Commentary on Hermanns-Clausen Et?Al. (2013): Spicing Things Up – the Emerging Phenomenon of Synthetic Cannabinoid Use.

Commentary on Hermanns-Clausen et?al. (2013): Spicing things up – the emerging phenomenon of synthetic cannabinoid use.

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Addiction. 2013 Mar; 108(3): 545-546
Addy PH, Cyril D’Souza D

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Commentary on Littlefield et?al. (2013): Enhancement and coping drinkers-non-existent or difficult to find?

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Addiction. 2013 Mar; 108(3): 504-505
Kuntsche E

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Commentary on Green & Clark (2013): ‘I don’t believe the effects of that picture will ever wear off’ – film narratives as instigators of smoking, drinking and other worrisome behaviour.

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Addiction. 2013 Mar; 108(3): 485-486
Room R

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Gambling in Taiwan: problems, research and policy.

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Addiction. 2013 Mar; 108(3): 463-467
Yen CF, Wu HY

Aims? This study provides a systematic review of existing research that has evaluated unique gambling experiences in Taiwan. Methods? A comprehensive review of electronic databases, including Scopus, PubMed, Chinese Electronic Periodical Services and the Index to Taiwan Periodical Literature System, was conducted to identify evaluations of gambling experiences in Taiwan. Studies that met inclusion criteria were synthesized and assessed. Results? Various types of gambling are prevalent in Taiwan, even though the laws of Taiwan forbid illegal gambling. Both traditional and novel types of gambling have brought adverse impacts to Taiwanese people in multiple aspects of everyday life. The strategies and attitudes of the government towards gambling have been forced to change as gambling has flourished. Conclusions? Various types of gambling have developed in Taiwan in response to social, economic and cultural changes over time. The psychological aspects of gambling, however, need further study to provide fundamental information for developing intervention models for pathological gambling.
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