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The Links Between Substance Use and Gambling in Schizophrenia

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Men
Mental Health
Data

Highlights

  • High rates of both problem and pathological gambling and substance use disorders have been reported in schizophrenia
  • The research shows that problem and pathological gambling and substance use is linked with increased...

Alcohol Occasionals: Seminars 2013–2018

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Book
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Prevention
Mental Health
Policy
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Almost a fifth more alcohol is sold per adult in Scotland than in England and Wales. It is believed 1 in 4 people drink at hazardous or harmful levels and in 2016 alone there were over 1,200 alcohol-related deaths in Scotland. 

Scottish...

Addiction Journal Podcast - December 2018

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Mental Health

The Journal of Addiction has published its latest podcast describing the highlights from the December issue of Addiction. 

In addition to describing the key features that are presented in the journal, the podcast includes a selection of...

Effects of Long‐Term Alcohol Drinking on the Dopamine D2 Receptor: Gene Expression and Heteroreceptor Complexes in the Striatum in Rats

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Regulatory Control of Substances

Abstract

Background

Reduced dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) ligand binding has repeatedly been demonstrated in the striatum of humans with alcohol use disorder (AUD). The attenuated D2R binding has been suggested to reflect a reduced D2R...

Research Explicit Relationship between Alcohol, Drugs and Violence

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
Men

It is already expected that alcohol and other drugs lead the person to the path of violence, but recently this was proven through a study of the group of the University of São Paulo Medical School (USP). They published results of a survey...

Research Shows Relationship Between Alcohol, Drugs and Violence

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
Men

It is already expected that alcohol and other drugs lead the person to a path of violence, but recently this was proven through research by a group from the School of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (USP). They published the results...

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