Mortality related to novel psychoactive substances in Scotland, 2012: An exploratory study

A. McAULEY ; G. HECHT ; L. BARNSDALE ; C. S. THOMSON ; L. GRAHAM ; S. PRIYADARSHI ; J. R. ROBERTSON | 2015
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.26, n°5, May 2015) Article : Périodique

Background: The growth of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) over the last decade, both in terms of availability and consumption, is of increasing public health concern. Despite recent increases in related mortality, the circumstances surroundi[...]

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Prevalence of opioid dependence in Scotland 2015-2020: A multi-parameter estimation of prevalence (MPEP) study

A. MARKOULIDAKIS ; M. HICKMAN ; A. McAULEY ; L. R. BARNSDALE ; N. J. WELTON ; M. GLANCY ; T. SHIVAJI ; C. COLLINS ; J. LANG ; F. DE WIT ; G. HUNT ; L. WILKINSON ; R. FRASER ; A. YEUNG ; K. HORSBURGH ; S. PRIYADARSHI ; S. J. HUTCHINSON ; H. E. JONES | 2024
Dans Addiction (Vol.119, n°8, August 2024) Article : Périodique

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Drug-related deaths in Scotland more than doubled between 2011 and 2020. To inform policymakers and understand drivers of this increase, we estimated the number of people with opioid dependence aged 15-64 from 2014/15 to 201[...]

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Responding to the needs of ageing drug users : Background paper commissioned by the EMCDDA for Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide

L. JOHNSTON ; D. LIDDELL ; K. BROWNE ; S. PRIYADARSHI | 2017
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Older people with drug problems (OPDP) are considered those aged 40 or over whose recurrent drug use is causing them harm or is placing them at a high risk of such harm OPDP are likely to encounter negative life outcomes due to their drug use an[...]

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