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Diversion or death? The moral framework shaping bifurcated punishments for drug offences in Indonesia Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Carolyn Hoyle, Lucy Harry
As the UN urges states to move from harsh punishments for drug offences towards treatment programmes, Indonesia has adopted a bifurcated penal policy. Most of those convicted are sentenced to impri...
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Online Doping: The Digital Ecosystem and Cyborgification of Drug Cultures Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Tim Piatkowski
Published in Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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A qualitative investigation of women’s experiences of drug use at university and needs within university drug harm reduction services Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-20 Tamara Obradovic, Victoria R. Carlisle, Olivia M. Maynard
Women’s unique drug use patterns, motivations, and consequences translate to unique needs within drug-use services. The prevalence of drug use among UK university students has prompted the implemen...
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The highs and lows of cannabis stigma: a vignette study of factors that influence stigma toward cannabis consumers Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-19 Ashlee R. L. Coles, Nick Harris, Lisa D. Bishop, Rachel L. Howells, Jennifer R. Donnan
Cannabis consumption has increased across all demographics following legalization in Canada. While cannabis is becoming increasingly more prevalent, prevailing stigma in the community has been high...
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‘The gear could be cut with fentanyl which is starting to happen more in Australia’: exploring overdose survivors’ perspectives on toxic supply and safe consumption Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-19 Timothy Piatkowski, Emma Kill, Steph Reeve
The widespread proliferation of high-potency synthetic opioids, particularly fentanyl, has precipitated a severe public health crisis in North America, with escalating overdose fatalities. Emerging...
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Correction Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-05
Published in Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Values in drug policy documents: applying Schwartz’s values theory to the report of the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug ‘Ice’ (NSW) Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-07-29 Paul Kelaita, Meg Grealy, Alison Ritter
Documents are influential in shaping drug policy debates and are valuable data for drug policy research. In this article we conduct a values analysis of one drug policy document. The objectives wer...
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Drug Policy Constellations: The role of power and morality in the making of drug policy in the UK Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-07-22 Alison Ritter
Published in Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Why, Where, and with Whom? Understanding the set and setting influencing the consumption of NoLo beverages Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-07-17 Timothy Piatkowski, Maharshi Patel, Cheneal Puljević, Emma L. Davies, Monica J. Barratt, Adam R. Winstock, Jason A. Ferris
Background: Production and use of no- and low-alcohol (NoLo) beverages has increased globally in recent years. Using data from a large international sample of people who drink alcohol, this study a...
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“I would never go to the doctor and speak about steroids”: Anabolic androgenic steroids, stigma and harm Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-07-14 Luke Cox, Timothy Piatkowski, Jim McVeigh
This investigation explores the concept of stigma related to people who use anabolic-androgenic steroids (PWU-AAS) when accessing healthcare services. Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are used by...
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Local government officials’ account of barriers to regulating physical availability of alcohol in Nigeria Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Ogochukwu W. Odeigah, Robert Patton
This study explored local government (LG) officials’ perspectives on barriers to regulating physical alcohol availability using three effective policies: alcohol licensing, alcohol outlet density, ...
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Barriers and enablers to help seeking, treatment adherence and recovery among community-based drug rehabilitation clients in the Philippines Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-07-08 Amihan R. Perez, Camille Therese Yusay, Maria Regina Hechanova
This study aimed to determine factors influencing help-seeking, accessing treatment and sustaining recovery among Filipino PWUDs during the country’s war against drugs.Purposive sampling was used w...
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Reconfiguring Drinking Cultures, Gender, and Transgressive Selves Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-07-08 Emily Nicholls
Published in Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Vol. 31, No. 5, 2024)
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Correction Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-07-04
Published in Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Reinforcing the abstinence ideal: criminal justice developments Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-11 Carly Lightowlers
Published in Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Vol. 31, No. 5, 2024)
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Closing doors, opening windows – Adaptations and opportunities for harm reduction services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-05 Rafaela Rigoni, Tuukka Tammi
Across Europe, harm reduction services experienced significant disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study analyses the experiences of harm reduction service providers during the pandemic ...
