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Polyphonic narratives: The mixing of Alcoholics Anonymous and relapse prevention in stories about recovery and relapse Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Karin Heimdahl Vepsä, Mats Ekendahl, Patrik Karlsson, Josefin Månsson
Aim: This exploratory study analyses the interplay between the treatment philosophies of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Relapse Prevention (RP) in personal stories of addiction. While the basic ideas of AA and RP are compatible in many ways, they also carry some fundamental differences. Methods: The data consisted of interviews with 12 individuals recovering from substance use problems, who had experience
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Caring for elderly substance users: Challenges, dilemmas and recommendations Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Bagga Bjerge, Jonas Strandholdt Bach, Johanne Korsdal Sørensen
Aim: To investigate the challenges and barriers in Danish care professionals’ work in relation to elderly citizens who use substances. Method: The study draws on data from a “going along” study of care professionals’ encounters with citizens as well as interviews with professionals. This was conducted in two smaller, rural municipalities in Denmark. Findings: Providing adequate care for elderly citizens
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The PEERCARE peer led programme for college students: A qualitative evaluation ofa “chill-out” harm reduction space Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Coline Blanzat, Olivier Phan, Tristan Hamonniere, Céline Bonnaire
Aims: Harmful patterns of alcohol consumption, such as binge drinking, are prevalent among the student population at universities. Despite the risks of this behaviour, few secondary prevention programmes have been created to meet the specific needs of this population. The PEERCARE programme is a peer-based prevention programme that seeks harm reduction for alcohol overuse in party environments, among
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Snow season: The normalisation of cocaine Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Matilda Hellman
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The elephant in the room: Metaphors in women's accounts of life with a family member with problematic substance use Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Aud Johannessen, Anne-Sofie Helvik, Kjerstin Tevik, Thomas Tjelta, Kirsten Thorsen
Background: Research has shown that a family member's problematic substance use has significant deleterious mental and physical health impacts on other members of the family. Women are more often affected than men. These negative health effects persist as the person with problematic substance use ages, and they vary according to the relationship status. Aim: The aim of this study was to gain a deeper
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Implications of the decline in adolescent drinking on the experience of alcohol-related consequences in the Nordic countries: A study based on data from the ESPAD project Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Ola Ekholm, Veronica Pisinger, Heidi Amalie Rosendahl Jensen, Kim Bloomfield
Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate: (1) whether self-reported acute alcohol-related consequences among adolescents in the Nordic countries have declined in concert with the decline in alcohol consumption; (2) whether the relationship between alcohol consumption and alcohol-related consequences has strengthened; and (3) whether the decline in alcohol-related consequences can be attributed
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Barns upplevelser av en intervention i familjer där vuxna har ett problematiskt bruk av alkohol och droger Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Ann Lyrberg, Kari Jess, Ulla Forinder
Aim: To investigate children's experiences of the intervention Me and my Family. Me and my Family is an intervention, for families with parental substance use problems (SUP) provided by Swedish social services outpatient care, includes eight weekly sessions where family members communicate how the SUP affects the family. Method: Data consists of 17 qualitative interviews with children, 7 to 19 years
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Alcohol use disorder and fitness to drive: Discrepancies between health professionals’ evaluations and objective measures of alcohol use and cognitive functioning Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Kristoffer Høiland, Espen Kristian Ajo Arnevik, Jens Egeland
Aims: In this study, we investigated if health professionals’ evaluations of driving ability corresponded with measures of severity of alcohol use and measures of cognitive functions necessary for safely driving a car. Methods: A total of 90 participants from a multicentre study were included. Participants were categorised into three groups: (1) the group judged fit to drive (FIT); (2) the group judged
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Uncovering young people's situational construction of sexual consent Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Evangelia Kousounadi Knountsen, Vibeke Asmussen Frank, Maria Herold
Aim: To investigate how young Danes construct sexual consent generally, but also specifically in relation to heavy alcohol intoxication. Methods: Drawing on 30 qualitative in-depth interviews with young people, aged 19–25 years, and adopting a critical discursive psychological framework, we explored the interpretative repertoires that the participants made use of to construct sexual consent and the
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"It's nice to just be": A qualitative study on the meaning-imbued reality of waterpipe smoking among young adults in Sweden. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2023-09-10 Pelle Pelters,Maria Rosaria Galanti
