The Brief Addiction Science Information Source (BASIS)

STASH, Vol. 17(9) - The price of competition: How legalizing cannabis affects the street price of drugs

This week, STASH reviews a study by Angélica Meinhofer and Adrian Rubli that examined how legalizing recreational cannabis has affected the prices of illegal drugs. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 17(8) – Accurate knowledge of a Good Samaritan law among people who use drugs

This week, STASH reviews a study by Soroush Moallef and colleagues that evaluated the prevalence of and factors associated with accurate knowledge of Good Samaritan laws among people who use illicit drugs in Vancouver, British Columbia. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 17(7) - Kitchen confidential: Mental health and substance use among restaurant workers in the wake of COVID-19

This week, STASH reviews a study by Diego Bufquin and colleagues that investigated the relationships between work status, mental health, substance use, and career turnover intention among restaurant employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 17(6) - Does legalizing marijuana increase self-harm or assault?

This week, STASH reviews a study by Ellicott Mathay and colleagues that examined whether state laws legalizing marijuana increased rates of self-harm or assault. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 17(5) – The power of patient voice: Addressing provider stigma toward opioid use disorder through personal narrative

This week, STASH reviews a study by Jeffrey Schlaudecker and colleagues that examined if hearing personal narratives directly from individuals in active recovery positively impacts primary care provider attitudes and beliefs about persons with opioid use disorder. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 17(4) - Does high school drug use matter in adulthood?: Trends in adolescent and future young adulthood drug use across race and ethnicity

This week, STASH reviews a study by Saijun Zhang and colleagues that examined how the use of different types of drugs in adolescence predicts future drug use in young adulthood, with differences across race and ethnicity. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 17(3) - The reciprocal relationship between substance use and insomnia

This week, STASH reviews a study by Joëlle Pasman and colleagues that used genetic evidence to test for causal relationships between substance use and insomnia. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 17(2) - Protective factors against drug use and sexual risk behavior in Black adolescent girls

This week, as part of our Black History Month Special Series, STASH reviews a study by Ijeoma Opara and colleagues that examined protective factors against drug use and sexual risk behavior in Black adolescent girls. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 17(1) - All the cool kids are doing it: The influence of peer pressure and emotional detachment on teenager’s early substance use initiation

This week, STASH reviews a study by Martin Gallegos and colleagues that examined the role of emotional detachment from parents and peer pressure on the transition from alcohol, marijuana or tobacco use to the initiation of illicit substance use. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 16(13) - Are e-cigarettes a gateway to tobacco cigarettes for adolescents?

This week, STASH reviews a study by Gary Chan and colleagues which reviewed and critiqued research that has examined whether e-cigarettes are a “gateway” for adolescents to later smoke cigarettes. Read more →