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