International Journal of Drug Policy 
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This is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader or to display this data on your own website or blog.Legal cannabis laws, home cultivation, and use of edible cannabis products: A growing relationship?
Edible cannabis use has become a central regulatory issue in the wake of U.S. cannabis legalization. These products come in various forms such as baked goods, candy, or drinks that have been infused with a multitude of cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant including the psychoactive compound, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Edible cannabis products help users avoid the health risks associated with toxins produced by smoking. However, edible cannabis use results in a delayed onset (1 –3h) of psychoactive effects after consumption (Vandrey et al., 2017), which, combined with increased product availability and suboptimal reg...
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - November 2, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Jacob T. Borodovsky, Alan J. Budney Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Materialising drugged pleasures: Practice, politics, care
The marginality of pleasure in alcohol and other drug (AOD) policy, related health interventions and public discourse is an ongoing concern for AOD researchers. While this neglect of pleasure is now well documented (e.g. Coveney& Bunton, 2003; Holt& Treloar, 2008; Hunt& Evans, 2008; O ’Malley& Valverde, 2004; Moore, 2008), what pleasure is and how it emerges has not been a primary analytic focus. Rather, AOD research on pleasure has tended to center the social, economic and political processes ‘driving’ or denying pleasure. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - November 1, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Fay Dennis, Adrian Farrugia Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Drugged pleasures: Commentary
The 2008 IJDP special issue on pleasure was described by the editors as taking some ‘initial steps towards voicing the varied experience of pleasure as well as theorising its place in drug policy and practice’ (Holt& Treloar, 2008, p. 351). This current issue clearly extends on those initial steps with a rich and compelling array of research engaging with the experience and enactment of drugged pleasures. It does this by linking the exploration of pleasure with the ontological and materialist approaches adopted in recent sociological work on drugs (Duff, 2013; Fraser, 2017). (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - November 1, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Helen Keane Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Trends in adolescent alcohol use in the Netherlands, 1992 –2015: Differences across sociodemographic groups and links with strict parental rule-setting
This study examines time trends in adolescent alcohol use between 1992 and 2015, and tests whether these trends differ according to gender, age group, and educational track. Moreover, it examines to what extent the strictness of parental rule-setting can explain the identified trends. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - October 25, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Margaretha E. de Looze, Saskia A.F.M. van Dorsselaer, Karin Monshouwer, Wilma A.M. Vollebergh Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
An island apart? Risks and prices in the Australian cryptomarket drug trade
Australia has a reputation as an anomaly with regard to cryptomarket drug trading, with seemingly disproportionately high levels of activity given its relatively small size, high prices and anecdotal accounts of it being a destination where many foreign-based vendors will not sell. This paper aims to investigate these claims from a risk and prices perspective. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - October 19, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Jack Cunliffe, James Martin, David D écary-Hétu, Judith Aldridge Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Experiences of structural vulnerability among exotic dancers in Baltimore, Maryland: Co-occurring social and economic antecedents of HIV/STI risk
Women who grow up in economic scarcity often face limited opportunities for upward mobility, as a result of challenges securing stable housing, quality education, and steady employment. Chronic instability may limit the capacity of women to protect themselves against HIV/STI-related harm when engaging in sexual activity or drug use. Characterizing the structural contexts that facilitate HIV/STI risk among women are critical to effective design and implementation of drug and sexual harm reduction interventions. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - October 14, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Meredith L. Brantley, Katherine H.A. Footer, Sahnah Lim, Deanna Kerrigan, Susan G. Sherman Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
“Caught with a body” yet protected by law? Calling 911 for opioid overdose in the context of the Good Samaritan Law
This study, conducted during the period that followed implementation of a GSL, aimed to characterize current factors determining the decision to call for emergency medical help (911) at the scene of an overdose with specific attention to exploring the role of the GSL as one such factor in decision-making. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - October 14, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Amanda D. Latimore, Rachel S. Bergstein Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Effectiveness of policy changes to reduce harm from unrecorded alcohol in Russia between 2005 and now
Consumption of unrecorded alcohol (alcohol that is not taxed and reflected in official statistics, but consumed as a beverage) has been identified as one of the main contributors to alcohol-attributable premature mortality in Russia. The problem was highlighted by a recent a mass poisoning with surrogate alcohol occurred in the Siberian city of Irkutsk. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - October 12, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Maria Neufeld, J ürgen Rehm Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Exploring the relationship between online buyers and sellers of image and performance enhancing drugs (IPEDs): Quality issues, trust and self-regulation
This article examines the online IPED market in order to inform drug policy and to provide a nuanced understanding of retailers involved, particularly exploring the relationship between buyers and sellers. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - October 10, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Katinka van de Ven, Rosa Koenraadt Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research
Assessing police officers ’ attitudes and legal knowledge on behaviors that impact HIV transmission among people who inject drugs
Policing practices such as syringe confiscation and arrest can act as important social-structural drivers of HIV risk among people who inject drugs (PWID). However, police referral to treatment and other services may improve the health of PWID. Little is known about the role of modifiable attitudinal and knowledge factors in shaping officer behavior. Using baseline findings from a police education program (PEP), we assessed relationships between drug policy knowledge and attitudes towards public health interventions with self-reported syringe confiscation, drug arrest, and service referral among street-level police in Tiju...
