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Prevalence and engagement with healthcare services for hepatitis B infection among people in prison in Australia: the AusHep study 澳大利亚监狱服刑人员乙型肝炎感染的患病率和参与保健服务:AusHep研究。
IF 4.4 2区 医学 Q1 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Pub Date : 2025-10-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105035
Chloe Montague, Rugiatu Bah, Yumi Sheehan, Xiaoying Li, Gregory J Dore, Jason Grebely, Andrew R Lloyd, Behzad Hajarizadeh, AusHep study group

Introduction

People in prison are at increased risk of bloodborne virus (BBV) infections, including hepatitis B virus (HBV). This study evaluated HBV prevalence, and history of testing, treatment and vaccination among people in Australian prisons.

Methodology

The AusHep study was a bio-behavioral survey (2022–23) among randomly selected individuals from 23 representative Australian prisons. Participants were tested for BBVs, including HBV surface antigen (HBsAg). Demographics, risk behaviors, and previous HBV testing, treatment and vaccination data were collected through interview-based surveys.

Results

Overall, 1599 participants were enrolled (89 % male; median age 35 years, 49 % First Nations people). National HBsAg prevalence (weighted estimate) was 0.52 % (95 %CI: 0.25–1.10), overall, including 1.03 % (95 %CI: 0.51–2.08) among First Nations people, 2.26 % (95 %CI: 0.44–10.75) among non-First Nations people born in moderate/high prevalence countries, and 0.02 % (95 %CI: 0.00–10.75) among non-First Nations people born in low prevalence countries (including Australia). The odds of HBV infection (i.e., HBsAg-positive) was greater among First Nations people [adjusted OR (aOR): 4.68, 95 %CI: 1.35–16.24], and lower among people with a history of injecting drug use (aOR: 0.15, 95 %CI: 0.04–0.54). Among all participants, 48.5 % (95 %CI: 45.3-51.7) reported a history of HBV testing (42.0 % in prison), with testing most likely among people with a history of injecting drugs (aOR: 3.82, 95 %CI: 2.80–5.23). Among 15 HBsAg-positive participants, four reported receiving HBV treatment. Among 1584 HBsAg-negative participants, 41.9 % (95 %CI: 38.8–45.1) reported receiving HBV vaccination (24.2 % received ≥3 doses, 28.9 % received their latest dose in prison).

Conclusion

HBsAg prevalence was low overall, but disproportionately higher among First Nations people and people born overseas. Lower likelihood of HBV in people injecting drugs might be explained by higher chance of spontaneous clearance in adulthood or high-coverage HBV vaccination programs for children and adolescents, and subsequent immunity in many people by the time they start injecting drugs. Prison-based HBV testing uptake and vaccination coverage were sub-optimal. Targeted, jurisdiction- and population-specific strategies are needed to improve prison-based HBV care.
简介:监狱中的人感染血源性病毒(BBV)的风险增加,包括乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)。本研究评估了澳大利亚监狱中乙肝病毒的流行情况、检测史、治疗史和疫苗接种史。研究方法:AusHep研究是一项生物行为调查(2022-23),随机选择了澳大利亚23所代表性监狱的个人。参与者接受bbv检测,包括HBV表面抗原(HBsAg)。通过访谈调查收集人口统计学、危险行为和既往HBV检测、治疗和疫苗接种数据。结果:共纳入1599名参与者(89%为男性,中位年龄35岁,49%为原住民)。总体而言,全国HBsAg患病率(加权估计)为0.52% (95% CI: 0.25-1.10),其中第一民族为1.03% (95% CI: 0.51-2.08),出生在中/高流行国家的非第一民族为2.26% (95% CI: 0.44-10.75),出生在低流行国家(包括澳大利亚)的非第一民族为0.02% (95% CI: 0.00-10.75)。原住民中HBV感染(即hbsag阳性)的几率更高[校正OR (aOR): 4.68, 95% CI: 1.35-16.24],而有注射吸毒史的人群感染HBV的几率更低(aOR: 0.15, 95% CI: 0.04-0.54)。在所有参与者中,48.5% (95% CI: 45.3-51.7)报告了HBV检测史(42.0%在监狱中),最有可能在有注射毒品史的人群中进行检测(aOR: 3.82, 95% CI: 2.80-5.23)。在15名hbsag阳性的参与者中,有4人报告接受了HBV治疗。在1584名hbsag阴性的参与者中,41.9% (95% CI: 38.8-45.1)报告接受了HBV疫苗接种(24.2%接种了≥3剂,28.9%在监狱中接种了最新剂量)。结论:HBsAg总体患病率较低,但在原住民和海外出生的人群中患病率高得不成比例。在注射毒品的人群中感染HBV的可能性较低,这可能是由于成年后自发清除率较高或儿童和青少年的高覆盖率HBV疫苗接种计划,以及许多人在开始注射毒品时产生免疫力。基于监狱的乙肝病毒检测吸收和疫苗接种覆盖率不理想。需要有针对性的、针对司法管辖区和人群的战略来改善基于监狱的HBV护理。
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Defining a threshold for higher potency cannabis products in legal markets 确定合法市场上高效力大麻产品的门槛。
IF 4.4 2区 医学 Q1 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Pub Date : 2025-10-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105038
Tom P. Freeman, Rachel Lees Thorne, Elle Wadsworth
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Perspectives on prescribed safer supply programs among people who inject drugs in Baltimore, Maryland: A mixed methods study among individuals highly affected by drug toxicity 在马里兰州巴尔的摩市注射毒品人群中更安全的处方供应计划的观点:一项对高度受药物毒性影响的个体进行的混合方法研究。
IF 4.4 2区 医学 Q1 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Pub Date : 2025-10-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105031
Danielle German , Adrian Guta , Meredith Denney , Julie Evans , Mollie McMahon , Kim Ashburn , Kelci Reiss , Zachary Kosinski , Becky Genberg

