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Background and aims
The United Kingdom (UK) Psychoactive Substances Act (PSA), implemented on the 26th May 2016, made the production, supply and sale of all non‐exempted psychoactive substances illegal. The aim of this study was to measure trends in hospital presentations for severe toxicity following analytically confirmed synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist (SCRA) exposure before and after implementation...
Background and Aims
During the past decades, people who inject drugs (PWID) have been impacted by the development of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) to combat HIV/AIDS, the prescription opioid crisis and increased use of lethal synthetic opioids. We measured how these dynamics have impacted mortality among PWID in an urban US city.
Design
Prospective cohort study using data from the AIDS...
Background and AimsQuit & Win contests (in which smokers pledge to quit smoking for a defined period in exchange for the chance to win a prize) may be well‐suited for college smokers. We tested the effectiveness of multiple versus single Quit & Win contests and that of added counseling versus no counseling in smoking cessation.
DesignA two‐by‐two, randomized controlled trial with 6‐month...
AimsTo assess the effects of adding motivational interviewing (MI) counseling to nicotine patch for smoking cessation among homeless smokers.
DesignTwo‐group randomized controlled trial with 26‐week follow‐up.
Participants and settingA total of 430 homeless smokers from emergency shelters and transitional housing units in Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota, USA.
Intervention and measurementsAll participants...
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