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Psychoanalyst attitudes towards psychedelic-assisted therapy Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-04 Eli Kraiem, Marc Diener, Jeffrey Guss, Linnea Mavrides, Sally Saban
Numerous clinical trials have supported psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) as a treatment for psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and substance use. While empi...
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A qualitative study examining the experiences of people who use drugs in supportive housing in London, Ontario Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-03 Jesse Cram, Dena Salehipour, Chuck Lazenby, Menna Tunks, Mike O’Reilly, Anita Kothari
Since 2016, London, Ontario has experienced increasing numbers of opioid overdoses and overdose related deaths. Supportive housing agencies have been especially impacted, experiencing an 890% incre...
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User perspectives on outreach opioid substitution treatment among street-entrenched people who use drugs in Denmark Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-03 Esben Houborg, Maj Nygaard-Christensen
The COVID-19 pandemic had many serious consequences for vulnerable populations, but it also gave rise to innovations and changes of established ways of providing services for such populations. In C...
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Have declines in the prevalence of young adult drinking in English-speaking high-income countries followed declines in youth drinking? A systematic review Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Jessica Dunphy, Emma Vieira, Abigail K. Stevely, Michael Livingston, Rakhi Vashishtha, Kirsten Rivelin, John Holmes
Alcohol use in early adulthood is a significant public health concern. The prevalence of adolescent alcohol consumption has been declining in high-income English-speaking countries since the early ...
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‘The general concept is a safer use approach’: how image and performance enhancing drug coaches negotiate safety through community care Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-11 Timothy Piatkowski, Luke Cox, Nick Gibbs, Luke Turnock, Matthew Dunn
Drug coaches are a novel extension of traditional personal trainers who play a significant role providing support and shaping drug-related behaviours for people who use image and performance enhanc...
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Exploring cultural dynamics of Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) women in addiction recovery: a comparison of three women from different ethnic backgrounds Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 Shinasa Shahid, David Best
The existing recovery capital (RC) literature primarily focuses on white males. This study aims to fill this gap by exploring addiction recovery among three culturally diverse UK women, utilizing C...
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Cannabis harm reduction: perspectives of women who use and allied social and health-care providers Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 J. E. Janes, S. C. L. Baker, T. Bankovic, J. Abundo, A. Smith, S. Ellenbogen
Despite the legalization of cannabis use in Canada in 2018, there remains little research on cannabis harm reduction, particularly for women. Scholarship and public health guidelines tend to focus ...
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Tobacco, e-cigarette and alcohol content in popular UK soap operas: a content analysis to explore changes in social norms and scene location Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-07 Nicola J. Scott, Rachael L. Murray, Alexander B. Barker, Nathan Critchlow, Catherine Best, Sean Semple
Exposure to tobacco and alcohol on-screen promotes use and despite regulations and policies to limit impact, these behaviours remain common. We report a longitudinal analysis of tobacco, e-cigarett...
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Exploring the role of primary regulation differences for cannabis legalization outcomes – preliminary data from two Canadian provinces Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Tessa Robinson, Didier Jutras-Aswad, Benedikt Fischer
Background: Cannabis legalization policy is increasingly implemented to improve public health and safety outcomes, including in Canada (since 2018). Main outcome assessments have primarily focused ...
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‘I crave not to feel uncomfortable’ – investigating craving for opioids and cannabis among individuals with chronic pain Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Johannes Thrul, Courtney D. Nordeck, Janardan Devkota, Chung Jung Mun, Kelly E. Dunn, Cecilia L. Bergeria, Vadim Zipunnikov, Ryan Vandrey, Patrick H. Finan
The assessment of drug craving is common in survey studies, including those using real-time data collection methods, such as Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA). However, few studies investigate ...
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Developing strategic foresight for drug policy: trends, scenarios, and implications Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Ali Unlu, Inari Viskari, Sanna Rönkä, Tuukka Tammi
This study utilized foresight analysis to project drug policy trends and challenges in Finland up to 2030. It aimed to develop scenarios and strategies for addressing critical issues and to explore...
