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The official journal of APSAD, DAR is the Asia-Pacific's leading multidisciplinary journal addressing issues related to alcohol and drug-related problems.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14653362
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Good paper, showing here, as in other areas, the need for comprehensive approaches to marketing curbs rather than the partial measures predatory industries and their allies promote.
🆕 Cannabis Marketing Restrictions and Exposure to Cannabis Marketing in Legal US Cannabis Markets: Findings From the International Cannabis Policy Study

Lauren Winfield-Ward, Elle Wadsworth, Pete Driezen, David Hammond

doi.org/10.1111/dar....

@uwaterloo.ca @randeurope.org @uniofbath.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Open Access - Interrupted Time Series Analysis of #Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment Utilisation During the Coronavirus Pandemic in Hamburg, #Germany

@mantheyjakob.bsky.social, @carolinkilian.bsky.social, Ludwig Kraus, Anna Schranz, Bernd Schulte

#COVID19

doi.org/10.1111/dar....
February 3, 2026 at 4:13 AM
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Such a cool paper! @kbackholer.bsky.social report results from their work on analysing social media data to detect alcohol marketing.
Open Access - Automated Detection of Digital Alcohol Marketing Using SCANNER: An Integrated Deep-Learning Approach

Florentine Martino, Navoda Liyana Pathirana, Luai Saif, Asim Bhatti, @kbackholer.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1111/dar....

@deakinuniversity.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 11:08 PM
New Case Report online - doi.org/10.1111/dar....

Daniel Dutkiewicz, @drhesterwilson.bsky.social, Thanjira Jiranantakan, Peter Chisholm, Kaniz Fatema, Mark Hardy
January 31, 2026 at 3:12 AM
🆕 Cannabis Marketing Restrictions and Exposure to Cannabis Marketing in Legal US Cannabis Markets: Findings From the International Cannabis Policy Study

Lauren Winfield-Ward, Elle Wadsworth, Pete Driezen, David Hammond

doi.org/10.1111/dar....

@uwaterloo.ca @randeurope.org @uniofbath.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 12:46 AM
🆕 Expanding Access to #Addiction Medicine Specialist Care in Regional #NSW, Australia Through #Telehealth

Clare S. Smylie, Carl I. Moller, Lucy McWilliams, Brendan Clifford, Liam Acheson, Mark Chambers, Krista J. Siefried, Jonathan Brett, Anthony Shakeshaft, et al

doi.org/10.1111/dar....
January 28, 2026 at 5:13 AM
🆕 Traces of Use: Uncovering Drug Use Insights From Paraphernalia Analysis

Emma L. Keller, Brock Peake, Bradley S. Simpson, Marie Longo, Jason M. White, Cobus Gerber

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 27, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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New paper out co-authored with Jennifer Schumann, on the recent emergence of nitazenes in Australia's illicit THC vape supply.

We discuss the regulatory context, implications, and the dangers of conflating adulteration of THC and nicotine vape supply.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Emerging Risks of Nitazene‐Adulterated Vapes in Australia: Balancing Regulation, Access and Harm Reduction
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January 26, 2026 at 10:17 PM
New Online: Cross-Cultural Evaluation of the Alcohol Relapse Risk Scale in an Australian Inpatient

Shijia Winson Lu, Kaniz Fatema, Gilbert Whitton, Daniel Dutkiewicz, Anna Tran, Peter McCaul, Mark Hardy, Iftikhar Ahmad

doi.org/10.1111/dar....
Cross‐Cultural Evaluation of the Alcohol Relapse Risk Scale in an Australian Inpatient Setting
Introduction Alcohol use disorder (AUD) remains a leading cause of preventable disease burden globally, with relapse following inpatient withdrawal a persistent challenge. The Alcohol Relapse Risk S...
doi.org
January 27, 2026 at 5:37 AM
"Long hours and shift work play a role, but new Australian research shows age, gender, education, and smoking habits are far more powerful predictors of high-risk drinking among workers."

www.news-medical.net/news/2026011...
Personal factors drive risky drinking at work more than job stress
The study identifies age, education, and smoking as critical factors in high-risk drinking among workers, emphasizing the need for targeted interventions.
www.news-medical.net
January 27, 2026 at 4:53 AM
New online: A Scalable Sampling Approach for Artificial Intelligence-Based #Alcohol Content Estimation in #Movies

Samatha Pararath Salim, Zhen He, Emmanuel Kuntsche, Joshua Millward, Benjamin Riordan

doi.org/10.1111/dar....

@latrobeuni.bsky.social @alcoholandmedia.bsky.social #AI
January 27, 2026 at 2:25 AM
New online - Alcohol Consumption and Atrial Fibrillation Risk: An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Network Meta-Analysis

MohammadHossein Hadi, Sanjib Saha, Dennis Petrie, Maame Esi Woode, Ulf-Göran Gerdtham

doi.org/10.1111/dar....

@monashuniversity.bsky.social @lund-university.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Open Access - Influence of Wine Label Imagery: Eye-Tracking Evidence and Regulatory Implications

Olivier Droulers, Arnaud Bigoin Gagnan, Sophie Lacoste-Badie

doi.org/10.1111/dar....

#alcohol #marketing #France
January 23, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Defining Public Amenity & Related Concepts in the Drug Consumption Room Literature: A Scoping Review

Bianca Whiteside, Paul M. Dietze, Amanda Roxburgh, @feemck.bsky.social Matthew Dunn

doi.org/10.1111/dar....

@deakinuniversity.bsky.social @burnetinstitute.bsky.social @curtinuniversity.bsky.social
Defining Public Amenity and Related Concepts in the Drug Consumption Room Literature: A Scoping Review
Issues Drug consumption rooms (DCR) are implemented in part to reduce the impacts of active drug markets in their immediate vicinity. This scoping review sought to document the concepts and indicato...
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January 21, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Open Access - Automated Detection of Digital Alcohol Marketing Using SCANNER: An Integrated Deep-Learning Approach

Florentine Martino, Navoda Liyana Pathirana, Luai Saif, Asim Bhatti, @kbackholer.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1111/dar....

@deakinuniversity.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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Amazing piece of work from some of our AIVL closest partners and AIVL peer leaders highlighting some of the current challenges and opportunities with community-research partnerships! 💜💙
Open Access - Navigating the Gap: An Examination of Funder Rhetoric & Reality Regarding Community-Research Partnerships

Danielle Russell, Ele Morrison, Jason Grebely, @carlatreloar.bsky.social, John Gobeil, Jess Doumany, MJ Stowe, Paul Dietze ... @alisonritter.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1111/dar....
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January 17, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Open Access - Navigating the Gap: An Examination of Funder Rhetoric & Reality Regarding Community-Research Partnerships

Danielle Russell, Ele Morrison, Jason Grebely, @carlatreloar.bsky.social, John Gobeil, Jess Doumany, MJ Stowe, Paul Dietze ... @alisonritter.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1111/dar....
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January 16, 2026 at 10:57 PM
New online: Commentary - Rethinking iOAT Delivery: Could Community Pharmacies Provide a Scalable, Person-Centred Treatment Setting?

@drsuzinielsen.bsky.social, Louisa Picco

doi.org/10.1111/dar....

@monashaddiction.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social
Rethinking iOAT Delivery: Could Community Pharmacies Provide a Scalable, Person‐Centred Treatment Setting?
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December 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Work Hard… Drink Hard? Occupational, Sociodemographic and Health Determinants of High-Risk Alcohol Consumption Among Australian Workers

Gianluca Di Censo, @drkirrilly.bsky.social, Jacqueline Bowden

doi.org/10.1111/dar....

@nceta.bsky.social @flindersuniversity.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Work Hard…Drink Hard? A new article published in Drug and Alcohol Review found that those working more than full-time hours are more likely to participate in high-risk drinking across the week.

Check out the full paper here: doi.org/10.1111/dar....
December 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
🆕The Prevalence of Anabolic-Androgenic #Steroid Use Among Same-Sex Attracted Men: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis

Nicholas Pascual, @piatkowskitim.bsky.social, Eric H. Y. Lau, Matthew Dunn

doi.org/10.1111/dar....

@deakinuniversity.bsky.social @griffith.edu.au
The Prevalence of Anabolic‐Androgenic Steroid Use Among Same‐Sex Attracted Men: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta‐Analysis
Issues This review aimed to estimate the prevalence of non-medical anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) use among same-sex attracted men (SSM). Approach We conducted a systematic review of peer-revie.....
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December 16, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Open Access: Patterns of Drug and Polydrug Detection in Drivers Suspected of Driving Under the Influence of an Intoxicant in Ireland 2019–2020: A Latent Class Analysis

Louise Durand, Aoife O'Kane, Richard Maguire, Denis Cusack et al

doi.org/10.1111/dar....

@rcsi.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
🆕From Clinical Trials to Real-World Impact: Introducing a Computational Framework to Detect Endpoint Bias in Opioid Use Disorder Research

Gabriel J. Odom, Laura Brandt, Aaron Marker, Salvatore Giorgi, Ganesh Jainarain, H. Andrew Schwartz, Larry Au, et al

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
From Clinical Trials to Real‐World Impact: Introducing a Computational Framework to Detect Endpoint Bias in Opioid Use Disorder Research
Introduction Clinical trial endpoints are a ‘finite sequence of instructions to perform a task’ (measure treatment effectiveness), making them algorithms. Consequently, they may exhibit algorithmic ...
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December 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The Emergence of Novel Benzodiazepines in Australia, Evidence, Alerts, Clinical Management and Harm Reduction—A Narrative Review

Jack Freestone, Stassi Kypri, Jennifer L. Schumann, Erica Franklin, Cameron Francis, @monicabarratt.bsky.social, Amy Peacock, et al

doi.org/10.1111/dar....
December 11, 2025 at 6:37 AM
🆕An Observational Study of Off-Premise Alcoholic Beverage Pricing Over Time in New South Wales, Australia

Nicola Man, @miamiller1.bsky.social, Matthew Craig, Lexi Buckfield, Michael Livingston, @sarahcallinan.bsky.social, Heng Jiang, Isabella Britton, et al

doi.org/10.1111/dar....
An Observational Study of Off‐Premise Alcoholic Beverage Pricing Over Time in New South Wales, Australia
Introduction The price of alcohol is a key determinant of purchasing and consumption, yet few studies have assessed alcohol price in Australia. This study aimed to determine: (i) the comparative pri...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:57 AM