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Jürgen Rehm 2024
Trends in drug overdose deaths among adults 65 years of age and older in Canada (2000–2022)Sameer Imtiaz, Farihah Ali, Nat Kaminski, Cayley Russell, Jürgen RehmAlthough young adults and middle-aged adults have borne the brunt of the drug overdose crisis in Canada, older adults are also at an increased risk of harms. We examined trends in drug overdose deaths and opioid overdose deaths…
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Changes in medical cannabis use in Ontario, Canada (2014 to 2019): Trajectory of trends, medical authorization patterns and association with recreational cannabis legalizationSameer Imtiaz, Yeshambel Nigatu, Farihah Ali, Tara Elton-Marshall, Jürgen Rehm, Sergio Rueda, Hayley HamiltonWe characterized trends in medical cannabis use; examined characteristics associated with medical cannabis use without… |
A dose-response meta-analysis on the relationship between average amount of alcohol consumed and death by suicideShannon Lange, Laura Llamosas-Falcón, Kawon Kim, Aurélie Lasserre, Heather Orpana, Courtney Bagge, Michael Roerecke, Jürgen Rehm, Charlotte ProbstThis is the first evidence synthesis on the dose-response relationship between average alcohol consumption and death by suicide. |
Covid-19, the polarization of substance use, and mental healthJürgen RehmWhat does polarization mean and how can it be explained? First of all, economic crises or natural catastrophes lead to a reduction in availability and/or affordability of substances. In the case of COVID-19, lockdowns, restaurant and bar closures, disruptions of the supply… |
Impact of alcohol use on liver disease outcomesHailemichael Desalegn, Luis Antonio Diaz, Jürgen Rehm, Juan Pablo ArabAlcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is a well-recognized consequence of heavy alcohol consumption. ALD develops in a dose-dependent manner and has a higher incidence in individuals exhibiting a more |
Designing and implementing an experimental survey on knowledge and perceptions about alcohol warning labelsDaniela Correia, Alexander Tran, Daša Kokole, Maria Neufeld, Aleksandra Olsen, Tiina Likki, Carina Ferreira-Borges, Jürgen RehmThis paper describes the design and implementation of an online survey experiment to investigate the effects of alcohol warning labels on alcohol-related knowledge, risk perceptions and intentions…
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Rescheduling alcohol marketing bans within the World Health Organization menu of policy optionsHailemichael Desalegn, Luis Antonio Diaz, Jürgen Rehm, Juan Pablo ArabLETTER TO THE EDITOR |
Does higher alcohol consumption affect attitudes towards alcohol control measures in Estonia?Rainer Reile, Jürgen RehmAlcohol policy is paramount in reducing alcohol-related harms. Making alcohol more expensive via taxation, restricting the physical availability of alcoholic beverages and limiting the exposure to alcohol advertising are examples of policies that have prove… |
Quantifying alcohol-attributable disability-adjusted life years to others than the drinker in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A modelling study based on administrative dataCreated by Sally Casswell, Taisia Huckle, Jose Romeo, Helen Moewaka Barnes, Jennie Connor, Jürgen RehmQuantifying the health burden of alcohol has largely focused upon harm to drinkers, which is an underestimate. There is a growing literature on alcohol‘s harm to others (HTO), but it lacks… |
Restricting alcohol marketing to reduce alcohol consumption: A systematic review of the empirical evidence for one of the ‘best buys’Created by Jakob Manthey, Britta Jacobsen, Sinja Klinger, Bernd Schulte, Jürgen RehmEven though a ban of alcohol marketing has been declared a ‘best buy’ of alcohol control policy, comprehensive systematic reviews on its effectiveness to reduce consumption are lacking… |
Alcoholic beverage types consumed by population subgroups in the United States: Implications for alcohol policy to address health disparitiesWon Kim Cook, William Kerr, Yachen Zhu, Sophie Bright, Charlotte Buckley, Carolin Kilian, Aurelie Lasserre, Laura Llamosas-Falcón, Nina Mulia, Jürgen Rehm, Charlotte ProbstIndividuals with low socio-economic status, racial/ethnic minority status or high drinking level prefer liquor and beer. As alcohol taxes, sales and marketing practices all are… |
Effects of cannabis legalisation on patterns of cannabis consumption among adolescents in Ontario, Canada (2001- 2019)Created by Sameer Imtiaz, Yeshambel Nigatu, Marcos Sanches, Farihah Ali, Angela Boak, Laura Douglas, Hayley Hamilton, Jürgen Rehm, Sergio Rueda, Robert Schwartz, Samantha Wells, Tara Elton-Marshall.Cannabis legalisation was enacted on 17 October 2018 in Canada. Accordingly, the effects of cannabis legalisation on patterns of cannabis consumption were examined among adolescents… |
Cannabis Legalization and Driving under the Influence of Cannabis and Driving under the Influence of Alcohol among Adult and Adolescent Drivers in Ontario, Canada (2001–2019).Created by Sameer Imtiaz, Yeshambel Nigatu, Farihah Ali, Branka Agic, Tara Elton-Marshall, Huan Jiang, Jürgen Rehm, Sergio Rueda…Background The impacts of cannabis legalization on driving under the influence of cannabis and driving under the influence of alcohol among adults and adolescents were examined in Ontario, Canada… |
How Does Alcohol Use Impact Morbidity and Mortlity of Liver Cirrhosis? A Systematic Review and Dose–Response Meta-Analysis.Created by Laura Llamosas-Falcón, Charlotte Probst, Charlotte Buckley, Huan Jiang, Aurélie Lasserre, Klajdi Puka, Alexander Tran, Yachen Zhu & Jürgen Rehm.Alcohol consumption is the most important risk factor responsible for the disease burden of liver cirrhosis (LC). Estimates of risk relationships available usually neither… |
A public health perspective on mitigating the global burden of chronic liver diseaseMaya Balakrishnan, Jürgen RehmChronic liver disease is a significant global health problem. Epidemiological trends do not show improvement in chronic liver disease incidence but rather a shift in etiologies, with steatotic liver disease (SLD) from metabolic dysfunction and alcohol becoming increasingly important causes… |
Trends and projection in the proportion of (heavy) cannabis use in Germany from 1995 to 2021Created by Sally Olderbak, Justin Mockl, Jakob Manthey, Sara Lee, Jürgen Rehm, Eva Hoch, Ludwig Kraus.To measure the current trends of cannabis use in Germany, measure trends in the proportion of heavy cannabis users and estimate future cannabis use rates… |
Youth Cannabis Use and Subsequent Health Service Use for Mood and Anxiety Disorders: A Population-Based Cohort Study.Created by André McDonald, Paul Kurdyak, Jürgen Rehm, Michael Roerecke & Susan Bondy.Epidemiologic research suggests a modest association between youth cannabis use and mood and anxiety disorders (MADs). However, current evidence is based mostly on cohort studies using data from the 20th century when cannabis was significantly less potent than today… |
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