Intention to seek emergency medical services during community overdose events in British Columbia, Canada: a cross-sectional survey
Canada and the United States continue to experience increasing overdose deaths attributed to highly toxic illicit substances, driven by fentanyl and its analogues. Many bystanders report being hesitant to call... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - July 26, 2022 Category: Addiction Authors: Bradley Kievit, Jessica C. Xavier, Max Ferguson, Heather Palis, Soroush Moallef, Amanda Slaunwhite, Terri Gillis, Rajmeet Virk and Jane A. Buxton Tags: Research Source Type: research

The effects of opioid policy changes on transitions from prescription opioids to heroin, fentanyl and injection drug use: a qualitative analysis
Beginning in the 1990s, nonmedical use of prescription opioids (POs) became a major public health crisis. In response to rising rates of opioid dependence and fatal poisonings, measures were instituted to decr... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - July 21, 2022 Category: Addiction Authors: Julia Dickson-Gomez, Sarah Krechel, Antoinette Spector, Margaret Weeks, Jessica Ohlrich, H. Danielle Green Montaque and Jianghong Li Tags: Research Source Type: research

How sports clubs decide to adopt an outdoor smoke-free policy: a qualitative study applying the Garbage Can Model
Outdoor smoke-free policies (SFPs) at sports clubs can contribute to protecting people from second-hand smoke (SHS). However, in absence of national legislation, it is uncertain whether and how sports clubs de... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - July 20, 2022 Category: Addiction Authors: Heike H. Garritsen, Andrea D. Rozema, Ien A. M. van de Goor and Anton E. Kunst Tags: Research Source Type: research

Improving equity and access to buprenorphine treatment through telemedicine at syringe services programs
In the United States, access to buprenorphine remains low and disparities regarding who receives treatment have emerged. Federal laws have regulated buprenorphine delivery, ultimately limiting its implementati... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - July 15, 2022 Category: Addiction Authors: Barrot H. Lambdin, David Kan and Alex H. Kral Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

A longitudinal analysis on determinants of problem drinking among Korean women: focusing on a gender perspective
In recent years, female drinking has been on the rise worldwide, and this trend can be observed in Korea as well. Accordingly, this study aimed to examine the heterogeneous longitudinal changes in drinking pat... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - July 15, 2022 Category: Addiction Authors: Soo-Bi Lee, Hyung-Joo Park and Myeong-Sook Yoon Tags: Research Source Type: research

Adolescents with substance use problems in outpatient treatment: a one-year prospective follow-up study focusing on mental health and gender differences
Although several studies have found a high incidence of coexisting mental health problems among adolescents with substance use problems, follow-up studies addressing how these conditions change over time are r... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - July 15, 2022 Category: Addiction Authors: Karin Boson, Mats Anderberg, Johan Melander Hagborg, Peter Wennberg and Mikael Dahlberg Tags: Research Source Type: research

Medicaid professional fees for treatment of opioid use disorder varied widely across states and were substantially below fees paid by medicare in 2021
As Medicaid is the largest payer for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment services in the United States, information about Medicaid provider reimbursement is critical, and Medicaid payment policies influence th... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - July 6, 2022 Category: Addiction Authors: Lisa Clemans-Cope, Victoria Lynch, Maya Payton and Joshua Aarons Tags: Research Source Type: research

Missed opportunity for alcohol use disorder screening and management in primary health care facilities in northern rural Tanzania: a cross-sectional survey
The study aimed to identify the missed opportunity for detection and management of alcohol use disorder by primary health care workers. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - July 6, 2022 Category: Addiction Authors: Dorothy Mushi, Candida Moshiro, Charlotte Hanlon, Joel M. Francis and Solomon Teferra Tags: Research Source Type: research

Exploring e-psychonauts perspectives towards cocaine effects and toxicity
According to the World Drug Report, cocaine is the second most used drug globally after cannabis. Online discussion forums enable the understanding of authentic drug users ’ experience as it is anonymous. There... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - June 27, 2022 Category: Addiction Authors: Sulaf Assi, Aidan Keenan and Abdullah Al Hamid Tags: Research Source Type: research

Urgent need to expand syringe services programs in South Carolina and beyond
Opioid related overdose deaths in the United States claimed over 100,000 thousand lives during the 12-month period ending in April 2021, an increase of 28.5% from the previous period. Syringe services programs... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - June 21, 2022 Category: Addiction Authors: Quang Pham, Marc Burrows and Alain Litwin Tags: Comment Source Type: research

Correction: Promoting sustainable responses to the US opioid epidemic with community-academic partnerships: qualitative outcomes from a statewide program
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Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - June 20, 2022 Category: Addiction Authors: David L. Driscoll, Alison Evans Cuellar, Vinod Agarwal, Debra Jones, Mary Beth Dunkenberger and Kathy Hosig Tags: Correction Source Type: research

Future destinations and social inclusion scoping review: how people cured of hepatitis C (HCV) using direct- acting antiviral drugs progress in a new HCV-free world
There has been a paradigm shift in the treatment of Hepatitis C (HCV) from the interferon-era to direct-acting antiviral (DAA) drugs. Cure of HCV for the key risk group, those with a history of injecting drug ... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - June 8, 2022 Category: Addiction Authors: Sarah R. Donaldson, Andrew Radley and John F. Dillon Tags: Review Source Type: research

Integrated care model and point of care diagnostics facilitate Hepatitis C treatment among patients receiving opioid agonist therapy: a retrospective review of medical records
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is common among individuals in opioid agonist therapy (OAT). HCV treatment has previously been unavailable for most HCV positive OAT patients in Finland. The removal of treatment restri... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - June 2, 2022 Category: Addiction Authors: Margareeta H äkkinen, Jouni Tourunen, Tuuli Pitkänen, Kaarlo Simojoki and Sauli Vuoti Tags: Research Source Type: research

A qualitative study exploring how young people perceive and experience substance use services in British Columbia, Canada
Substance use among youth (ages 12 –24) is troublesome given the increasing risk of harms associated. Even more so, substance use services are largely underutilized among youth, most only accessing support when... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - May 28, 2022 Category: Addiction Authors: Roxanne Turuba, Anurada Amarasekera, Amanda Madeleine Howard, Violet Brockmann, Corinne Tallon, Sarah Irving, Steve Mathias, Joanna Henderson, Kirsten Marchand and Skye Barbic Tags: Research Source Type: research

Patient perspectives on depot buprenorphine treatment for opioid addiction – a qualitative interview study
Recently developed buprenorphine depot injections have the potential to reduce risk for diversion and misuse, and to increase adherence with fewer visits for supervised intake. However, it is unclear how patie... (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - May 25, 2022 Category: Addiction Authors: Bj örn Johnson, Olivia Liahaugen Flensburg and Andrea Johansson Capusan Tags: Research Source Type: research