Auteur V. BELACKOVA

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Assessing the concordance between illicit drug laws on the books and drug law enforcement: Comparison of three states on the continuum from "decriminalised" to "punitive"

V. BELACKOVA ; A. RITTER ; M. SHANAHAN ; C. E. HUGHES | 2017
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.41, March 2017) Article : Périodique

Background: Variations in drug laws, as well as variations in enforcement practice, exist across jurisdictions. This study explored the feasibility of categorising drug laws "on the books" in terms of their punitiveness, and the extent of their [...]

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Assessing the impact of laws controlling the online availability of 25I-NBOMe, AH-7921, MDPV and MXE - outcomes of a semi-automated e-shop monitoring

V. BELACKOVA ; M. PAZITNY ; E. DRAPALOVA ; M. MARTINEZ ; D. VAN DER GOUWE ; E. BEGLEY ; M. KIDAWA ; A. TOMKOVA ; D. KMETONYNOVA | 2018
Dans Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Vol.25, n°2, April 2018) Article : Périodique

Aims: The indicator of availability has been used in the risk assessment (RA) of new psychoactive substances (NPS). This paper aims to examine the pre- and post-control availability of 25I-NBOMe, AH-7921, MDPV and MXE, which were assessed by the[...]

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Drug consumption rooms (DCRs) as a setting to address hepatitis C - Findings from an international online survey

V. BELACKOVA ; A. M. SALMON ; E. SCHATZ ; M. JAUNCEY | 2018
Dans Hepatology, Medicine and Policy (Vol.3, n°9, 2018) Article : Périodique

Background: Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) among people who inject drugs (PWID) is high. Risky injecting behaviours have been found to decrease in drug consumption rooms (DCRs) and supervised injecting facilities (SIFs), yet HCV preventio[...]

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Drug consumption rooms: A systematic review of evaluation methodologies

V. BELACKOVA ; A. M. SALMON ; C. A. DAY ; A. RITTER ; M. SHANAHAN ; D. HEDRICH ; T. KERR ; M. JAUNCEY | 2019
Dans Drug and Alcohol Review (Vol.38, n°4, May 2019) Article : Périodique

ISSUES: Drug consumptions rooms (DCR) and supervised injecting facilities (SIF) are expanding internationally. Previous reviews have not systematically addressed evaluation methodologies. APPROACH: Results from systematic searches of scientific [...]

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Early identification of locally emerging trends in psychoactive substance use - Experience and best practice in four European localities

E. DRAPALOVA ; V. BELACKOVA ; D. CALADO ; A. VAN DONGEN ; I. PANEVA ; R. PAVARIN ; E. POLIDORI ; J. P. GRUND | 2019
Dans Substance Use and Misuse (Vol.54, n°10, 2019) Article : Périodique

Background: Timely information about trends in psychoactive substance use could yield tailored interventions and reduce potential harms. However, conventional epidemiological tools might have limited capacity to detect trends emerging on a local[...]

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"A friend with weed is a friend indeed": understanding the relationship between friendship identity and market relations among marijuana users

V. BELACKOVA ; C. A. VACCARO | 2013
Dans Journal of Drug Issues (Vol.43, n°3, July 2013) Article : Périodique

The importance of friendship networks and drug sharing is a well-documented feature of marijuana use. Recent studies show an increased role of acquiring marijuana through friends, especially in settings with rather punitive drug policy. This art[...]

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International Journal of Drug Policy, Vol.144 Part 3 - October 2025 - Global cannabis cultivation

J. ALDRIDGE, Éditeur scientifique ; V. BELACKOVA, Éditeur scientifique ; C. CHATWIN, Éditeur scientifique | 2025
Bulletin : Périodique

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How close to the "honeypot?": A comparative analysis of cannabis markets under two different policies toward personal cultivation

V. BELACKOVA ; M. BRANDNEROVA ; D. VECHET | 2018
Dans International Criminal Justice Review (Vol.28, n°3, September 2018) Article : Périodique

Background: This study aimed to assess how cannabis markets compare in two states with different cannabis policies. The possession of cannabis is decriminalized in both the Czech Republic (de facto) and in New South Wales (NSW; de jure), but per[...]

