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Jürgen Rehm 2023

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Rehm, J. 2023. Minimum Legal Drinking Age-Still an Underrated Alcohol Control Policy. Lancet Public Health, 8(5):e321-e322.

Rehm, J., Badaras, R., Ferreira-Borges, C., Galkus, L., Gostautaite Midttun, N., Gobiņa, I., Janik-Koncewicz, K., Jasilionis, D., Jiang, H., Kim, K.V., Lange, S., Liutkutė-Gumarov, V., Manthey, J., Miščikienė, L., Neufeld, M., Petkevičienė, J., Radišauskas, R., Reile, R., Room, R., Stoppel, R., Tamutienė, I., Tran, A., Trišauskė, J., Zatoński, M., Zatoński, W.A., Zurlytė, I. & Štelemėkas, M. 2023. Impact of the Who "Best Buys" for Alcohol Policy on Consumption and Health in the Baltic Countries and Poland 2000–2020. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 33:100704.

Rehm, J., Ferreira-Borges, C., Kokole, D., Neufeld, M., Olsen, A., Rovira, P., Segura Garcia, L., Tran, A. & Colom, J. 2023. Assessing the Impact of Providing Digital Product Information on the Health Risks of Alcoholic Beverages to the Consumer at Point of Sale: A Pilot Study. Drug Alcohol Rev, 42(6):1332-1337.

Rehm, J., Jiang, H., Kim, K.V., Room, R., Rovira, P., Shield, K.D., Tran, A., Lange, S. & Stelemekas, M. 2023. Using Direct and Indirect Estimates for Alcohol-Attributable Mortality: A Modelling Study Using the Example of Lithuania. Eur Addict Res, 29(2):119-126.

Rehm, J., Lange, S., Gobina, I., Janik-Koncewicz, K., Miscikiene, L., Reile, R., Stoppel, R., Tran, A., Ferreira-Borges, C., Jasilionis, D., Jiang, H., Kim, K.V., Manthey, J., Neufeld, M., Petkeviciene, J., Radisauskas, R., Room, R., Liutkute-Gumarov, V., Zatonski, W.A. & Stelemekas, M. 2023. Classifying Alcohol Control Policies between 2000 and 2020 in Poland and the Baltic Countries to Model Potential Impact. Addiction, 118(3):449-458.

Rehm, J., Rovira, P., Manthey, J. & Anderson, P. 2023. Reduction of Alcoholic Strength: Does It Matter for Public Health? Nutrients, 15(4).

Rehm, J. & Sornpaisarn, B. 2023. Canada’s Cannabis Legalization with Strict Public Health Control. SUCHT, 69(1):15-18.

Ali, F., Kaura, A., Russell, C., Bonn, M., Bruneau, J., Dasgupta, N., Imtiaz, S., Martel-Laferrière, V., Rehm, J., Shahin, R. & Elton-Marshall, T. 2023. Identifying Barriers and Facilitators to Covid-19 Vaccination Uptake among People Who Use Drugs in Canada: A National Qualitative Study. Harm Reduction Journal, 20(1):99.

Ali, F., Russell, C., Law, J., Talbot, A., Elton-Marshall, T., Bozinoff, N., Imtiaz, S., Rehm, J., Giang, V. & Rush, B. 2023. Withdrawal Management Practices and Services in Canada: A Cross-Sectional National Survey on the Management of Opioid Use Disorder. Canadian Journal of Addiction, 14(1):6-14.

Andreacchi, A.T., Smith, B.T., Rehm, J., Crepault, J.F., Sherk, A. & Hobin, E. 2023. The Distribution of Alcohol-Attributable Healthcare Encounters across the Population of Alcohol Users in Ontario, Canada. Prev Med Rep, 35:102388.

Babor, T. F., Casswell, S., Graham, K., Huckle, T., Livingston, M., Rehm, J., Room, R., Rossow, I., & Sornpaisarn, B. (2023). Alkohol: Kein gewöhnliches Konsumgut: Eine Zusammenfassung der dritten Auflage [Alcohol: No ordinary commodity—A summary of the third edition]. Sucht: Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis, 69(4), 147–162.

