Cross-Party Group on Alcohol and Drugs Next Meeting to Focus on ‘Street Valium’
The Cross Party Group on Alcohol and Drugs will host their Annual General Meeting in the Scottish Parliament on the 26th of February 2019.
Addiction
A Promising Alternative to Opioid Pain Medications
There is a growing problem of misuse of prescription opioids, opioid addiction, and overdose. This highlights the crucial need for finding an addiction-free alternative medication that can be used to treat severe pain. Researchers are...
An Evening with Professor Carl Hart from Columbia University, New York City
Scotland’s new drug strategy says that ‘there is a need (to) examine the links between the law relating to illegal drugs, and the prevention and treatment of drug harm’.
What if drug policy were shaped by science?
Scottish Drugs Forum has asked Professor Hart to envision a drug policy based not on beliefs and stigma; nor on moralising and media outrage but in what can be proved to be true.
Women, Violence, Drugs & Prison: What Works beyond Risk and Vulnerability?
The Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology invites you to the second event in the Birmingham Criminology Seminar Series.
Comorbidity Infographic and Report
The term “comorbidity” describes two or more disorders or illnesses occurring in the same person. They can occur at the same time or one after the other. Comorbidity also implies interactions between the illnesses that can worsen the course...
Effectiveness of a New Multi-Component Smoking Cessation Service Package for Patients with Hypertension and Diabetes in Northern Thailand
Abstract Background Smoking cessation is an achievable behavioral change, which reduces the risks of cardiovascular diseases, cancers and tobacco-related diseases. There is a need for an effective smoking cessation service for low and...
Trends in Self-Poisoning and Psychotropic Drug Use in People Aged 5–19 Years
Abstract Objectives: To characterise trends in self-poisoning and psychotropic medicine use in young Australians. Design: Population-based retrospective cohort study. Setting Calls taken by the New South Wales and Victorian Poisons...
Drug-Induced Prolonged Corrected QT Interval in Patients with Methadone and Opium Overdose
Abstract Background Iran is a country with the highest rate of opioid addiction in the world. The most commonly used opioid in Iran is opium, and methadone is in second place. The trend of drug use has changed from opium to methadone from...
A Rapid Systematic Review of What We Know about Alcohol Use Disorders and Brief Interventions in the Criminal Justice System
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the evidence of alcohol use disorders within the different stages of the criminal justice system in the UK. Furthermore it reviewed the worldwide evidence of alcohol brief interventions in...
Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Feedback on Client Progress among Most Effective Ways to Improve Outcomes
Findings amalgamated for the American Psychological Association show that providing therapists real-time feedback from the client (including substance use clients ) on their progress and how to improve it is among the most effective ways...