Objectives

To explore interest in, perspectives on, and implementation considerations for prescribed safer supply programs among people who inject drugs in the U.S.

Methods

Rapid mixed methods assessment May – June 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland, using respondent driven and criterion sampling among people reporting past year drug injection. Interviewer-administered surveys (n = 300) and explanatory embedded in-depth interviews (n = 26). Analysis of prescribed safer supply interest and implementation considerations included descriptive quantitative analysis, thematic qualitative analysis, and mixed methods joint display.

Results

Using estimated population-level data, 87% (95% C.I. 77.0 - 95.9) were interested in participating in prescribed safer supply if available and legal. Interest was highest among older and unhoused participants and strongly associated with specific implementation preferences. Qualitative data revealed three explanations: Safety from overdose and other hazards of unpredictable street drugs; Reduced drug market crime and violence; and Life stability due to managed use and regular services.

Conclusions and policy implications

This study suggests strong acceptability of prescribed safer supply to address the U.S. opioid crisis, including overdose, violence, and associated healthcare costs. We recommend further U.S. research and pilot projects.
目的:探讨美国注射吸毒者对处方安全供应计划的兴趣、观点和实施考虑因素。方法:2024年5月至6月在马里兰州巴尔的摩进行快速混合方法评估,在报告过去一年药物注射的人群中使用受访者驱动和标准抽样。访谈者管理的调查(n = 300)和解释性嵌入深度访谈(n = 26)。规定安全供应利益分析和实施考虑包括描述性定量分析、专题定性分析和混合方法联合展示。结果:使用估计的人口水平数据,87% (95% C.I. 77.0 - 95.9)有兴趣参加规定的更安全的供应,如果可获得和合法。老年人和无住房的参与者的兴趣最高,并与具体的实施偏好密切相关。定性数据揭示了三种解释:避免过量使用和其他不可预测的街头毒品危害;减少毒品市场犯罪和暴力;有管理地使用和定期维修,寿命稳定。结论和政策含义:本研究表明,处方更安全的供应可以解决美国阿片类药物危机,包括过量、暴力和相关的医疗费用。我们建议美国进一步开展研究和试点项目。
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Aging and street capital: Older men’s status and strategies in street culture 老龄化与街头资本:老年男性在街头文化中的地位与策略
IF 4.4 2区 医学 Q1 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Pub Date : 2025-10-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105036
Olivia Liahaugen Flensburg, Torkel Richert, Åsa Alftberg

Background

The growing population of older adults with long-term drug use has been largely overlooked in research. While most research on street culture have focused on younger men, the experiences of aging within these environments have received limited attention. This study seeks to address that gap.