Barbosa, C., Dowd, W.N., Neuwahl, S.J., Rehm, J., Imtiaz, S. & Zarkin, G.A. 2023. Modeling the Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic-Driven Increases in Alcohol Consumption on Health Outcomes and Hospitalization Costs in the United States. Addiction, 118(1):48-60.

Barry, R., Rehm, J., de Oliveira, C., Gozdyra, P., Chen, S. & Kurdyak, P. 2023. Help-Seeking Behavior among Adults Who Attempted or Died by Suicide in Ontario, Canada. Suicide Life Threat Behav, 53(1):54-63.

Barry, R., Rehm, J., de Oliveira, C., Gozdyra, P., Chen, S. & Kurdyak, P. 2023. The Relationship between Rurality, Travel Time to Care and Death by Suicide. BMC Psychiatry, 23(1):345.

 Crepault, J.F., Russell, C., Watson, T.M., Strike, C., Bonato, S. & Rehm, J. 2023. What Is a Public Health Approach to Substance Use? A Qualitative Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis. Int J Drug Policy, 112:103958.

Gapstur, S.M., Bouvard, V., Nethan, S.T., Freudenheim, J.L., Abnet, C.C., English, D.R., Rehm, J., Balbo, S., Buykx, P., Crabb, D., Conway, D.I., Islami, F., Lachenmeier, D.W., McGlynn, K.A., Salaspuro, M., Sawada, N., Terry, M.B., Toporcov, T. & Lauby-Secretan, B. 2023. The Iarc Perspective on Alcohol Reduction or Cessation and Cancer Risk. N Engl J Med, 389(26):2486-2494.

Guiraud, J., Addolorato, G., Aubin, H.J., Bachelot, S., Batel, P., de Bejczy, A., Benyamina, A., Caputo, F., Couderc, M., Dematteis, M., Goudriaan, A.E., Gual, A., Lecoustey, S., Lesch, O.M., Maremmani, I., Nutt, D.J., Paille, F., Perney, P., Rehm, J., Rolland, B., Scherrer, B., Simon, N., Soderpalm, B., Somaini, L., Sommer, W.H., Spanagel, R., Walter, H. & van den Brink, W. 2023. Sodium Oxybate for Alcohol Dependence: A Network Meta-Regression Analysis Considering Population Severity at Baseline and Treatment Duration. Alcohol Alcohol, 58(2):125-133.

Imtiaz, S., Nigatu, Y.T., Ali, F., Douglas, L., Hamilton, H.A., Rehm, J., Rueda, S., Schwartz, R.M., Wells, S. & Elton-Marshall, T. 2023. Cannabis Legalization and Cannabis Use, Daily Cannabis Use and Cannabis-Related Problems among Adults in Ontario, Canada (2001–2019). Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 244:109765.

Jiang, H., Tran, A., Petkeviciene, J., Stelemekas, M., Lange, S. & Rehm, J. 2023. Are Restrictions in Sales Hours of Alcohol Associated with Fewer Emergency Room Visits in Lithuania? An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis. Drug Alcohol Rev, 42(2):487-494.

Kilian, C., Klinger, S., Rehm, J. & Manthey, J. 2023. Alcohol Use, Dementia Risk, and Sex: A Systematic Review and Assessment of Alcohol-Attributable Dementia Cases in Europe. BMC Geriatr, 23(1):246.

Kilian, C., Lemp, J.M., Llamosas-Falcon, L., Carr, T., Ye, Y., Kerr, W.C., Mulia, N., Puka, K., Lasserre, A.M., Bright, S., Rehm, J. & Probst, C. 2023. Reducing Alcohol Use through Alcohol Control Policies in the General Population and Population Subgroups: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. EClinicalMedicine, 59:101996.

Kilian, C., Manthey, J., Braddick, F., Lopez-Pelayo, H. & Rehm, J. 2023. Social Disparities in Alcohol's Harm to Others: Evidence from 32 European Countries. Int J Drug Policy, 118:104079.

