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Synthetic Cathinone and Cannabinoid Designer Drugs Pose a Major Risk for Public Health

Scientific article

23 August 2017

As part of an increasing worldwide use of designer drugs, recent use of compounds containing cathinones and synthetic cannabinoids is especially prevalent. Here, we reviewed current literature on the prevalence, epidemiology, bio-behavioral...

Trends in Deaths Involving Heroin and Synthetic Opioids Excluding Methadone, and Law Enforcement Drug Product Reports

Scientific article

1 September 2017

Summary What is already known about this topic? Opioid overdose deaths in the United States have been increasing since 1999, initially driven by prescription opioid misuse and more recently by heroin and other illicit opioid use. What is...

Predicting the Size and Characteristics of the Drug Treatment Population – Technical Methods

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1 January 2017

Aim and data specification This analysis was based on monthly data from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) from December 2005 to November 2016. NDTMS is taken to be a comprehensive description of drug treatment provision...

Acculturation and Drug Use Disorders among Hispanics in the U.S.

Scientific article

3 November 2012

Abstract The authors’ objective was to examine the relationship between degree of acculturation across five different dimensions of acculturation and risk of drug use disorders (DUD) among US Hispanics. Data were derived from a large...

New Data on Opioid Use and Prescribing in the United States

Scientific article

6 July 2017

The United States is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic. Between 1999 and 2010, prescription opioid–related overdose deaths increased substantially in parallel with increased prescribing of opioids. In 2015, opioid-involved drug...

World Health Statistics: Monitoring Health for the Sustainable Development Goals

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The World Health Statistics series is the World Health Organization's (WHO) annual compilation of health statistics for its member states. The latest World Health Statistics provides data on 21 health-related Sustainable Development Goals...

Sexual Orientation and Estimates of Adult Substance Use and Mental Health

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1 December 2016

Abstract Background: Research suggests that sexual minorities (e.g. people who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual) are at greater risk for substance use and mental health issues compared with the sexual majority population that...

The European Drinking Table: Who Tops the List?

Scientific article

16 May 2017

The recently published results from the European Social Survey provide us with an indication of who in Europe consumes the most alcohol. Among the findings, notable are: The more well-off you are, the more you drink. The worse-off you are...

Flavours Play Important Role in E-cigarette Uptake Among Younger Populations, Study Finds

Scientific article

25 April 2017

New findings published in the journal Tobacco Regulatory Science suggest that flavoured e-cigarettes appeal particularly to youth and young adults. From the study's sample population, 99% of 12-17-year-olds and 95% of young adults said that...

Estimation of National, Regional and Global Prevalence of Alcohol Use during Pregnancy and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Scientific article

12 January 2017

Background Alcohol use during pregnancy is the direct cause of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). We aimed to estimate the prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy and FAS in the general population and, by linking these two indicators...