“Alcohol consumption considered ‘low risk’ may have consequences for the integrity of cortical tissue, particularly with advancing age,” VA Palo Alto Health Care System et al warn in their upcoming paper. Science Alert cites this and other research revealing that…
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More pets suffer cannabis poisoning
With marijuana use on the rise in the US, veterinary clinics are seeing a surge in cases of accidental cannabis poisoning in pets. From 2018-2023, the Animal Poison Control Center saw a 300% rise in calls about marijuana poisoning, Fox…
Key to preventing addiction relapse?
Researchers recently found that addiction relapse is not caused by a simple decline in brain function, but by an imbalance in specific neural circuits. The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and the University of California identified how specific…
Melbourne’s alcohol wars
Melbourne in Australia has experienced almost 20 organised crime attacks on hospitality venues since February, including arson, shootings and attempted kidnappings at bars and nightclubs, likely due to extortion and high alcohol taxes. These have been dubbed the “alcohol wars”.…
Overdoses down after shooting gallery closed
Overdose rates are down since Ontario’s Kitchener consumption site closed, but new drugs are bringing fresh dangers, the Globe and Mail reported.
Rating 3 years of From Harm to Hope
Rand Corp conducted a mixed-methods process evaluation of the 1st 3 years implementing the Treatment and Recovery Portfolio of the UK government’s 10-year drug strategy, From Harm to Hope. It claimed funding went into the treatment and recovery sector after…
Parliamentary questions and answers
Recent Parliamentary responses include Prisons: Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs and how to help prisoners withdraw, Sentencing: Drug Dealing and the need to recognise that addiction is a complex public health issue requiring interdepatmental prevention and recovery paths and Shipping: Smuggling of drugs through British…
Working in the treatment and recovery sector
A key component of the former UK government’s 10-year drug strategy is to create a world-class treatment and recovery system through the Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Workforce Transformation Programme. This Rand study highlighted 3 key findings and 6…
What journalists want in research stories
Fiona Hughes of the Society for the Study of Addiction attended a Stempra training day and came away knowing that getting research into the media isn’t only about the quality of the science – it’s about how clearly, quickly, and…