Kilian, C., Manthey, J., Moskalewicz, J., Braddick, F., Matrai, S., López-Pelayo, H. & Rehm, J. 2023. The Socioeconomic Profile of Alcohol Use in Europe: Findings from 33 European Countries. International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research, 11(1):13-23.

Kilian, C., Manthey, J., Neufeld, M. & Rehm, J. 2023. Affordability of Alcoholic Beverages in the European Union. Eur Addict Res, 29(1):63-66.

Kim, K.V., Russell, C., Kaplan, M.S., Rehm, J. & Lange, S. 2023. Types of Suicide Pacts: A Comparative Analysis Using the National Violent Death Reporting System. Front Psychiatry, 14:1139305.

Kokole, D., Ferreira-Borges, C., Galea, G., Tran, A., Rehm, J. & Neufeld, M. 2023. Public Awareness of the Alcohol-Cancer Link in the Eu and Uk: A Scoping Review. European Journal of Public Health, 33(6):1128-1147.

Kraus, L., Kilian, C., Manthey, J. & Rehm, J. 2023. Alkoholpolitik in Deutschland, Österreich Und Der Schweiz? SUCHT, 69(4):145-146.

Krupchanka, D., Formanek, T., Shield, K., Rehm, J., Heymans, M.W., Fleischmann, A., Degenhardt, L., Gawad, T. & Poznyak, V. 2023. International Monitoring of Capacity of Treatment Systems for Alcohol and Drug Use Disorders: Methodology of the Service Capacity Index for Substance Use Disorders. Int J Methods Psychiatr Res, 32(3):e1950.

Llamosas-Falcón, L., Hasan, O.S.M., Shuper, P.A. & Rehm, J. 2023. Alcohol Use as a Risk Factor for Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Systematic Review and Conclusions for Prevention. International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research, 11(1):3-12.

Llamosas-Falcon, L., Rehm, J., Bright, S., Buckley, C., Carr, T., Kilian, C., Lasserre, A.M., Lemp, J.M., Zhu, Y. & Probst, C. 2023. The Relationship between Alcohol Consumption, BMI, and Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis. Diabetes Care, 46(11):2076-2083.

Llamosas-Falcon, L. & Rehm, J. 2023. Alcohol Consumption in Spain. Med Clin (Barc), 160(7):302-304.

Lange, S., Jiang, H., Kaplan, M.S., Kim, K.V. & Rehm, J. 2023. Association between Acute Alcohol Use and Firearm-Involved Suicide in the United States. JAMA Network Open, 6(3):e235248-e235248.

Lange, S., Jiang, H., Stelemekas, M., Tran, A., Cherpitel, C., Giesbrecht, N., Gostautaite Midttun, N., Jasilionis, D., Kaplan, M.S., Manthey, J., Xuan, Z. & Rehm, J. 2023. Evaluating the Impact of Alcohol Policy on Suicide Mortality: A Sex-Specific Time-Series Analysis for Lithuania. Arch Suicide Res, 27(2):339-352.

Llamosas-Falcon, L., Tran, A., Jiang, H. & Rehm, J. 2023. Liver Holidays? A Meta-Analysis of Drinking the Same Amount of Alcohol Daily or Non-Daily and the Risk for Cirrhosis. Drug Alcohol Rev, 42(1):119-24.

Manthey, J., Armstrong, M.J., Hayer, T., Myran, D.T., Pacula, R.L., Queirolo, R., Rehm, J., Wirth, M. & Zobel, F. 2023. How to Interpret Studies on the Impact of Legalizing Cannabis. Addiction, 118(11):2242-2243.

Manthey, J., Braddick, F., Lopez-Pelayo, H., Shield, K., Rehm, J. & Kilian, C. 2023. Unrecorded Alcohol Use in 33 European Countries: Analyses of a Comparative Survey with 49,000 People Who Use Alcohol. Int J Drug Policy, 116:104028.

