Published in Addiction (Abingdon, England)
Appropriate clinical management of opioid withdrawal is a crucial bridge to long-term treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), because it is a high-risk time for potential opioid overdose and relapse. We provide a narrative review of evidence-based opioid withdrawal management strategies applicable to a variety of treatment settings and geographies...
Published in Addiction (Abingdon, England)
Published in Addiction (Abingdon, England)
Individuals impacted by someone else's alcohol, illicit drug, gambling and gaming problems (affected others) experience extensive harms. To our knowledge, this is the first systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions delivered to affected others across addictions. This review adhered to the Prefe...
Published in Addiction (Abingdon, England)
The current phase of the North American 'opioid crisis' is characterised by illicit fentanyl use; however, the presence of illicit fentanyl in Australia is unknown. This study aimed to monitor unintentional fentanyl consumption in Australia. Rapid urine drug screens (UDS) paired with surveys conducted within supervised injecting facilities (SIFs) a...
Published in Addiction (Abingdon, England)
Previous research has identified numerous risk and protective factors of adolescent problematic gaming (PG) at the individual and social levels; however, the influence of socio-economic indicators on PG is less known. This study aimed to measure the contribution of individual and socio-economic factors involved in PG risk among adolescents from 30 ...
Published in Addiction (Abingdon, England)
Published in Addiction (Abingdon, England)
In Uruguay, residents age 18 and older seeking legal cannabis must register with the government and choose one of three supply mechanisms: self-cultivation, non-profit cannabis clubs or pharmacies. This is the first paper to measure the association between type of legal cannabis supply mechanism and traffic crashes involving injuries. Ecological st...
Published in Addiction (Abingdon, England)
The growing body of research evidence on substance use and substance use disorder (SU/SUD) prevention could be leveraged to strengthen the intended impact of policies that address SU/SUD. The aim of the present study was to explore how research was used in United States federal legislation that emphasized SU/SUD prevention. Using a mixed-methods ap...
Published in Addiction (Abingdon, England)
To investigate the comparative and combined effectiveness of four types of components of behavioural interventions for cigarette smoking cessation: behavioural (e.g. counselling), motivational (e.g. focus on reasons to quit), delivery mode (e.g. phone) and provider (e.g. nurse). Systematic review and component network meta-analysis of randomised co...
Published in Addiction (Abingdon, England)
To evaluate the feasibility and validity of a new method of quantifying cannabis flower use, integrating the amount of cannabis flower smoked, and the potency of the cannabis flower. Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) for 14 days. Participants' daily lives in Columbia, Missouri, USA. A total of 50 community participants, who were regular cannabi...
