Publikasjoner fra Cristin - SIRUS
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Alcohol consumption as a risk factor for suicidal behavior: A systematic review of associations at the individual and at the population level
(Journal article, 2016)To provide an updated review of the magnitude of the relationship between alcohol use and suicidal behaviour at the individual and the population level. Systematic literature searches retrieved 14 reviews of individual ... -
Experienced harm from other people’s drinking: a comparison of Northern European countries
(Journal article, 2015)This study addresses how experienced harm from other people's drinking varies between six Northern European countries by comparing 1) the prevalence of experienced harm and 2) the correlates of harm. The data comprise ... -
Associations between emotional distress and heavy drinking among young people: A longitudinal study
(Journal article, 2015)This study adds to the meagre body of longitudinal research on the link between emotional distress and alcohol use among young people. We address the following research questions: Are symptoms of anxiety and depressed mood ... -
Associations between emotional distress and heavy drinking among young people: A longitudinal study
(Journal article, 2015)This study adds to the meagre body of longitudinal research on the link between emotional distress and alcohol use among young people. We address the following research questions: Are symptoms of anxiety and depressed mood ... -
Are overdoses treated by ambulance services an opportunity for additional interventions? A prospective cohort study
(Journal article, 2015)To assess whether people who inject drugs (PWID) and who are treated for overdose by ambulance services have a greater mortality risk compared with other PWID, and to compare mortality risk within potentially critical ... -
Overlap in attitudes to policy measures on alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs
(Journal article, 2015)Effective alcohol, tobacco and illegal drug policies reduce the harm to users and third parties. Knowledge about determinants and interrelations between attitudes held by the general public to different types of policy ... -
Bruk av illegale rusmidler: resultater fra befolkningsundersøkelser 2012-2014
(Research report, 2015)I rapporten presenteres resultater for bruk av illegale rusmidler i Norge basert på befolkningsundersøkelser gjennomført av Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB) på oppdrag fra SIRUS. Resultater fra årene 2012-2014 er i all hovedsak ... -
Alcohol-related sickness absence among young employees: Gender differences and the prevention paradox
(Journal article, 2014)Few studies have examined alcohol-related sickness absence among young employees, although young adults are known to drink quite heavily. There are substantial differences in drinking patterns between men and women, yet ... -
Cannabis use and violence: Is there a link?
(Journal article, 2014)While several studies suggest that cannabis users are at increased risk of interpersonal violence, it is not clear to what extent the association is causal. Our paper aims to assess the association between cannabis use and ... -
Do disgusting and fearful anti-smoking advertisements increase or decrease support for tobacco control policies?
(Journal article, 2014)Abstract BACKGROUND: Frightening messages and disgusting pictures are commonly used in anti-smoking media campaigns. How does watching these campaigns affect people's attitudes towards tobacco control policies? METHODS: ... -
Contrasting smokers’ and snus users’ perceptions of their personal tobacco behavior in Norway
(Journal article, 2014)In Norway, snus use and cigarette smoking are at different developmental stages as described by the diffusion of innovation model. Concomitant with declining smoking rates, the use of snus is increasing. In light of these ... -
Tracing the cigarette epidemic: An age-period-cohort study of education, gender and smoking using a pseudo-panel approach
(Journal article, 2014)This study examined if temporal variations in daily cigarette smoking and never smoking among groups with different levels of education fit the pattern proposed by the theory of diffusion of innovations (TDI), while taking ... -
Self-reports of consumption of amphetamines, cocaine and heroin in a survey among marginalized drug users
(Journal article, 2014)Scientific literature offers few measurements of the quantities consumed by individual drug users. Such measurements are used for calculating the total drug consumption by the quantity-frequency method, and are extremely ... -
Whether or not to ride with an intoxicated driver: Predicting intentions using an extended version of the theory of planned behaviour
(Journal article, 2013)The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) extended with past behaviour, moral norm, descriptive norm, demographic variables and frequency of alcohol use is able to ... -
Liver fibrosis progression at autopsy in injecting drug users infected by hepatitis C: A longitudinal long-term cohort study
(Journal article, 2014)There is a paucity of unbiased data on the natural history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in injecting drug users (IDUs). The purpose of this study was to assess the risk of developing advanced fibrosis associated ... -
The distribution and role of causal beliefs, inferences of responsibility, and moral emotions on willingness to help addicts among Norwegian adults
(Journal article, 2014)The purpose of this study was to explore the distribution and role of causal beliefs, inferences of responsibility, and moral emotions on deservingness of help to addicts among Norwegian adults using the social motivational ... -
Is opioid substitution treatment beneficial if injecting behaviour continues?
(Journal article, 2013)Opioid substitution treatment (OST) is recognised as an effective treatment for opioid dependence. Still, a subgroup of OST users continues to inject drugs. This study examines health risks and criminal activity in a ... -
The collectivity of drinking cultures: is the theory applicable to African settings?
(Journal article, 2013)Skog's theory of collective drinking behaviour implies that countries with a strict informal social control of drinking alcohol would not exhibit ‘collective displacement' of consumption (a linear association between ...
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