Articles on Climate Change and Substance Use

Ezell J. M. (2023). Climate Change and the Opioid Epidemic. Journal of addiction medicine, 17(5), 500–502. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0000000000001201
Ryus, C., & Bernstein, S.L. (2022). A New Syndemic: Complications of Opioid Use Disorder During a Heat Wave. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 33(3), 1671-1677. https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2022.0092
Cusack, L. , de Crespigny, C. & Athanasos, P. (2011). Heatwaves and their impact on people with alcohol, drug and mental health conditions: a discussion paper on clinical practice considerations. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67 (4), 915-922. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21214621/
Vergunst, F., Berry, H. L., Minor, K., & Chadi, N. (2023). Climate Change and Substance-Use Behaviors: A Risk-Pathways Framework. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 18(4), 936-954. https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916221132739
Cook, M., Critchlow, N., O’Donnell, R., & MacLean, S. (2024). Alcohol’s contribution to climate change and other environmental degradation: a call for research. Health promotion international, 39(1), daae004. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daae004