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The use of post-cycle therapy is associated with reduced withdrawal symptoms from anabolic-androgenic steroid use: a survey of 470 men
Anabolic –androgenic steroids (AAS) mimic the effects of testosterone and may include testosterone itself; they are used for body enhancement within the general population. AAS use has been linked with increase... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - November 11, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Bonnie Grant, Joseph Kean, Naim Vali, John Campbell, Lorraine Maden, Prun Bijral, Waljit S. Dhillo, James McVeigh, Richard Quinton and Channa N. Jayasena Tags: Research Source Type: research

Alcohol-attributable mortality and alcohol control policy in the Baltic Countries and Poland in 2001 –2020: an interrupted time-series analysis
The Baltic countries –Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia–are characterized by a high rate of fully alcohol-attributable mortality, compared with Poland. Alcohol control policy measures implemented since 2001 in the ... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - November 9, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Ri čardas Radišauskas, Mindaugas Štelemėkas, Janina Petkevičienė, Justina Trišauskė, Tadas Telksnys, Laura Miščikienė, Inese Gobina, Relika Stoppel, Rainer Reile, Kinga Janik-Koncewicz, Witold Zatonski, Shannon Lange, Alexander Tran, Jürgen Re Tags: Research Source Type: research

No obvious effect on mortality from a patient choice reform expanding access to opioid disorder treatment – results from a natural experiment of policy change in Sweden
Opioid-related overdose deaths remain a common cause of death in many settings, and opioid maintenance treatment is evidence-based for the treatment of opioid use disorders. However, access to such treatment v... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - November 6, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Anders H åkansson, Sahar Janfada-Baloo and Jonas Berge Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

Health facility readiness to screen, diagnose and manage substance use disorders in Mbale district, Uganda
Substance use disorders (SUD) pose a significant public health problem in Uganda. Studies indicate that integrating mental health services into Primary Health Care can play a crucial role in alleviating the im... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - November 4, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Harriet Aber-Odonga, Fred Nuwaha, Esther Kisaakye, Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen and Juliet Ndimwibo Babirye Tags: Research Source Type: research

Patterns of service utilization among youth with substance use service need: a cohort study
Integrated youth services (IYS) are vital to addressing the needs of youth who use substances. Evidence on the characteristics of youths accessing these services and the types of services accessed have been li... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - November 3, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Nikki Ow, Kirsten Marchand, Guiping Liu, Emilie Mallia, Steve Mathias, Jason Sutherland and Skye Pamela Barbic Tags: Research Source Type: research

Alcohol consumption and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at governmental hospitals in Harari regional state, Eastern, Ethiopia
Alcohol consumption during the pregnancy period is high despite the well-established evidence of its harmful effects on pregnancy and infant development. Early identification and behavioral modification are of... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - October 31, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Tilahun Bete, Henock Asfaw, Kabtamu Nigussie, Addisu Alemu, Addis Eyeberu Gebrie, Deribe Bekele Dechasa, Kabtamu Gemechu, Mesay Arkew, Beniam Daniel, Habtam Gelaye, Asrat Wolde, Mulat Awoke Kassa and Tamrat Anbesaw Tags: Research Source Type: research

Exploratory mixed methods analysis of self-authored content from participants in a digital alcohol intervention trial
Digital interventions readily permit data capture of participant engagement with them. If future interventions are intended to be more interactive, tailored, or a useful resource offered to users, it may be va... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - October 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Elizabeth S. Collier, Jenny Blomqvist, Joel Crawford, Jim McCambridge and Marcus Bendtsen Tags: Research Source Type: research

Investigating social deprivation and comorbid mental health diagnosis as predictors of treatment access among patients with an opioid use disorder using substance use services: a prospective cohort study
Opioid use is a major public health concern across the globe. Opioid use and subsequent access to care is often shaped by co-occurring issues faced by people using opioids, such as deprivation, mental ill-heal... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - October 26, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Emma A Adams, Justin C Yang, Amy O ’Donnell, Sarah Minot, David Osborn and James B Kirkbride Tags: Research Source Type: research

Test characteristics of shorter versions of the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) for brief screening for problematic substance use in a population sample from Israel
Substance use is a leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality worldwide. Population-wide screening for problematic substance use in primary health care may mitigate the serious health and socio-econo... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - October 12, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Dvora Shmulewitz, Roi Eliashar, Maor Daniel Levitin and Shaul Lev-Ran Tags: Research Source Type: research

A cost benefit analysis of a virtual overdose monitoring service/mobile overdose response service: the national overdose response service
The overdose crisis continues across Canada which calls for novel harm reduction strategies. Previous research indicates that a majority of eHealth solutions are cost-effective however current literature on th... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - October 4, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: William Rioux, Benjamin Enns, Jennifer Jackson, Hena Quereshi, Mike Irvine and S. Monty Ghosh Tags: Research Source Type: research

The impact of relaxing restrictions on take-home doses during the COVID-19 pandemic on program effectiveness and client experiences in opioid agonist treatment: a mixed methods systematic review
The COVID-19 pandemic led to an unprecedented relaxation of restrictions on take-home doses in opioid agonist treatment (OAT). We conducted a mixed methods systematic review to explore the impact of these chan... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - September 30, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Alison Adams, Sarin Blawatt, Tianna Magel, Scott MacDonald, Julie Lajeunesse, Scott Harrison, David Byres, Martin T. Schechter and Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes Tags: Review Source Type: research

Pharmacy-based methadone treatment in the US: views of pharmacists and opioid treatment program staff
The US federal regulations allow pharmacy administration and dispensing of methadone for opioid use disorder (PADMOUD) to increase the capability of opioid treatment programs (OTPs) in providing methadone main... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - September 11, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Li-Tzy Wu, Paolo Mannelli, William S. John, Alyssa Anderson and Robert P. Schwartz Tags: Research Source Type: research

Theory-based correlates of cannabis use and intentions among US and Israeli adults: a mixed methods study
In the US and Israel, non-medical ( ‘recreational’) cannabis use is illegal at the national level; however, use rates are high and decriminalization and legalization is spreading. Thus, theory-based interventio... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - September 6, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Yuxian Cui, Cassidy R. LoParco, Yael Bar-Zeev, Zongshuan Duan, Hagai Levine, Lorien C. Abroms, Yan Wang, Amal Khayat and Carla J. Berg Tags: Research Source Type: research

Development of an addiction recovery patient-reported outcome measure: Response to Addiction Recovery (R2AR)
Recovery, a primary goal of addiction treatment, goes beyond abstinence. Incorporating broad domains with key elements that vary across individuals, recovery is a difficult concept to measure. Most addiction-r... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - September 1, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Elisabeth Okrant, Sharon Reif and Constance M. Horgan Tags: Research Source Type: research

Drugs involved in Kentucky drug poisoning deaths and relation with antecedent controlled substance prescription dispensing
The shift from prescription to illicit drugs involved in drug poisoning deaths raises questions about the current utility of prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) data to inform drug poisoning (overdose)... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - September 1, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Patricia R. Freeman, Jana McAninch, Nabarun Dasgupta, Douglas R. Oyler, Krassimir Slavov, Candice Collins, Sarah Hargrove, Edward Freeman, Dustin Miracle and Svetla Slavova Tags: Research Source Type: research