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New for who? Novelty and continuity in drug-related practices of people who use new psychoactive substances

L. PICKERING ; S. GREENWOOD | 2019
Dans Contemporary Drug Problems (Vol.46, n°4, December 2019) Article : Périodique

New (or Novel) Psychoactive Substances (NPS) are so named because they are characterized by a shared property of "newness." In this article, we critically unpack NPS as a category and as a single object, bounded by a shared "newness". In doing s[...]

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Optimal provision of needle and syringe programmes for injecting drug users: A systematic review

L. JONES ; L. PICKERING ; H. SUMNALL ; J. McVEIGH ; M. A. BELLIS | 2010
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.21, n°5, September 2010) Article : Périodique

The introduction of needle and syringe programmes (NSPs) during the 1980s is credited with averting an HIV epidemic in the United Kingdom and Australia, but hepatitis C (HCV) incidence continues to rise among injecting drug users (IDUs). NSPs in[...]

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A review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of needle and syringe programmes for injecting drug users. Final full report (revised, October 2008)

L. JONES ; L. PICKERING ; H. SUMNALL ; J. McVEIGH ; M. A. BELLIS | 2008
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Objectives: This review sought to determine the optimal provision of needle exchange schemes among injecting drug users (IDUs). The following key research questions were addressed: (1) What level of coverage of needle and syringe programmes ([...]

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Understanding the patterns of use, motives, and harms of New Psychoactive Substances in Scotland. Final report to the Scottish Government

K. MACLEOD ; L. PICKERING ; M. GANNON ; S. GREENWOOD ; D. LIDDELL ; A. SMITH ; L. JOHNSTONE ; G. BURTON | 2016
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This research, undertaken by Scottish Drugs Forum and The University of Glasgow, is the first of its kind in Scotland, and aimed to determine use across a range of people including people who inject drugs, mental health service users, vulnerable[...]

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What is the role of harm reduction when drug users say they want abstinence? [Commentary]

J. NEALE ; S. NETTLETON ; L. PICKERING | 2011
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.22, n°3, May 2011) Article : Périodique

Quantitative survey data indicate that most drug users starting treatment want abstinence rather than harm reduction (McKeganey et al., 2004). This finding has been seized upon by those seeking 'evidence' that abstinence is the bedrock of recove[...]

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