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Every few years some addiction researchers rediscover the irritating fact that craving simply does not operate in the way it is supposed to, i.e. measures of craving and drug use are often not associated strongly [Addiction, UK]
France’s combined harm reduction programme is an essential example for other countries facing HIV epidemics among IDUs [Addiction, UK]
With the installation of the Obama administration, political support and public funding for harm reduction will be likely to increase [Addiction, UK]
The good news is that over the last 13 years the number of syringe exchange programmes (SEP) and the number of syringes exchanged in the United States has expanded from 68 to 186 and 8 to 29.5 million per annum, respectively [Addiction, UK]
The primary purposes of our original paper were to (i) describe secondary exchange and provision of multiple services as the principles that have guided expansion of syringe exchange in the United States; and (ii) pose the question of whether further expansion of harm reduction services should occur within a ‘separate’ health-care system for drug users or within the ‘mainstream’ healthcare system [Addiction, UK]
Compiled by Peter Miller and Molly Jarvis, includes awards, conferences and events [Addiction, UK]
Can anything be done to reduce rates of substance-related violent death, or is this a case for the ‘too hard’ basket? [Addiction Editorial, UK]
In England, half of all attempts to quit smoking are aided by some form of pharmacological or behavioural treatment. However, the use of the most effective treatment option (the NHS-SSS) is low, despite it being free of charge [Addiction Abstract, UK]
This data suggests that Scottish drug users can be trained to identify and respond to an opiate overdose utilizing basic life support and naloxone administration skills similar to their counterparts from other parts of the world [Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, Abstract, UK]
We estimate that alcohol consumption was responsible for 31 000 deaths in the UK in 2005 and that alcohol consumption cost the UK NHS £3.0 billion in 2005–06. Alcohol consumption was responsible for 10% of all disability adjusted life years in 2002 (male: 15%; female: 4%) in the UK [Journal of Public Health, Abstract, UK]
Since self-regulation is reported as failing to prevent marketing which has an impact on younger people, and since advertising commonly crosses country borders, there is an argument to approximate advertising rules across Europe banning alcohol advertising targeted at young people, a highly cost-effective measure to reduce harmful alcohol use, and one supported by European citizens and case law {You can access full paper as pdf} [Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians, UK]
A new study published by MRC-funded researchers has found “convincing evidence” that cannabis smoke damages DNA in ways that could potentially increase the risk of cancer development in humans [Medical Research Council, UK]
A retrospective cohort study – Important elements of care in provision of methadone maintenance treatment are likely to influence, or be a marker for, a person’s risk of death [British Medical Journal, UK]
Regional incidence trends in regular heroin use are important for assessing the effectiveness of drug policies and for forecasting potential future epidemics [Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, UK]
The Society for the Study of Addiction started publishing its Proceedings in 1884. With various changes of name these have transformed into the journal now called Addiction. The very first volume begins with an inaugural address by Dr Norman Kerr on the nature of ‘inebriety’ a term which has given way to ‘addiction’ [SSA, UK]
This study evaluates physicians’ willingness to prescribe syringes, using the theory of planned behavior to identify key behavioral influences [Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, USA]
This study supports the hypothesis that heavy drinking, and in particular a binge pattern involving intoxications, hangovers or pass-outs, produces depressive symptoms in the general population. The frequency of hangovers was the best predictor for depressive symptoms [Addiction Abstract, UK]
The Web-based intervention therefore seems well suited for a heterogeneous group of problem drinkers and could hence be offered as a first-step treatment in a stepped-care approach directed at problem drinkers in the general population [Journal of Medical Internet Research, Canada]
This article provides a comprehensive review of research studies that have examined the diffusion of evidence-based treatments (EBTs) within the field of substance abuse treatment [Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment Abstract, USA]
How many people are living with HIV in the UK? The answer is estimated to be around 77 000. How many of these individuals do not know they have HIV? About 21 000 [The Lancet, UK]
