Importance National-level data are limited on the long-term costs and outcomes of integrating smoking cessation interventions into lung cancer screening (LCS) programs in the US.
Objective To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of...
Pregnant women experience significant barriers to disclosing substance use and accessing treatment services, with serious implications for both maternal and fetal health. Despite the importance of this issue, no literature review has...
Abstract
Adulteration is a well-known practice of drug manufacturers at different stages of drug production. The intentional addition of active ingredients to adulterate the primary drug may enhance or mask pharmacological effects or may...
Ä9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis, induces persistent epigenetic modifications — DNA methylation changes, histone post-translational modifications, and altered non-coding RNA expression — that...
Relapse is a very complex issue affecting almost 40% to 60% where an individual returns to the old pattern of the substance use after successful completion of the treatment. Relapses are a hallmark and major source of dissatisfaction among...
Substance abuse is a pandemic disease in Pakistan. The use of stimulants such as methamphetamine and ecstasy is common among adolescents, and it is increasing day by day. Our educational institutes are also facing this problem. So, in the...
This report was commissioned by Citywide because Community Drugs Projects had recognised a need for support to develop better service delivery for people who were neurodivergent. Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign is a national network of...
Background:
Studies from multiple contexts conceptualize organized crime as comprising different types of criminal organizations and activities. Notwithstanding growing scientific interest and increasing number of policies aiming at...
Importance Individuals who experience opioid overdoses are at high risk of death, and data are limited about the comparative effectiveness of medications for this high-risk population.
Objective To compare the effectiveness of...
The prevalence of recidivism among individuals with a history of substance use and incarceration remains a significant concern for criminal justice systems worldwide. With significant social and economic ramifications, preventing people...
Prison rehabilitation and community re-entry programmes implemented during incarceration or in the transitional period serve as significant mechanisms for facilitating justice-involved individuals in their post-release adaptation. This...
It’s been more than 50 years since the United States launched a “war on drugs.” History has demonstrated the ineffectiveness of “tough-oncrime” drug-use policies, including laws requiring mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of...
Introduction:
For adults involved with the criminal justice system who are reentering their communities postincarceration, there is a large need for community-based substance use treatment. Little is known, however, about the types...
Abstract
Importance The number of US adults with alcohol use disorder (AUD) has declined, whereas the number with cannabis use disorder (CUD) has increased. Little is known about how changes in the prevalence and severity of AUD and CUD...
This paper examines the development and early outcomes of the Thames Valley Police Drugs Diversion Pilot in West Berkshire, which offers people found in possession of drugs an opportunity to engage with treatment rather than receive a...
Arrest Referral (AR) schemes in London were established to connect people who use drugs with treatment services at the point of arrest through collaboration between police and drug service providers. Based on interviews with police officers...
Importance The US opioid crisis is currently driven by illicitly manufactured fentanyl combined with an evolving mix of stimulants and adulterants, such as the veterinary sedative xylazine, which further complicate clinical and...
There has been growing need to improve the capacity of drug demand reduction practitioners to deliver substance use prevention interventions in different settings, especially in the workplace. This paper reports the findings from the pilot...
