Epidemiology, Aetiology and Statistics

Understanding the causes and patterns of substance use and related disorders.

Artificial Intelligence in Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Support: Selected Readings and Practical Insights

Reading List

10 December 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how we understand and manage substance use disorders (SUDs). The following curated readings highlight current developments, practical applications, and ethical considerations for AI in this field...

Artificial Intelligence in Addiction: Challenges and Opportunities

Scientific article

31 August 2024

The article explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is currently used — and could be used — in the field of addiction research and treatment. The authors note that AI (machine learning, data mining, predictive analytics) offers...

Navigating stigma: a qualitative study of barriers to opioid treatment engagement in Tanzania

Scientific article

13 October 2025

Background Stigma related to drug use is a well-documented barrier to engaging and remaining on medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), yet little is known about how stigma operates across multiple social and institutional settings in...

Adherence to mHealth quit smoking application ‘stopcoach’ on top of evidence based smoking cessation counselling: association with participant characteristics and long-term abstinence

Scientific article

14 October 2025

Background Smoking is more common in lower socioeconomic position (SEP) groups, but smoking cessation interventions are less effective for these groups. StopCoach, an mHealth intervention, supports people with lower SEP in quitting smoking...

Initial stakeholder perceptions around opioid settlement funds in Pennsylvania

Scientific article

16 October 2025

Background The opioid epidemic continues to pose significant challenges in the United States, with over 75% of nearly 107,000 drug overdose deaths in 2022 involving opioids. Recently, efforts to curb the epidemic have made strides...

Becoming a Member of the Prevention Club: Development of Interdisciplinary Prevention Terminology

Scientific article

10 June 2025

Introduction Prevention science is interdisciplinary, drawing upon multiple fields of research and practice to develop integrated knowledge. A challenge facing the field is the proliferation of different terms with the same meaning, and of...

Global status report on alcohol and health and treatment of substance use disorders

Report

25 June 2025

The WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders provides a comprehensive snapshot of global trends in alcohol consumption, related harms, and national policy responses, alongside the availability...

The Global Trend of Stimulant Use

17 June 2025

Online

Stimulant use is evolving rapidly with changes in drug markets and new patterns of production and trafficking. This webinar will explore the latest global trends in the use of stimulants and provide a primer for their health and social consequences.

Time: June 17, 2025 @ 8:00AM US EST

Speakers:

The burden and risks of emerging complications of diabetes mellitus

Scientific article

Abstract: While the traditional complications of diabetes mellitus—such as cardiovascular disease—are well recognized, advances in treatment and increased life expectancy have revealed a new set of lesser-known complications that are...

Low Awareness of Diabetes as a Major Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease in Middle- and High-Income Countries

Scientific article

Objective: Understanding that diabetes is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) may help increase diabetes screening and improve prevention efforts for CVD. Overview: The American Heart Association conducted an online survey...