stimulant use disorders treatment. We aimed to assess the validity of reduced stimulant use as an outcome measure in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of pharmacological interventions for
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How do users compare the costs between nicotine vaping products and cigarettes? Findings from the 2016–2020 International Tobacco Control United States surveys Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-07 Yanyun He, Alex Liber, Pete Driezen, Mary E. Thompson, David T. Levy, Geoffrey T. Fong, K. Michael Cummings, Ce Shang
Nicotine vaping products (NVPs) can potentially help adult tobacco users quit smoking. This study evaluated how adult consumers compare the costs between NVPs and cigarettes.
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Yes, nitrous oxide addiction undeniably exists! Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Caroline Victorri-Vigneau, Marie Grall Bronnec
The undeniable reality of nitrous oxide addiction has been brought to light, and its emergence could have been anticipated by examining the historical context of nitrous oxide, understanding its pharmacological properties and observing its widespread use across various countries. The French addictovigilance network has played a crucial role in shedding light on this phenomenon. In their article, Back
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Longitudinal trajectories of substance use disorder treatment use: A latent class growth analysis using a national cohort in Chile Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Ignacio Bórquez, Magdalena Cerdá, Andrés González-Santa Cruz, Noa Krawczyk, Álvaro Castillo-Carniglia
Longitudinal studies have revealed that substance use treatment use is often recurrent among patients; the longitudinal patterns and characteristics of those treatment trajectories have received less attention, particularly in the global south. This study aimed to disentangle heterogeneity in treatment use among adult patients in Chile by identifying distinct treatment trajectory groups and factors
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Commentary on Cochran et al.: Meeting people where they are in addictions research Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-06 Caitlin E. Martin
In addiction treatment, it is important to ‘meet people where they are.’ However, in research, we commonly ask participants to meet us where we are in the interventions we develop. Cochran et al. report on a patient navigation intervention for pregnant and postpartum people with opioid use disorder. Their study illustrates a delicate balance reached between the research need to maximize scientific
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Nitrous oxide: The label ‘potentially addictive’ may do more harm than good Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-06 Adam Rohan Winstock
Although more evidence is needed to characterize the addictive potential of nitrous oxide, the provision of evidence-based guidance to users and healthcare professionals does not require it. For most people, the greatest impact on reducing harm will be through smart education and evidence-based regulation, not reclassification in DSM. Back et al. [1] ask whether nitrous oxide addiction exists. It is
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Restricting alcohol marketing to reduce alcohol consumption: A systematic review of the empirical evidence for one of the ‘best buys’ Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Jakob Manthey, Britta Jacobsen, Sinja Klinger, Bernd Schulte, Jürgen Rehm
Even though a ban of alcohol marketing has been declared a ‘best buy’ of alcohol control policy, comprehensive systematic reviews on its effectiveness to reduce consumption are lacking. The aim of this paper was to systematically review the evidence for effects of total and partial bans of alcohol marketing on alcohol consumption.
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Efficacy and safety of alcohol reduction pharmacotherapy according to treatment duration in patients with alcohol dependence or alcohol use disorder: A systematic review and network meta-analysis Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Kazumasa Kotake, Tomonari Hosokawa, Masuo Tanaka, Ryuhei So, Masahiro Banno, Yuki Kataoka, Akihiro Shiroshita, Yasuhiko Hashimoto
Relapse is common in alcohol dependence (AD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD), so alcohol reduction therapy should be measured over as long a period as possible; however, existing reviews do not consider the duration of treatment and therefore alcohol reduction therapy may not have been appropriately evaluated. This review evaluated the efficacy and safety of alcohol reduction pharmacotherapy in patients
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Assessing the acceptability of implementing a Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment for alcohol use among transgender women in Bangkok, Thailand: A mixed-method pre-implementation study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Pongkwan Yimsaard, Jennifer J. Mootz, Teerayuth Rungnirundorn, Rena Janamnuaysook, Kritima Samitpol, Nittaya Phanuphak, Milton L. Wainberg
Health inequities related to alcohol use exist for transgender individuals. While the Thailand Ministry of Public Health recently published a clinical guideline to implement a Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in primary care, there has been no study regarding transgender women's (TGW) alcohol use and the acceptability of implementing SBIRT in a Thai context, a gap this
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of cytisine for the treatment of smoking cessation: A systematic review and meta-analysis Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-31 Omar De Santi, Marcelo Orellana, Cecilia Andrea Di Niro, Vanina Greco
Smoking is considered the main cause of preventable death world-wide. This study aimed to review the efficacy and safety of cytisine for smoking cessation.