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Safe beats down under: investigating the support of drug checking at a regional festival in the Northern Territory, Australia Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-23 Felicity Wardle, Timothy Piatkowski, Sarah Clifford, Amy Peacock, Paul Dietze, Megan Lim, Caitlin Douglass, Penny Hill, Samuel Moore, Mia Miller, Jonathan Brett, Cassandra J. C. Wright
In the context of Australian music festivals, including those in the Northern Territory (NT), drug-related harms persist. This study focused on gathering local insights into drug-related behaviours...
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Peer navigation: a pilot study to improve recovery capital for alcohol and other drug telephone helpline callers Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Annette Peart, Freya Horn, Bosco Rowland, Shalini Arunogiri, Darryl Jones, Victoria Manning, Dan I. Lubman
People with alcohol and other drug (AOD) use problems face multiple barriers to care. Peer navigation may overcome known barriers to care. This pilot study explored the impact of peer navigation in...
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Adapting to changing risk environments: examining overdose risk and socio-spatial patterns of unstably housed people who use drugs during converging public health crises Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Alexandra B. Collins, Jacqueline Goldman, Sarah Edwards, Benjamin D. Hallowell, Megan C. Smith
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the US overdose crisis and disproportionately impacted unstably housed people who use drugs. Measures to address the pandemic within the context of crisis produced...
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Assessing the implementation of place of last drink (POLD): a strategy to reduce overservice of alcohol Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Eileen Delehanty, Daniel Schriemer, Kathleen Lenk, Claudia Hebert, Toben F. Nelson, Linda M. Bosma, Traci L Toomey
Place of Last Drink (POLD) is a strategy used by some law enforcement agencies to identify bars and restaurants that overserve patrons. When responding to an alcohol-related incident, ideally offic...
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Race/ethnicity and contexts: associations of racial/ethnic discrimination with underage youth’s alcohol use and drinking contexts Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Sharon Lipperman-Kreda, Tamar M. J. Antin, Kristina Wharton, Ida Wilson
This study examined how racial/ethnic discrimination may shape alcohol use behaviors, related problems, and contexts of alcohol use among underage youth (<21 years old). Age group differences were ...
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‘We were all stuffed.’ did the Australian COVID-19 lockdowns exacerbate role-specific stress and alcohol use among working mothers? A qualitative analysis Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Maree Patsouras, Gabriel Caluzzi, Cassandra J. C. Wright, Emmanuel Kuntsche, Sandra Kuntsche
During COVID-19 lockdowns, women and parents were more likely to increase their alcohol use. Working mothers in particular faced additional stressors and roles that may have influenced how they dra...
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Bereaved siblings’ stories of drug-related death Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Gunhild Meen, Sari Lindeman, Monika Alvestad Reime, Lillian Bruland Selseng
Deaths caused by problematic substance use are an international concern. In bereavement, meaning-making is an essential activity embedded in social and cultural contexts. There is a lack of knowled...
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Exploring medicinal use of low-THC cannabis products - Comparing experienced effects and side-effects between CBD-oil-only users to users of high-THC cannabis products Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Sinikka L. Kvamme, Michael M. Pedersen, Kristine Rømer Thomsen, Birgitte Thylstrup
Low-THC cannabis products have become popular worldwide and are used as self-treatment for a variety of medical conditions despite limited high-quality evidence on efficacy or long-term side-effect...
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A qualitative exploration of the relevance of training provision in planning for implementation of managed alcohol programs within a third sector setting Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Wendy Masterton, Hannah Carver, Hazel Booth, Peter McCulloch, Lee Ball, Laura Mitchell, Helen Murdoch, Bernie Pauly, Tessa Parkes
Managed Alcohol Programs (MAPs) are a harm reduction strategy for people experiencing homelessness and alcohol dependence. Despite a growing evidence base, resistance to MAPs is apparent due to lim...
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A cluster analysis of European life in recovery data: what are the typical patterns of recovery experience? Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 David Best, Arun Sondhi, David Patton, Valeria Abreu, Thomas Martinelli, Lore Bellaert, Wouter Vanderplasschen, Mulka Nisic
There is little research around recovery pathways and how they cluster together by individual and situational factors according to time in recovery.This paper uses a cluster analysis with data from...