Manthey, J., Jasilionis, D., Jiang, H., Mesceriakova, O., Petkeviciene, J., Radisauskas, R., Stelemekas, M. & Rehm, J. 2023. The Impact of Alcohol Taxation Increase on All-Cause Mortality Inequalities in Lithuania: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis. BMC Med, 21(1):22.

Miscikiene, L., Tran, A., Petkeviciene, J., Rehm, J., Vaitkeviciute, J., Galkus, L., Lange, S. & Stelemekas, M. 2023. A Mystery-Shopping Study to Test Enforcement of Minimum Legal Purchasing Age in Lithuania in 2022. Eur J Public Health, 33(2):317–322.

Muller, C.P., Schumann, G., Rehm, J., Kornhuber, J. & Lenz, B. 2023. Self-Management with Alcohol over Lifespan: Psychological Mechanisms, Neurobiological Underpinnings, and Risk Assessment. Mol Psychiatry, 28(7):2683-2696.

Neufeld, M., Bunova, A., Fadeeva, E., Nadezhdin, A., Tetenova, E., Vyshinsky, K., Ferreira-Borges, C., Yurasova, E., Allenov, A., Gornyi, B., Ivanova, E., Kalinina, A., Kontsevaya, A., Bryun, E., Drapkina, O., Gil, A., Khalfin, R., Koshkina, E., Khaltourina, D., Madyanova, V. & Rehm, J. 2023. Translating and Adapting the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (Audit) for Use in the Russian Federation: A Multicentre Pilot Study to Inform Validation Procedures. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 40(5):536-553.

Palakai, R., Sornpaisarn, B., Sawangdee, Y., Chuanwan, S., Saonuam, P., Katewongsa, P. & Rehm, J. 2023. The Cost-Effectiveness of Improved Brief Interventions for Tobacco Cessation in Thailand. Front Public Health, 11:1289561.

Parry, C.D.H., Myers, B., Londani, M., Shuper, P.A., Janse van Rensburg, C., Manda, S.O.M., Nkosi, S., Kekwaletswe, C.T., Hahn, J.A., Rehm, J., Sorsdahl, K. & Morojele, N.K. 2023. Motivational Interviewing and Problem-Solving Therapy Intervention for Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy for Hiv in Tshwane, South Africa: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Impact on Alcohol Consumption. Addiction, 118(11):2164-2176.

Probst, C., Buckley, C., Lasserre, A.M., Kerr, W.C., Mulia, N., Puka, K., Purshouse, R.C., Ye, Y. & Rehm, J. 2023. Simulation of Alcohol Control Policies for Health Equity (Simah): Study Design and First Results. Am J Epidemiol, 192(5):690-702.

Puka, K., Buckley, C., Mulia, N., Purshouse, R.C., Lasserre, A.M., Kerr, W., Rehm, J. & Probst, C. 2023. Behavioral Stability of Alcohol Consumption and Socio-Demographic Correlates of Change among a Nationally Representative Cohort of Us Adults. Addiction, 118(1):61-70.

Puka, K., Kilian, C., Zhu, Y., Mulia, N., Buckley, C., Lasserre, A.M., Rehm, J. & Probst, C. 2023. Can Lifestyle Factors Explain Racial and Ethnic Inequalities in All-Cause Mortality among Us Adults? BMC Public Health, 23(1):1591.

Radišauskas, R., Štelemėkas, M., Petkevičienė, J., Trišauskė, J., Telksnys, T., Miščikienė, L., Gobina, I., Stoppel, R., Reile, R., Janik-Koncewicz, K., Zatonski, W., Lange, S., Tran, A., Rehm, J. & Jiang, H. 2023. Alcohol-Attributable Mortality and Alcohol Control Policy in the Baltic Countries and Poland in 2001–2020: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 18(1):65.

Romeo, J.S., Huckle, T., Casswell, S., Connor, J., Rehm, J. & McGinn, V. 2023. Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Aotearoa, New Zealand: Estimates of Prevalence and Indications of Inequity. Drug Alcohol Rev, 42(4):859-867.

