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Barriers in Substance Use Disorder Treatment
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...
Addiction Journal Podcast - January 2019
The Addiction Journal Podcast takes the listener through the content of the January edition of the journal, selects and discusses some of the highlights and includes interviews, which have been conducted with some of the authors.
Models of Addiction
The science of addiction is complicated, and it continues to be a field where the debate over definitions, models, theories, and the most appropriate ways to respond continues.
EMCDDA's Insight Review provides a critical analysis of the...
Monitoring Drug Use in Recreational Settings across Europe
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) have released their latest technical report “Monitoring Drug Use in Recreational Settings across Europe: Conceptual Challenges and Methodological Innovations”.
The report...
Dying for a Drink
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) has published its latest report, ‘Dying for a drink’.
Scottish people tend to consume more alcohol than people in England and Wales. Alcohol is a harmful substance and, consumed in excess...
The Key Drivers of Alcohol Supply and Demand
Alcohol outlets will open to sell alcohol and meet market demand. The supply and demand are linked so that greater supply will induce yet greater demand. Analysis of neighbourhood structure is important so as to help shape public health...
Australia’s Changing Relationship with Alcohol
There has been a steady decline in alcohol consumption in Australia over the past decade. It is important to understand what is encouraging individuals to change their drinking behaviour so as to support the maintenance of these positive...
Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2018: Preventing Problematic Substance Use in Youth
The Public Health Agency of Canada has released its latest report on the state of public health, with a spotlight on the prevention of problematic substance use among youth.
Results from the analysis found that almost 80% of Canadians aged...
Despite Falling Rates, Smoking-Related Lung Cancer Will Remain a Major Health Concern
Tobacco control interventions introduced in the United States over the past 50 years have led to notable decrease in smoking and smoking-related diseases, including lung cancer.
In a recent study, published by University of Michigan's...
Tobacco Use by Clients Receiving SUD Treatment
Although cigarette smoking among adults in the United States has been steadily decreasing, rates continue to remain high amongst certain vulnerable populations.
A recent study published in the international journal of Addictive Behaviours ...
SPR 27th Annual Meeting - Call for Papers
SPR 27th ANNUAL MEETING
May 28 – May 31, 2019
Hyatt Regency San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
CALLS NOW AVAILABLE:
Papers, NIDA International Poster Session, Preconference Workshops, and "Brown Bag" SIGs
Submission Deadline for ALL...
Native American Teens at Higher Risk for Substance Abuse
A recent study has found that Native American adolescents are at greater risk of alcohol and drug abuse than other American teens.
Survey results were collected from 1,700 Native American students at 31 schools across the United States and...
Daily Use of Marijuana among Non-College Young Adults at all Time High
A recent survey produced by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has analysed trends in substance use between young adults, aged 19-22, attending college and not attending college in the US.
Results show that the prevalence of...
UNODC World Drug Report 2018
The 2018 World Drug Report was launched on 26th June. The report covers a range of topics with the booklets split into drug demand and supply, drug markets, drugs and age, and women and drugs.
The booklets are all available free to access...
Global Statistics on Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Drug Use: 2017 Status Report
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This review provides an up‐to‐date curated source of information on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use and their associated mortality and burden of disease. Limitations in the data are also discussed, including how these...
European Drug Report 2018
The European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has released their latest European Drugs report.
Covering 30 European countries the report explores drug trends, developments in prevention and treatment, public health...
Using Technology in the Field of Substance Use
This special news article is focused on all things digital - exploring e-health, d-health, m-health and u-health.
May Student Membership Update
In our second Student Membership Update we have sourced some funding and research opportunities, and events that we are sure will be of interest.
Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Outpatient Treatment Completion
A study exploring the completion of outpatient substance use disorder treatment has highlighted racial and ethnic health disparities.
The research team utilised a sample of 416,224 outpatient discharges in the study which found people of...
Experiences of a Motivational Interview Delivered by a Robot: Qualitative Study
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Background: Motivational interviewing is an effective intervention for supporting behavior change but traditionally depends on face-to-face dialogue with a human counselor. This study addressed a key challenge for the goal of...