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Aim
To estimate whether large macroeconomic fluctuations in the 2000s affected inequalities in alcohol‐related mortality in the Baltic countries and Finland.
Design
Longitudinal register‐based follow‐up study.
Setting
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland.
Participants
General population in the 35–74 age group.
Measurements
Socioeconomic status was measured by the highest achieved educational...
Background and aims
Existing assessments of the time‐trends of opioid‐related mortality, hospitalization and emergency department visits in Canada have relied mainly on provincial databases, while national assessments generally do not provide information before 2016. We aimed to estimate Canadian national time trends in opioid‐related mortality from 2000 to 2017 and opioid‐related hospitalization...
Background and aim
Having a family member with an alcohol use disorder (AUD) may negatively affect a person's health. Our aim was to study the long‐term risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in parents who have an offspring with AUD.
Design
Cohort study with Cox regression models and co‐sibling analyses.
Setting
Sweden.
Participants
From population registers, we selected all parent‐offspring...
Background and Aims
In the United States, 15 states and the District of Columbia have implemented recreational cannabis laws (RCLs) legalizing recreational cannabis use. We aimed to estimate the association between RCLs and street prices, potency, quality and law enforcement seizures of illegal cannabis, methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine, amphetamine and alprazolam...
Aims
To estimate change in young people's alcohol consumption during COVID‐19 restrictions in Australia in early‐mid 2020, and test whether those changes were consistent by gender and level of consumption prior to the pandemic.
Design
Prospective longitudinal cohort.
Setting
Secondary schools in New South Wales, Tasmania and Western Australia.
Participants
Subsample of a cohort (n = 443) recruited...
Aims
To evaluate and compare the effects of three cognitive boosting intervention approaches (computerised cognitive training, cognitive remediation and pharmacological cognitive enhancers) on measures of impulsive action and impulsive choice.
Design
Systematic review and meta‐analysis of publications that reported original controlled trials of cognitive boosting interventions.
Setting
Studies...
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