Background and aims: Waterpipe smoking is regarded as a burgeoning public health problem due to its popularity among young adults. This study aims to understand the meaning-imbued reality of waterpipe smoking for young adults in Sweden. Method: Data from 18 individual interviews with ethnically diverse Swedish young adults were analysed using inductive latent-level qualitative content analysis. Results:
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Problematic parental substance use, childhood family structures and adverse outcomes in young adulthood. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Kirsten Søndergaard Frederiksen,Morten Hesse,Mads Uffe Pedersen
Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between childhood family structures, including the presence or absence of problematic parental substance use (PPSU), and adverse outcomes during adolescence/young adulthood. Methods: The study population included 9,770 young people (aged 15-25 years) from samples drawn for two national surveys in Denmark during 2014-2015. By combining
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Yet another alcohol policy experiment in Finland. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2023-08-02 Matilda Hellman
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Needs for help and received help for those bereaved by a drug-related death: a cross-sectional study. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2023-08-01 Øyvind Reehorst Kalsås,Kristine Berg Titlestad,Kari Dyregrov,Lars Thore Fadnes
Background and aims: Individuals bereaved after sudden and unexpected deaths can benefit from professional help to cope after the loss, and the bereaved call for proactive, early and flexible help from professional services. Most drug-related deaths (DRDs) happen suddenly and unexpectedly. DRDs are a significant public health issue, yet few studies have examined DRD-bereaved people's needs and experiences
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Translating and adapting the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) for use in the Russian Federation: A multicentre pilot study to inform validation procedures. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Maria Neufeld,Anna Bunova,Eugenia Fadeeva,Alexey Nadezhdin,Elena Tetenova,Konstantin Vyshinsky,Carina Ferreira-Borges,Elena Yurasova,Andrey Allenov,Boris Gornyi,Ekaterina Ivanova,Anna Kalinina,Anna Kontsevaya,Evgeny Bryun,Oxana Drapkina,Artyom Gil,Ruslan Khalfin,Evgenia Koshkina,Daria Khaltourina,Viktoria Madyanova,Jürgen Rehm
Aims: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) is one of the most widely used screening instruments worldwide. Although it was translated into many languages, not many country-specific adaptations exist, and a formal validation procedure of the Russian version has been carried out only recently. The present contribution documents the different steps taken to formally translate and adapt
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Drug treatment service procurement: A systematic review of models, goals, and outcomes. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2023-06-22 Taina Schneider,Kristiina Kuussaari,Petri Virtanen
Aim: To explore the goals and outcomes of public procurement of drug treatment services in OECD countries. The study explores how these complex services are procured and delivered. Methods and data: A systematic review of the literature (1990-2020) identified four partly overlapping models of drug treatment service procurement that are here labelled traditional, value-based, outcome-based, and innovative
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Our content is relevant and on track. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2023-05-26 Tom Kettunen
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Do adverse experiences predict unemployment and need of psychiatric help after treatment for drug use disorders? Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2023-05-24 Sidsel H Karsberg,Adriana Del Palacio-Gonzalez,Michael M Pedersen,Kirsten S Frederiksen,Mads U Pedersen
Background: This study prospectively examined the association between adverse experiences (physical abuse, sexual abuse and parental substance use problems [SUPs]), not being employed, in education or training (NEET) and being in need of acute psychiatric help among patients receiving treatment for substance use disorders. Methods: A total of 580 adolescents and early adults aged 15-25 years enrolled
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Prevalence and heritability of alcohol use disorders in 18-year old Swedish twins. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2023-05-24 Malin Hildebrand Karlén,Ann-Sophie Lindqvist Bagge,Ulf Berggren,Claudia Fahlke,Peter Andiné,Sabrina Doering,Sebastian Lundström
Background: Heritability of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) varies widely, with reported estimates of 30-78% in twin studies. This variation might be due to methodological differences (e.g., using different thresholds for AUDs, age differences between samples). Aim: To investigate the heritability of AUDs in a nation-wide sample of male and female twins in late adolescence (18 years). Participants: The
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Barriers and facilitative factors in the provision of first-responder services to persons bereaved following a drug-related death: A qualitative study Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2023-04-25 Hilde-Margit Løseth, Lillian Bruland Selseng, Kari Dyregrov
Aim: To broaden our knowledge from the perspective of municipality first-responder services of what prevents and what facilitates the provision of professional assistance to the bereaved after a dr...
