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Staff regard towards working with substance users: a European multi-centre study

Abstract Aims  To compare regard for working with different patient groups (including substance users) among different professional groups in different health care settings in eight European countries. Design  A multi-centre, cross-sectional comparative study. Setting  Primary care, general psychiatry and specialist addiciton services in Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Poland, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

Neural correlates of verbal learning in adolescent alcohol and marijuana users

ABSTRACT Aims  Alcohol and marijuana are the most widely used intoxicants among adolescents, yet their potential unique and interactive influences on the developing brain are not well established. Brain regions subserving learning and memory undergo continued maturation during adolescence, and may be particularly susceptible to substance-related neurotoxic damage

“It’s not rocket science, what I do”: Self-directed harm reduction strategies among drug using ethno-racially diverse gay and bisexual men

Abstract: Background: Research on harm reduction has typically focused on broad-based or organisational strategies such as needle exchange and opiate substitute programmes.

Increased risk for hepatitis C associated with solvent use among Canadian Aboriginal injection drug users

Background: Solvent abuse is a particularly serious issue affecting Aboriginal people. Here we examine the association between solvent use and socio-demographic variables, drug-related risk factors, and pathogen prevalence in Aboriginal injection drug users (IDU) in Manitoba, Canada. Methods: Data originated from a cross-sectional survey of IDU from December 2003 to September 2004.