The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Public Health
Fact Sheet: International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Introduced by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 42/112 of December 1987 and observed annually since 1988, today marks the 29th International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. What is it? The International Day...
Alcohol Salud Pública y Responsabilidad Social en América Latina
PREFACIO Ilana Pinsky Luego de muchos años de investigación en el área de publicidad del alcohol, incluye varias publicaciones en revistas científicas y libros, un grupo de investigadores se fue formando en Brasil y nos encontramos con el...
Smoking Report: New Figures from NHS England
New figures from NHS England present the most recent smoking statistics nationwide. The report offers a general image of smoking habits and related health issues across England. It includes information on: Smoking patterns in adults and...
Life in Recovery from Addiction in Canada
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has recently teamed up with the National Recovery Advisory Committee to produce the first Canadian survey of people in recovery from drug addiction and/or alcoholism. The findings...
European Drug Report 2017
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has recently released its European Drug Report for 2017. The document offers an overview of the drug situation across the continent. It covers drug supply and use as well...
Tobacco and the Emergence of E-Cigarettes: Addressing the Unmet Needs in Mental Health
Tobacco remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, and disproportionately affects people with mental illness. E-cigarette use is increasing in the United States and people with mental illness are reporting use that is greater than the general population. Psychiatrists are being faced with questions about use and risks regularly or are often unsure what to recommend to patients.
The Societal Cost of Heroin Use Disorder in the United States
ABSTRACT Objective Heroin use in the United States has reached epidemic proportions. The objective of this paper is to estimate the annual societal cost of heroin use disorder in the United States in 2015 US dollars. Methods An analytic...
Moderate Alcohol Consumption as Risk Factor for Adverse Brain Outcomes and Cognitive Decline
Abstract Objectives: To investigate whether moderate alcohol consumption has a favourable or adverse association or no association with brain structure and function. Design: Observational cohort study with weekly alcohol intake and...
Personality-Targeted Substance Use Interventions: Do They Work?
Do high-risk pupils benefit more so from psychological interventions than standard drug education initiatives? Much research suggests there are, in fact, a number of significantly positive effects associated with the former. What is more...
A Growing Issue: An Increased Number Are Entering Drug Treatment for Cannabis Use Across Europe
New research published in the journal European Addiction Research paints a picture of drug treatment services for cannabis-related problems between 2003 – 2014 across 22 European countries. Notably, it suggests that, on the whole, during...