The Brief Addiction Science Information Source (BASIS)

STASH, Vol. 18(4) - Health care providers report improved knowledge and comfortability working with people who inject drugs as a result of the Six Moments training

This week, STASH reviews a study by Leah Harvey and colleagues that identified health care providers' knowledge of and comfortability with harm reduction strategies aimed at reducing risk of infection among people who inject drugs. Read more →

ASHES, Vol. 18(4) - “I don’t smoke, I JUUL”: Nicotine dependence among e-cigarette users compared to traditional smokers

This week, ASHES reviews a study by Afton Ketcher and colleagues that compared nicotine dependence among adolescent e-cigarette users and adolescent cigarette smokers. Read more →

The DRAM, Vol. 18(4) - Children’s developing understanding of situational drinking norms

This week, The DRAM reviews a study by Megan Cook and colleagues that explored possible sex differences in young children’s developing understanding of situational drinking norms. Read more →

The WAGER, Vol. 27(3) - Reddit and the NFL: What can an online support community for problem gambling tell us about the impact of sports betting legalization?

This week, The WAGER reviews a study by Mark van der Maas and colleagues that analyzed how posts in an online mutual support community for problem gambling have changed with the expansion of legalized sports betting. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 18(3) – Community perspectives on supervised consumption sites for people who use opioids

This week, STASH reviews a study by Jirka Taylor and colleagues that examined community attitudes about implementing supervised consumption sites for people who use opioids in four U.S. counties with high rates of opioid overdose deaths. Read more →

ASHES, Vol. 18(3) - Lack of evidence for the impact of minority stress on cigarette use among gay and bisexual Chinese men

This week, ASHES reviews a study by Jingjing Li and colleagues that examined the association between minority stress and cigarette use among gay and bisexual Chinese men in major Chinese cities. Read more →

The DRAM, Vol. 18(3) - I’m in that class too: A Latent Class Analysis of college students’ drinking game consequences

This week, The DRAM reviews a study by Dennis Hoyer and Christopher Correia that examined whether distinct groups of drinkers could be identified based on the consequences of their participation in drinking games. Read more →

The WAGER, Vol. 27(2) - Emotion regulation and impulsivity among people with Gambling Disorder: How does game preference matter?

This week, The WAGER reviews a study by Cristina Vintró-Alcaraz and colleagues that examined the relationship between emotion regulation and impulsivity, and the preferred type of gambling, among individuals with Gambling Disorder. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 18(2) - Pre-release Medicaid enrollment assistance improves healthcare access

This week, STASH reviews a study by Marguerite E. Burns and colleagues that evaluated prison-based Medicaid enrollment assistance and post-prison release healthcare use among adults with a history of substance use in Wisconsin. Read more →

ASHES, Vol. 18(2) – Support for tobacco control policies among daily smokers

This week, ASHES reviews a study by Tracy T. Smith and colleagues that examined the level of support for different tobacco control policies among daily cigarette smokers in four countries. Read more →