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The International journal on drug policy Assessing evidence for a causal link between cannabis and psychosis: a review of cohort studies

J. A. MCLAREN ; E. SILINS ; D. HUTCHINSON ; R. P. MATTICK ; W. HALL | 2010
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.21, n°1, January 2010) Article : Périodique

Over the past five years, the release of cohort studies assessing the link between cannabis and psychosis has increased attention on this relationship. Existing reviews generally conclude that these cohort studies show cannabis has a causal rela[...]

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The International journal on drug policy Association between neighbourhood socioeconomic characteristics and high-risk injection behaviour amongst injection drug users living in inner and other city areas in Montreal, Canada.

M. GENEREUX ; J. BRUNEAU ; M. DANIEL | 2010
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.21, n°1, January 2010) Article : Périodique

BACKGROUND: Area-level socioeconomic conditions are associated with epidemic rates of viral hepatitis and HIV amongst urban injection drug users (IDUs), but whether specific socioeconomic markers are uniformly related to IDU outcomes across diff[...]

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The International journal on drug policy A cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis of Vancouver's supervised injection facility

M. A. ANDRESEN ; N. BOYD | 2010
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.21, n°1, January 2010) Article : Périodique

BACKGROUND: A supervised injection facility (SIF) has been established in North America: Insite, in Vancouver, British Columbia. The purpose of this paper is to conduct a cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis of this SIF using secondary d[...]

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The International journal on drug policy Cross-national comparison of adolescent drinking and cannabis use in the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands

B. SIMONS-MORTON ; W. PICKETT ; Boyce W ; T. F. M. ter BOGT ; W. VOLLEBERGH | 2010
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.21, n°1, January 2010) Article : Périodique

BACKGROUND: This research examined the prevalence of drinking and cannabis use among adolescents in the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands, countries with substantially different laws and policies relating to these substances. METHODS: L[...]

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The International journal on drug policy Differences in harm from legal BZP/TFMPP party pills between North Island and South Island users in New Zealand: a case of effective industry self-regulation?

C. WILKINS ; P. SWEETSUR | 2010
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.21, n°1, January 2010) Article : Périodique

BACKGROUND: 'Party' pills containing benzylpiperazine (BZP) and trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (TFMPP) were sold legally in New Zealand until early 2008. Prospective studies of hospital emergency department admissions appeared to suggest that t[...]

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The International journal on drug policy Drug treatment or alleviating the negative consequences of imprisonment? A critical view of prison-based drug treatment in Denmark

T. KOLIND ; V. A. FRANK ; H. DAHL | 2010
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.21, n°1, January 2010) Article : Périodique

BACKGROUND: The availability of prison-based drug treatment has increased markedly throughout Europe over the last 15 years in terms of both volume and programme diversity. However, prison drug treatment faces problems and challenges because of [...]

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The International journal on drug policy A heroin prescription trial: case studies from Montreal and Vancouver on crime and disorder in the surrounding neighbourhoods

B. LASNIER ; S. BROCHU ; N. BOYD ; B. FISCHER | 2010
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.21, n°1, January 2010) Article : Périodique

BACKGROUND: This study evaluates whether the instauration of a heroin prescription trial ('NAOMI') generated an impact on the occurrence of crime and disorder in surrounding areas. The clinical trial was initiated in Vancouver and Montreal in 20[...]

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The International journal on drug policy HIV infection and risk behaviour of primary fentanyl and amphetamine injectors in Tallinn, Estonia: implications for intervention

A. TALU ; Rajaleid K ; K. ABEL-OLLO ; K. RÜÜTEL ; Rahu M ; T. RHODES ; L. PLATT ; Bobrova N ; A. UUSKULA | 2010
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.21, n°1, January 2010) Article : Périodique

BACKGROUND: Following a heroin shortage, fentanyl and 3-methylfentanyl, known as "China White" and "White Persian", have become the most widely used drugs, along with amphetamine, among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Tallinn, Estonia. METHODS: I[...]

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The International journal on drug policy Mapping the world drug problem: science and politics in the United Nations drug control system [Editorial]

C. HALLAM ; D. R. BEWLEY-TAYLOR | 2010
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.21, n°1, January 2010) Article : Périodique

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The International journal on drug policy Social and structural determinants of HAART access and adherence among injection drug users

Krusi A ; E. WOOD ; J. MONTANER ; T. KERR | 2010
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.21, n°1, January 2010) Article : Périodique

Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has dramatically improved health outcomes among people living with HIV/AIDS. However, significant rates of HIV-related morbidity and mortality have persisted among HIV-positive injection drug users (I[...]

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The International journal on drug policy Syphilis in drug users in low and middle income countries

L. S. COFFIN ; A. NEWBERRY ; H. HAGAN ; C. M. CLELAND ; D. C. DES JARLAIS ; D. C. PERLMAN | 2010
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.21, n°1, January 2010) Article : Périodique

BACKGROUND: Genital ulcer disease (GUD), including syphilis, is an important cause of morbidity in low and middle income (LMI) countries and syphilis transmission is associated with HIV transmission. METHODS: We conducted a literature review to [...]

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The International journal on drug policy "They're legal so they're safe, right?" What did the legal status of BZP-party pills mean to young people in New Zealand?

J. SHERIDAN ; R. BUTLER | 2010
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.21, n°1, January 2010) Article : Périodique

BACKGROUND: The legislation on psychoactive substances has a role to play with regard to shaping social values and influencing the normalisation of drug use. In New Zealand from 2005 to 2008, benzylpiperazine-containing 'legal' party pills (BZP-[...]

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The International journal on drug policy Why don't out-of-treatment individuals enter methadone treatment programmes?

J. A. PETERSON ; R. P. SCHWARTZ ; S. G. MITCHELL ; H. S. REISINGER ; S. M. KELLY ; K. E. O'GRADY ; B. S. BROWN ; M. H. AGAR | 2010
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.21, n°1, January 2010) Article : Périodique

BACKGROUND: Despite the proven effectiveness of methadone treatment, the majority of heroin-dependent individuals are out-of-treatment. METHODS: Twenty-six opioid-dependent adults who met the criteria for methadone maintenance who were neither s[...]

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