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Problematising LGBTIQ drug use, governing sexuality and gender: A critical analysis of LGBTIQ health policy in Australia
It is well-established that a high prevalence of substance use is found in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) populations; a finding that researchers attribute to the stigmatised status of non-normative sexual and gender expression, and the role of illicit drug use in the collective production of socio-sexual pleasures, expressivity and disclosure in LGBTIQ communities. Despite the connections between sexual experimentation and substance use, LGBTIQ consumption practices have rarely received the attention they deserve within the alcohol and other drug (AOD) field. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - February 3, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Kiran Pienaar, Dean A. Murphy, Kane Race, Toby Lea Tags: Policy Analysis Source Type: research

Response to the Hammoud et al paper on ‘the new MTV generation’
The Hammoud paper published in this series is the first to explore PrEP use in the context of the sexualised use of drugs among MSM outside of a clinical trial setting. PrEP is extremely effective at preventing HIV during anal sex when using daily or event-based dosing regimens (Baeten et al., 2012; Grant et al., 2010; McCormack et al., 2016; Molina et al., 2015; Thigpen et al., 2012). Event-based dosing involves taking two tablets between 2 and 24  h before potential exposure, a third tablet 24 h later and a fourth 24 h after that, with daily dosing until at least two days after the last potential exposure. (Source:...
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - February 3, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Mitzy Gafos, Julie Chas, Gilles Pialoux Tags: Response Source Type: research

Newest policy developments regarding surrogate alcohol consumption in Russia
Recently, we described the changes in Russian alcohol control policy between 2005 and 2017 and highlighted the need for more comprehensive policies on unrecorded alcohol (Neufeld& Rehm, 2017). On October 9th, policies on surrogate alcohol unfortunately got temporarily less restrictive, increasing availability of surrogates and decreasing consumer safety with respect to unrecorded alcohol. Surrogate alcohol is alcohol, which is not intended or not officially intended for human consumption and is defined as a sub-category of unrecorded alcohol, which is not reflected in official statistics, but it is consumed as a beverage n...
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - February 2, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Maria Neufeld, J ürgen Rehm Tags: Viewpoint Source Type: research

Prevalence of drug use during sex amongst MSM in Europe: Results from a multi-site bio-behavioural survey
The objective of this analysis was to investigate the prevalence and predictors of drug use during a sexual encounter and to identify specific prevention needs. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - February 2, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Magdalena Rosi ńska, Lorenzo Gios, Christiana Nöstlinger, Wim Vanden Berghe, Ulrich Marcus, Susanne Schink, Nigel Sherriff, Anna-Marie Jones, Cinta Folch, Sonia Dias, Inga Velicko, Massimo Mirandola, Sialon II Network Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research

Typology of drug use in United Kingdom men who have sex with men and associations with socio-sexual characteristics
Analyses of drug use patterns in men who have sex with men (MSM) have generally focused on examining individual drugs in isolation (Digiusto& Rawstorne, 2013; Vosburgh, Mansergh, Sullivan,& Purcell, 2012), or have examined polydrug use as a unitary variable (Boone, Cook,& Wilson, 2013; Daskalopoulou et al., 2014) without regard to types of drugs combined. This leaves aside two important points for analysis —namely, understanding how patterns of specific drug use cluster together within MSM, and how different drug use patterns are associated with socio-sexual variables. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - February 2, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: G.J. Melendez-Torres, Adam Bourne, David Reid, Ford Hickson, Chris Bonell, Peter Weatherburn Source Type: research

Assessing the effect of public health information by incentivised risk estimation: An example on Swedish snus
This study demonstrates a simple method which can help to evaluate whether such information corrects recipient risk beliefs. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - February 2, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Daniel Bergsvik, Ole Rogeberg Tags: Research methods Source Type: research

Implications of survey labels and categorisations for understanding drug use in the context of sex among gay and bisexual men in Melbourne, Australia
We report changing drug use patterns among GBM testing for HIV at a community-based service in Melbourne in response to behavioural survey modifications. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - February 2, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Kathleen E. Ryan, Anna L. Wilkinson, Alisa Pedrana, Brendan Quinn, Paul Dietze, Margaret Hellard, Mark Stoov é Source Type: research

The structured ambivalence of cannabis control in England & Wales
The two reclassifications of cannabis in England& Wales in 2004 and 2009 have been subjected to a series of academic analyses which have largely been centred on either the relationship to evidence, or in terms of the implications and realities of policing and health under the changes. However, despite the wealth of attention on this area, there have been relatively few attempts to understand these policy movements through broader criminological theoretical frameworks. One recent exception is Shiner ’s (2015) utilisation of Garland’s (2001) concept of ‘structured ambivalence’. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - February 1, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: David Brewster Tags: Policy Analysis Source Type: research