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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.
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This week, ASHES reviews a study by Afton Ketcher and colleagues that compared nicotine dependence among adolescent e-cigarette users and adolescent cigarette smokers.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Video games often contain ‘adult’ content that may not be appropriate for younger players, such as gambling and alcohol, tobacco, and other substance use. Addiction & the Humanities explores the pervasiveness and portrayal of these themes within video games and discusses the implications they may have on stakeholders and consumers – including children and adolescents.
This week, Addiction & the Humanities looks at a portrayal of Gambling Disorder in Uncut Gems, a film that depicts the story of a New York City jewelry dealer who continues to gamble despite his increasing debt.
Depictions of tobacco use are on the rise in programming found on streaming platforms. This week, Addiction & the Humanities investigates smoking imagery in popular shows that attract young viewers, such as Netflix’s Stranger Things.