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Open AccessApplying the Canadian Low-Risk Gambling Guidelines to Gambling Harm Reduction in England
There is a need for evidence-based guidelines for gamblers who wish to reduce their risk of harm by setting self-directed limits on their gambling. Recognizing this, the Canadian Low-Risk Gambling Guidelines w...
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Open AccessPatterns of remission from alcohol dependence in the United Kingdom: results from an online panel general population survey
Previous research has demonstrated that remissions from alcohol use disorders can occur without accessing treatment. The current study explored the prevalence of such untreated remissions in the UK and further...
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Knowledge of Cannabinoid Content Among People Living with HIV Who Use Cannabis: a Daily Diary Study
Many people living with HIV (PLWH) use cannabis for medicinal reasons. Patients’ knowledge of the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) concentrations of the cannabis products they use may be import...
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Disentangling Medicinal and Recreational cannabis Use Among People Living with HIV: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study
This study examined the feasibility of using ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to disentangle medicinal cannabis use (MCU) from recreational cannabis use (RCU) among people living HIV (PLWH). Over a 14-day...
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Open AccessUsing a consistency check during data collection to identify invalid responding in an online cannabis screening survey
Inconsistent responding is a type of invalid responding, which occurs on self-report surveys and threatens the reliability and validity of study results. This secondary analysis evaluated the utility of identi...
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Open AccessAugmenting an online self-directed intervention for gambling disorder with a single motivational interview: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Despite the success of gold standard cognitive-behavioral therapy for problem and disordered gambling, the majority of individuals with gambling problems do not seek or receive professional treatment. Thus, th...
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Open AccessAre former heavy drinkers in the UK less likely to identify as being in recovery compared to those in the USA? A pilot test
To provide a preliminary test of the prediction that fewer former heavy drinkers will identify themselves as being in recovery in the UK versus the USA.
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Examining Change in Self-Reported Gambling Measures Over Time as Related to Socially Desirable Responding Bias
Socially desirable responding is a response bias that can affect the accuracy of self-reports. It is especially likely when questions address sensitive topics, such as gambling attitudes, problems and behaviou...
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Acanthodian dental development and the origin of gnathostome dentitions
Chondrichthyan dentitions are conventionally interpreted to reflect the ancestral gnathostome condition but interpretations of osteichthyan dental evolution in this light have proved unsuccessful, perhaps beca...
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Open AccessInformation technology and addiction science: promises and challenges
Information technology can be used to advance addiction science and clinical practice.
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Open AccessThe use of photogrammetric fossil models in palaeontology education
Photogrammetry allows overlap** photographs of fossils to be taken and converted into photo-realistic three-dimensional (3-D) digital models. These models offer potential advantages in teaching palaeontology...
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Correction to: Self-Directed Gambling Changes: Trajectory of Problem Gambling Severity in Absence of Treatment
The original version of this article unfortunately contained errors in the Methods section. The citations blinded during the review process were inadvertently omitted during the production process and subseque...
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Open AccessTargeting mailed nicotine patch distribution interventions to rural regions of Canada: protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Quitting smoking is the most effective way of reducing the risk of cancer among smokers. One way of hel** people stop smoking is to provide them with free Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), such as when NRT...
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Open AccessSmartphone-based secondary prevention intervention for university students with unhealthy alcohol use identified by screening: study protocol of a parallel group randomized controlled trial
Unhealthy alcohol use is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among young people, including university students. Delivering secondary prevention interventions against unhealthy alcohol use is challenging...
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Open AccessBeliefs about cannabis at the time of legalization in Canada: results from a general population survey
Cannabis became a legally available drug in Canada in October of 2018. The objective of this study was to examine beliefs about cannabis use at the time of legalization among past year cannabis users, those wh...
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Open AccessThe last 10 years: any changes in perceptions of the seriousness of alcohol, cannabis, and substance use in Canada?
Over the last decade, there have been a number of changes in the Canadian landscape - the deconstruction of alcohol policy in some provinces, the legalization of cannabis, increased availability of gambling op...
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Open AccessOutcomes of two randomized controlled trials, employing participants recruited through Mechanical Turk, of Internet interventions targeting unhealthy alcohol use
Two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were conducted to explore the utility of the Mechanical Turk (MTurk) crowdsourcing platform to conduct rapid trials evaluating online interventions for unhealthy alcohol...
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Online Self-Directed Interventions for Gambling Disorder: Randomized Controlled Trial
Self-directed treatments for gambling disorder have been developed to attract individuals who are reluctant to seek formal treatment. Self-directed treatments provide individuals with information and support t...
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Open AccessPilot study of a repeated random sampling method for surveys focusing on date-specific differences in alcohol consumption among university students
This paper proposes and pilots a repeated random sampling method to promote the likelihood of collecting drinking data equally representative of the behavior of university students at all times through the aca...
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Betting on Life: Associations Between Significant Life Events and Gambling Trajectories Among Gamblers with the Intent to Quit
Considerable evidence has suggested that problem gambling may be transitory and episodic, with gamblers routinely moving in and out of clinical thresholds. Findings in qualitative and quantitative studies have...
