The prevalence of smoking within the general population is in decline. However, the number of people with mental health issues who smoke remains high.
A recent study has examined mental health care practitioners approach to addressing...
Studies throughout Europe have shown that asylum-seeking children and adolescents (ASC) are at risk of developing mental disorders. The most common mental-health problems in ASC include posttraumatic stress symptoms...
Improving Outcomes in the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (IOTOD) is an educational initiative that aims to improve opioid dependence healthcare through a variety of programmes
IOTOD host an annual conference, and following the event they...
The Journal of Addiction has released its latest podcast which summarises the contents of the journal's February edition.
The podcast includes a selection of interviews with the authors of the studies included in this month's journal.
Although rates vary from country to country, harmful alcohol use can be considered a global public health concern. The Global Drug Survey (GDS) is the world's largest annual survey of substance use.
A recent study, published in the Journa...
With the implicit neglect for the integration of mental health services into general health service development in South Africa, there is an urgent need for an understanding of the ways in which existing reforms may be...
The US is experiencing a public health crisis. In the US in 2016 alone, there were over 63,000 drug poisoning deaths. Despite these concerning figures, it is estimated that fewer than 20% (3.8 million) receive treatment and for those who do...
This website offers resources developed from a two-year research programme on end of life care for people with alcohol and other drug problems. The research programme was the first of its kind to explore current practice and service...
Nedávná studie, publikovaná v časopise Journal of Addiction, zkoumala souvislost užívání konopí, poruchy užívání konopí a symptomů psychózy, deprese a úzkosti u dospívajících a dospělých vzorků. Vědci také zkoumali rozdíly v těchto...
Early life experiences of trauma are known to significantly increase the risk of substance use in adolescence and adulthood. It has been suggested that individuals may use alcohol or drugs as a means of temporarily relieving themselves from...
Kanadské centrum pro užívání návykových látek a závislost (CCSA) vytvořilo novou sérii podcastů , které zkoumají a přezkoumávají důkazy o alkoholu, konopí, opioidech, stigmatu a dalších.
Každý měsíc se v podcastu The Evidence představí...
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has published a new resource to provide teenagers with accurate information about opioids.
The publication includes a selection of facts on opioids, a section on opioids and heroin, and a helpful list...
Cannabis use is observationally associated with an increased risk of schizophrenia, but whether the relationship is causal is not known. Using a genetic approach, we took 10 independent genetic variants previously identified to...
Children who are next of kin to parents with physical or mental illness and/or substance abuse need access to mental health support and several cost-effective interventions are available. Because most parents in the target group often...
Background
There is robust evidence that childhood adversity is associated with an increased risk of psychosis. There is, however, little research on intervening factors that might increase or decrease risk following childhood...
It is recognised that veterans are more likely to experience a range of mental health conditions such as anxiety, major depression, substance use disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Many individuals use substances as a coping...
It is vital that the treatment for individuals living with Opioid Use Disorder is of high quality and evidence-informed.
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction has launched a new report, Best Practices across the Continuum of...
