SynthesisEpidemiologic reviews2020
Drug Use Disorders and Violence: Associations With Individual Drug Categories.
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Instruments for Short-Term (24 h) Violence Risk Assessment and Strategies for Managing Violence Risk Among Adolescents With Risk for Violent Behaviour: A Systematic Review.International journal of mental health nursing · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic review of risk factors for violence in psychosis: 10-year update.The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science · 2025Pooled it
- Histories of violence among clients seeking substance use disorder treatment: a systematic mapping review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- The effects of naltrexone on retention in treatment and being opioid-free in opioid-dependent people: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
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- Substance use disorder in forensic hospitals: A scoping review of practices and interventions.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2026Review
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- Shared and distinct features between interpersonal and self-directed violent behaviors: a simulated intervention network study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- "He will still know where I live": harm reduction for women who use drugs and experience Gender-Based violence.Harm reduction journal · 2026Article
- Five-year trends in psychiatric inpatient care: insights from 5,887 patients on substance use, involuntary admissions, and treatment approaches.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
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- Routine Hair Testing Unmasks Hidden Synthetic Cannabinoid Use in Forensic Psychiatric Patients: A 10-Year Comparative Study in Two Bavarian Clinics.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Exploring competence in mental health crisis management: a qualitative study of Norwegian prehospital emergency medical personnel.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Lateral flow and colorimetric assay for ketamine detection reinforced with deep learning model interfaced with mobile app for smart alert.Mikrochimica acta · 2025Article
- Neurobiological Mechanisms of Action of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders (SUDs)-A Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Comparative Analysis of Violent Crime Statistics in Korea by Mental Illness Status (2012-2022): Implications of Deinstitutionalization.Psychiatry investigation · 2025Article
- Substance use disorders, severe mental illness and risk of reoffending among women released from prison: a national cohort study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Substance use and traumatic events among Afghan general population: findings from the Afghanistan national mental health survey.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Prescription Pain Medication Misuse with and Without Heroin Use Among Adolescents: relationships with Routine Healthcare, Family Support, Academic Performance, Violence, and Other Risky Behaviors.Substance use & misuse · 2025Article
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Abstract
We conducted a systematic review that examined the link between individual drug categories and violent outcomes. We searched for primary case-control and cohort investigations that reported risk of violence against others among individuals diagnosed with drug use disorders using validated clinical criteria, following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines. We identified 18 studies published during 1990-2019, reporting data from 591,411 individuals with drug use disorders. We reported odds ratios of the violence risk in different categories of drug use disorders compared with those without. We found odds ratios ranging from 0.8 to 25.0 for most individual drug categories, with generally higher odds ratios among individuals with polydrug use disorders. In addition, we explored sources of between-study heterogeneity by subgroup and meta-regression analyses. Cohort investigations reported a lower risk of violence than case-control reports (odds ratio = 2.7 (95% confidence interval (CI): 2.1, 3.5) vs. 6.6 (95% CI: 5.1, 8.6)), and associations were stronger when the outcome was any violence rather than intimate partner violence (odds ratio = 5.7 (95% CI: 3.8, 8.6) vs. 1.7 (95% CI: 1.4, 2.1)), which was consistent with results from the meta-regression. Overall, these findings highlight the potential impact of preventing and treating drug use disorders on reducing violence risk and associated morbidities.
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