Addiction

How to Tackle America’s Opioid Crisis?

Scientific article
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Much the result of a poor understanding of how to treat chronic pain, the United States has in recent years been rocked by an unprecedented drug crisis: The opioid epidemic. Opioids include drugs derived from opium, such as heroin, as well...

19th International Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Conference

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Abu Dhabi
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United Arab Emirates

The 19th International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) Annual Conference will be held in Abu Dhabi, October 26th - 29th, 2017. "New frontiers" is the focus of the meeting where recent scientific discoveries in the field of addiction will be highlighted, as well as challenges facing the Middle East as it confronts the new reality of addiction among its youth.

Drug Misuse and Dependence: UK Guidelines on Clinical Management

Book
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There is no more important document for doctors treating problem drug use in the UK than the so-called ‘Orange guidelines’. This major update will substantially inform judgements of what constitutes acceptable medical practice - should...

Tackling Youth Substance Use with 12-Step Programmes

Scientific article
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A new study recently published in the academic journal Addiction suggests that substance use treatment programmes that incorporate 12-step practices, such as that used by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), are more effective for combatting...

Drug Use in England and Wales

Book
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Illegal drug use trends among 16- to 59-year-olds in England and Wales are examined in a new UK Home Office release based on the findings from the 2016 – 2017 Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW). The survey used a representative...

Child Mental Health Problems Increase Risk of Addiction, Study Finds

Scientific article
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A new study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) suggests there to be a correlation between childhood psychiatric disorders and an increased risk of developing addiction in adulthood...