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - October 10, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Javier A. Cepeda, Steffanie A. Strathdee, Jaime Arredondo, Maria L. Mittal, Teresita Rocha, Mario Morales, Erika Clairgue, Eliane Bustamante, Daniela Abramovitz, Irina Artamonova, Arnulfo Ba ñuelos, Thomas Kerr, Carlos L. Magis-Rodriguez, Leo Beletsky Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Common and differential factors associated with abstinence and poly drug use among Australian adolescents
Social norms relating to youth substance use are changing. In Australia, alcohol use among adolescents has fallen dramatically and tobacco and cannabis use have also reduced, albeit more moderately. The aim of the present study was to identify (i) factors associated with compliance with recommendations for zero intake of alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis and (ii) factors associated with poly drug use (intake of all three substances). (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - October 10, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Simone Pettigrew, Michelle Jongenelis, David Lawrence, Wavne Rikkers Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Afterword
Almost 10 years ago, we were guest editors for a special issue of this journal on pleasure and drugs (Holt& Treloar, 2008). When we encouraged our colleagues to consider pleasure and drugs, we had a number of aims and interests. We were interested in why pleasure was neglected in drug research, and how that neglect might impede more effective drug policy and harm reduction. We encouraged the contributors to consider how pleasurable drug use could be represented and analysed, and how acknowledging pleasure might lead to better health outcomes. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - October 10, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Carla Treloar, Martin Holt Source Type: research
The need for accuracy and validity in research on nightlife and drinking: A commentary on Devilly et al. and recommendations for future research
Research on nightlife and drinking faces many unique challenges, and validity in research is an important concern. A recent publication by Devilly et al. entitled “SmartStart: Results of a large point of entry study into preloading alcohol and associated behaviours” contains definitions and assumptions about prior work that require more careful consideration. Important issues include: using a definition of pre-drinking which is the same as previous work s o that valid comparison can be made, reporting of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels that comply with other work, accurate reporting of response rates, and care...
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - October 7, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Peter G. Miller, Tanya Chikritzhs, Nicolas Droste, Amy Pennay, Stephen Tomsen Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Assessing notions of denormalization and renormalization of smoking in light of e-cigarette regulation
The rationale for ‘denormalization’ of smoking in tobacco policies has been challenged by the emergence of e-cigarettes and the need to regulate e-cigarette use and promotion. Our aim is to assess the research status on e-cigarettes’ contribution to ‘renormalization’ of smoking and to clarify how renormaliz ation of smoking can be appraised at the conceptual and empirical level. Combining conceptual analysis and narrative review, the paper brings out three dimensions of denormalization/renormalization of smoking (‘unacceptability/acceptability’; ‘invisibility/visibility’; ‘phasing out behavio ur/maintai...
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - October 6, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Gunnar S æbø, Janne Scheffels Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
From mundane medicines to euphorigenic drugs: How pharmaceutical pleasures are initiated, foregrounded, and made durable
Examining how pharmaceuticals are used to induce pleasure presents a unique opportunity for analyzing not only how pleasure is assembled and experienced through distinct consumption practices but also how mundane medicines can become euphorigenic substances. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - October 4, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Henry Bundy, Gilbert Quintero Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
