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Overview

Paolo Deluca is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Epidemiology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, General Health Professions, Toxicology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's work addresses a variety of topics, including:

  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Paolo Deluca include:

  • "Prevalence of anabolic steroid users seeking support from physicians: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (2022, BMJ Open)
  • "Accuracy of Wearable Transdermal Alcohol Sensors: Systematic Review" (2022, Journal of Medical Internet Research)
  • "The efficacy of cue exposure therapy on alcohol use disorders: A quantitative meta-analysis and systematic review" (2022, Addictive Behaviors)
  • "Intended and unintended consequences of the implementation of minimum unit pricing of alcohol in Scotland: a natural experiment" (2021, Public Health Research)
  • "Efficacy of psychosocial interventions to reduce alcohol use in comorbid alcohol use disorder and alcohol-related liver disease: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials" (2023, Alcohol and Alcoholism)

Frequent coauthors in Paolo Deluca's collaborations include:

  • Colin Drummond
  • Eileen Brobbin
  • Stephen Parkin
  • Simon Coulton
  • Sofia Hemrage

The main venues where Paolo Deluca has published work include:

  • Alcohol and Alcoholism
  • Public Health Research
  • International Journal of Drug Policy
  • Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research
  • Research Square

In addition to journal publications, Paolo Deluca has contributed to book publications, including a title published by Frontiers Media: Prescribing Psychotropics: Misuse, Abuse, Dependence, Withdrawal and Addiction (2021).

Best Publications

  • Mephedrone, new kid for the chop?

    Adam R. Winstock;Luke R. Mitcheson;Paolo Deluca;Zoe Davey

  • Effectiveness of screening and brief alcohol intervention in primary care (SIPS trial): pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial.

    Eileen Kaner;Martin Bland;Paul Cassidy;Simon Coulton

  • Mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone; 'meow meow'): chemical, pharmacological and clinical issues.

    Fabrizio Schifano;Fabrizio Schifano;Antonio Albanese;Suzanne Fergus;Jackie L. Stair

  • Identifying emerging trends in recreational drug use; outcomes from the Psychonaut Web Mapping Project.

    Paolo Deluca;Zoe Davey;Ornella Corazza;Lucia Di Furia

  • Is there a recreational misuse potential for pregabalin? Analysis of anecdotal online reports in comparison with related gabapentin and clonazepam data.

    Fabrizio Schifano;Stefano D’Offizi;Michele Piccione;Ornella Corazza

  • Short sleep duration is associated with poor performance on IQ measures in healthy school-age children

    Reut Gruber;Rachelle Laviolette;Paolo Deluca;Eva Monson

  • The Effectiveness of Electronic Screening and Brief Intervention for Reducing Levels of Alcohol Consumption: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Kim Donoghue;Robert Patton;Thomas Phillips;Paolo Deluca

  • e-Psychonauts: Conducting research in online drug forum communities

    Zoe Davey;Fabrizio Schifano;Ornella Corazza;Paolo Deluca

  • Phenomenon of new drugs on the Internet: the case of ketamine derivative methoxetamine.

    Ornella Corazza;Ornella Corazza;Fabrizio Schifano;Pierluigi Simonato;Suzanne Fergus

  • Alcohol screening and brief intervention for adolescents: the how, what and where of reducing alcohol consumption and related harm among young people.

    Robert Patton;Paolo Deluca;Eileen Kaner;Dorothy Newbury-Birch

  • Promoting innovation and excellence to face the rapid diffusion of novel psychoactive substances in the EU: the outcomes of the ReDNet project.

    Ornella Corazza;Ornella Corazza;Sulaf Assi;Pierluigi Simonato;John Corkery

  • Alcohol Needs Assessment Research Project (ANARP). The 2004 National Alcohol Needs Assessment for England

    Colin Drummond;Adenekan Oyefeso;Tom Phillips;Survjit Cheeta

  • The effectiveness of alcohol screening and brief intervention in emergency departments: a multicentre pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial

    Colin Drummond;Paolo Deluca;Simon Coulton;Martin Bland

  • Drugs on the web; the Psychonaut 2002 EU project.

    Fabrizio Schifano;Paolo Deluca;Alex Baldacchino;Teuvo Peltoniemi

  • Ecstasy (MDMA, MDA, MDEA, MBDB) consumption, seizures, related offences, prices, dosage levels and deaths in the UK (1994-2003).

    Fabrizio Schifano;John Corkery;Paolo Deluca;Adenekan Oyefeso

  • Designer Drugs on the Internet: A Phenomenon Out-of-Control? The Emergence of Hallucinogenic Drug Bromo-Dragonfly

    Ornella Corazza;Ornella Corazza;Fabrizio Schifano;Magi Farre;Paolo Deluca

  • Improving the delivery of brief interventions for heavy drinking in primary health care: outcome results of the optimizing delivery of health care intervention (ODHIN) five-country cluster randomized factorial trial

    Peter Anderson;Peter Anderson;Preben Bendtsen;Fredrik;Jillian Reynolds

  • Psychoactive drug or mystical incense? Overview of the online available information on Spice products

    Fabrizio Schifano;Ornella Corazza;Paolo Deluca;Zoe Davey

  • Novel psychoactive substances as a novel challenge for health professionals: results from an Italian survey

    Pierluigi Simonato;Ornella Corazza;Paolo Santonastaso;John Martin Corkery

  • Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in probation services: a cluster randomised controlled trial protocol

    Dorothy Newbury-Birch;Martin Bland;Paul Cassidy;Simon Coulton

  • Substitutional potential of mephedrone: an analysis of the subjective effects.

    Máté Kapitány-Fövény;Máté Kertész;Adam Winstock;Paolo Deluca

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin Drummond
Colin Drummond King's College London
Eileen Kaner
Eileen Kaner Newcastle University
Ornella Corazza
Ornella Corazza University of Trento
Christine Godfrey
Christine Godfrey University of York
Marta Torrens
Marta Torrens Autonomous University of Barcelona
Preben Bendtsen
Preben Bendtsen Linköping University
Zsolt Demetrovics
Zsolt Demetrovics Flinders University
Paul K. Wallace
Paul K. Wallace Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Charles D. H. Parry
Charles D. H. Parry South African Medical Research Council
John R. Knight
John R. Knight Boston Children's Hospital

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