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Towards a historical sociology of associations and dissociations between food, food events and alcoholic drinks: A reply to Warde et al. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2023-04-12 David Inglis
This commentary reflects on the strengths of the paper by Warde et al. entitled “Situated drinking: the association between eating and alcohol consumption in Great Britain”. It suggests that practi...
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Alcohol, drugs, tobacco and gambling form a lens for the Nordic welfare states' biggest challenges. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2023-04-10 Matilda Hellman
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“You get stuck in it”: Young people's accounts of attempting to quit non-medical tramadol use Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2023-04-02 Kristin Arve
Aim: Non-medical use of tramadol and other prescription opioid use has become a great concern in many countries, including Sweden. This study examines key components in young people's accounts of a...
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Criminal thinking and psychosocial characteristics among young adults entering residential substance use treatment Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2023-03-22 Regine Bakken, Lars Lien, Halvor Fauske, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Anne Signe Landheim
Background and aim: Young adults with substance use (SU) problems face a high risk of co-occurring problems, including criminality. The aim of the present study was to assess the psychosocial chara...
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The public-private decision for alcohol retail systems: Examining the economic, health, and social impacts of alternative systems in Finland Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2023-03-15 Adam Sherk, Tim Stockwell, Justin Sorge, Samuel Churchill, Colin Angus, Tanya Chikritzhs, John Holmes, Petra Meier, Timothy S. Naimi, Thor Norström, Mats Ramstedt, Jussi Simpura
Background: Organising alcohol retail systems with more or less public ownership has implications for health and the economy. The aim of the present study was to estimate the economic, health, and ...
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Swedish exchange students’ alcohol use, drug use, risky sexual behaviour, mental health, and self-rated health: A follow-up study Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2023-03-15 Emil Danehorn, Marie Oscarsson, Goldina Smirthwaite, Ulla Peterson, Katarina Swahnberg
Aims: To follow up on exchange students’ alcohol use, drug use, mental health, self-rated health, and risky sexual behaviour after a semester abroad and to compare them with students who remained o...
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Situated drinking: The association between eating and alcohol consumption in Great Britain Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2023-02-21 Alan Warde, Alessandro Sasso, John Holmes, Monica Hernández Alava, Abigail K. Stevely, Petra S. Meier
Aims: This paper examines the co-occurrence of drinking alcohol and eating in Great Britain. Applying a practice-theoretical framework, it attends primarily to the nature and characteristics of eve...
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Increased alcohol use to cope with COVID-19-related anxiety one year into the coronavirus pandemic Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2023-02-03 Marije aan het Rot, Isabelle C. Baltariu, Violeta Enea
Background: An increase in drinking to cope with anxiety provoked by the coronavirus was observed during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective: In the present study, we examined ...
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Hazardous alcohol use among Danish adolescents during the second wave of COVID-19: Link between alcohol use and social life Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2023-01-26 Lotte Vallentin-Holbech, Sarah W. Feldstein Ewing, Kristine Rømer Thomsen
Background: Adolescent drinking has historically been closely linked to social events, and across many countries, students typically increase drinking rates when they transition to upper secondary ...
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The role of occupational therapy in substance use. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2023-01-23 Selma Ercan Doğu,Esma Özkan
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A measure of alcohol affordability for Sweden: Capturing trends among different demographic groups Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2023-01-10 V. Müller, J. Jarl, U.-G. Gerdham
The World Health Organization has rated alcohol abuse as one of the leading risk factors for population health worldwide and emphasises the relevance of alcohol affordability (AA) measures as impor...
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Characteristics of people who have received treatment for late-onset problem drinking and alcohol use disorder: A systematic review and narrative synthesis Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-12-20 Kevin McInerney, David Best, Ainslea Cross
Aims: The current review investigated the psychosocial characteristics of late-onset problem drinkers, an under-researched area of alcohol harm that accounts for one-third of older problem drinkers...
