addiction

Delinquency and Substance Misuse Among US Teens See Significant Decline

Scientific article

29 October 2017

12- to 17-year-olds in the US are now far less likely to misuse alcohol, nicotine and illegal drugs. The same age group is also less prone to delinquent behaviours, such as stealing and fighting than the generation before. This is according...

Unmet Treatment Needs for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

Scientific article

14 October 2017

In the US, less than 10% of adults with co-occurring mental health problems and substance use disorders get treatment for both. 50% do not receive treatment for either. This highlights the vast discrepancy between the prevalence of co...

8 Steps Towards Minimising the US Opioid Crisis

News

Current levels of opioid addiction in the US are so alarming that in July 2017 the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis urgently suggested that President Trump declare a national emergency to free up...

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Reduces Cocaine Use

Scientific article

13 November 2015

Abstract Recent animal studies demonstrate that compulsive cocaine seeking strongly reduces prelimbic frontal cortex activity, while optogenetic stimulation of this brain area significantly inhibits compulsive cocaine seeking, providing a...

Chemsex: An Emergent Phenomenon

Scientific article

Chemsex is the term given to the intentional use of psychoactive drugs in order to maintain sexual relations between men who have sex with men (MSM), usually for long periods of time and with multiple partners. This phenomenon has also been...

Specification of Change Mechanisms in Pregnant Smokers for Malleable Target Identification

Scientific article

19 September 2017

Maternal smoking during pregnancy (MSDP) continues to be a leading modifiable risk factor for perinatal complications and a range of neurodevelopmental and cardio-metabolic outcomes across the lifespan. Despite 40 years of intervention...

Terminology and Stigma: How Should We Talk about Substance Use?

Scientific article

27 September 2017

In the field of substance use prevention and treatment choosing the correct terminology can be tricky, especially if we want to avoid contributing to stigmatised perceptions of people battling with substance use disorders. ‘Abuse’, ‘abuser’...

Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Addiction Medicine Fellowships

Scientific article

20 September 2017

Abstract Background Although progress in science has driven advances in addiction medicine, this subject has not been adequately taught to medical trainees and physicians. As a result, there has been poor integration of evidence-based...

19th International Congress on Addictions: "Dual Disorders and Comorbidity Associated with Substance Use"

6 December 2017

Cancun

Mexico

In recent years, it has become evident that in order to better understand the phenomenon of psychoactive substance use and its implications for physical and mental health, a multidimensional approach is necessary, since there are many and varied aspects involved in the consumption of psychoactive substances and the development of addictions.

Dual Disorders: A New Way to Think about Addiction?

Scientific article

8 September 2017

Despite a growing evidence base and numerous policy changes, the association between addiction and other mental health problems is often ignored. It remains that many patients with Substance Use Disorder (SUDs) also have Other Psychiatric...