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The present paper considers naltrexone to treat opioid dependence during pregnancy. The public health problem of opioid dependence and its treatment during pregnancy is reviewed first. Next, the naltrexone and opioid dependence treatment literature is summarized, with overviews of the pre‐clinical and clinical research on prenatal naltrexone exposure. Finally, considerations and recommendations for...
AimsWe aimed to map the context of the large increase in vodka consumption in Sweden during the transition from early modern to modern times (c. 1775–1855). What were the attitudes to alcohol among the groups that dominated society, and how did these attitudes relate to contemporary legislation and socio‐economic change?
MethodsQualitative analysis of diaries and memoirs. Information was also collected...
AimsThis study aims to compare the average price of liquor in the United States between retail alcohol outlets in states that have a monopoly (‘control’ states) with those that do not (‘licence’ states).
DesignA cross‐sectional study of brand‐specific alcohol prices in the United States.
SettingWe determined the average prices in February 2012 of 74 brands of liquor among the 13 control states that...
AimsTo investigate trends in volatile substance abuse (VSA) deaths over 25 years.
DesignA national mortality surveillance programme with standardised data collection procedures.
SettingThe UK and islands.
Participants/MeasurementsAll VSA deaths, 1983–2007.
FindingsIn the five quinquennia from 1983 to 2007 the numbers of VSA deaths were 499, 609, 378, 349 and 258 respectively. There were gradual...
AimsWe examined whether distance from home to the nearest bar, i.e. alcohol outlet permitting consumption on the premises, is associated with risky alcohol behaviours.
DesignCross‐sectional and longitudinal study.
Setting and participantsThe cross‐sectional data consisted of 78 858 and the longitudinal data of 54 778 Finnish Public Sector Study participants between 2000 and 2009 [mean follow‐up...
AimsTo investigate the relationship between time after hospital discharge and drug‐related death (DRD) and suicide among drug users in Scotland, while controlling for potential confounders.
DesignCohort study.
Setting and participantsThe 69 457 individuals who registered for drug treatment in Scotland during 1 April 1996–31 March 2006.
MeasurementsTime‐at‐risk was from the date of an individual's...
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