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Student drinking cultures in tertiary education residential accommodation: A contextual research study Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-12-20 Rose Leontini, Tim Corney
Background: In Australia, harmful drinking among students aged 18–24 years in tertiary education residential accommodation (TRA) remains high, placing students at higher risk of harms than non-TRA ...
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Adverse childhood experiences and neurodevelopmental disorders among youth with and without prenatal substance exposure: A longitudinal matched register-based cohort study Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-12-19 Anne M. Koponen, Niina-Maria Nissinen, Mika Gissler, Ilona Autti-Rämö, Hanna Kahila, Taisto Sarkola
Background: Previous research has shown an association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and secondary mental health problems in youth with prenatal substance exposure (PSE), but the ass...
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School collective efficacy and gambling: A multilevel study of 11th grade students in Stockholm Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-12-15 Gabriella Olsson, Bitte Modin, Sara Brolin Låftman
The aim of the present study was to investigate variations between schools when it comes to gambling and risk gambling, and, in particular, to analyse the links between school collective efficacy a...
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Dilemmas of belonging: Young Muslim women in the Danish youth alcohol culture Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-12-04 Marie Fjellerup Bærndt, Vibeke Asmussen Frank
Aim: Focusing on drinking and partying among young Muslim women in Denmark, our aim was to examine how the drinking practices of young Muslim women are influenced by belonging, understood as sentim...
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Gambling operators’ social media image creation in Finland and Sweden 2017–2020 Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-11-24 Mikaela Lindeman, Vilja Männistö-Inkinen, Matilda Hellman, Veera Kankainen, Emmi Kauppila, Johan Svensson, Robin Nilsson
Aim: This is a first audit of how gambling operators in Finland and Sweden address citizens on social media. The study is able to pinpoint some differences between how gambling operators utilise so...
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The development and validation of the pandemic medication-assisted treatment questionnaire for the assessment of pandemic crises impact on medication management and administration for patients with opioid use disorders Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-11-08 Christonikos Leventelis, Alexandra Katsouli, Vasileios Stavropoulos, Anna Karasavvidou, Panagiotis Papadopoulos, Petros T. Barmpas, Sotiris Tasoulis, Aristidis S. Veskoukis, Maria Tsironi
Pandemic and the globally applied restriction measures mainly affect vulnerable population groups, such as patients with opioid use disorders. Towards inhibiting SARS-Cov-2 spread, the medication-a...
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The effect of employment support integrated in substance use treatment: A health economic cost-effectiveness simulation of three different interventions Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-11-07 Eline Borger Rognli, Linn Nathalie Støme, Kari Jorunn Kværner, Christian Wilhelmsen, Espen Ajo Arnevik
Background: Unemployment rates for individuals in treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) are high, with Norwegian estimates in the range of 81%–89%. Although Individual Placement and Support (I...
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Predictors of beverage-specific, alcohol consumption trajectories: A Swedish population-based cohort study Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-11-04 Anna Sidorchuk, Karin Engström, Jette Möller, Katalin Gémes
Aim: The aim of the study was to examine whether changes in alcohol consumption over time differ according to beverage types, and to what extent socioeconomic, lifestyle and health-related factors ...
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Analysis of illicit stimulant use triangulating wastewater, general population survey and web survey data Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-11-04 Karoliina Karjalainen, Teemu Gunnar, Pekka Hakkarainen, Aino Kankaanpää, Sanna Rönkä
Background: We analysed illicit stimulant use in Finland by comparing three separate datasets collected at the same time. Methods: The data used were wastewater analysis (2014 and 2018), population...
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Traumatic experiences and PTSD symptoms in substance use disorder: A comparison of recovered versus current users Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-11-04 Anna Belfrage, Anne Lill Mjølhus Njå, Siri Lunde, Janne Årstad, Elise Constance Fodstad, Torgeir Gilje Lid, Aleksander Hagen Erga
Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of traumatic experiences and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in treatment-seeking individuals with ongoing sub...
