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Interpreting the Czech drug decriminalization: The glass is half full – Response to Cerveny, J., Chomynova, P., Mravcik, V., & van Ours, J.C. (2017). Cannabis decriminalization and the age of onset of cannabis use
In a recent contribution to the International Journal of Drug Policy, Cerveny et al summarize the Czech laws on cannabis in the following way: “cannabis possession was legal between 1990 and 1998, illegal between 1998 and 2010, and has been decriminalized for personal possession since January 2010” (Cerveny, Chomynova, Mravcik,& van Ours, 2015), as they set out to find there has been no impact of the 2010 “de facto decriminalization” on the age of initiation into cannabis use. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - February 1, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Vendula Belackova, Michaela Stefunkova Tags: Response Source Type: research

Determinants of hepatitis C antiviral effectiveness awareness among people who inject drugs in the direct-acting antiviral era
Although people who inject drugs (PWID) are at greatest risk of hepatitis C (HCV), treatment uptake in this population has historically been low. Highly effective direct acting antiviral (DAA) treatments for HCV have recently become available. Our aim was to assess the awareness among PWID of these new therapies and their effectiveness. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - February 1, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Heather Valerio, Andrew McAuley, Hamish Innes, Norah Palmateer, David J. Goldberg, Alison Munro, Avril Taylor, Sharon J. Hutchinson Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research

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Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - February 1, 2018 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Police crackdowns, structural violence and impact on the well-being of street cannabis users in a Nigerian city
This study undertook a qualitative exploration of police crackdowns as a form of structural violence and examined their impact on the well-being of street cannabis users in a Nigerian city. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - January 29, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Ediomo-Ubong Nelson Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research

Learning lessons: The need for effective evaluation of regulatory change
It perhaps seems self-evident that when considering regulatory change we should review both contemporary and historical models of working. The difficulty in doing so is that, too often, the impact of change in regulatory regimes are not fully or purposively evaluated; there are few pilots or experiments and arguably evidence of impact sometimes relies on metrics not fit for purpose. This is certainly the case with gambling regulation. In Great Britain, for example, the implementation of the Gambling Act 2005 represented a wholesale change in the way gambling was positioned within British society and the way it was provided...
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - January 29, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Heather Wardle Tags: Response Source Type: research

Reducing opioid overdose in Kazakhstan: A randomized controlled trial of a couple-based integrated HIV/HCV and overdose prevention intervention “Renaissance”
To evaluate the efficacy of a couple-based integrated HIV/HCV and overdose prevention intervention on non-fatal and fatal overdose and overdose prevention behaviors among people who use heroin or other opioids in Almaty, Kazakhstan. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - January 28, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Louisa Gilbert, Timothy Hunt, Sholpan Primbetova, Assel Terlikbayeva, Mingway Chang, Elwin Wu, Tara McCrimmon, Nabila El-Bassel Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research

How will e-cigarettes affect health inequalities? Applying Bourdieu to smoking and cessation
This paper uses the work of Bourdieu to theorise smoking and cessation through a class lens, showing that the struggle for distinction created the social gradient in smoking, with smoking stigma operating as a proxy for class stigma. This led to increased policy focus on the health of bystanders and children and later also to concerns about electronic cigarettes. Bourdieu ’s concept of habitus is deployed to argue that the e-cigarette helps middle-class smokers resolve smoking as a symptom of cleft habitus associated with social mobility or particular subcultures. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - January 27, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Frances Thirlway Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research

Impacts of alcohol availability on Tribal lands where alcohol is prohibited: A community-partnered qualitative investigation
On a Northern Plains reservation where alcohol was prohibited, we investigated community members' views on the impacts of alcohol availability. Our methods combined elements of Tribal community participatory research with qualitative inquiry to elicit these perspectives. We used rapid appraisal techniques to conduct confidential interviews with 31 key leaders representing 7 relevant major community systems, and representing a variety of perspectives. Topics included respondents' understandings of the current systems of alcohol availability and use on the reservation, the impacts of these systems on reservation residents, a...
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - January 27, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Juliet P. Lee, Anna Pagano, Roland S. Moore, Nick Tilsen, Jeffrey A. Henderson, Andrew Iron Shell, Sharice Davids, Lyle LeBeaux, Paul Gruenewald Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research

Longitudinal injecting risk behaviours among people with a history of injecting drug use in an Australian prison setting: The HITS-p study
HCV transmission remains high in prisons globally. Understanding injecting risk behaviours in prisons is crucial to effectively develop and implement HCV prevention programs in this setting including treatment as prevention. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - January 20, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Evan B. Cunningham, Behzad Hajarizadeh, Janaki Amin, Neil Bretana, Gregory J. Dore, Louisa Degenhardt, Sarah Larney, Fabio Luciani, Andrew R. Lloyd, Jason Grebely, on behalf of the HITS-p Investigators Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research

Consumer agency in cannabis supply – Exploring auto-regulatory documents of the cannabis social clubs in Spain
There is growing experience with the not-for-profit, consumer-driven cannabis social club (CSC) model that builds on self-supply, self-organization and harm-reduction; these are principles upon which people who use drugs (PWUD) have been engaging for decades. Recent legalization of cannabis in a number of jurisdictions and the related challenges in regulating production, sale, taxation and health-related matters have raised interest in non-commercial models of cannabis supply. The “codes of conduct” (CsoC) of CSC federations in Spain might reveal whether a consumer-based model could overcome these challenges. (Source: ...
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - January 20, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Vendula Belackova, Chris Wilkins Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research