Addiction

2018 Australian and New Zealand Addiction Conference

28 May 2018

Gold Coast

Australia

The 2018 Australian and New Zealand Addiction Conference will be held on Monday 28 and Tuesday 29 May, with optional workshops on Wednesday 30 May at QT Gold Coast.

The annual Australian and New Zealand Addiction Conference covers a broad range of topics in relation to all types of addiction, including prevention, treatment, systematic responses, behaviours, mental health and harm reduction.

Addiction Training in Clinical Psychology: Does It Meet the Demand?

Scientific article

5 November 2017

Clinical psychology is particularly well suited to offering a multifaceted response in order to help those living with a substance use disorder. A new study published in the academic journal American Psychologist investigates the extent to...

Acute Ethanol Administration Upregulates Synaptic α4-Subunit of Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors within the Nucleus Accumbens and Amygdala

Scientific article

24 October 2107

Alcohol and nicotine are two of the most frequently abused drugs, with their comorbidity well described. Previous data show that chronic exposure to nicotine upregulates high-affinity nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in several...

Progression from E-Cigarettes to Conventional Cigarettes Dictated by Levels of Nicotine, Study Finds

Scientific article

Nicotine is the addictive component of conventional cigarettes. E-cigarettes are available in a range of nicotine strengths. Those that contain nicotine were deemed recently to be subject to regulation by the US Food and Drug Administration...

Delinquency and Substance Misuse Among US Teens See Significant Decline

Scientific article

29 October 2017

12- to 17-year-olds in the US are now far less likely to misuse alcohol, nicotine and illegal drugs. The same age group is also less prone to delinquent behaviours, such as stealing and fighting than the generation before. This is according...

The Indirect Effect of Emotion Regulation on Minority Stress and Problematic Substance Use in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals

Scientific article

25 October 2017

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals report higher levels of problematic alcohol and substance use than their heterosexual peers. This disparity is linked to the experience of LGB-specific stressors, termed minority stress...

Unmet Treatment Needs for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

Scientific article

14 October 2017

In the US, less than 10% of adults with co-occurring mental health problems and substance use disorders get treatment for both. 50% do not receive treatment for either. This highlights the vast discrepancy between the prevalence of co...

Childhood Matters: Alcohol and Drug Problems from a Child Rights Perspective

Book

Millions of children globally suffer as a consequence of the use of intoxicating substances like alcohol and illicit drugs. This is an important, but too often neglected, child rights issue. The new FORUT publication “Childhood matters”...

Alcohol on YouTube: What Are Kids Viewing?

Scientific article

7 October 2017

New research appearing in the latest volume of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs examines YouTube videos that reference alcohol brands, and which are popular among underage audiences. Together, the videos analysed received just...

8 Steps Towards Minimising the US Opioid Crisis

News

Current levels of opioid addiction in the US are so alarming that in July 2017 the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis urgently suggested that President Trump declare a national emergency to free up...