The University of Michigan showed that almost 34% of past-year users of “medical” marijuana ages 40-60 meet the criteria for a marijuana use disorder. This compounds studies undermining claims that marijuana has a therapeutic effect on pain or mental health…
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The science on khat addiction
Khat’s addictive status is contested, shaped by conflicting evidence, varied epidemiology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak and University of Nottingham shared the global research, concluding that khat extract can induce relapse-like behavior, though weaker than classic stimulants. Evidence-based treatments remain underdeveloped.
Nominate a hero/heroine of addiction recovery
The DB Recovery+ McLean Deconstructing Stigma Recovery Awards are the ‘Oscars’ celebrating stars in the field of recovery from addictive behaviours. They recognise, celebrate and encourage the lifesaving but under-recognised vocation of dedicated workers – and are open to all. Nominate your…
Queer Recovery Capital
Assoc Professor David Patton and lecturer Adam Brett of University of Derby invite readers to the launch on 23 June of Queer Recovery Capital: LGBTQ+ Pathways From Addiction to Recovery, from New Central Media with Recovery Connections. “This is more than…
Do your lungs heal when you quit?
“It used to be thought that the lungs couldn’t regenerate,” said Dr Charlotte Dean, head of the lung development and disease group at Imperial College London. “But we know now that’s not the case. Broadly speaking, they can repair when…
Empathy wins The Conversation award
Jeremy Howick, Professor of Empathic Healthcare at the University of Leicester, was named by The Conversation as this year’s winner of the Professor Sir Paul Curran Award for Excellence in Academic Journalism. He wrote 26 articles that garnered 775,000 page…
Alcohol drinking motives and NoLo
University of Sheffield et al confirmed that, while hazardous drinking is positively associated with NoLo consumption, for those drinking to cope with depression, for enhancement or for social reasons, this effect diminishes, limiting the public health potential for those who…
Research news roundup
The Partnership to End Addiction collated recent research on Driving with cannabis edibles and alcohol, Polysubstance use disorders in US adults, Cigarette use among youth, Survivors of exploitation who use drugs, Semaglutide vs placebo for people with alcohol use disorder, and…
I was a homeless drug addict – now I’ve $115million
In this 1-hour School of Hard Knocks video, Eric Spofford tells how he didn’t think he’d live past 21. Addicted to heroin, carrying clothes in a trash bag, and facing criminal warrants, he had nothing left. Then he got sober,…
