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Consultation: drug testing devices
The UK government Forensic Science Regulator opened a consultation on Regulation of drug testing devices seeking views on 4 documents intended for inclusion as a new forensic science activity in the Forensic Science Regulator’s code of practice version 3. Responses…
Moral injury – and addiction
While it is not itself a mental health disorder, people who develop moral injury are at risk of experiencing mental health conditions such as alcohol misuse, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and suicidality. So University of Bath developed a moral…
Drinking and cancer
“When you must cut down on drinking to escape the risk of cancer: Dr Philippa Kaye reveals the truth about ‘safe’ limits of alcohol – and how long it takes to get your body out of the danger zone,” the…
Cocaine drug-for-drug: futile
University of Bristol’s synthesis of findings from 163 randomised trials confirmed that the search for a pharmacological solution to cocaine dependence has largely been futile: “we found no convincing evidence for the effectiveness of any pharmacological treatments for cocaine use…
Turning Point Scotland in crisis
Turning Point Scotland has run 2 drug and alcohol services in Glasgow on behalf of the city council for over 30 years, including a 16-bed service to help stabilise patients. The charity said “aggressive” cost hikes by Glasgow City Property –…
Trends in NPS poisonings
In this Society for the Study of Addiction podcast, Dr Elle Wadsworth talks to Annette Nugteren-van Lonkhuyzen, a PhD student and toxicologist at the Dutch National Poisons Information Centre, about trends in new psychoactive substance poisonings in the Netherlands over…
HHS: new addiction care pledge
The US Department of Health and Human Services will announce today that health care stakeholders have signed a 1st-of-its-kind pledge to improve mental health and addiction care. Insurers, health systems, provider organizations, medical societies and behavioral health partners will sign…
The “Big Book” has been sold
A pivotal piece of recovery history is returning home. The Stepping Stones Foundation successfully bid $2,393,000 in auction for the original hand-edited manuscript of Alcoholics Anonymous, better known as the “Big Book”. The 1939 “Printer’s Copy/Working Draft Manuscript of Alcoholics Anonymous” will…
3 subtypes of cocaine addiction
People with a diagnosed cocaine use disorder can fall into 3 distinct behavioral and neurological subtypes, which suggests personalized therapies could improve low recovery rates. University of Minnesota researchers identified these cocaine profiles based on emotional regulation, cognitive control, and…