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Correction Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-08
Published in Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Exploring patterns of polysubstance use among young adults: a latent profile analysis Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Jakub Greń, Megan Kirouac, Matthew R. Pearson, Krzysztof Ostaszewski
Background: Polysubstance use is common among individuals who use psychoactive substances and is associated with higher substance use-related risks than non-polysubstance use. Epidemiological studi...
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Opioid agonist treatment and trust in the community pharmacy setting: a qualitative study of perceptions and experiences Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Theresa Caruana
Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) in New South Wales Australia involves prescribed consumption of methadone or buprenorphine formulations and is commonly accessed through community pharmacies. People ...
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“I knew it was different there”: a qualitative study of the motivations and risks of drug policy migrants going to Denmark from Sweden Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Julie Holeksa
This study explores why Swedish people who use drugs (PWUD) relocate to Denmark, in the context of differing drug policy approaches in the two countries. Specifically, the aim was to understand how...
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Addressing the unique needs for anti-doping and clean-sport education of para-athletes and athlete-support personnel: an international Delphi study Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Ian D. Boardley, Martin Chandler, Andrea Petróczi, Laurie Patterson, Susan H. Backhouse
There has been a lack of consideration of the specific needs of para-athletes and athlete-support personnel (ASP) when designing anti-doping and clean-sport education. To this, we developed recomme...
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A systematic review of macro-, meso-, and micro-level harm reduction interventions addressing the U.S. opioid overdose epidemic Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Katie A. McCormick, Jake Samora, Kasey R. Claborn, Lori K. Holleran Steiker, Diana M. DiNitto
This systematic review aimed to 1) identify the range of opioid harm reduction interventions implemented at macro-, meso-, and micro-levels in the United States, and 2) summarize the outcomes of th...
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From subcultural to mainstream? The evolving meaning of cannabis use among youth in a restrictive policy context Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Silje Louise Dahl, Anne Line Bretteville-Jensen, Jasmina Burdzovic Andreas
Cannabis liberalization trends are challenging traditional cannabis markets, opinions, cultures, and ultimately, the paradigms for understanding these social phenomena. Up-to-date studies across va...
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Neither laissez-faire nor prohibition: the khat regulation policy preferences of people who chew khat and local social service providers in Ethiopia Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Amanti Baru Olani
This study examines the opinions of khat-chewers and local social service providers about the current regulatory framework for khat and their preferred policy option(s).Interviews were conducted wi...
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Reviewing the anti-doping policy of India: missing the wood for the trees? Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Lovely Dasgupta
India notified the National Anti-Doping Act (the Act) on 12 August 2022. Through this legislation, India appears to reiterate its commitment to compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code (the WADA ...
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Just have this come from their prescription pad: the medicalization of safer supply from the perspectives of health planners in BC, Canada Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Celeste Macevicius, Daniel Gudiño Pérez, Alexa Norton, Gillian Kolla, Phoenix Beck-McGreevy, Marion Selfridge, Jeremy Kalicum, Abby Hutchison, Karen Urbanoski, Brittany Barker, Amanda Slaunwhite, Bohdan Nosyk, Bernadette (Bernie) Pauly
In March 2020, British Columbia introduced the Risk Mitigation Guidance (RMG) to enable the prescription of pharmaceutical substitutes for the unregulated drug market to decrease overdose deaths an...
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User perceptions of long-term costs and benefits of MDMA use: findings from a large online sample Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 James W. B. Elsey, Vivi Anna F. Wuestman, Anouk Fieten
Previous research has focused on risks associated with non-clinical MDMA use, contrasting short-sighted hedonistic motivations with negative long-term consequences. User perceptions may be more nua...
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“Availability is the poor cousin of marketing and pricing”: qualitative study of stakeholders’ views on policy priorities around tobacco and alcohol availability Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-25 Elena D. Dimova, Niamh K. Shortt, Richard J. Mitchell, Peter Lekkas, Jamie R. Pearce, Tom L. Clemens, Carol Emslie
Reducing alcohol and tobacco availability is one potential way to reduce harm from these unhealthy commodities. This study explores key stakeholders’ views in relation to policy priorities and cons...