Methods

We conducted 20 semi-structured interviews with men aged 55 or older with current and long-term drug use, in Malmö, Sweden. The data were analyzed using a thematic approach.

Results

Our analysis identified three overarching themes that illustrate the men’s status and strategies within street culture: (1) Mastering the game – Age as street capital: The men often viewed older age as an asset, associating it with accumulated knowledge and respect within street culture. (2) Staying in the game – Adapting to aging: Some men described adapting their methods of obtaining money and drugs in response to age-related changes. (3) Leaving the game – Withdrawal and marginalization: Others distanced themselves from people and activities within street culture.

Conclusion

Our findings show how aging reshapes older men’s status, relationships, and survival strategies within street culture, revealing both resilience and vulnerability. Aging, in this context, is understood as a social process, emphasizing its significance within street culture.
研究人员在很大程度上忽视了长期吸毒的老年人口的增长。虽然大多数关于街头文化的研究都集中在年轻男性身上,但在这些环境中衰老的经历却受到了有限的关注。这项研究试图解决这一差距。方法:我们在瑞典Malmö对年龄在55岁及以上、目前和长期使用药物的男性进行了20次半结构化访谈。使用专题方法对数据进行分析。结果我们的分析确定了三个总体主题,说明了男性在街头文化中的地位和策略:(1)掌握游戏-年龄作为街头资本:男性通常将年龄视为一种资产,将其与街头文化中积累的知识和尊重联系起来。(2)保持游戏-适应衰老:一些男性描述了他们获取金钱和毒品的方法,以应对与年龄相关的变化。(3)离开游戏-退出和边缘化:其他人与街头文化中的人和活动保持距离。我们的研究结果揭示了老龄化如何重塑老年男性在街头文化中的地位、人际关系和生存策略,揭示了他们的弹性和脆弱性。在这种背景下,老龄化被理解为一种社会过程,强调其在街头文化中的重要性。
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Impact of increased criminal penalties for fentanyl possession on initiation and retention on medications for opioid use disorder in Colorado 科罗拉多州增加对持有芬太尼的刑事处罚对阿片类药物使用障碍药物的开始和保留的影响
IF 4.4 2区 医学 Q1 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Pub Date : 2025-10-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105037
Xiaoyu Guan , Cole Jurecka , Pranav Padmanabhan , Kristina Yamkovoy , Paul J. Christine , Ingrid A. Binswanger , Jason M. Glanz , Danielle M. Kline , Joshua A. Barocas

Aims

To assess the impact of HB 22-1326, a state law increasing criminal penalties for fentanyl possession, on buprenorphine and methadone initiation and retention.

Design

Interrupted time series without control

Setting

The state of Colorado

Participants

We analyzed Colorado buprenorphine and methadone dispensing data for individuals aged 18–64 years from January 2018 to December 2023.

Intervention

Colorado House Bill 1326 (HB-1326), which increased criminal penalties for fentanyl possession in July 2022.

Measurements

Monthly initiation and 180-day retention rates for buprenorphine and methadone pre- and post-HB 22-1326.

Findings

For buprenorphine initiation rates, there were no statistically significant post-implementation level or slope changes, relative to an increasing pre-implementation trend. Methadone initiation rates showed similarly no statistically significant post-implementation changes, following an increasing pre-implementation trend. For buprenorphine retention rates, there were no statistically significant post-implementation level or slope changes, relative to a flat pre-implementation trend. For methadone retention rates, the post-implementation trend showed a statistically significant slope decrease (5.3% per month; 95% CI = -7.2%, -3.4%), relative to a decreasing pre-implementation trend. However, this finding was not robust in the sensitivity analysis that applied alternative assumptions for missing discharge dates.

