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J Psychoactive Drugs
January 2025
Department of Psychology, Washington State University Vancouver, Vancouver, WA, USA.
Recent research on the potential therapeutic value of psychedelic substances has led to changes in media representation and drug policy in some U.S. states.
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January 2025
FPCEUP - Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal.
Portugal is commonly recognized as one of the best drug policy examples in the world. Nonetheless, contrasts between drug use risks in rural vs urban settings in the country is an understudied topic, even if its specific challenges are commonly affirmed, both by professionals and people who use drugs (PWUD). The aim of this study was to compare rural and urban environments concerning socio-sanitary services availability; illegal drugs availability; risk behaviors related to drug use; stigma associated with illicit drug use; and social support.
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January 2025
School of Psychological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Background: News media is an important determinant of public understanding of drug policy topics. Recent media reporting around the use of synthetic drugs such as xylazine makes frequent use of non-human metaphors, including reference to the effects of 'zombie drugs'. We investigated whether presentation of news stories which included such dehumanising frames were associated with i) increased stigmatising attitudes towards people who use drugs; and ii) lower support for relevant harm reduction programmes.
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January 2025
Department of Psychology, The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada.
The increasing acceptance of cannabis use, and policy changes in several jurisdictions has led researchers and public health experts to call for a standard cannabis dose. Standard dosing units are useful tools for regulation, substance use guidelines, data collection, consistency of research, as a means of communicating low-risk recommendations and dose-related effects, and for self-monitoring. Efforts to standardize cannabis dose have focused on cannabinoid content without considering tolerance or mode.
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January 2025
Department of Pharmaceutical Care, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The use of analgesics has increased globally over the last three decades. Prescription drug abuse has increased significantly, and opioids have been identified as causing further harm to the world. This study explored the utilization and expenditure associated with opioids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) from 2010 to 2020 in Saudi Arabia.
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