CONTENTS:
• Understanding changes in heroin availability in Europe over time: emerging evidence for a slide, a squeeze and a shock. Griffiths P., Mounteney J., Laniel L., p. 1539-1540.
• Alcohol limits in older people. Crome I., Li T.-K., Rao R., Wu L.-T., p. 1541-1543.
• Trial protocols. West R., p. 1544-1544.
• Electronic cigarettes: achieving a balanced perspective. Wagener T.L., Siegel M., Borrelli B., p. 1545-1548.
• Commentary on Wagener et al. (2012): E-cigarettes: a vulnerable promise. Hajek P., p. 1549-1549.
• Commentary on Wagener et al. (2012): E-cigarettes: room for cautious optimism. Bauld L., p. 1549-1550.
• Commentary on Wagener et al. (2012): Electronic cigarettes – the Holy Grail of nicotine replacement? Etter J.-F., p. 1550-1552.
• Commentary on Wagener et al. (2012): Laissez-faire regulation: turning back the clock on the Food and Drug Administration and public health. Cobb N.K., Abrams D.B., p. 1552-1554.
• Let's keep our 'Eye on the Ball': Reducing tobacco-related harm. Wagener T.L., Siegel M., Borrelli B., p. 1554-1555.
• Gambling in Australia: experiences, problems, research and policy. Delfabbro P., King D., p. 1556-1561.
• Thomas Trotter's 'Essay on Drunkenness' appraised. Edwards G., p. 1562-1579.
• Assessment of generalizability, applicability and predictability (GAP) for evaluating external validity in studies of universal family-based prevention of alcohol misuse in young people: systematic methodological review of randomized controlled trials. Fernandez-Hermida J.R., Calafat A., Becoña E., Tsertsvadze A., Foxcroft D.R., p. 1570-1579.
• The association between drinking motives and alcohol-related consequences – room for biases and measurement issues? Gmel G., Labhart F., Fallu J.-S., Kuntsche E., p. 1580-1589.
• Commentary on Boschloo et al. (2012): Persistence, natural recovery and recurrence of those with alcohol use disorders - does treatment make a difference? Najman J.M., p. 1599-1600.
• Involvement of general practitioners in managing alcohol problems: a randomized controlled trial of a tailored improvement programme. van Beurden I., Anderson P., Akkermans R.P., Grol R.P.T.M., Wensing M., Laurant M.G.H., p. 1601-1611.
• Associations between self-reported illness and non-drinking in young adults. Ng Fat L., Shelton N., p. 1612-1620.
• Defining dosing pattern characteristics of successful tapers following methadone maintenance treatment: results from a population-based retrospective cohort study. Nosyk B., Sun H., Evans E., Marsh D.C., Anglin M.D., Hser Y.-I., et al., p. 1621-1629.
• Commentary on Nosyk et al. (2012): Detoxification from methadone maintenance therapy: how important is the exact technique that is used? Day E., p. 1630-1631.
• Use of a 'microecological technique' to study crime incidents around methadone maintenance treatment centers. Boyd S.J., Fang L.J., Medoff D.R., Dixon L.B., Gorelick D.A., p. 1632-1638.
• Predictors of the 2-year recurrence and persistence of alcohol dependence. Boschloo L., Vogelzangs N., van den Brink W., Smit J.H., Beekman A.T.F., Penninx B.W.J.H., p. 1639-1640.
• Commentary on Boyd et al. (2012): Debunking myths about methadone and crime. Nunn A., Rich J., p. 1639-1640.
• Misconceptions predict dropout and poor adherence prospectively among newly admitted first-time methadone maintenance treatment clients in Guangzhou, China. Gu J., Xu H., Lau J.T.F., Hao Y., Zhong Y., Fan L., et al., p. 1641-1649.
• Combining cognitive behavioral therapy and contingency management to enhance their effects in treating cannabis dependence: less can be more, more or less. Carroll K.M., Nich C., LaPaglia D.M., Peters E.N., Easton C.J., Petry N.M., p. 1650-1659.
• Diminished aversive classical conditioning in pathological gamblers. Brunborg G.S., Johnsen B.H., Mentzoni R.A., Myrseth H., Molde H., Lorvik I.M., et al., p. 1660-1666.
• Commentary on Brunborg et al. (2012): Future possibilities for investigating gambling and diminished aversive conditioning. Adams P.J., p. 1667-1668.
• Childhood and adolescent psychopathology and subsequent tobacco smoking in young adults: findings from an Australian birth cohort. Fischer J.A., Najman J.M., Williams G.M., Clavarino A.M., p. 1669-1676.
• Impact of the 2005 smoke-free policy in Italy on prevalence, cessation and intensity of smoking in the overall population and by educational group. Federico B., Mackenbach J.P., Eikemo T.A., Kunst A.E., p. 1677-1686.
• Evaluation of a drop-in rolling-group model of support to stop smoking. Bauld L., Ferguson J., McEwen A., Hiscock R., p. 1687-1695.
• Genetic influences on developmental smoking trajectories. Lessov-Schlaggar C.N., Kristjansson S.D., Bucholz K.K., Heath A.C., Madden P.A.F., p. 1696-1704.
• Does the Örebro Prevention Programme prevent youth drinking? Özdemİr M., Stattin H., p. 1705-1706.
• Does the Örebro Prevention Programme prevent youth drinking? A response to Özdemir & Stattin. Bodin M., p. 1706-1708.
• Alcohol marketing policy: The missing evidence. Nelson J.P., p. 1708-1709.
• Alcohol marketing policy: The missing evidence - A response to Nelson. Casswell S., p. 1709-1710.