Addiction

FREE Opioid Training Course from Harvard

News

Harvard University has launched a free online training course via edX.org. Suitable for those looking for an introduction to understanding opioids and the current "crisis" facing many nations through high rates of drug related deaths. The...

Predicting Smoking Lapses in the First Week of Quitting: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study

Scientific article

1 January 2018

ABSTRACT Objectives: This study focused on lapse shortly after an attempt to quit smoking. Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) studies have mapped real-time situational factors that induce lapses in everyday life. However, the possible...

Neurobiology of Addictions / Neurobiología de las adicciones

Scientific article

ABSTRACT The proportion of drug abuse users that develop dependence does not represent the totality of users. Therefore, there is a substantial proportion of users that do not develop a substance use disorder (SUD). For example, in Mexico...

Drug Use Severity, Mortality, and Cause of Death in Primary Care Patients with Substance Use Disorders

Scientific article

21 January 2016

Abstract This article examines the association between drug use severity and mortality in primary care patients with substance use disorders. In 848 individuals with known vital status, severity was low in 32%, intermediate in 38%, or...

The Role of Adenosine Receptors in Psychostimulant Addiction

Scientific article

10 January 2018

Adenosine receptors (AR) are a family of G-protein coupled receptors, comprised of four members, named A1, A2A, A2B, and A3 receptors, found widely distributed in almost all human body tissues and organs. To date, they are known to...

Associations between Substance Use and Type of Crime in Prisoners with Substance Use Problems

Scientific article

15 January 2018

Aim: The present study aimed to study the associations between substance use patterns and types of crimes in prisoners with substance use problems, and specifically whether substance use patterns were different in violent offenders. Methods...

Morbidity and Mortality in Homeless Individuals, Prisoners, Sex Workers, and Individuals with Substance Use Disorders in High-Income Countries

Scientific article

11 November 2017

Summary Background Inclusion health focuses on people in extremely poor health due to poverty, marginalisation, and multimorbidity. We aimed to review morbidity and mortality data on four overlapping populations who experience considerable...

Misuse of Novel Synthetic Opioids: A Deadly New Trend

Scientific article

ABSTRACT Novel synthetic opioids (NSOs) include various analogs of fentanyl and newly emerging non-fentanyl compounds. Together with illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF), these drugs have caused a recent spike in overdose deaths, whereas...

Most-Read Knowledge Share Articles of 2017

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Here is a selection of the most-read Knowledge Share articles of 2017. These are the articles that captivated our members most.

20th International Conference on Addiction Treatment and Therapy

11 June 2018

Copenhagen

Denmark

The ICATT 2018: 20th International Conference on Addiction Treatment and Therapy aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Addiction Treatment and Therapy.