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Accurate yet problematic: the divided sentiments regarding brain-based addiction by professionals in the Finnish service system Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Nina Jokirinne, Matilda Hellman, Syaron Basnet, Petteri Koivula
There is an ongoing debate regarding the value and applicability of brain-based understandings of addiction. This study examines how professionals in the Finnish addiction service system view this ...
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The Psychedelic Social Club: a regulatory concept for people who use psychedelics? Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Henry Harder, Fabian Pitter Steinmetz, Maja Kohek
The global drug control landscape is undergoing remarkable change. Many jurisdictions around the world, including jurisdictions in the United States, have decriminalized the possession and use of p...
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The recreational inhalation of N2O “whippits” among college students at a Saudi University: prevalence, patterns, and perceived harm Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Rufaidah Dabbagh, Faisal Alhussaini, Alwaleed Binshaya, Mishari Alzoubi, Abdullah Alyamani, Omar Abdulghani, Abdullah Alsalboukh
Recreational nitrous oxide (N2O) inhalation is a growing trend among young adults, but few studies have explored its prevalence. We aimed to measure the prevalence of recreational N2O inhalation am...
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Bereaved mothers’ media coverage and public support for harm reduction in Canada Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Heather Morris, T. Cameron Wild, Hauwa Bwala, Jakob Koziel, Petra Schulz, Diane Kunyk, Tania Bubela, Elaine Hyshka
Mothers whose child’s death is related to substance use have emerged as prominent and outspoken critics of Canadian drug policy in the news media. We examined the extent to which, and who among, th...
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“They are survivors”. Violence against women drug users: a qualitative analysis of the professionals’ narratives Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Nuria Romo-Avilés, María Hernández-Padilla, Laura Pavón-Benítez, Carmen Ruiz-Repullo, Lorena Tarriño-Concejero
Women who use drugs are particularly vulnerable to gender-based violence (GBV), with serious psychological, social, physical and inter-generational consequences. The professionals who attend to the...
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Being a parent of a teenager with illicit drug use - a qualitative interview study Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-14 Elisabeth Isberg, Johan Nordgren
Parents of teenagers who use illicit drugs experience a high degree of family burden and mental health issues but have received little attention in research. The aim of this study was to gain new k...
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The role of UK alcohol and drug (AOD) nurses in a changing workforce Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Betsy Thom, Fizz Annand, Carmel Clancy, Anne Whittaker, Iga Janiszewska
This paper presents the findings from an exploratory study on alcohol and other drugs (AOD) nurses’ views on current career opportunities and challenges and on how their role has been affected by c...
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Drug use trajectories among young people with experiences of problematic tramadol use Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Kristin Arve, Björn Johnson
Aim: Non-medical use of prescription opioids, such as tramadol, is a major health concern globally. In Sweden, non-medical tramadol use among young people is widely recognized. This study explores ...
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Performing solidarity? A scoping review of alcohol marketing to sexual and gender minorities Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 David Whiteley, Deborah Rickards-Hill, Elena Dimova, Carol Emslie
Harmful alcohol use is more prevalent among sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) than their cisgender/heterosexual counterparts. The reasons for this are complex, incorporating alcohol’s normalizati...
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Language preferences and impact of labels on the lived experience of people who use heroin Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Miriam Boeri, Aukje K. Lamonica, Clifton Chow, Thor Whalen
Non-judgmental language to refer to people who use drugs is replacing terms that can be stigmatizing. A study by Pivovarova and Stein found people in treatment for heroin use preferred person-first...
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Police officer perceptions towards drug liberalization policies in the context of an overdose crisis in British Columbia, Canada Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-27 Alissa Merielle Greer, Amanda Butler, Naomi Zakimi, Becca Wood
British Columbia, Canada, is experiencing an overdose crisis that has pushed drug liberalization policies to the forefront of the response. This study examines police officers’ perceptions of enfor...