Addiction

The relationship between craving and insular morphometry in regular cocaine users: Does sex matter?

Scientific article

21 February 2022

Abstract While it has been suggested that cocaine use and relapse in women is more strongly related to stress-relief craving, whereas cocaine use in men is more strongly related to reward craving, the neural mechanisms that underlie these...

Sex differences in acute cannabis effects revisited: Results from two randomized, controlled trials

Scientific article

22 December 2021

Abstract Some evidence suggests that males and females may differ in their responses to acute cannabis effects, including subjective drug effects and behavioural effects, and cannabinoid pharmacokinetics. This is significant given current...

Multimodal MRI data fusion reveals distinct structural, functional and neurochemical correlates of heavy cannabis use

Scientific article

22 November 2021

Abstract Heavy cannabis use (HCU) is frequently associated with a plethora of cognitive, psychopathological and sensorimotor phenomena. Although HCU is frequent, specific patterns of abnormal brain structure and function underlying HCU in...

Overcoming the pains of recovery: The management of negative recovery capital during addiction recovery pathways

Scientific article

Abstract: Pains experienced as a result of negative recovery capital are often thought to stimulate motivations for positive behavioural change, usually through a ‘rock bottom’ type moment. Whilst recovery capital and barriers to recovery...

Evaluating the Brain Disease Model of Addiction

15 March 2022

Online

A major new book about our understanding of

Enhanced Alcohol Container Labels: A Systematic Review (Report at a Glance)

Book

1 March 2022

To investigate how alcohol container labels can be used to build public awareness, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction commissioned Enhanced Alcohol Container Labels: A Systematic Review and developed a summary of the report...

Risk of Opioid Overdose Associated With Concomitant Use of Oxycodone and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

Scientific article

24 February 2022

Abstract Importance Some selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) inhibit the enzymes responsible for the metabolism of oxycodone, a potent prescription opioid. The clinical consequences of this interaction on the risk of opioid...

Gambling Disorder Screening Day

8 March 2022

Online

Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM) is a grassroots campaign that depends on the participation of NCPG state Affiliate, organizational and individual members, state health agencies, gambling companies,

The prevalence and pattern of cannabis use among patients attending a methadone treatment clinic in Nairobi, Kenya

Scientific article

15 February 2022

Cannabis is the most widely used illegal substance in the world, with a global prevalence of 4% among people aged 15 to 64 years and a recent trend of growing use. Cannabis usage can have negative health consequences, such as impaired...

Barriers to support for people experiencing problem substance use and homelessness: Reading list

Reading List

The second webinar in our series on homelessness and substances use was presented by Dr Hannah Carver who focused on the different barriers that people experience when trying to access support and the evidence base for different...