Mapping discourse coalitions in the Minimum Unit Pricing for alcohol debate: A discourse network analysis of UK newspaper coverage
ConclusionsMedia coverage of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) in Scotland from June 2011 to November 2012 showed alignment between the policy positions of 1) alcohol producers and think ‐tanks opposed to MUP; and 2) public health advocates and health charities in favour of the policy. Some alcohol industry actors were supportive of MUP indicating divisions amongst the industry. Discourse network analysis may be usefully applied to study other highly contested policy issues in hea lth and beyond. (Source: Addiction)
Source: Addiction - November 26, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Gillian Fergie, Philip Leifeld, Ben Hawkins, Shona Hilton Tags: Policy Case Study Source Type: research

How competent are people who use opioids at responding to overdoses? qualitative analyses of actions and decisions taken by lay first ‐responders during overdose emergencies
ConclusionsPeople who use opioids can be trained to respond appropriately to opioid overdoses and thus to save their peers' lives. Overdose response requires both practical competency (e.g. skills and knowledge in administering basic first aid and naloxone) and social competency (e.g. willingness to help others, having the confidence to be authoritative and make decisions, communicating effectively, and demonstrating compassion and care to victims post ‐resuscitation). (Source: Addiction)
Source: Addiction - November 26, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Joanne Neale, Caral Brown, Aimee N. C. Campbell, Jermaine D. Jones, Verena E. Metz, John Strang, Sandra D. Comer Tags: Research Report Source Type: research

Time since first cannabis use and 12 ‐month prevalence of cannabis use disorder among youth and emerging adults in the United States
ConclusionsAmong youth and emerging adults in the US, prevalence of cannabis use disorder appears to increase with time since initiation of use. This increase appears to be steeper for youth than emerging adults. (Source: Addiction)
Source: Addiction - November 26, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Beth Han, Wilson M. Compton, Carlos Blanco, Christopher M. Jones Tags: Research Report Source Type: research

Exploring the relationship between polygenic risk for cannabis use, peer cannabis use, and the longitudinal course of cannabis involvement.
ConclusionsGenetic propensity to cannabis use derived from heterogeneous samples appears to correlate with longitudinal increases in cannabis use frequency in young adults. (Source: Addiction)
Source: Addiction - November 26, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Emma C. Johnson, Rebecca Tillman, Fazil Aliev, Jacquelyn L. Meyers, Jessica E. Salvatore, Andrey P. Anokhin, Danielle M. Dick, Howard J. Edenberg, John Kramer, Samuel Kuperman, Vivia V. McCutcheon, John I. Nurnberger, Bernice Porjesz, Marc Sc Tags: Research Report Source Type: research

Response to commentaries: The quest(ion) remains in the search for a meaningful reduction ‐based end‐point
Addiction, EarlyView. (Source: Addiction)
Source: Addiction - November 25, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Brian D. Kiluk, Garrett M. Fitzmaurice, Eric C. Strain, Roger D. Weiss Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

Commentary on Graydon et al. (2018): Realistic simulations and nudging gambling policy
Addiction, EarlyView. (Source: Addiction)
Source: Addiction - November 22, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: W. Spencer Murch, Luke Clark Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

US state cigarette tax increases and smoke ‐free legislation in relation to cigarette expenditure across household socioeconomic circumstances: a quasi‐experimental study
ConclusionCigarette tax increases in the US between 2000 and 2014 may have reduced smoking prevalence due to an absolute and relative increase in household tobacco expenditure while smoke ‐free policies appear to have led to a reduction in expenditure. Although tax increases had a stronger impact on absolute expenditure among households above the poverty level, impact on relative expenditure was similar, and consequences for socioeconomic inequalities in smoking will vary based on the broader financial situation of households. (Source: Addiction)
Source: Addiction - November 21, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Summer Sherburne Hawkins, Melissa Kull, Christopher F. Baum Tags: Research Report Source Type: research

Machine ‐Learning Prediction of Adolescent Alcohol Use: A Cross‐Study, Cross‐Cultural Validation
ConclusionsComputerized screening software shows promise in predicting the risk of alcohol use among adolescents. (Source: Addiction)
Source: Addiction - November 21, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Mohaamad H. Afzali, Matthew Sunderland, Sherry Stewart, Benoit Masse, Jean Seguin, Nicola Newton, Maree Teesson, Patricia Conrod Tags: Research Report Source Type: research