Conclusions

Increased criminal penalties for fentanyl possession may not yield meaningful changes in MOUD initiation or retention.
目的评估HB 22-1326对丁丙诺啡和美沙酮起始和保留的影响,HB 22-1326是一项州法律,增加了对芬太尼持有的刑事处罚。设计无控制中断时间序列设置科罗拉多州参与者我们分析了2018年1月至2023年12月科罗拉多州18-64岁个体的丁丙诺啡和美沙酮配药数据。科罗拉多州众议院1326号法案(HB-1326),该法案于2022年7月增加了对持有芬太尼的刑事处罚。测量:hb 22-1326前后丁丙诺啡和美沙酮的每月起始率和180天保留率。对于丁丙诺啡起始率,相对于实施前的增加趋势,实施后的水平或斜率变化没有统计学意义。美沙酮起始率在实施前呈上升趋势,但在实施后也没有统计学上的显著变化。对于丁丙诺啡保留率,相对于实施前的平缓趋势,实施后的水平或斜率变化没有统计学意义。对于美沙酮保留率,相对于实施前的下降趋势,实施后趋势显示出统计学上显著的斜率下降(每月5.3%;95% CI = -7.2%, -3.4%)。然而,这一发现在对遗漏出院日期应用替代假设的敏感性分析中并不稳健。结论:增加对芬太尼持有的刑事处罚可能不会对mod的起始或保留产生有意义的变化。
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Examining social identity transition from a relational perspective: a qualitative study across treatment and non-treatment pathways 从关系的角度审视社会身份的转变:一项跨治疗和非治疗途径的定性研究。
IF 4.4 2区 医学 Q1 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Pub Date : 2025-10-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105034
Florian De Meyer , Clara De Ruysscher , Emily Alden Hennessy , Sara Rowaert , Griet Roets , Samuel F. Acuff , Wouter Vanderplasschen

Background

Relational rather than individualistic understandings of recovery in the context of alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems have gained recognition. Social identity models, such as the Social Identity Model of Recovery (SIMOR) highlight recovery as a process of social identity transformation. However, these developments are primarily grounded in treatment and peer support settings, potentially underemphasizing the complex dynamics of social identity processes across alternative recovery pathways. Informed by critical drug studies and a relational recovery perspective, the current study contributes to a more nuanced and contextually sensitive understanding of social identity processes across diverse recovery pathways.

Methods

This study consists of a secondary thematic analysis of two independently collected datasets comprising in-depth interviews of participants in addiction recovery with (n = 15) and without (n = 15) addiction treatment histories. SIMOR was used as a sensitizing concept for the analysis.

Results

Three themes emerged from the analysis: (1) Substance use and narrowing networks: participants often experienced reduced social ties while experiencing AOD problems, though not universally or completely; (2) Transformations in social networks during recovery: recovery coincided with shifts in social networks, including redefined relationships with people who use drugs (PWUD) and the development of multiple identities; and (3) Accessibility of social identities: highlighting the role of stigma, difference, and structural factors in shaping connection and belonging.

