Alcohol Research UK's 2013 conference took place on 12 March 2013, exploring alcohol and British society. Now videos of the conference have been made available via the the Film Exchange on Drugs & Alcohol (FEAD), and the presentations are also available.
Abstract: Over the last decade in Australia, methamphetamine has come to be seen as a significant issue for drug research, policy and practice. Concerns have been expressed over its potency, the increasing prevalence of its use and its potential for producing greater levels, and more severe forms, of harm compared to amphetamine or other drugs. In this article, we critically examine some of the ways in which methamphetamine and its effects are produced and reproduced within and through Australian public discourse, focusing in particular on the associations made between methamphetamine and psychosis.
Filed in Evidence Base
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Also tagged article, australia, australian, draw-on-social, increasing, offer-different, ontological, performativity, recent-critical, social-research, the-increasing, the-ontological, their-accounts
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Prior research has shown that sensitivity to the stimulating effects of alcohol and other drugs is a risk marker for heavy or problematic use of those substances. Prior research has also shown that the personality trait of negative emotionality can have an effect on substance use…
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Abstract Aims To investigate differences in the presence of drugs, by gender, when considering deaths attributable to homicides and suicides. Design Logistic regression analysis of mortality data collected by the Colorado Violent Death Reporting System. Participants and Setting 5,791 Colorado decedents who died of violent causes from 2004 through 2009
Filed in Evidence Base, cocaine
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Also tagged cocaine, colorado, data-on-drug, death-reporting, drug-prevalence, influence, mortality-data, patterns, presence, reduce-violent, specific, specific-cause, test-positive, violent-causes
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Monday, September 17, 2012
A Nottingham IBA event takes place on Monday 24th September in Mansfield. The event aims to explore and develop opportunities for the further deliver of Identification and Brief Advice ( IBA ) and is free to attend for alcohol leads, commissioners and practitioners. For more information and booking details see the event flyer here or email deryn@alcoholacademy.net .
Filed in UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged alcohol, alcohol-concern, autumn, barcelona, city, health, international, life, london, place-on-monday, public-health, social
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
Abstract Aims Recently, several synthetic cannabinoids were identified in herbal mixtures consumed as recreational drugs alternatively to Cannabis products.
A series of video clips featuring Steven Rollnick , one of the founders of Motivational Interviewing , has been released by the Film Exchange on Drugs & Alcohol (FEAD).
Just over two percent of teens in rural schools who have ever tried alcohol, marijuana or other drugs report they have also traded sex for these substances, according to University of British Columbia research published in the Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality. This is the first study to track this issue among rural students…
Abstract: Background: Prevalence estimation of cannabis use is usually based on self-report data. Although there is evidence on the reliability of this data source, its cross-cultural validity is still a major concern.
Background: Opiates are the main drugs of abuse, and Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) is the most widely administered drug addiction treatment program in Iran. Our study aimed to investigate patterns of pre-treatment drug abuse, addiction treatment history and characteristics of patients in MMT in Tehran. Methods: We applied a stratified cluster random sampling technique and conducted a cross-sectional survey utilizing a standard patient characteristic and addiction history form with patients (n=810) in MMT