Addiction

Do Cognitive Processes Influence Nicotine Addiction?

Scientific article
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A new study suggests that the way in which the human brain responds to nicotine depends on what a smoker believes about the drug’s content in a cigarette. The investigation found that smoking a cigarette that contains nicotine, but thinking...

Alcohol Use Disorders: Resilience and Risk Behaviour

Scientific article
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New research suggests that certain personality traits, such as having a lack of restraint or being impulsive, increase the likelihood of developing alcohol use disorders. On the flip side, the study found that people with high resilience...

International Medicine in Addiction Conference 2017

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Sydney
Australia

This year’s conference programme is structured to provide in-depth perspectives on common clinical presentations by leading clinical academics in the addiction field, with related workshops available each afternoon. The programme also provides an opportunity to network with colleagues, and actively promote connections between addiction clinicians across the region.

Scotland and New Psychoactive Substances

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A collaborative research project geared towards understanding the patterns of use, motives and harms of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) - commonly referred to as ‘Legal Highs’ - in Scotland has recently published its findings. Amongst the...
NPS

TEACH Core Course: Learn How to Treat for Tobacco Use Disorder

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Toronto
Canada

This online introductory course will help learners to screen, assess and treat people with tobacco dependence using evidence-base pharmacotherapies and psycho-social interventions. The TEACH Project has a primary goal of reducing the prevalence of tobacco use in Ontario, Canada by increasing identification and treatment capacity by health and allied practitioners from diverse disciplines and service settings.

Declining Addiction One Step at a Time

Scientific article
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A new study carried out at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has found that results from drug and alcohol addiction treatment programmes improve amongst teens when they stop smoking. The findings, which have been...