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Opioid problems are changing in Europe with worrying signals that synthetic opioids may play a more significant role in the future Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Paul N. Griffiths, Thomas Seyler, Joanna M. De Morais, Jane E. Mounteney, Roumen S. Sedefov
Heroin has been the opioid most associate with harm in Europe; however, this may be changing. Recently there are signals that synthetic opioids could play a more important role in the future creating a need to be better prepared to respond to any significant changes in patterns of opioid consumption. Opioids remain a leading cause of drug-related mortality in the European Union (EU), but the health
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Human costs of healthcare resilience during the war in Ukraine: Lessons from addiction and HIV treatment Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Julia Rozanova, Irina Zaviryukha, Alexandra A. Deac, Oleksandr Zeziulin, Tetiana Kiriazova, Valerie Earnshaw, Katherine M. Rich, Sheela V. Shenoi, Harry Skipper, Volodymyr Yariy, Sir John Strang
Contrary to apocalyptic expectations, in Ukraine up to 90% of staff in addiction and HIV care facilities (unless physically destroyed) have remained in post since the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022. Ukraine provides insights into the sources of this resilience as well as its limits and costs. In February 2022, Ukraine was a low/middle-income country of 42 million people, of whom 260 000
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Nitrous oxide: A difficult case for classification as an addictive substance Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Tibor Markus Brunt
Evidence for a claim about nitrous oxide as an addictive substance is far from clear-cut. Back et al.’s article invites a thorough revisit of the DSM-5 criteria to disentangle neuropharmacological evidence and to look at concrete epidemiological data to base an informed opinion on this matter. Substances of dependence activate a common neurobiological route of the mesocorticolimbic dopamine system
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Smoking, vaping and drinking: A qualitative analysis of Aotearoa New Zealand young adults who tried e-cigarettes to stop smoking tobacco Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Mei-Ling Blank, Janet Hoek
Social practices such as smoking–drinking co-use often go ‘hand-in-hand’, linked by the coordination of materials, skills and meanings. However, the experience of using e-cigarettes while drinking among people who smoke (and drink) remains underexplored. We used social practice theory to show how smoking, vaping and drinking intersect and to explain how vaping created two new social practices among
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Effectiveness of culturally tailoring smoking cessation interventions for reducing or quitting combustible tobacco: A systematic review and meta-analyses Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-17 Andrea Leinberger-Jabari, Melanie M. Golob, Nicola Lindson, Jamie Hartmann-Boyce
Standard approaches to smoking cessation may not be as effective for certain populations, and tailoring on cultural factors could improve their effectiveness. This systematic review measured the effectiveness of culturally tailoring smoking cessation interventions on quitting or reducing smoking combustible tobacco.
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Issue Information Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-18
No abstract is available for this article.
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New perspectives on how to formulate alcohol drinking guidelines: Response to commentaries Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Kevin D. Shield, Catherine Paradis, Peter R. Butt, Timothy Naimi, Adam Sherk, Mark Asbridge, Daniel T. Myran, Tim Stockwell, Samantha Wells, Nancy Poole, Jennifer Heatley, Erin Hobin, Kara Thompson, Matthew M. Young
There is a need for research on how the use of years of life lost and risk zones affect risk perception, and how risk acceptability differs between individuals. Furthermore, there is a need for guidance documents to better delineate how single-occasion drinking increases harms. We would like to thank Mr Angus and Drs Livingston, Holmes and Greenfield for their commentaries on our debate article [1-4]
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Issue Information Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-18
No abstract is available for this article.
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Health and economic burden of low back pain and rheumatoid arthritis attributable to smoking in 192 countries and territories in 2019 Addiction (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-17 Ningjing Chen, Daniel Yee Tak Fong, Janet Yuen Ha Wong
Smoking is a risk factor for low back pain (LBP) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We aimed to estimate the global health and economic burden of LBP and RA attributable to smoking.