Addiction

Smoking Linked to Irregular Menstruation and Early Menopause

Scientific article
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A study exploring the factors leading to menstrual cycle irregularity and menopause has discovered smoking may contribute to irregular menstrual cycles. The research, carried out in Korea, also found an association with the early initiation...

Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Ethos, Dose, Organisation

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Seminal work from Australia identified these as the three pillars of medication-based treatment of drug dependence; they form the kernel of this bite’s exploration of organisational influences on these treatments. Ethos, dose, and...

Drug Facts from the Australian Alcohol and Drug Foundation

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Digital health information about the risks of drugs is available through the Australian Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF) website. The searchable online database, Drug Facts, features information about a range of substances which may pose...
Australian Alcohol and Drug Foundation

Childhood Predictors of Lung Function and Future COPD Risk

Scientific article
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A study published in the Lancet details the discovery of a link between the respiratory disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and childhood exposure to parental smoking or childhood illnesses, such as asthma, bronchitis...

InterAction 2018

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London
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United Kingdom

With generous support from Alcohol Research UK, the purpose of the day is to encourage the interplay and exchange of knowledge and ideas around the subject of drugs and alcohol. Speakers will be provocative and challenge received wisdoms with counter narratives.

Rise in Glutamate Levels Can Be Used to Predict Drug High

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A study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) explores the action of psychostimulant drugs on glutamate, one of the most abundant neurotransmitters in the human body. Drugs with a stimulant effect are commonly prescribed to...
Rise in glutamate levels can be used to predict drug high

Medication for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

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The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the Health and Human Services US Government Department (HSS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have collaborated to create a manual on...
Medication for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder