CONTENTS:
• The international study on alcohol and infectious diseases: three priorities for research [Editorial]. Parry C., Ferreira-Borges C., Poznyak V., Lönnroth K., Rehm J., p. 1-2.
• Common data elements for substance use disorders in electronic health records: the NIDA Clinical Trials Network experience [For debate]. Ghitza U.E., Gore-Langton R.E., Lindblad R., Shide D., Subramaniam G., Tai B., p. 3-8.
• Robust measurement is critical but not sufficient. Teesson M., p. 9-10.
• The risks of action without evidence. Harris A.H.S., p. 10-11.
• Too many rating scales: Not enough validation. Raistrick D., p. 11-12.
• Response to commentaries. Tai B., Gore-Langton R.E., Ghitza U.E., Lindblad R., Subramaniam G., Shide D., p. 12-13.
• Addiction Research Centres and the Nurturing of Creativity. Parry C., Morojele N., Myers B., Plüddemann A., p. 14-19.
• The use of epidemiology in alcohol research. Rossow I., Norström T., p. 20-25.
• The acute effects of physical activity on cigarette cravings: systematic review and meta-analysis with individual participant data. Haasova M., Warren F.C., Ussher M., Janse Van Rensburg K., Faulkner G., Cropley M., et al., p. 26-37.
• Systematic review of record linkage studies of mortality in ex-prisoners: why (good) methods matter. Kinner S.A., Forsyth S., Williams G., p. 38-49.
• A test of proposed new tobacco withdrawal symptoms. Etter J.-F., Ussher M., Hughes J.R., p. 50-59.
• Commentary on Etter et al. (2013): The ups and downs of nicotine withdrawal and methods to study the process. Pergadia M.L., Gilbert D.G., p. 60-61.
• Treating alcoholism reduces financial burden on care-givers and increases quality-adjusted life years. Salize H.J., Jacke C., Kief S., Franz M., Mann K., p. 62-70.
• Commentary on Salize et al. (2013): Treating alcoholism reduces financial burden on care-givers and increases their quality-adjusted life years. Fekjær H.O., p. 71-71.
• Affordability of alcohol as a key driver of alcohol demand in New Zealand: a co-integration analysis. Wall M., Casswell S., p. 72-79.
• Impaired processing of emotion in music, faces and voices supports a generalized emotional decoding deficit in alcoholism. Kornreich C., Brevers D., Canivet D., Ermer E., Naranjo C., Constant E., et al., p. 80-88.
• Effects of a multi-component responsible beverage service programme on violent assaults in Sweden. Trolldal B., Brännström L., Paschall M.J., Leifman H., p. 89-96.
• Risk of injury after alcohol consumption from case-crossover studies in five countries from the Americas. Borges G., Orozco R., Monteiro M., Cherpitel C., Then E.P., López V.A., et al., p. 97-103.
• Prevalence of alcohol and other drugs in fatally injured drivers. Brady J.E., Li G., p. 104-114.
• Effects of independent and substance-induced major depressive disorder on remission and relapse of alcohol, cocaine and heroin dependence. Samet S., Fenton M.C., Nunes E., Greenstein E., Aharonovich E., Hasin D., p. 115-123.
• The persistence of the association between adolescent cannabis use and common mental disorders into young adulthood. Degenhardt L., Coffey C., Romaniuk H., Swift W., Carlin J.B., Hall W.D., et al., p. 124-133.
• Commentary on Degenhardt et al. (2013): Specific effect of adolescent cannabis use on anxiety - tentative explanations. Huizink A.C., p. 134-135.
• A prospective study of learning, memory, and executive function in new MDMA users. Wagner D., Becker B., Koester P., Gouzoulis-Mayfrank E., Daumann J., p. 136-145.
• Prospective effects of traumatic event re-exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder in syringe exchange participants. Peirce J.M., Brooner R.K., Kolodner K., Schacht R.L., Kidorf M.S., p. 146-153.
• Neurodevelopmental investigation of the mirror neurone system in children of women receiving opioid maintenance therapy during pregnancy. Konijnenberg C., Melinder A., p. 154-160.
• Factors associated with pathways toward concurrent sex work and injection drug use among female sex workers who inject drugs in northern Mexico. Morris M.D., Lemus H., Wagner K.D., Martinez G., Lozada R., Gómez R.M.G., et al., p. 161-170.
• Initiation with menthol cigarettes and youth smoking uptake. Nonnemaker J., Hersey J., Homsi G., Busey A., Allen J., Vallone D., p. 171-178.
• Commentary on Nonnemaker et al. (2013): Banning menthol cigarettes - is it time to conduct the experiment? Carter L., p. 179-180.
• Predictors of abstinence among smokers recruited actively to quitline support. Tzelepis F., Paul C.L., Walsh R.A., Wiggers J., Duncan S.L., Knight J., p. 181-185.
• The role of time preference in smoking cessation: a longitudinal analysis of data from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics of Australia survey, 2001-08. Brown H., Adams J., p. 186-192.
• Effectiveness of stop-smoking medications: findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey. Kasza K.A., Hyland A.J., Borland R., McNeill A.D., Bansal-Travers M., Fix B.V., et al., p. 193-202.
• Neuropsychiatric events in varenicline and nicotine replacement patch users in the Military Health System. Meyer T.E., Taylor L.G., Xie S., Graham D.J., Mosholder A.D., Williams J.R., et al., p. 203-210.
• Self-harm, substance use and psychological distress in the Australian general population. Moller C.I., Tait R.J., Byrne D.G., p. 211-220.
• Time to combine intervention with prevention in countries where HIV is also driven by hazardous drinking. Carrieri M.P., Spire B., Lert F., Michel L., p. 221-222.
• Acute coronary events during alcohol withdrawal. Rodrigo C., Fernando T., Samarakoon L., Dandeniya C., Wattegama M., Wanniarachchi N., et al., p. 222-223.