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AimsTo estimate the prevalence of self‐reported misuse of the antipsychotic quetiapine fumarate (quetiapine) among a sample of urban Australian people who inject drugs (PWID), and correlates of reported misuse in health and social domains.
Design, setting and participantsData were obtained from a national cross‐sectional convenience sample survey of 868 urban PWID.
MeasurementsSelf‐reported life‐time...
AimsWe examined the cost‐effectiveness of extended smoking cessation treatment in older smokers.
DesignParticipants who completed a 12‐week smoking cessation program were factorial randomized to extended cognitive behavioral treatment and extended nicotine replacement therapy.
SettingA free‐standing smoking cessation clinic.
ParticipantsA total of 402 smokers aged 50 years and older were recruited...
AimsTo examine how changes in social roles, particularly in the family, predict rises and falls in alcohol consumption from ages 16 to 50 years.
DesignLongitudinal data from the National Child Development Study.
SettingThe birth cohort includes 99% of British infants born in 1 week in 1958.
ParticipantsAfter initial assessment of 17 415 infants, the cohort was interviewed at ages 7, 11, 16, 23,...
AimsThis paper aims to identify possible system‐level factors contributing to the marked differences in the levels of non‐medical prescription opioid use (NMPOU) and prescription opioid (PO)‐related harms in North America (i.e. the United States and Canada) compared to other global regions.
MethodsScientific literature and information related to relevant areas of health systems, policy and practice...
Background and aimsBritish alcohol consumption and abstinence rates have increased substantially in the last 3 decades. This study aims to disentangle age, period and birth cohort effects to improve our understanding of these trends and suggest groups for targeted interventions to reduce resultant harms.
DesignAge, period, cohort analysis of repeated cross‐sectional surveys using separate logistic...
AimsTo investigate the genetic and environmental contributions to age at first drink (AFD) and age first gambled (AFG), assess their overlap and examine sex differences.
DesignUnivariate twin models were fitted to decompose the variation in AFD and AFG into additive genetic, shared environmental and unique environmental factors. Bivariate genetic models were fitted to assess the genetic and environmental...
AimTo provide an overview, with respect to Sweden, of the cultural history of gambling, the commercialization of gambling, problem gambling research, the prevalence of problem gambling and its prevention and treatment.
MethodA review of the literature and official documents relating to gambling in Sweden; involvement in gambling research and regulation.
ResultsGambling has long been part of Swedish...
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