Room, R. & Rehm, J. 2023. "Harm Per Litre" as a Concept and a Measure in Studying Determinants of Relations between Alcohol Consumption and Harm. Int J Drug Policy, 115:104006.

Russell, C., Law, J., Bonn, M., Rehm, J. & Ali, F. 2023. The Increase in Benzodiazepine-Laced Drugs and Related Risks in Canada: The Urgent Need for Effective and Sustainable Solutions. International Journal of Drug Policy, 111:103933.

Russell, C., Law, J., Imtiaz, S., Rehm, J., Le Foll, B. & Ali, F. 2023. The Impact of Methamphetamine Use on Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (Moud) Treatment Retention: A Scoping Review. Addict Sci Clin Pract, 18(1):48.

Schwarzinger, M., Luchini, S., Teschl, M., Alla, F., Mallet, V. & Rehm, J. 2023. Mental Disorders, Covid-19-Related Life-Saving Measures and Mortality in France: A Nationwide Cohort Study. PLoS Med, 20(2):e1004134.

Sohi, I., Shield, K.D., Rehm, J. & Monteiro, M. 2023. Digital Interventions for Reducing Alcohol Use in General Populations: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, 47(10):1813-1832.

Solovei, A., Rovira, P., Anderson, P., Jane-Llopis, E., Natera Rey, G., Arroyo, M., Medina, P., Mercken, L., Rehm, J., de Vries, H. & Manthey, J. 2023. Improving Alcohol Management in Primary Health Care in Mexico: A Return-on-Investment Analysis. Drug Alcohol Rev, 42(3):680-390.

Sornpaisarn, B., Limmade, Y., Pengpid, S., Jayasvasti, I., Chhoun, P., Somphet, V., Mustapha, F.I., Kaung, K.K., Chailek, C., Bao, T.Q. & Rehm, J. 2023. Assessing Data Availability of Ncd Prevention and Control in Six Asean Countries Based on Who Global Monitoring Framework and the Progress Monitor Indicators. BMC Public Health, 23(1):272.

Sornpaisarn, B., Pipattanachat, V., Lamyai, W., Silawan, T., Dejkriengkrailkul, N., Thitipraserth, W. & Rehm, J. 2023. Facts and Analysis of Thailand’s Cannabis Policies: A Public Health Perspective. Journal of Health Science, 32(2):375-388.

Sornpaisarn, B., Rehm, J., Tamdee, D., Wisutthananon, A., Thummathai, K., Tongtua, K., Rutivarnich, V., Suriyalangka, A., Hengboonphan, D. & Lange, S. 2023. Evaluating the Efficacy of a Community Participatory Intervention to Prevent Suicide in Thailand: A Randomised Controlled Trial Protocol. BMJ Open, 13(7):e066201.

Štelemėkas, M., Goštautaitė Midttun, N., Lange, S., Liutkutė-Gumarov, V., Manthey, J., Miščikienė, L., Petkevičienė, J., Radišauskas, R., Rehm, J., Trišauskė, J., Telksnys, T. & Thompson, M.J. 2023. Unrecorded Alcohol Consumption in Lithuania: A Modelling Study for 2000–2021. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 58(6):612-618.

Vaitkeviciute, J., Gobina, I., Janik-Koncewicz, K., Lange, S., Miscikiene, L., Petkeviciene, J., Radisauskas, R., Reile, R., Stelemekas, M., Stoppel, R., Telksnys, T., Tran, A., Rehm, J., Zatonski, W.A. & Jiang, H. 2023. Alcohol Control Policies Reduce All-Cause Mortality in Baltic Countries and Poland between 2001 and 2020. Sci Rep, 13(1).

Wood, E., Bright, J., Hsu, K., Goel, N., Ross, J.W.G., Hanson, A., Teed, R., Poulin, G., Denning, B., Corace, K., Chase, C., Halpape, K., Lim, R., Kealey, T. & Rehm, J. 2023. Canadian Guideline for the Clinical Management of High-Risk Drinking and Alcohol Use Disorder. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 195(40):E1364-E1379.

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