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Michael Evans-Brown
Researcher at European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
Publications - 36
Citations - 1152
Michael Evans-Brown is an academic researcher from European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & European union. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 35 publications receiving 980 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael Evans-Brown include Liverpool John Moores University.
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New Psychoactive Substances in Europe. An Update from the EU Early Warning System
Andrew Cunningham,Michael Evans-Brown,Ana Gallegos,William Francis,R Christie,Joanna Sekula,Anabela Almeida,Roumen Sedefov +7 more
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Prevalence of, and risk factors for, HIV, hepatitis B and C infections among men who inject image and performance enhancing drugs: a cross-sectional study
Vivian Hope,Jim McVeigh,Andrea Marongiu,Michael Evans-Brown,Josie Smith,Andreas Kimergård,Sara Croxford,Caryl M. Beynon,John Parry,John Parry,Mark A Bellis,Fortune Ncube +11 more
TL;DR: HIV prevalence in this, the largest study of blood-borne viruses among IPED injectors, was similar to that among injectors of psychoactive drugs, indicating a need for targeted interventions.
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Social, policy, and public health perspectives on new psychoactive substances.
TL;DR: New psychoactive substances pose a particular challenge to those formulating drugs policy and related public health responses, and some of the main issues arising from their use are outlined, with a particular focus on user perspectives.
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Anabolic steroids detected in bodybuilding dietary supplements - a significant risk to public health
Vincenzo Abbate,Andrew T. Kicman,Michael Evans-Brown,Jim McVeigh,David A. Cowan,C Wilson,S J Coles,Christopher J. Walker +7 more
TL;DR: Several of the products tested contained steroids that may be considered to have considerable pharmacological activity, based on their chemical structures and the amounts present, which could unwittingly expose users to a significant risk to their health, which is of particular concern for naïve users.