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How to ask about the use of new psychoactive substances to increase the validity of results in self-report prevalence surveys

E. DRAPALOVA ; V. BELACKOVA ; A. CADET-TAÏROU | 2020
Dans Drug and Alcohol Review (Vol.39, n°3, March 2020) Article : Périodique

Introduction and Aims: New psychoactive substances (NPS) represent hundreds of novel compounds. However, the general public might not be familiar with the overarching term NPS. This can result in both under- and over-reporting of NPS use. Desig[...]

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"Just another drug" for marginalized users: The risks of using synthetic cathinones among NSP clients in the Czech Republic

V. BELACKOVA ; J. VACEK ; B. JANIKOVA ; V. MRAVCIK ; T. ZABRANSKY ; L. IVANOVOVA ; L. CSEMY | 2017
Dans Journal of Substance Use (Vol.22, n°6, December 2017) Article : Périodique

Background: In several EU countries, synthetic cathinone (SC) use has spread among injecting drug users (IDUs); it has been linked to risk of dependence and HIV/HCV transmission. Aims: To analyze the association between dependence and risky inje[...]

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Monitoring drug trends in the digital environment - New methods, challenges and the opportunities provided by automated approaches

B. GUARITA ; V. BELACKOVA ; D. VAN DER GOUWE ; M. BLANKERS ; M. PAZITNY ; P. GRIFFITHS | 2021
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.94, August 2021) Article : Périodique

Developments in information technology have impacted on all areas of modern life and in particular facilitated the growth of globalisation in commerce and communication. Within the drugs area this means that both drugs discourse and drug markets[...]

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Monitoring drug use in the digital age: studies in web surveys Web surveys as a method for collecting information on patterns of drug use and supply

V. BELACKOVA ; E. DRAPALOVA | 2022
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This paper provides a narrative review of the existing literature around online survey methods and their specific application in the area of illicit drug use. A search of relevant databases (Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest) was conducted in orde[...]

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Monitoring quality and coverage of harm reduction services for people who use drugs: a consensus study

L. WIESSING ; M. FERRI ; V. BELACKOVA ; P. CARRIERI ; S. R. FRIEDMAN ; C. FOLCH ; K. DOLAN ; B. GALVIN ; P. VICKERMAN ; J. V. LAZARUS ; V. MRAVCIK ; M. KRETZSCHMAR ; V. SYPSA ; A. SARASA-RENEDO ; A. UUSKULA ; D. PARASKEVIS ; L. MENDAO ; D. ROSSI ; N. VAN GELDER ; L. MITCHESON ; L. PAOLI ; C. DIAZ GOMEZ ; M. MILHET ; N. DASCALU ; J. KNIGHT ; G. HAY ; E. KALAMARA ; R. SIMON ; C. M. COMISKEY ; C. ROSSI ; P. GRIFFITHS ; EUBEST working group | 2017
Dans Harm Reduction Journal (Vol.14, n°19, 2017) Article : Périodique

Background and aims: Despite advances in our knowledge of effective services for people who use drugs over the last decades globally, coverage remains poor in most countries, while quality is often unknown. This paper aims to discuss the histori[...]

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Online test purchased new psychoactive substances in 5 different European countries: A snapshot study of chemical composition and price

T. M. BRUNT ; A. M. ATKINSON ; T. NÉFAU ; M. MARTINEZ ; E. LAHAIE ; A. MALZCEWSKI ; M. PAZITNY ; V. BELACKOVA ; S. D. BRANDT | 2017
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.44, June 2017) Article : Périodique

Background: New psychoactive substances (NPS) are on offer worldwide online, in order to shed light on the purity and price of these substances in the European Union, a research collaboration was set up involving France, United Kingdom (UK), the[...]

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Overview of "home" cultivation policies and the case for community-based cannabis supply

V. BELACKOVA ; M. ROUBALOVA ; K. VAN DE VEN | 2019
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.71, September 2019) Article : Périodique

Background: Cannabis policies should be relevant to communities most impacted by them. Home cultivation policies can engage people who grow cannabis and build on their motivation to supply a safe product. This paper aims to examine the laws pert[...]

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