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Articles of BITS #06
- A Multi-Country Study of Harms to Children Because of Others’ Drinking. Laslett A-M. et al. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 2017 78:2, 195-202
- Animal house: University risk environments and the regulation of students’ alcohol use. Wilkinson, Blair et al. International Journal of Drug Policy, Volume 47, 18 – 25
- Are dispensaries indispensable? Patient experiences of access to cannabis from medical cannabis dispensaries in Canada. Capler, Rielle et al. International Journal of Drug Policy Volume 47, 1 – 8
- Assessing drugs of abuse distribution in Turia River based on geographic information system and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. Andrés-Costa M.J. et al. Science of The Total Environment Volume 609, 31 December 2017, Pages 360-369
- Broken lives: Fights, fractures, and motor vehicle accidents among heroin users entering detoxification. Stein M.D. et. Al. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2017 Aug 1;177:194-198. Epub 2017 Jun 6.
- Cannabis, psychosis and schizophrenia: unravelling a complex interaction. Hamilton, I. Addiction, 2017 112: 1653–1657
- Categorization of psychoactive substances into “hard drugs” and “soft drugs”: a critical review of terminology used in current scientific literature. Janik, P., Kosticova, M., Pecenak, J. & Turcek, M. (2017) The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 43:6, 636-646
- Changes in risk behaviours during and following treatment for hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs: The ACTIVATE study. Midgard, Håvard et al. International Journal of Drug Policy , Volume 47 , 230 - 238
- Community pharmacy-delivered interventions for public health priorities: a systematic review of interventions for alcohol reduction, smoking cessation and weight management, including meta-analysis for smoking cessation. Brown TJ, Todd A, O'Malley C, et al. BMJ Open 2016;6:e009828
- Concurrent use of alcohol interactive medications and alcohol in older adults: a systematic review of prevalence and associated adverse outcomes. Holton A. E. et al. BMC Geriatrics, BMC series – open, 2017 17:148
- Contextual factors associated with marijuana use in school population. Villatoro J. et al. Salud Mental, Vol. 40, No. 3 (2017)
- Developing harm reduction in the context of youth substance use: insights from a multi-site qualitative analysis of young people’s harm minimization strategies. Jenkins et al. Harm Reduction Journal (2017) 14:53
- Epidemiology of fentanyl-involved drug overdose deaths: A geospatial retrospective study in Rhode Island, USA. Marshall, Brandon D.L. et al. International Journal of Drug Policy, Volume 46, 130 - 135
- Evidence Review to Inform the Parameters for a Refresh of A Vision for Change (AVFC) A wide-angle international review of evidence and developments in mental health policy and practice. Cullen, K. and McDaid, D. Dublin: Department of Health (2017)
- Fatal and non-fatal opioid overdose in opioid dependent patients treated with methadone, buprenorphine or implant naltrexone. Kelty, Erin et al. International Journal of Drug Policy, Volume 46, 54 – 60
- Fatalities Involving Carfentanil and Furanyl Fentanyl: Two Case Reports. Swanson, D.M. et al. J Anal Toxicol. 2017 May 31:1-5 [Epub ahead of print]
- Five typologies of alcohol and drug prevention programmes. A qualitative review of the content of alcohol and drug prevention programmes targeting adolescents. Demant, J. & Schierff, L.M. (2017) Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, DOI: 10.1080/09687637.2017.1347147
- Five-year monitoring of 19 illicit and legal substances of abuse at the inlet of a wastewater treatment plant in Barcelona (NE Spain) and estimation of drug consumption patterns and trends. Mastroiannia, N. at al. Science of The Total Environment Volume 609, 31 December 2017, Pages 916-926
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Health-damaging policing practices among persons who inject drugs in Mexico: Are deported migrants at greater risk?.
