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  1. Measuring the composition and availability of human resources for health by sex in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2023, and workforce gaps for universal health coverage: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
  2. Perceptions and motivations for No and Low (NoLo) and reduced-strength alcohol consumption among young people in Nigeria
  3. Global, regional, and national burden of HIV/AIDS, 1990–2023, with the estimated burden attributable to intimate partner violence and forecasted impacts of funding cuts through 2030: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
  4. Young Women’s Perspectives on Alcohol Environments in Urban Informal Settlements in Kampala, Uganda: An Exploratory Photovoice Analysis
  5. Updated trends in the global prevalence and burden of mental disorders, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
  6. #Detty December: examining corporate alcohol sponsorships and social media activities in Nigeria
  7. Global, regional, and national levels and trends in maternal mortality, progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, and mortality from COVID-19 infection in pregnant women, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study...
  8. Disease burden attributable to intimate partner violence against females and sexual violence against children in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
  9. Cannabis use patterns, prevalence, and risk factors in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  10. Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study...
  11. Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
  12. Global age-sex-specific all-cause mortality and life expectancy estimates for 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1950–2023: a demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
  13. GBD 2023 Cardiovascular Disease Collaborators
  14. Persuasion and impact: alcohol marketing as a commercial determinant of health among young Nigerians
  15. Prioritising research on marketing and consumption of No and Low (NoLo) alcoholic beverages in Ireland
  16. Transnational alcohol corporations in Nigeria as commercial determinants of health: Implications for policy
  17. Alcohol marketing as a commercial determinant of health: daily diary insights from young women in Kampala
  18. Commercial determinants of infant and child health: A focus on Nestlé’s baby food products marketed in Africa
  19. How deeply has the alcohol industry penetrated governments worldwide? 24 countries
  20. Motivations for Methamphetamine (Mkpurummiri) Use and Consequences Among Nigerian Users
  21. Sex and alcohol in Nigeria: marketing tactics send dangerous messages to young drinkers
  22. Negotiating situational abstinence and moderation: a study of regular and heavy-drinking young Nigerians
  23. Alcohol industry-sponsored music festivals, alcohol marketing and drinking practices among young Nigerians: Implications for policy
  24. Cannabis subculture, community forming and socio-structural challenges in Nigeria
  25. Nigeria’s ban on alcohol sold in small sachets will help tackle underage drinking
  26. Recreational nitrous oxide use in Nigeria: an emerging public health problem?
  27. Reconfiguring Drinking Cultures, Gender, and Transgressive Selves
  28. Alcoholic Bitters for Sweet Sex? Masculinity, Femininity, Alcohol, and Sex Consuming Selves in Heterosexual Relationships
  29. Conclusion
  30. Drinking Bouts: Motivations, Resistance, and Transgression
  31. Gendered Struggles for Drinking/Leisure Spaces
  32. Gendering of Alcohol and Transgressive Selves
  33. Introduction: Drinking Cultures in Nigeria, Gender, Transgression, and Study Methodology
  34. Reconfigured Drinking Cultures? Intoxication and Pleasure
  35. A Frame Analysis of Multinational Alcohol Corporations' Corporate Social Responsibility Messages in Nigeria
  36. Editorial
  37. Journey for a cure: Illness narratives of obstetric fistula survivors in North Central Nigeria
  38. Community voices on alcohol harm in Sierra Leone: Perceptions of prevention needs
  39. Alcohol industry corporate social responsibility activities in Nigeria: implications for policy
  40. Perspectives of community leaders/members on factors hindering alcohol regulation in Nigeria
  41. Perceived devaluation, alienation, discrimination, and consequences of methamphetamine (Mkpurummiri) misuse among young people in South-eastern Nigeria: an exploratory study
  42. Understanding Heavy Drinking Practices and Alcohol-Related Harms: The Lived Experience of Nigerian Adolescents and Young Adults
  43. Tramadol regulation, illegal markets and consumption practices: exploring frictions of drug control in Nigeria
  44. Decline in youth drinking in high-income settings: Implications for public health in low-income countries
  45. A Review of Prescription Opioid Use and New Psychoactive Substances in Nigeria
  46. Plastic pollution in the Global South: Exploring social, behavioral, and structural factors
  47. ‘Alcohol Helps to Stimulate and Violate the Air’: Drinking Games and Transgressive Drinking Practices among Nigerian Youth
  48. Navigating Alcogenic Brand Environment: Exploring How Young Nigerians Negotiate and Make Sense of Alcohol Brand Preferences
  49. Recreational Drug Use as Everyday Life
  50. ‘Gutter water’, ‘monkey tail’ and smoked faeces: new dangers on Nigeria’s drug scene
  51. Doing gender, doing alcohol: The paradox of gendered drinking practices among young nigerians
