Background: There is still limited evidence on the effectiveness and implementation of smoking cessation interventions for people with severe mental illness (SMI) in Dutch outpatient psychiatric settings. The present study aimed to establish expert consensus on the core components and strategies to …

Antenne Gooi en Vechtstreek brengt jaarlijks het gebruik van alcohol, tabak, cannabis en andere drugs in de regio in kaart. Dat gebeurt op basis van een combinatie van kwalitatieve en kwantitatieve methoden: interviews met een panel van deskundigen, een survey (vragenlijsten) en een analyse van uitslagen …

We examined trajectories of multiple health risk behavior (MHRB) patterns throughout adolescence, and changes in mental health from childhood to young adulthood. Further, we assessed how continuity or onset of MHRBs overall were associated with subsequent changes in mental health, and whether this varied …

This article examines to what extent and how cannabis users in different countries, with different cannabis legislation and policies practice normalization and self-regulation of cannabis use in everyday life. Data were collected in a survey among a convenience sample of 1,225 last-year cannabis users …

As in many other countries worldwide, the coronavirus pandemic prompted the implementation of an “intelligent lockdown” in the spring of 2020 in the Netherlands, including the closure of nightlife venues and cancellation of festivals. Such restrictions and social distancing could particularly affect …

In Antenne Gooi en Vechtstreek wordt jaarlijks het gebruik en de markt van alcohol, tabak, cannabis en andere drugs in de regio beschreven. Trends en ontwikkelingen worden in kaart gebracht op basis van (1) interviews met professionals over de leefwereld en het middelengebruik van verschillende groepen …

Background Substance use disorders (SUDs) are prevalent in the general population, tend to follow a chronic course, are associated with many individual and social problems, and often have their onset in adolescence. However, the knowledge base from prospective population surveys and treatment-outcome …

Introduction: Hardly any research exists on the relationship between substance use and sexual behaviors in patients with a substance use disorder. This study aimed to examine this relation by looking into perceived positive effects on sexual behavior, perceived negative effects and risky sexual behavior …