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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy

Issue 1/2024

Content (28 Articles)

Open Access Opioids Research

Shared decision-making and client-reported dose satisfaction in a longitudinal cohort receiving injectable opioid agonist treatment (iOAT)

Scott Beaumont, Tianna Magel, Scott MacDonald, Scott Harrison, Martin Schechter, Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes

Open Access Brief Report

Patterns of remission from alcohol dependence in the United Kingdom: results from an online panel general population survey

John A. Cunningham, Christina Schell, Hollie Walker, Alexandra Godinho

Open Access Opioids Research

Comparing the effects of decreasing prescription opioid shipments and the release of an abuse deterrent OxyContin formulation on opioid overdose fatalities in WV: an interrupted time series study

Eric W. Lundstrom, Zheng Dai, Caroline P. Groth, Brian Hendricks, Erin L. Winstanley, Marie Abate, Gordon S. Smith

Open Access Review

Residential and inpatient treatment of substance use disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

Samuel Janson, Lily Nyenga, Haneefa Saleem, Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Stella E. Mushy, Masunga K. Iseselo, Jenna van Draanen, Joseph Tucker, Mecca McPherson, Donaldson F. Conserve

Open Access Public Health Research

Planning and implementing community-based drug checking services in Scotland: a qualitative exploration using the consolidated framework for implementation research

Danilo Falzon, Hannah Carver, Wendy Masterton, Bruce Wallace, Harry Sumnall, Fiona Measham, Vicki Craik, Rosalind Gittins, Elizabeth V. Aston, Kira Watson, Carole Hunter, Saket Priyadarshi, Tessa Parkes

Open Access Opioids Research

Pathways to opioid use and implications for prevention: voices of young adults in recovery

Parissa J. Ballard, Taylor J. Arnold, Elena M. Vidrascu, Guadalupe C. Hernandez, Emily Ozer, Mark Wolfson, Rebekah Lassiter, Himani Nayyar, Stephanie S. Daniel

Open Access Biomarkers Research

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor serum levels as a candidate biomarker for withdrawal in crack heroin dependence

Enam Alhagh Charkhat Gorgich, Mohammad Gol Rigi, Hamed Fanaei, Houman Parsaei, Abdolhakim Ghanbarzehi

Open Access Opioids Research

Referral to and engagement in substance use disorder treatment within opioid intervention courts in New York: a qualitative study of implementation barriers and facilitators

Megan A. O’Grady, Katherine S. Elkington, Gail Robson, Ikenna Y. Achebe, Arthur Robin Williams, Alwyn T. Cohall, Renee Cohall, Monica Christofferson, Alejandra Garcia, Kelly S. Ramsey, Pat Lincourt, Susan Tross

Open Access Opioids Research

An emergency-department-initiated outreach program for patients with opioid use disorder is associated with an increase in agonist therapy and engagement in addictions care: a one-year cohort study

Rukaiyah Lakkadghatwala, Daniel Lane, Frank Scheuermeyer, Jesse Hilburt, Jane Buxton, Cheyenne Johnson, Seonaid Nolan, Christy Sutherland, Jessica Moe, Raoul Daoust, Kathryn Dong, Jim Christenson, Isabelle Miles, Aaron Orkin, Madelyn Whyte, Andrew Kestler

Open Access COVID-19 Vaccination Research

Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people who use substances: a case study in Tehran

Salah Eddin Karimi, Sina Amadi, Zahra Rampisheh, Batool Tayefi, Neda Soleimanvandiazar, Peter Higgs, Arash Tehrani-Banihashemi, Ahmad Hajebi, Marzieh Nojomi, Gelavizh Karimijavan

Open Access Anxiety Research

Problematic alcohol use among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Canada: the role of proximal stressors and anxiety

Adhm Zahran, Sarah S. Dermody, Graham W. Berlin, Paolo A. Palma, Shayna Skakoon-Sparling, Syed W. Noor, Nathan J. Lachowsky, Daniel Grace, Joseph Cox, David M. Moore, Gilles Lambert, Terri H. Zhang, Milada Dvorakova, Jody Jollimore, Allan Lal, Trevor A. Hart

Open Access Research

Prevalence, correlates, and reasons for substance use among adolescents aged 10–17 in Ghana: a cross-sectional convergent parallel mixed-method study

Sylvester Kyei-Gyamfi, Frank Kyei-Arthur, Nurudeen Alhassan, Martin Wiredu Agyekum, Prince Boamah Abrah, Nuworza Kugbey

Open Access Research

Prescribed safer supply during dual public health emergencies: a qualitative study examining service providers perspectives on early implementation

J. McCall, H. Hobbs, C. Ranger, F. Cameron, H. Stuart, J. Nelken, J. Majalahti, K. Urbanoski, G. Kolla, J. LeMaistre, K. Toombs, R. Herriot, Bernie Pauly

Open Access Hepatitis C Research

Liver stiffness and associated risk factors among people with a history of injecting drugs: a prospective cohort study

Karl Trygve Druckrey-Fiskaaen, Jørn Henrik Vold, Tesfaye Madebo, Håvard Midgard, Olav Dalgard, Rafael Alexander Leiva, Lars T. Fadnes, Vibeke Bråthen Buljovcic, Jan Tore Daltveit, Trude Fondenes, Per Gundersen, Beate Haga Trettenes, Siv-Elin Leirvåg Carlsen, Mette Hegland Nordbotn, Maria Olsvold, Marianne Cook Pierron, Christine Sundal, Maren Borsheim Bergsaker, Eivin Dahl, Tone Lise Eielsen, Torhild Fiskå, Marianne Larssen, Torgeir Gilje Lid, Eirik Holder, Ewa Joanna Wilk, Mari Thoresen Soot

Open Access Addiction Research

Exploring indicators of natural recovery from alcohol and drug use problems: findings from the life in recovery survey in Flanders

Florian De Meyer, Amine Zerrouk, Clara De Ruysscher, Wouter Vanderplasschen

Open Access Addiction Research

Navigating drug use, cessation, and recovery: a retrospective case notes review among sexual minority men at a community-based service in Singapore

Tzy Hyi Wah, Adeline Jia Xin Ong, Kuhanesan N. C. Naidu, Syaza Hanafi, Kelvin Tan, Alaric Tan, Tricia Jia Jing Ong, Eleanor Ong, Daniel Weng Siong Ho, Mythily Subramaniam, Maha Yewtuck See, Rayner Kay Jin Tan

Open Access Research

People who use drugs engagement in substance use disorder services and harm reduction: evaluation, challenges and future direction of a community-based intervention

Julie Gleason-Comstock, Cindy Bolden Calhoun, Barbara J. Locke, Naga Vijaya Lakshmi Divya Boorle, Kevin Cobty, Tiffany McKenney, Kaji O. Uddin, Samantha J. Bauer, Jinping Xu

Open Access Opioids Research

A qualitative study of experiences with physical activity among people receiving opioid agonist therapy

Einar Furulund, Siv-Elin Leirvåg Carlsen, Karl Trygve Druckrey-Fiskaaen, Tesfaye Madebo, Lars T Fadnes, Torgeir Gilje Lid

Open Access Naloxone Correction

Correction: Staff preferences towards electronic data collection from a national take-home naloxone program: a cross-sectional study

Øystein Bruun Ericson, Desiree Eide, Philipp Lobmaier, Thomas Clausen

Open Access Comment

Substance Use in Humanitarian Settings: A Case from Yemen

Ebtesam A. Saleh, Mayyada Wazaify, Kaveh Khoshnood