Pinedo, M. et al. International Journal of Drug Policy, Volume 46, 41 – 46
- Hepatitis C bio-behavioural surveys in people who inject drugs—a systematic review of sensitivity to the theoretical assumptions of respondent driven sampling. Buchanan, R., Khakoo, S.I., Coad, J., Grellier, L., Parkes, J. Harm Reduction Journal 2017 14:44
- Heroin and fentanyl overdoses in Kentucky: Epidemiology and surveillance. Slavova, Svetla et al. International Journal of Drug Policy , Volume 46 , 120 - 129
- HIV and the criminalisation of drug use among people who inject drugs: a systematic review. DeBeck, K. et al. The Lancet HIV, Volume 4, Issue 8, e357 - e374
- How economic recessions and unemployment affect illegal drug use: A systematic realist literature review. Nagelhout, Gera E. et al. International Journal of Drug Policy, Volume 44, 69 – 83
- Improving Adherence to Long-term Opioid Therapy Guidelines to Reduce Opioid Misuse in Primary Care A Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial. Liebschutz, J.M., Xuan, Z., Shanahan, C. W. et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(9):1265–1272. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.2468
- Legal Empowerment and Social Accountability: Complementary Strategies Toward Rights-based Development in Health?. Anuradha, J. World Development, Volume 99, November 2017, Pages 160-172
- Long lasting effects of chronic heavy cannabis abuse. Nestoros, J.N., Vakonaki, E et al. American Journal on Addictions, Volume 26, Issue 4. Pages 335-342
- Mass media interventions for preventing smoking in young people. Fanshawe, T.R., Halliwell, N., Lindson, N., Aveyard, P., Livingstone-Banks, J. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017
- Monitoring Caribbean tobacco use: baseline adolescent smoking prevalence and regional disparities. Hambleton I.R., Jeyaseelan S.M., Howitt C., Hennis A.J. Salud Publica Mex 2017;59(suppl 1):S12-S21
- Naloxone for heroin, prescription opioid, and illicitly made fentanyl overdoses: Challenges and innovations responding to a dynamic epidemic. Fairbairn, Nadia et al. International Journal of Drug Policy , Volume 46 , 172 - 179
- NBOMe hallucinogenic drug exposures reported to the Danish Poison Information Centre. Gorm Roager Madsen, Tonny Studsgaard Petersen & Kim Peder Dalhoff, Danish Medical Journal (2017)
- Neighborhood characteristics and prescription drug misuse among adolescents: The importance of social disorganization and social capital. Ford, Jason A. et al. International Journal of Drug Policy , Volume 46 , 47 - 53
- Patterns of prescription drug use in Spain: The European opioid treatment patient survey. Von Korff, M. et al. International Journal of Drug Policy, Volume 46, 90 – 98
- Plasma interleukin-6 and executive function in crack cocaine-dependent women. Levandowski M.L. et al. Neuroscience Letters Volume 628, 15 August 2016, Pages 85-90
- Poor medication adherence and risk of relapse associated with continued cannabis use in patients with first-episode psychosis: a prospective analysis. Schoeler, Tabea et al. The Lancet Psychiatry , Volume 4 , Issue 8 , 627 - 633
- Post-war prevention: Emerging frameworks to prevent drug use after the War on Drugs. Werb, D. International Journal of Drug Policy , Volume 51 , 160 - 164
- Prevalence of prescription opioid use disorder among chronic opioid therapy patients after health plan opioid dose and risk reduction initiatives. Von Korff, M. et al. International Journal of Drug Policy , Volume 46 , 90 - 98
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Relationship between Years of Marijuana Use and the Four Main Diagnostic Criteria for Metabolic Syndrome among United States Adults.
Yankey B.A., Rothenberg R., Strasser S., White K.R., Okosun I.S. J Addict Res Ther S11:01
- Secondary harm mitigation: A more humanitarian framework for international drug law enforcement. Blaustein, J. et al. International Journal of Drug Policy, Volume 46, 66 – 73
- Steps Towards Alcohol Misuse Prevention Programme (STAMPP): a school- and community-based cluster randomised controlled trial. Sumnall H, Agus A, Cole J, et al. Southampton (UK): NIHR Journals Library; 2017 Apr. (Public Health Research, No. 5.2.)
- Strategies and governance to reduce health inequalities: evidences from a cross-European survey. Barsanti, S. et al. Global Health Research and Policy (2017) 2:18
- Symbolic policing: situating targeted police operations/‘crackdowns’ on street-level drug markets. Coomber, R., Moyle, L. & Mahoney, M.K. Policing and Society, DOI: 10.1080/10439463.2017.1323893
- The Child’s Right to Protection from Drugs: Understanding History to Move Forward. Barret, D. Health and Human Rights Journal, volume 19, number 1
- The decline effect in evaluations of the impact of the Strengthening Families Program for Youth 10-14 (SFP 10-14) on adolescent substance use. Gorman, D.M., Children and Youth Services Review Volume 81, October 2017, Pages 29-39
- The detection and prevention of unintentional consumption of DOx and 25x-NBOMe at Portugal's Boom Festival. Martins, D., Barratt, M,J. et al., Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, Volume 32, Issue 3 May 2017 e 2608
- The effectiveness of multidimensional family therapy in treating adolescents with multiple behavior problems – a meta-analysis (Research Review). van der Pol T. M. , Hoeve M. et al. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (2017): doi:10.1111/jcpp.12685
- The effects of drinking and driving laws on car crashes, injuries, and deaths: Evidence from Chile. Otero, S., Raub, T. Accident Analysis & Prevention, Volume 106, September 2017, Pages 262-274
- The Influence of College Attendance on Risk for Marijuana Initiation in the United States: 1977 to 2015. Miech R.A., Patrick M.E., O'Malley P.M., Johnston L.D., American Journal of Public Health 107, no. 6 (June 1, 2017): pp. 996-100
- The Role of Science in Addressing the Opioid Crisis. Volkow, N.D. & Collins, F.S. N Engl J Med 2017; 377:391-394
- Today’s fentanyl crisis: Prohibition’s Iron Law, revisited. Beletsky, L. et al. International Journal of Drug Policy, Volume 46, 156 – 159
- Translation and psychometric properties of a Spanish version of the college alcohol problems scale. Parka, E. et al. Addictive Behaviors, Volume 76, January 2018, Pages 1–7
- US regional and demographic differences in prescription opioid and heroin-related overdose hospitalizations. Hasin D.S. et al. JAMA Psychiatry. 2017;74(6):579–588
- Will growth in cryptomarket drug buying increase the harms of illicit drugs?. Aldridge, J. Addiction, Volume113, Issue5 May 2018 Pages 789-796
