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Aim
To measure the impact of taxes and prices on alcohol use with particular attention to the different context of rising alcohol consumption in low‐ and middle‐income countries.
Methods
Systematic review: we searched MEDLINE, Embase, EconLit and LILACS, grey literature, hand‐searched five specialty journals and examined references of relevant studies. We considered all reviews that included studies...
Background and Aims
Although over half of United States states have passed taxes on electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), recent evidence links ENDS tax rates to increases in smoking, suggesting potentially substantive health costs. Overall health implications will depend on how these taxes affect transitions from experimentation to regular smoking and vaping. Current analyses have not assessed...
Aims
To estimate the prevalence of family members affected by addictive disorders (FMA) with regard to various types of addictive disorders, and self‐rated health and depression in the general population.
Design
Cross‐sectional general population survey.
Setting
The German Health Update study (GEDA) 2014/2015, a nationally representative panel of German residents aged 15 years or older.
Participants...
Background and Aims
Multiple studies have examined barriers and facilitators to help‐seeking, but the prevalence of help‐seeking for problem gambling (PG) is not well established. We aimed to estimate the international prevalence of help‐seeking for PG among the general population and among subgroups of people at risk for PG (i.e. low‐risk, moderate‐risk and PG).
Methods
Systematic search of grey...
Background and aims
Medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) reduces harms associated with opioid use disorder (OUD), including risk of overdose. Understanding how variation in MOUD duration influences overdose risk is important as health‐care payers increasingly remove barriers to treatment continuation (e.g. prior authorization). This study measured the association between MOUD continuation, relative...
Background and Aim
Alcohol craving is an urge to consume alcohol that commonly precedes drinking; however, craving does not lead to drinking for all people under all circumstances. The current study measured the correlation between neural reactivity and alcohol cues as a risk, and purpose in daily life as a protective factor that may influence the link between alcohol craving and the subsequent amount...
Background and aims
Reducing alcohol consumption across populations would decrease the risk of a range of diseases, including many cancers, cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes. The aim of the current study was to estimate the impact of using smaller bottles (37.5‐ versus 75‐cl) and glasses (290 versus 370 ml) on consuming wine at home.
Design
Randomized controlled trial of households with...
Background and aims
Alcohol‐related mental health burden and suicidality impose heavy burdens on global public health. This study measured the sex‐specific incidence and risk profiles of suicide mortality in individuals with alcohol dependence in a non‐western context.
Design
In this prospective cohort study, individuals with alcohol dependence who were enrollees in Taiwan’s National Health Insurance...
Aims
To estimate the association of longitudinal patterns of e‐cigarette use with cigarette smoking abstinence, after accounting for time‐dependent confounding and selection bias.
Design
Secondary analysis of longitudinal national cohort data. Using marginal structural models and four waves of the population assessment of tobacco and health (wave 1, 2013–14; wave 2, 2014–15; wave 3, 2015–16; wave...
Background and Aims
People with substance use disorders (SUDs) frequently present to treatment with polysubstance use and mental health comorbidities. Different combinations of substance use and mental health problems require different treatment approaches. Our study aimed to: (i) identify the shared substance use classes among young people at treatment admission, (ii) determine which mental health...
Background and Aims
This article summarizes the findings and conclusions of the third edition of Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity. The latest revision of this book is part of a series of monographs designed to provide a critical review of the scientific evidence related to alcohol control policy from a public health perspective.
Design
A narrative summary of the contents of the book according to...
Aims
Government alcohol sales data were used to examine whether age 15+ per‐capita alcohol consumption (PCAC) (i) changed during COVID‐19 and (ii) predicted COVID‐19 infections 2–5 weeks later.
Design
Interrupted time‐series analyses were applied to panels of data before and after COVID‐19 restrictions were introduced in Canada.
Setting and participants
The populations, aged 15+, of the provinces...
Background and Aims
An initial dose of alcohol can motivate—or prime—further drinking and may precipitate (re)lapse and bingeing. Lab‐based studies have investigated the alcohol priming effect; however, heterogeneity in designs has resulted in some inconsistent findings. The aims of this meta‐analysis were to (i) determine the pooled effect size for motivation to drink following priming, measured...
Background and Aims
A fast‐growing body of literature linking emotion dysregulation to substance use has almost exclusively relied on cross‐sectional designs and has generally failed to assess dysregulation stemming from positive emotions. The current study measured the momentary associations between both negative and positive emotion dysregulation and substance use, as well as the moderating role...
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