Compliance with Ecological Momentary Assessment Protocols in Substance Users: a Meta ‐Analysis
ConclusionsThe pooled compliance rate for Ecological Momentary Assessment studies in substance ‐using populations from 1998 to 2017 was lower than the recommended rate of 80%, and was not associated with frequency or duration of assessments. (Source: Addiction)
Source: Addiction - November 21, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Andrew Jones, Danielle Remmerswaal, Ilse Verveer, Eric Robinson, Ingmar H. A. Franken, Cheng K. Fred Wen, Matt Field Tags: Review Source Type: research

Blunted stress reactivity reveals vulnerability to early life adversity in young adults with a family history of alcoholism
ConclusionsPeople with a family history of alcoholism appear to be vulnerable, in terms of changes to physiological stress response, to the impact of exposure to early life adversity (ELA) while people with no family history of alcoholism appear to be resilient. Blunted stress reactivity may reflect differential vulnerability to ELA in young adults with a family history of alcoholism. (Source: Addiction)
Source: Addiction - November 21, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: William R. Lovallo, Andrew J. Cohoon, Ashley Acheson, Kristen H. Sorocco, Andrea S. Vincent Tags: Research Report Source Type: research

Self ‐wise, Other‐wise, Streetwise (SOS) training, an intervention to prevent victimization in dual diagnosis patients: results from a randomized clinical trial
ConclusionsAmong dual diagnosis patients, care as usual plus Self ‐wise, Other‐wise, Streetwise (SOS) training was more effective in preventing victimization than care as usual alone. (Source: Addiction)
Source: Addiction - November 21, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Marleen M. Waal, Jack J. M. Dekker, Martijn J. Kikkert, Carolien Christ, Jaga Chmielewska, Monique W. M. Staats, Wim Brink, Anna E. Goudriaan Tags: Research Report Source Type: research

Dying Alone: The Sad Irrelevance of Naloxone in the Context of Solitary Opiate Use
Addiction, Volume 0, Issue ja, -Not available-. (Source: Addiction)
Source: Addiction - November 21, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Janet M. Wojcicki Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Changes over time in marijuana use, deviant behavior and preference for risky behavior among U.S. adolescents from 2002 ‐2014: Testing the moderating effect of gender and age
ConclusionsWhile marijuana use, deviant behavior, and risk preferences among U.S. adolescents declined from 2002 to 2014, associations have remained stable, with marijuana use positively associated with deviant behavoirs and risk preferences. (Source: Addiction)
Source: Addiction - November 20, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Shadiya L. Moss, Julian Santaella ‐Tenorio, Pia M. Mauro, Katherine M. Keyes, Silvia S. Martins Tags: Research Report Source Type: research

Disentangling longitudinal relations between youth cannabis use, peer cannabis use, and conduct problems: developmental cascading links to cannabis use disorder
ConclusionsCannabis use in adolescence does not appear to lead to greater conduct problems or association with cannabis ‐using peers apart from pre‐existing conduct problems. Instead, adolescents who (1) increasingly affiliate with cannabis‐using peers or (2) have increasing levels of conduct problems are more likely to use cannabis, and this cascading chain of events appears to predict cannabis use disorder in emerging adulthood. (Source: Addiction)
Source: Addiction - November 20, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Ivy N. Defoe, Atika Khurana, Laura M. Betancourt, Hallam Hurt, Daniel Romer Tags: Research Report Source Type: research

Age ‐varying effects of cannabis use frequency and disorder on symptoms of psychosis, depression and anxiety in adolescents and adults
ConclusionsSignificant associations between cannabis use (CU) frequency and disorder (CUD) and psychotic and depressive symptoms in late adolescence and young adulthood extend across adulthood, and include anxiety. (Source: Addiction)
Source: Addiction - November 16, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Bonnie J. Leadbeater, Megan E. Ames, Ashley N. Linden ‐Carmichael Tags: Research Report Source Type: research