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Risk factors for substance use in Swedish adolescents: A study across substances and time points Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-09-06 Nicklas Dennermalm, Patrik Karlsson, Mats Ekendahl
Aim: The public health model for prevention of disease and disorder has been influential in informing interventions regarding substance use. While a number of risk factors within this model have be...
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The critical role of peer reviewers: Challenges and future steps Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-09-01 Nady el-Guebaly, John Foster, Anees Bahji, Matilda Hellman
The critical role of peer reviewers in the publishing process is examined. Examples of typical challenges are provided, including the relative lack of rewards for this important task. Particular at...
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Gambling and Gambling Problem Perception Questionnaire as a tool to evaluate professionals’ attitudes towards problem gamblers and training programmes in Japan Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-09-01 Munenori Katayama, Keiji Kobara, Norihito Shirakawa
Aim: To develop and measure the psychometric properties of the Gambling and Gambling Problem Perception Questionnaire (GGPPQ); a scale to evaluate professionals’ attitudes towards people with probl...
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Gender- and age-stratified analyses of gambling disorder in Finland between 2011 and 2020 based on administrative registers Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-08-19 Anne H. Salonen, Sari Castrén, Tiina A. Latvala, Tanja Grönroos, Jonna Levola, Miika Vuori
Aim: Prevalence studies on gambling have largely relied on survey samples. Little is known about the diagnosed prevalence of gambling disorder (GD) based on register data. This study examines the a...
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Drug control and human rights in the Russian Federation Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-08-12 Matilda Hellman
Russia has a high prevalence of drug use and has already for some years suffered from a widespread injection drug use epidemic with an estimated over 2% of the population being people who inject drugs (PWID). In 2020, a total of 18,013 people overdosed on illicit drugs and 7,366 died as a consequence, which is a 16% increase compared to 2019 (Sárosi, 25 February, 2022).
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Gambling policy positions of Finnish newspapers between 2004 and 2020: An automated content analysis Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-08-11 Jani Selin, Riku Nyrhinen
Aims: The media can influence gambling policy formation and public opinion. Previous research has established that the tension between political or public interest in gambling revenue and gambling ...
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Health services in Nordic welfare states: Introducing a new category of providers through the Norwegian free treatment choice reform Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-07-11 Tord Skogedal Lindén, Rune Ervik
Aim: We contribute to the literature on private provision of health care in Nordic countries by studying developments following the 2015 Norwegian free treatment choice reform. The reform introduce...
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Psychometric evaluation of a Swedish version of the Impaired Control Scale for individuals with alcohol use disorder Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-07-11 Stina Ingesson, Johan Ahlen, Nitya Jayaram-Lindström, Anders Hammarberg
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of a Swedish version of the Impaired Control Scale. Impaired control (IC) over alcohol consumption is a core symptom of alcoho...
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Performing normality in working life among heavy substance users Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-06-28 Malin Gunnarsson, Jukka Törrönen
Aim: Work is an important part of most people's everyday lives and well-being. Substance use by employees is associated with several negative consequences, such as absence from work and poor work p...