Conclusions

Findings support a relational and pluralistic approach to recovery and social identity. This approach challenges normative assumptions and acknowledges diversity and social complexity in recovery trajectories.
背景:在酒精和其他药物(AOD)问题的背景下,对康复的关系而不是个人主义的理解已经得到了认可。社会认同模型,如恢复的社会认同模型(SIMOR)强调恢复是一个社会认同转变的过程。然而,这些发展主要建立在治疗和同伴支持的基础上,潜在地低估了在不同的恢复途径中社会认同过程的复杂动态。从重要的药物研究和关系恢复的角度来看,当前的研究有助于对不同恢复途径中的社会认同过程进行更细致和上下文敏感的理解。方法:本研究包括对两个独立收集的数据集进行二次专题分析,这些数据集包括对有(n = 15)和没有(n = 15)成瘾治疗史的成瘾康复参与者的深度访谈。SIMOR被用作分析的敏化概念。结果:从分析中得出了三个主题:(1)物质使用和网络缩小:参与者在经历AOD问题时经常经历社会联系减少,尽管不是普遍的或完全的;(2)康复期间社会网络的转变:康复与社会网络的转变相一致,包括与吸毒者关系的重新定义和多重身份的发展;(3)社会身份的可及性:突出污名、差异和结构性因素在形成联系和归属感中的作用。结论:研究结果支持一种关系和多元的方法来治疗康复和社会认同。这种方法挑战了规范性假设,并承认恢复轨迹的多样性和社会复杂性。
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Registration and multiple outcome testing in the healing communities study 康复社区研究中的登记和多重结果检验。
IF 4.4 2区 医学 Q1 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Pub Date : 2025-10-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105028
Dennis M. Gorman , Ben G. Fitzpatrick
The HEALing Communities Study (HCS) is a randomized control trial that began with one prespecified, registered opioid overdose outcome. Just before the study began, three additional overdose outcomes were described in a public protocol. After the study had commenced data collection, two documents were published that described more than 20 additional sub-measures. Following the reporting of a null result for the registered primary outcome, investigators from the HCS team delved into these documents and published papers reporting isolated statistically significant results. Statistical tests of these 20-plus outcomes should be considered a family of tests pertaining to the effects of the HCS intervention on drug overdose events and deaths and the family-wise error rate corrected when presenting P-values. Like most trials published in academic journals, the HCS researchers have not corrected for multiplicity in their data analyses of these outcomes and the conclusions drawn about the effectiveness of the intervention are likely based on results that are subject to Type I error. The best point in the academic production process at which to correct these problems is journal peer review. Journal editors could limit the type of causal inferences investigators can draw from exploratory analyses in the discussion section of a paper, require them to conduct corrections for multiplicity and/or clearly distinguish any uncorrected P-values from corrected ones, and only permit reporting of effect estimates and confidence intervals for secondary outcomes.
康复社区研究(HCS)是一项随机对照试验,从一个预先指定的、注册的阿片类药物过量结局开始。就在研究开始之前,在一份公共协议中描述了另外三种过量服用的结果。在研究开始收集数据后,发表了两份文件,其中描述了20多个额外的子措施。在报告了登记的主要结局的无效结果之后,HCS团队的研究人员深入研究了这些文件,并发表了报告孤立的统计显著结果的论文。这20多个结果的统计检验应被视为与HCS干预对药物过量事件和死亡的影响有关的一系列检验,以及在呈现p值时校正的家庭误差率。与发表在学术期刊上的大多数试验一样,HCS研究人员在对这些结果进行数据分析时没有纠正其多样性,并且关于干预有效性的结论可能基于易受I型错误影响的结果。在学术生产过程中,纠正这些问题的最佳时机是期刊同行评议。期刊编辑可以限制研究者从论文讨论部分的探索性分析中得出的因果推论的类型,要求他们对多重性进行修正和/或明确区分任何未修正的p值和已修正的p值,并且只允许报告次要结果的效果估计和置信区间。
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Using discarded packs collection to estimate illicit trade in Colombia 利用收集的废弃包装来估计哥伦比亚的非法贸易。
IF 4.4 2区 医学 Q1 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Pub Date : 2025-10-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105032
Norman Maldonado , Blanca Llorente , Juan Camilo Herrera , Paul Rodríguez-Lesmes , Victoria Soto , Laura Romero , Ignacio Finot , Guillermo Paraje

Background

The last time tobacco taxes increased in Colombia was in 2017. After this increase, the tax burden on the most-sold brand has decreased. In the meantime, Colombia has undergone significant changes in its political context.

Methods

This study employed a litter-pack methodology in Colombia to estimate the prevalence of illicit cigarette trade in five cities (Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Cartagena, and Cúcuta), which represent 37 % of the total urban population and 56.1 % of the urban smoking population in the country. A weighted probabilistic sampling approach with two stages was utilised. Smoking rates for each city in census areas were estimated using data from the 2019 National Substance Use Survey and the 2018 Census, applying logistic regression. Census areas were grouped by the density of people who smoke tobacco, and random starting points were selected. Structured analyses identified key attributes of cigarette packs for both legal and illicit products, including brand, health warnings, and origin.

Results

Illicit trade accounted for 16.9 % of total cigarette consumption across the five cities. Levels varied significantly, ranging from 6.6 % in Bogotá to 73.7 % in Cúcuta (on the border with Venezuela). Over half of the illicit cigarette packs lacked country-of-origin information, with leading brands, like Rumba or Carnival, often displaying inconsistent or missing country details.

