Addiction

Reviewing Inclusion Health: An Intervention Programme for At-Risk Populations

Scientific article

17 December 2017

Inclusion Health is a framework for action that helps find ways of improving the health and well-being for socially excluded groups. These populations, who have in common adverse life experiences and risk factors, such as poverty and...

Keeping Youth Drug Free

Book

17 December 2017

Keeping Youth Drug Free is a new publication from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Aimed at parents, the guide offers advice for keeping children substance-free. It includes a review of the latest...

Health and Social Responses to Drug Problems: A European Guide

Book

17 December 2017

Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide is a new publication from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). Included alongside the guide is a set of online materials. Together these provide...

Effectiveness Bank Hot Topic: Does It Matter If Addiction Is a Brain Disease?

Book

15 December 2017

Seizing on the theory’s propaganda value, in 1997 the head of the US National Institute on Drug Abuse proclaimed, “Addiction Is a Brain Disease, and It Matters.” His contention has been hailed as a breakthrough or condemned as a...

19th International Congress on Addictions

6 December 2017

Cancun

Mexico

The 19th International CIJ Congress welcomed 2,500 participants and focused on "Dual Disorders and Comorbidity Associated with Substance Use". It was held in conjunction with the World Association of Dual Disorders (WADD) and the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP).

Gambling Activates the Same Brain Pathways as Substance Addiction, New Study Finds

Scientific article

2 December 2017

Problem gambling in the UK is reported to affect around 590,000 people. The condition can be treated via a range of approaches, including cognitive behavioural therapy and medication. Published in the journal Translational Psychiatry, a new...

Risk and Protective Factors for Substance Use in High-Risk Populations

Scientific article

2 December 2017

There tends to be an increase in prevalence of substance use issues within populations living in urban areas and where poverty levels are high. Certain risk factors, more common in deprived areas, are particularly associated with substance...

Gender Differences in the Alcohol-Related Alterations in Cortical Activity

Scientific article

4 September 2017

Background: Long-term alcohol use is known to harm brain functioning in adolescence. In the central nervous system, the effects of alcohol are particularly mediated by alterations in GABAergic neurotransmission. Combining simultaneous...

2018 Australian and New Zealand Addiction Conference

28 May 2018

Gold Coast

Australia

The 2018 Australian and New Zealand

Addiction Training in Clinical Psychology: Does It Meet the Demand?

Scientific article

5 November 2017

Clinical psychology is particularly well suited to offering a multifaceted response in order to help those living with a substance use disorder. A new study published in the academic journal American Psychologist investigates the extent to...