substance use

11th International Conference on Nightlife, Substance Use and Related Health Issues

15 May 2019

Amsterdam

Netherlands

The 11th International Conference on Nightlife, Substance Use and Related Health Issues will be held in Amsterdam, 15-17 May 2019.

The conference hopes to bring together experts and stakeholders from a wide range of fields to present, meet and exchange experiences, evidence and views on the latest research, policy and practice relating to protecting and promoting health in urban night-time settings.

The Reciprocal Lagged Effects of Substance Use and Recidivism in a Prisoner Reentry Context

Scientific article

7 June 2017

Abstract Background Much work has investigated the association between substance use, crime, and recidivism, yet little scholarship has examined these associations longitudinally among samples of recently released prisoners. We examine the...

Using Technology-Based Therapeutic Tools in Behavioural Health Services

News

For anyone interested in digital health behaviour interventions this manual from SAMHSA will prove interesting. Exploring how technology-assisted care can be implemented, the value of technology based assessments and the ways in which the...

Using Technology-Based Therapeutic Tools in Behavioural Health Services

Individual and Contextual Factors Associated with Tobacco, Alcohol, and Cannabis Use among Chilean Adolescents

Scientific article

1 March 2017

Abstract We studied the association between individual and contextual variables and the use of tobacco, alcohol, or cannabis in the last 30 days preceding the study, considering the hierarchical nature of students nested in schools. We used...

Substance Use among a Sample of Healthcare Workers in Kenya

Scientific article

2 August 2016

ABSTRACT This study describes reported substance use among Kenyan healthcare workers (HCWs), as it has implications for HCWs’ health, productivity, and their ability and likelihood to intervene on substance use. The Alcohol Smoking and...

Substance Use, Sleep and Intervention Design

Scientific article

21 December 2017

Abstract Background: Alcohol and other drug use is associated with poor sleep quality and quantity, but there is limited qualitative research exploring substance users’ experiences of sleep and few psychosocial sleep interventions for them...

The Adolescent Brain – Wired for Taking Risks

Book

17 December 2017

‘The Adolescent Brain – Wired for Taking Risks’ is a briefing paper from Mentor ADEPIS and forms part of a series of such resources on drug and alcohol education and prevention for teachers and practitioners. It takes a look at the role...

Changes in Specific Substance Involvement Scores among SBIRT Recipients in an HIV Primary Care Setting

Scientific article

12 December 2017

Abstract Background Substance use is common among people living with HIV (PLHIV) and is associated with worse outcomes along the HIV care continuum. One potentially effective clinic-based approach to addressing unhealthy substance use is...

Gambling Activates the Same Brain Pathways as Substance Addiction, New Study Finds

Scientific article

2 December 2017

Problem gambling in the UK is reported to affect around 590,000 people. The condition can be treated via a range of approaches, including cognitive behavioural therapy and medication. Published in the journal Translational Psychiatry, a new...

Risk and Protective Factors for Substance Use in High-Risk Populations

Scientific article

2 December 2017

There tends to be an increase in prevalence of substance use issues within populations living in urban areas and where poverty levels are high. Certain risk factors, more common in deprived areas, are particularly associated with substance...