Conclusions

Contrary to industry claims, the variations in illicit trade penetration across cities suggest that common factors, such as taxes, cannot fully account for the growth of illicit trade. Other variables, such as security and political issues, may decisively affect such a penetration.
背景:哥伦比亚上一次增加烟草税是在2017年。此次上调后,最畅销品牌的税负有所减轻。与此同时,哥伦比亚的政治环境发生了重大变化。方法:本研究在哥伦比亚采用了一种垃圾包方法来估计五个城市(波哥大、Medellín、卡利、卡塔赫纳和Cúcuta)的非法卷烟贸易的流行程度,这五个城市占该国城市总人口的37%,占城市吸烟人口的56.1%。采用两阶段加权概率抽样方法。使用2019年全国物质使用调查和2018年人口普查的数据,应用逻辑回归估计了人口普查区每个城市的吸烟率。普查区域按吸烟人口密度分组,随机选取起点。结构化分析确定了合法和非法产品卷烟包装的关键属性,包括品牌、健康警语和产地。结果:非法贸易占5个城市卷烟消费总量的16.9%。水平差异很大,从波哥大的6.6%到Cúcuta(与委内瑞拉接壤)的73.7%不等。超过一半的非法卷烟包装缺乏原产国信息,伦巴(Rumba)或嘉年华(Carnival)等知名品牌的原产国信息往往不一致或缺失。结论:与行业的说法相反,城市间非法贸易渗透的差异表明,税收等共同因素并不能完全解释非法贸易的增长。其他变量,如安全和政治问题,可能会决定性地影响这种渗透。
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Assessing violation of local cannabis delivery bans prior to enactment of California’s Senate Bill 1186 评估加州参议院1186号法案颁布前违反当地大麻运输禁令的情况。
IF 4.4 2区 医学 Q1 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Pub Date : 2025-10-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105019
David S. Timberlake , Julian Aviles , Bethany J. Simard , Alisa A. Padon , Aurash J. Soroosh , Lynn D. Silver

Introduction

One of the few studies on cannabis home deliveries reported that 97 % of census block groups in California were reached by a cannabis delivery business. This suggests but does not prove that many cannabis deliverers are violating local delivery bans throughout the state. This study estimated the extent of such violations to assess the need for enforcing local bans on non-medical cannabis delivery and the relevance of expanding home deliveries of medical cannabis to any part of California (i.e. Senate Bill (SB) 1186).

Methods

Adults who used cannabis in the past month were selected from the 2021 and 2022 California Health Interview Surveys (n = 6841). Delivery policies affecting study participants were determined by linking residential coordinates and corresponding jurisdictions to the California Cannabis Local Laws database. Associations between delivery policy and use of a delivery service were tested in logit models.

Results

The two principal findings were the high percentage of deliveries to banned jurisdictions (37.6 %) and the null association between a delivery ban and use of a delivery service (aOR=1.01(0.75,1.35)). Although exclusive medical users had significantly greater odds of home delivery than non-medical cannabis users (aOR=1.93(1.28, 2.91); p < .01), the association was not moderated by delivery policy.

