2025
Global overview of short-term alcohol policies: need for global exchange of experience and impact measurement
Al-Ansari B, Narasimha V, Matanje B, Hanafi E, Fonseca F, Butner J, Long J, Moussa D, Orsolini L, Farokhnia M, Melby K, Kathiresan P, Huh S, Bhad R, Kouimtsidis C, Baldacchino A. Global overview of short-term alcohol policies: need for global exchange of experience and impact measurement. BJPsych International 2025, 1-5. DOI: 10.1192/bji.2025.16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth-related issuesGlobal public health concernPublic health concernControl alcohol consumptionExchange of experiencesAlcohol policyAlcohol consumptionAlcohol use disorderAlcohol industryHealth concernGlobal alcohol industryImpact measuresUse disorderAction planCOVID-19 pandemicGlobal exchangeNational policy
2023
Understanding the use of telemedicine across different opioid use disorder treatment models: A scoping review
Teck J, Butner J, Baldacchino A. Understanding the use of telemedicine across different opioid use disorder treatment models: A scoping review. Journal Of Telemedicine And Telecare 2023, 31: 500-514. PMID: 37661829, PMCID: PMC12044217, DOI: 10.1177/1357633x231195607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderUse disordersModel of careRole of telemedicineJoanna Briggs Institute methodologyComplex healthcare needsUse of telemedicineData extraction formInclusion healthOvid MEDLINEInclusion criteriaPre-pandemic normsExtraction formPWOUDHealthcare needsLiterature searchStudy designCareFunctional benefitsTreatment modelCOVID-19 pandemicDescriptive characteristicsDisordersReviewEvidence-based policy
2022
Harm reduction and abstinence-based models for treatment of substance use disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic: a global perspective
Narasimha VL, Butner J, Hanafi E, Farokhnia M, Bhad R, Chalabianloo F, Kouimtsidis C, Baldacchino A, Arunogiri S. Harm reduction and abstinence-based models for treatment of substance use disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic: a global perspective. BJPsych International 2022, 19: 66-69. PMID: 36287782, PMCID: PMC9540565, DOI: 10.1192/bji.2022.1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
A Global Survey on Changes in the Supply, Price, and Use of Illicit Drugs and Alcohol, and Related Complications During the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic
Farhoudian A, Radfar SR, Ardabili H, Rafei P, Ebrahimi M, Zonoozi A, De Jong CAJ, Vahidi M, Yunesian M, Kouimtsidis C, Arunogiri S, Hansen H, Brady KT, Consortium I, Abagiu A, Abouna F, Ahmed M, Al-ansari B, Abu Al-khair F, Almaqbali M, Ambekar A, Arya S, Asebikan V, Ayasreh M, Basu D, Benmebarek Z, Bhad R, Blaise M, Bonnet N, Brasch J, Broers B, Busse A, Butner J, Camilleri M, Campello G, Carra G, Celic I, Chalabianloo F, Chaturvedi A, de JesĂşs Eduardo Noyola Cherpitel J, Clark K, Cyders M, de Bernardis E, Deilamizade A, Derry J, Dhagudu N, Dolezalova P, Dom G, Dunlop A, Elhabiby M, Elkholy H, Essien N, Farah G, Ferri M, Floros G, Friedman C, Fuderanan C, Gerra G, Ghosh A, Gogia M, Grammatikopoulos I, Grandinetti P, Guirguis A, Gutnisky D, Haber P, Hassani-Abharian P, Hooshyari Z, Ibrahim I, Ieong H, Indradewi R, Iskandar S, Isra T, Jain S, James S, Javadi S, Joe K, Jokubonis D, Jovanova A, Kamal R, Kantchelov A, Kathiresan P, Katzman G, Kawale P, Kern A, Kessler F, Kim S, Kimball A, Kljucevic Z, Kurniasanti K, Lev R, Lee H, Lengvenyte A, Lev-ran S, Mabelya G, Mahi M, Maphisa J, Maremmani I, Masferrer L, Massah O, McCambridge O, McGovern G, Min A, Moghanibashi-Mansourieh A, Mora-Rios J, Mudalige I, Mukherjee D, Munira P, Myers B, N. J, Narasimha V, Ndionuka N, Nejatisafa A, Niaz K, Nizami A, Nuijens J, Orsolini L, Oum V, Oyemade A, Palavra I, Pant S, Paredes J, Peyron E, QuirĂłs R, Qurishi R, Rafiq N, Rao R, Ratta-apha W, Raymond K, Reimer J, Renaldo E, Rezapour T, Robertson J, Roncero C, Roub F, Rubenstein E, Rupp C, Saenz