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A holistic perspective on continuing care for substance use and dependence: Results and implications from an in-depth study of a Norwegian continuing care establishment Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-06-23 Sindre Aske Høyland, Astrid Schuchert, Asgeir Mamen
This article explores, systematically and in depth, users’ perceptions of participating in a Norwegian non-profit establishment that provides a continuing care programme for substance use and dependence. Identified results are linked to a holistic system perspective, where human, technology, and organisation (HTO), as well as external environment, are viewed as intertwined. At the establishment level
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Exclusion of the non-English-speaking world from the scientific literature: Recommendations for change for addiction journals and publishers Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-06-20 Anees Bahji, Laura Acion, Anne-Marie Laslett, Bryon Adinoff
Background: While English is only the native language of 7.3% of the world's population and less than 20% can speak the language, nearly 75% of all scientific publications are English. Aim: To describe how and why scientific contributions from the non-English-speaking world have been excluded from addiction literature, and put forward suggestions for making this literature more accessible to the non-English-speaking
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Influencing adolescents’ attitudes towards nicotine products: A systematic review Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-06-09 Anu Vaihekoski, Hanna Lagström, Sini Eloranta, Susanna Bäärs, Annika Hannula, Mari Lehvikkö, Minna Salakari
Background and aim: Use of nicotine can harm adolescents’ brains and increase risk for future addiction to other drugs. Several international studies show that an acceptable attitude towards nicotine products increases the initiation or use of the products. Adolescents have limited or distorted knowledge about nicotine products. Many of them have a positive image of the properties and effects of nicotine
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New work on the brain and addiction Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-05-20 Matilda Hellman
The brain has become an important part of how we understand ourselves as human beings. Almost everything is nowadays explained by references to the mechanisms of the brain: consumption behaviour, political activity, career choice and marital status. In fact, it is difficult to come up with a single social phenomenon that has not yet been connected to the brain. It is a central and exciting part of
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The impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on where tobacco users purchased cigarettes and snus in different Norwegian regions Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-05-18 Tord Finne Vedøy, Karl Erik Lund
Aims: With the spread of COVID-19, the Norwegian government introduced restrictions on cross-border travel starting March 2020. Purchase of tobacco when travelling, especially from Sweden and duty-free shops, has comprised a substantial part of Norwegian tobacco consumption for many years. We investigated whether COVID-19-related travel restrictions and recommendations led to changes in tobacco purchases
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Changes in alcohol purchases from grocery stores after authorising the sale of stronger beverages: The case of the Finnish alcohol legislation reform in 2018 Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-05-16 Liisa Uusitalo, Jaakko Nevalainen, Ossi Rahkonen, Maijaliisa Erkkola, Hannu Saarijärvi, Mikael Fogelholm, Tomi Lintonen
Aims: The Finnish alcohol law was reformed in January 2018. The availability of alcoholic beverages in grocery stores increased as the legal limit for retail sales of alcoholic drinks was raised from 4.7% to 5.5% alcohol, and the requirement of production by fermentation was abolished. We analysed how the inclusion of strong beers, ciders, and ready-to-drink beverages in grocery stores was reflected
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Esa Österberg (22 June 1948 – 26 September 2021) Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-05-03 Thomas Karlsson, Mikaela Lindeman, Pia Mäkelä, Jussi Simpura, Christoffer Tigerstedt
In 1973, economist Esa Österberg was employed by the Finnish Social Research Institute for Alcohol Studies. He was recruited to collect data for national and international purposes on various indicators related to alcohol policy. Esa's career spanned over four and a half decades. Only he and Robin Room have contributed to the entire chain of publications which started with Kettil Bruun et al. (Alcohol
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Professional helpers' experiences of assisting the bereaved after drug-related deaths: A knowledge gap Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-05-02 Monika Alvestad Reime, Hilde-Margit Løseth, Sari Kaarina Lindeman, Kristine Berg Titlestad, Kari Dyregrov, Lillian Bruland Selseng
Background and aims: Drug-related death (DRD) is a major public health concern in the Nordic countries, in the rest of Europe and in the US. After a DRD, approximately 10–15 next of kin will be left behind. People bereaved after sudden and unexpected deaths have a documented higher risk of reduced quality of life, daily functioning, and early death. It is important to know the resources professional
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Why treatment is not an option: Treatment naïve individuals, suffering from alcohol use disorders’ narratives about alcohol use and treatment seeking Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-04-21 Kristine Tarp, Sengül Sari, Anette Sogaard Nielsen
Aims: To investigate the narratives of in- and outpatients at mental health and somatic hospitals, who suffer from alcohol use disorders (AUD) but have never sought AUD treatment. More specifically, to understand how the individuals view their alcohol use and explore their reasons for not seeking treatment. Methods: Individuals suffering from AUD were recruited at somatic and mental health hospitals
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Australian first-year university college residents’ alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harms Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 1.443) Pub Date : 2022-04-13 Tim Corney, Karin du Plessis
Aim: The study sought to develop an understanding of Australian first-year university residential college students’ alcohol consumption, their experience of alcohol-related harms and their alcohol knowledge. Method: Students were surveyed during Orientation Week in 2015 (N = 84, men 36%) and again in 2017 (N = 97, men = 45%) using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) to measure alcohol