Conclusions

Violation of local cannabis delivery bans was common practice in California in 2021 and 2022. While subsequent enactment of Senate Bill 1186 reduced local delivery restrictions on medical cannabis, delivery bans on non-medical cannabis remain common. Thus, jurisdictions that ban the activity should consider greater enforcement of delivery laws.
引言:关于大麻送货上门的少数研究之一报告说,加利福尼亚州97%的人口普查街区群体都是通过大麻送货业务达到的。这表明,但并不能证明许多大麻运送者违反了全州各地的当地运送禁令。本研究估计了这种违法行为的程度,以评估是否有必要在地方强制执行对非医用大麻交付的禁令,以及将医用大麻的家庭交付扩大到加州任何地区的相关性(即参议院法案(SB) 1186)。方法:从2021年和2022年加州健康访谈调查中选择过去一个月使用大麻的成年人(n = 6841)。通过将住宅坐标和相应的司法管辖区与加州大麻地方法律数据库联系起来,确定影响研究参与者的交付政策。在logit模型中测试了交付策略和交付服务的使用之间的关联。结果:两个主要发现是向被禁止的司法管辖区递送的高百分比(37.6%)和递送禁令与使用递送服务之间的零关联(aOR=1.01(0.75,1.35))。尽管独家医疗大麻使用者在家分娩的几率明显高于非医用大麻使用者(aOR=1.93(1.28, 2.91);P < 0.01),该关联不受分娩政策的影响。结论:违反当地大麻运输禁令是2021年和2022年加利福尼亚州的常见做法。虽然随后颁布的参议院第1186号法案减少了当地对医用大麻的交付限制,但对非医用大麻的交付禁令仍然普遍存在。因此,禁止此类活动的司法管辖区应考虑加强快递法的执行力度。
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Growing pains: A study of administrative burden and regulatory compliance in German Cannabis Cultivation Associations under the Cannabis Act 成长的烦恼:德国大麻种植协会在《大麻法》下的行政负担和法规遵从研究。
IF 4.4 2区 医学 Q1 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Pub Date : 2025-10-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105027
Magnus Lyngdorf Utzon, Sinikka Lehmann Kvamme, Birgitte Thylstrup

Background

Germany’s Cannabis Act (the Act) introduced Cannabis Cultivation Associations (CCAs), a subtype of Cannabis Social Clubs (CSCs) that collectively cultivates cannabis for registered members. Prior research highlights CSCs harm–reduction potential and challenges faced under formal regulation, like in Uruguay. The Act aims to promote harm reduction and youth protection, and to reduce the illicit market.

Aims

This study investigates the challenges faced by CCAs in the early phase of the Act’s implementation. Drawing on Administrative Burden and Regulatory Compliance Theory, it examines how burdens and compliance issues shape the establishment and operation of CCAs, and in turn affect the realisation of the law’s stated policy goals.

Methods

Data were collected through a primarily qualitative mixed–methods approach, combining survey responses from 32 CCAs with seven semi–structured interviews with CCA representatives. Survey data were analysed using descriptive statistics, and interview data were coded and analysed thematically.

Results

The study identifies eight challenges in establishing and operating a CCA: (1) the need for a ‘passionate entrepreneur’, (2) funding and financial risk, (3) finding suitable facilities, (4) obtaining a cultivation license, (5) unclear legal terminology, (6) the 200–metre rule, (7) ban on on–site consumption, and (8) stigma.

Conclusion

The findings suggest that these challenges create substantial barriers to establishing and operating a CCA, thereby limiting the CCA potential for harm reduction, youth protection, and black–market displacement. Policy adjustments and clearer administrative support structures are needed to prevent exclusion, broaden participation, and support implementation of the Act’s objectives.
背景:德国的大麻法案(法案)引入了大麻种植协会(CCAs),这是大麻社会俱乐部(CSCs)的一种亚型,为注册会员集体种植大麻。先前的研究强调了碳纳米管减少危害的潜力和在乌拉圭等正式监管下面临的挑战。该法案旨在促进减少伤害和保护青年,并减少非法市场。目的:本研究探讨cca在法案实施的早期阶段所面临的挑战。借鉴行政负担和法规遵从理论,本文探讨了负担和合规问题如何影响cca的建立和运作,进而影响法律规定的政策目标的实现。方法:通过主要的定性混合方法收集数据,将32个CCA的调查反馈与7个对CCA代表的半结构化访谈相结合。使用描述性统计分析调查数据,并对访谈数据进行编码和主题分析。结果:该研究确定了建立和运营CCA的八个挑战:(1)需要“热情的企业家”,(2)资金和财务风险,(3)寻找合适的设施,(4)获得种植许可证,(5)法律术语不明确,(6)200米规则,(7)禁止现场消费,以及(8)污名化。结论:研究结果表明,这些挑战对建立和运营CCA造成了实质性障碍,从而限制了CCA在减少危害、保护青年和黑市流离失所方面的潜力。需要进行政策调整和更明确的行政支助结构,以防止排斥、扩大参与和支持执行该法的目标。
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