  52. Sexualized alcohol marketing, precarious work and gendered sexual risks: explorations of women beer promoters in Benin City, Nigeria
  53. Research Capacity and Needs for Alcohol-Related Harm Prevention in West Africa: Findings From a Cross-Sectional Survey of Stakeholders
  54. Methamphetamine (Mkpulummiri) use in eastern Nigeria: A new addition to drug users’ repertoire
  55. Making sense of ‘‘drink responsibly’’ messages: Explorations of the understanding and interpretations of young Nigerians who use alcohol
  56. A readiness assessment for the prevention of alcohol-related harm in West Africa: A new methodological approach to inform practice and policy
  57. Nigeria: A Country in Need of a Standard Drink Measure and Low-Risk Drinking Guidelines
  58. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Alcohol Treatment Access and Harm Prevention in West Africa: Reports from NGOs and Community-Based Organizations
  59. ‘I just drink to feel abnormal for some time’: Reconfiguring heavy drinking and intoxication as pleasurable
  60. Factors Influencing Methamphetamine (Mkpulummiri) Use in Eastern Nigeria
  61. ‘If You Cannot Beat Them, You Join Them’: Friendship, Social Influence and Drinking to Belong Among Nigerian Youth
  62. Drinking Games and Transgressive Drinking Practices among Young People in Nigeria
  63. Developing an alcohol harm prevention research agenda in West Africa: a mixed methods approach
  64. cannabis subculture, community forming and socio-structural challenges in Nigeria
  65. Framing Responsible Drinking Messages in Nigeria: An Empirical Examination
  66. Some young Nigerians say heavy drinking is fun: controls must keep pace with culture
  67. Adolescent health series Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Use among Adolescents in Sub‐Saharan Africa: a Narrative Review
  68. Alcohol consumption, harms and policy developments in sub‐Saharan Africa: The case for stronger national and regional responses
  69. Effects of alcohol warning labels on alcohol-related cognitions among German adolescents: A factorial experiment
  70. Alcohol Warning Label
  71. ‘Drinking and Dropping’: On Interacting with Plastic Pollution and Waste in South-Eastern Nigeria
  72. New psychoactive substances in Nigeria: A call for more research in Africa
  73. ‘Drinking and Dropping’: On Interacting with Plastic Pollution and Waste in South-Eastern Nigeria
  74. Why some young Nigerians are using cannabis as a normal part of life
  75. Drug use treatment during COVID-19 pandemic: community-based services in Nigeria
  76. Cannabis use motivations: a study of young adults in Nigeria
  77. Enhancement motivations for using prescription drugs among young adults in Nigeria
  78. Drug-related harms among young adults in Nigeria: Implications for intervention
  79. Insights from birthing experiences of fistula survivors in North‐central Nigeria: Interplay of structural violence
  80. From “Codeine Diet” to “Gutter Water”: polydrug use among Nigerian young adults
  81. Fitting a quart in a pint pot: a comparison of selected alcoholic drinks produced in Nigeria and the UK
  82. Cannabis Normalization Among Young Adults in a Nigerian City
  83. The challenge of plastic pollution in Nigeria
  84. Perceptions of Plastics Pollution and Waste amongst young people in Nigeria
  85. Reflections on Identity: Narratives of Obstetric Fistula Survivors in North Central Nigeria
  86. Drinking practices and alcohol-related problems among Nigerian students
  87. Heightened hypocrisy: a critical analysis of how the alcohol industry-sponsored ‘‘Nigerian Beer Symposium’’ jeopardises public health
  88. Beyond Leisure: The Role of Alcohol in the Lives of Nigerian University Students
  89. Drinking game participation and gender performance
  90. “If She Refuses to Have Sex With You, Just Make Her Tipsy”: A Qualitative Study Exploring Alcohol-Facilitated Sexual Violence Against Nigerian Female Students
  91. Mediating alcohol use in Eastern Nigeria: a qualitative study exploring the role of popular media in young people's recreational drinking
  92. “I Collected Money, not a Bribe”: Strategic Ambiguity and the Dynamics of Corruption in Contemporary Nigeria
  93. Awareness of alcohol advertisements and perceived influence on alcohol consumption: a qualitative study of Nigerian university students
  94. Gendered sexual uses of alcohol and associated risks: a qualitative study of Nigerian University students
  95. The influence of alcohol industry-sponsored “Gulder Ultimate Search” reality television series on the drinking behaviors of Nigerian youths
  96. Intoxicating Entertainment? The Influence of “Star Music Trek” on the Drinking Practices of Nigerian Students
  97. “She encourages people to drink”: A qualitative study of the use of females to promote beer in Nigerian institutions of learning
  98. A review of substance use among secondary school students in Nigeria: Implications for policies
  99. ‘What a man can do, a woman can do better’: gendered alcohol consumption and (de)construction of social identity among young Nigerians
  100. Can brewer-sponsored “drink responsibly” warning message be effective without alcohol policies in Nigeria?
  101. The McDonaldization of Nigerian Universities
  102. Use of mixed methods designs in substance research: a methodological necessity in Nigeria
  103. The Politics of Alcohol Policy in Nigeria: A Critical Analysis of How and Why Brewers Use Strategic Ambiguity to Supplant Policy Initiatives
  104. McDonaldization and Job Insecurity