Addiction

Abstract submission for the Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) Conference

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Delegate abstracts are welcome for the SSA’s 2021 Conference. Deadlines: Oral paper abstracts – Monday 5 July 2021 Poster abstracts – Monday 9 August 2021 Judges will review posters on both days of the Conference. Posters must be...

Development of an unannounced standardized patient protocol to evaluate opioid use disorder treatment in pregnancy for American Indian and rural communities

Scientific article

25 June 2021

Abstract Background: Opioid use disorder (OUD) disproportionately impacts rural and American Indian communities and has quadrupled among pregnant individuals nationwide in the past two decades. Yet, limited data are available about access...

Reimagining brief interventions for alcohol: Towards a paradigm fit for the twenty first century?

Scientific article

29 June 2021

Abstract Background: There is no longer support for the idea that brief intervention programmes alone can contribute meaningfully to the improvement of population health relating to alcohol. As a result, calls for major innovations and...

Tobacco Smoking and Associated Factors Among People Living With HIV in Uganda

Scientific article

Rates of smoking among people living with HIV are greater than the number of people who smoke within the general population. This article, published in the Journal of Nicotine and Tobacco, examines the smoking patterns and behaviours of...

Primate Ventral Striatum Maintains Neural Representations of the Value of Previously Rewarded Objects for Habitual Seeking

Scientific article

8 April 2021

Abstract The ventral striatum (VS) is considered a key region that flexibly updates recent changes in reward values for habit learning. However, this update process may not serve to maintain learned habitual behaviours, which are...

Atención visual a las señales de consumo de tabaco: Un estudio preliminar empleando el seguimiento ocular

Scientific article

Resumen Introducción: la atención es un proceso básico relacionado con el comportamiento adictivo. En fumadores, los estímulos asociados al consumo son relevantes debido a que están presentes en el inicio y en la consolidación del hábito...

Prison and drugs in Europe: Current and future challenges

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Summary This publication provides an overview of current knowledge and the latest developments in the field of drug use and prison in Europe. The report explores in depth the epidemiology of drug use and drug-related problems among the...

Current Status of Violence, Suicide, Alcohol Use, and Stigma in Mexico

Scientific article

Abstract Studies on the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) and its risk factors have shown worldwide the preponderant role of accidents and violence in the burden of disease and the role of alcohol consumption as a main risk factor in the...

“100 program Challenge” for drug prevention by Ecolink Institute receives good response

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“100 program Challenge” for drug prevention by Ecolink Institute receives global response. The students of the Ecolink Institute from 16 countries launched a campaign against drug abuse, in connection with the International Day against Drug...

Margarette Julius, student of UTC from Ecolink organized awareness programs in Nigeria

Disentangling substance use and related problems: urgency predicts substance-related problems beyond the degree of use

Scientific article

7 July 2021

Background: Substance use disorders are reliably associated with high impulsivity and sensation seeking. Importantly, both precede problematic substance use, implicating them as risk factors. Individuals with substance use disorders show...