E, Salehi M, Samartzis L, Sarubbo L, Segrec N, Shah B, Shen H, Shirasaka T, Shoptaw S, Sintango F, Sosa V, Subata E, Sztycberg N, Taghizadeh F, Teck J, Tjagvad C, Torrens M, Twala J, Vadivel R, Volpicelli J, Weijs J, Wintoniw S, Wittayanookulluk A, Wojnar M, Yasir S, Yitayih Y, Zhao M, Potenza M, Baldacchino A, Ekhtiari H. A Global Survey on Changes in the Supply, Price, and Use of Illicit Drugs and Alcohol, and Related Complications During the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2021, 12: 646206. PMID: 34421664, PMCID: PMC8377291, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.646206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersRelated complicationsCOVID-19 pandemicComplications of alcoholSubstance use patternsCross-sectional surveyCurrent pandemicUse of amphetaminesHypnotic usePrescription opioidsEpidemiologic studiesUse disordersMedicine NetworkComplicationsVulnerable populationsMedicine professionalsDrug supplyDrugsIllicit drugsPossible downstream effectsCOVID-19International SocietyDownstream effectsUse patternsPandemicReorganization of Substance Use Treatment and Harm Reduction Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Global Survey
Radfar SR, De Jong CAJ, Farhoudian A, Ebrahimi M, Rafei P, Vahidi M, Yunesian M, Kouimtsidis C, Arunogiri S, Massah O, Deylamizadeh A, Brady KT, Busse A, Consortium I, Potenza M, Ekhtiari H, Baldacchino A, Abagiu A, Abouna F, Ahmed M, Al-ansari B, Abu Al-khair F, Almaqbali M, Ambekar A, Ardabili H, Arya S, Lasebikan V, Ayasreh M, Basu D, Benmebarek Z, Bhad R, Blaise M, Bonnet N, Brasch J, Broers B, Butner J, Camilleri M, Campello G, Carra G, Celic I, Chalabianloo F, Chaturvedi A, de JesĂşs Eduardo Noyola Cherpitel J, Clark K, Cyders M, de Bernardis E, Derry J, Dhagudu N, Dolezalova P, Dom G, Dunlop A, Elhabiby M, Elkholy H, Essien N, Farah G, Ferri M, Floros G, Friedman C, Fuderanan C, Gerra G, Ghosh A, Gogia M, Grammatikopoulos I, Grandinetti P, Guirguis A, Gutnisky D, Haber P, Hassani-Abharian P, Hooshyari Z, Ibrahim I, Ieong H, Indradewi R, Iskandar S, Jain S, James S, Javadi S, Joe K, Jokubonis D, Jovanova A, Kamal R, Kantchelov A, Kathiresan P, Katzman G, Kawale P, Kern A, Kessler F, Kim S, Kimball A, Kljucevic Z, Siste K, Lev R, Lee H, Lengvenyte A, Lev-ran S, Mabelya G, Mahi M, Maphisa J, Maremmani I, Masferrer L, McCambridge O, McGovern G, Min A, Moghanibashi-Mansourieh A, Mora-Rios J, Mudalige I, Mukherjee D, Munira P, Myers B, N J, Narasimha V, Ndionuka N, Nejatisafa A, Niaz K, Nizami A, Nuijens J, Orsolini L, Oum V, Oyemade A, Palavra I, Pant S, Paredes J, Peyron E, QuirĂłs R, Qurishi R, Rafiq N, Rao R, Ratta-apha W, Raymond K, Reimer J, Renaldo E, Rezapour T, Robertson J, Roncero C, Roub F, Rubenstein E, Rupp C, Saenz E, Salehi M, Samartzis L, Sarubbo L, Segrec N, Shah B, Shen H, Shirasaka T, Shoptaw S, Sintango F, Sosa V, Subata E, Sztycberg N, Taghizadeh F, Teck J, Tjagvad C, Torrens M, Twala J, Vadivel R, Volpicelli J, Weijs J, Wintoniw S, Wittayanookulluk A, Wojnar M, Yasir S, Yitayih Y, Zhao M, Zonoozi A. Reorganization of Substance Use Treatment and Harm Reduction Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Global Survey. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2021, 12: 639393. PMID: 34025471, PMCID: PMC8135096, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.639393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersHarm reduction servicesSUD treatmentHealth responseReduction servicesAdequate medication supplyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicHarm reduction programsDisease 2019 pandemicCOVID-19 pandemicOverdose prevention interventionsSubstance use treatmentEvidence-based interventionsVulnerable groupsSyringe programsTreatment modalitiesPrevention interventionsCondom distributionPsychiatric careMedication supplyUse disordersBuprenorphine supplyOutreach servicesUse treatmentMedicine professionals
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