Many people in therapy to recover from addiction examine past trauma responses of freezing/fleeing. Now Tulane University has identified brain circuits that determine how fear responses change, offering insight into how the brain regulates defensive behavior and why those processes…
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Community supervision during decrimalization
Community-supervised people who use drugs during Oregon’s Measure 110 had a high prevalence of past year overdose, 82% reported high levels of past year police engagement, had concerns about being sanctioned during drug decriminalization and feared legal trouble regarding calling…
Australia’s medicinal cannabis woes
Christine Mary Hallinan of the University of Melbourne describes how Medicinal cannabis has gone mainstream. But Australia’s struggling to cope. And Christopher Rudge of the University of Sydney clarified the legal aspects in This medicinal cannabis website bends the rules. Take our…
ONS postpones alcohol deaths report
This week, the Office for National Statistics was due to publish Alcohol-specific deaths in the UK: registered in 2024 – but has delayed publication until 11 May due to “delays in supplying the underlying data required for this release”. More…
Can MSPs claim for alcohol?
Members of the Scottish Parliament will be restricted from claiming alcohol on expenses in certain circumstances after a Holyrood report unearthed serious sexual misconduct claims. Testimonies included allegations of behaviour linked to alcohol at work-related events and conduct described as intended…
N Ireland: DUP blocks MUP
Legislation to introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Northern Ireland is “no longer deliverable” before the next assembly election, Stormont’s health minister said. Sinn Féin criticised the DUP for ignoring the scientific evidence in blocking MUP for alcohol, and…
RCGP: alcohol consultation styles
In this 49-minute Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland podcast, Dr Rachel Phillips is joined by clinical nurse manager Katriona Paterson to discuss the evidence and research behind consultation styles for helping patients with alcohol misuse problems. “There were two…
When politics enter the therapy room
Political countertransference refers to the emotional and interpretive responses that arise in clinicians in relation to clients’ political identities, affiliations, or expressions of grief and solidarity. A therapist’s political judgement can enter the room disguised as therapeutic curiosity, reframing clients’…
EUDA launches civil society platform
The European Union Drugs Agency launched its civil society platform on drugs, a dedicated online space aiming to strengthen cooperation with civil society organisations across Europe. It also launched a webpage dedicated to EUDA engagement with civil society explaining how the…
