Addiction
Barriers and facilitators to scaling up medications for opioid use disorder in Kentucky: qualitative perspectives of treatment organisation staff
Background Many people who could benefit from medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) aren’t receiving them. This study looks at how MOUD agencies in Kentucky are experiencing changes in patient numbers and the challenges and supports...
ISAJE Annual Meeting 2025
The ISAJE 2025 Annual Meeting will be held in Cape Town, South Africa!
Meeting sessions: 9-10 October
Attendee social event: 8 October
Registration options for in-person and virtual attendance.
More details coming soon!
Alcohol Consumption and Adherence to Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health
This brief examines the average alcohol consumption of people in Canada and where it falls within the risk zones outlined in Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health (CGAH). The publication presents updated data on weekly drinking patterns...

Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms Online Data Visualisation Tool
CSUCH’s data visualisation tool can be used to estimate substance use trends across the country. The data helps inform programs, practices, and research to protect communities, save lives, and improve the well-being of people in Canada...

Alcohol insensitivity and the incentive salience of alcohol: Two decades of work relevant to future directions of the addictions neuro-clinical assessment
In a recent article, Gunawan and colleagues explore how the Incentive Salience (IS) domain in the Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment (ANA) framework relates to alcohol motivation and alcohol insensitivity. Their findings support previous...