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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 ... -
Chain of care for patients with intentional self-harm: An effective strategy to reduce suicide rates?
(Journal article, 2009)Er behandlingskjede for pasienter med villet egenskade en effektiv strategi for å redusere selvmordsratene? Det å etablere en behandlingskjede for pasienter innlagt i sykehus etter selvmordsforsøk eller annen villet ... -
Changes in youth gambling after the removal of slot machines in Norway
(Journal article, 2013)To examine whether the ban and complete removal of slot machines in Norway in 2007 may have led to: a) changes in gambling behaviour and changes in prevalence of problem gambling among adolescents, and b) changes in gambling ... -
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 ... -
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: ... -
Does liberalizing cannabis laws increase cannabis use?
(Journal article, 2014)A key question in the ongoing policy debate over cannabis' legal status is whether liberalizing cannabis laws leads to an increase in cannabis use. This paper provides new evidence on the impact of a specific type of ... -
Drug-related causes of death: Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of the deceased
(Journal article, 2015)The aim of this study was to describe subgroups of those who died from a drug-related cause of death employing demographic and socioeconomic data. A total of 1,628 persons with registered drug-related deaths in the Norwegian ... -
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 ... -
Factors associated with over-serving at drinking establishments
(Journal article, 2015)To address characteristics of drinking establishments, bartenders and patrons that may affect the likelihood of over-serving. A systematic examination of 425 purchase attempts with pseudo-intoxicated patrons enacting scripts ... -
“Girls will be served until you have to carry them out”: Gendered serving practices in Oslo
(Journal article, 2015)Research on heavy drinking among women implies that this behaviour is deviant and criticised by society, which would suggest that intoxicated women are more likely than men to be denied alcohol at drinking establishments. ... -
Group solidarity in a hostile milieu: Immigrant experiences in a street-based drug scene
(Journal article, 2014)Street-based drug scenes are typically portrayed as lacking in solidarity. Studies frequently cast camaraderie as solely instrumental, highly conditional and temporary. The aim of this article is to explore social dynamics ... -
Hard drug use in Norway
(Journal article, 2010)Background: Hard drug use has a variety of heavy personal, social and economic costs. Knowing the size of the hard drug use population, the types of drugs consumed and modes of consumption can help policy makers design ... -
Heavy episodic drinking and deliberate self-harm in young people: a longitudinal cohort study
(Journal article, 2014)The aim was to assess the association between heavy episodic drinking (HED) and deliberate self-harm (DSH) in young people in Norway. We analysed data on past-year HED and DSH from the second (1994) and third (1999) waves ... -
Heroin smoking and heroin using trends in Norway
(Journal article, 2010)Background: Hard drug use has a variety of heavy personal, social and economic costs. Knowing the size of the hard drug use population, the types of drugs consumed and modes of consumption can help policy makers design ... -
How has the availability of snus influenced cigarette smoking in Norway?
(Journal article, 2014)In Norway, low-nitrosamine smokeless tobacco (snus) is allowed to compete with cigarettes for market share. We aimed to study how the availability of snus influenced overall tobacco consumption, smoking initiation and ... -
Hva er avhengighet? Et forsøk på en begrepsavklaring
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Illicit use of opioid substitution drugs: Prevalence, user characteristics, and the association with non-fatal overdoses
(Journal article, 2014)Diversion of opioid substitution drugs (OSD) is of public concern. This study examined the prevalence, frequency, and predictors of illicit OSD use in a group of injecting drug users (IDUs) and assessed if such use was ... -
Is drinking with parents associated with high-risk drinking among adolescents
(Journal article, 2015)What are the implications of drinking with parents (DWP) on adolescents' drinking behavior? We expanded the meagre body of research on this controversial issue by assessing the association between the frequency of DWP and ... -
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 ... -
Is video gaming, or video game addiction, associated with depression, academic achievement, heavy episodic drinking, or conduct problems?
(Journal article, 2014)While the relationships between videogame use and negative consequences are debated, the relationships between videogame addiction and negative consequences are fairly well established. However, previous studies suffer ...