Ian Hamilton explores two recent articles that consider the shocking sex and gender inequities in addiction research.
[read the full story...]Sex matters: why have females been excluded from addiction research?
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Guided or misguided? New advice on young people and drugs (SBIRT)
Ian Hamilton considers a recent report from the American Academy of Paediatrics Committee on Substance Use and Prevention, which focuses on SBIRT (Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment)
[read the full story...]#CannabisMatters conference report
Ian Hamilton presents a short conference report on the #CannabisMatters event, which took place in York on 7th June 2016.
[read the full story...]Psychiatric disorders: what’s the significance of non-random mating?
Marcus Munafo considers the implications of a recent Swedish population study, which explores patterns of non-random mating within and across 11 major psychiatric disorders.
[read the full story...]Psychosocial interventions for cannabis use disorder #CannabisMatters
Ian Hamilton presents the findings of a recent Cochrane review, which finds that despite the large number of cannabis users seeking treatment, we still know relatively little about the best psychosocial interventions for cannabis use disorder.
[read the full story...]Implementation intentions: helping people achieve their goals
Alan Underwood highlights a new meta-analysis, which suggests that people with mental health problems can benefit if they are prompted to form if-then plans, which specify when, where and how they will achieve their goals.
[read the full story...]Searching for solutions: a new brief intervention for comorbid substance misuse in acute psychiatric inpatients
Ian Hamilton presents the findings of a recent pilot randomised trial of a brief intervention for comorbid substance misuse in psychiatric inpatient settings.
[read the full story...]Nicotine without smoke: new RCP report on e-cigarettes and tobacco harm reduction
Debutant blogger and vaping activist Lorien Jollye presents a new tobacco harm reduction report from the Tobacco Advisory Group of the Royal College of Physicians.
[read the full story...]Nicotine patches, Varenicline and combination NRT: as good/bad as each other?
Paul Christiansen considers the findings of a recent RCT, which evaluates the effects of nicotine patches versus varenicline versus combination nicotine replacement therapy on smoking cessation at 26 weeks.
[read the full story...]Does integrated care work for substance use and schizophrenia?
Ian Hamilton reviews a recent long-term US study of integrated care for people with a dual diagnosis of substance use and schizophrenia, which concludes that recovery is possible, but it takes time.
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