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Medical cannabis patients have been engaging in substitution by using cannabis as an alternative to alcohol, prescription and illicit drugs [Harm Reduction Journal, USA]
Increased heavy drinking among young adults in recent surveys presents asignificant challenge for alcohol policy and may indicate a sustained increase in future US alcohol consumption [NIH Public Access, USA]
In this paper, we describe an analysis of alcohol policy initiatives sponsored by alcohol producer SAB-Miller and the International Center on Alcohol Policies, an alcohol industry-funded organization. In a number of sub-Saharan countries these bodies have promoted a ‘partnership’ role with governments to design national alcohol policies [Addiction, UK]
To redress gaps in injection drug users’ (IDUs) knowledge about hepatitis risk and prevention, we developed a brief intervention to be delivered to IDUs at syringe exchange programs (SEPs) in three US cities [Harm Reduction Journal, UK]
If you were asked: ‘What are the most important things we know about addiction?’ what would you say? This paper brings together a body of knowledge across multiple domains and arranged as a list of 10 things known about addiction, as a response to such a question [Addiction, UK]
I propose a new field: positive health. Positive health describes a state beyond the mere absence of disease and is definable and measurable. Positive health can be operationalised by a combination of excellent status on biological, subjective, and functional measures [Applied Psychology, USA]
To attract, engage and retain people more successfully with addiction-related problems, addiction services and the interventions they use need to be more welcoming, attractive and focused broadly towards their clients’ actual needs [Addiction Editorial, UK]
Reliance on self reporting to identify pregnant smokers significantly underestimates the number of pregnant smokers in Scotland and results in a failure to detect over 2400 smokers each year who are therefore notoffered smoking cessation services [British Medical Journal, UK]
This study provides important points of reference for alcohol and drug service workers and community healthcare professionals, casting light on the abstinence process and providing a basis for intervention or rehabilitation services [BMC Psychiatry, UK]
This study aims to review the economic impact of alcohol worldwide, summarizing the state of knowledge with regard to two elements: (1) cost components included in the estimation; (2) the methodologies employed in works conducted to date [Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy]
Binge drinking is a matter of current social, political and media concern. It has a longterm, but also a recent, history. This paper discusses the contemporary history of the concept of binge drinking [Social History of Medicine, UK]
My statement in October1 that alcohol was more dangerous than many illegal drugs, including cannabis, ecstasy, and LSD, referred back to a paper I published in The Lancet 2 years ago {free registration required} [Lancet, UK]
For the study, researchers from University College London followed 150 people over a year to see if changes in their ketamine use could predict changes in their psychological well-being, memory and concentration [Addiction, UK]
The authors examined the effect of a large reduction in the price of alcohol in Finland in 2004 on alcohol-related mortality by age and socioeconomic group… Alcohol-related mortality increased by 16% among men and by 31% among women; 82% of the increase was due to chronic causes, particularly liver diseases [American Journal of Epidemiology, USA]
The association of insomnia with alcohol use disorders suggests that the clinical evaluation of patients with sleep problems should include a careful assessment of alcohol use [Substance Abuse, USA]
Research with the Important People instrument has demonstrated that social support for abstinence is related to alcohol treatment outcomes but less work has been done on the role of network supportin drug treatment outcomes [Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, USA}
Compiled by Peter Miller, Molly Jarvis and Louisa Strain [Addiction, UK]
The objective of this project is to conduct a randomized controlled evaluation of the internet-based Check Your Drinking (CYD) screener [Addiction, UK]
Findings of a recent study suggest that receiving alcohol industry sponsorship may increase sports participants’ drinking. The study involved a cross-sectional survey of 1279 participants from 14 team and individual sports in three large provinces of New Zealand [Addiction Editorial, UK]
The sacking of a government adviser on drugs shows Britain’s politicians can’t cope with intelligent debate [Nature Editorial, UK]
