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The psychological science of addiction
Addiction Volume 0, Issue 0, Page ???-???.
ABSTRACT Aim To discuss the contributions and future course of the psychological science of addiction. Background The psychology of addiction includes a tremendous range of scientific activity, from the basic experimental laboratory through increasingly...
Treatment For Homeless Youth Pays Off In Long Run, Study Finds
One of the few studies examining methods to help homeless youth found that a comprehensive intervention program can indeed dramatically improve their life situation.The six-month study of homeless youth in Albuquerque found that teens who completed the program significantly reduced their substance abuse and depression and increased their social stability, including the number of days living off the streets, compared to those who received standard treatment. [click link for full article]
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research Volume 0, Issue 0, Page ???-???.
Background: An exaggerated heart rate (HR) increase following alcohol intoxication has been suggested to reflect sensitivity to alcohol-induced reward. The goal of this study is to verify whether pairing alcohol ingestion with conditioned reward and nonr...
Women And Recovery From Alcoholism
PhD candidate Ms Janice Withnall, from the UWS School of Education, is carrying out the project in a bid to better understand the experiences of women who have successfully stopped drinking.National statistics show that alcohol-related illness hospitalises 95,000 Australians a year. Of that group, 7 per cent are women who are alcohol dependent. [click link for full article]
Aberlour Trust report examining the situation of chilkdren in families where there is alcohol or drugs misuse. Keywords: drug-using parents, children, young people, family.
The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice Volume 46, Issue 1, Page 1-15, Feb 2007.
Abstract: The release to the community of a sexual offender is frequently accompanied by intense coverage in the news media. Too often, the type of coverage these releases receive serves only to force many offenders into hiding or out of one community an...
EARLY DRINKING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALCOHOLISM: A COMMENTARY ON SARTOR ET AL. (2007)
Addiction Volume 102, Issue 2, Page 188-189, Feb 2007.
Stress-Induced and Alcohol Cue-Induced Craving in Recently Abstinent Alcohol-Dependent Individuals
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research Volume 0, Issue 0, Page ???-???.
Background: Research has shown that exposure to stress/negative affect and to alcohol cues can each increase alcohol craving and relapse susceptibility in alcohol-dependent individuals. However, whether the emotional and physiological states associated w...
Gambling Treatment MUST Be Available On The NHS, Say Doctors
In its hard-hitting report, Gambling addiction and its treatment within the NHS, released recently, the BMA is calling for gambling to be a recognised addiction that requires treatment on the NHS.This recommendation is part of a tough set of proposals aimed at helping healthcare professionals deal effectively with the growing problem of gambling addiction in the UK. The report is timely given the 2005 Gambling Act is due to come into force this September. [click link for full article]
Social Gradients In Binge Drinking And Abstaining In British Women
British women's binge drinking is clearly defined by their age and education, suggests a large, long term study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.Educated women binge drink in their 20s, but curb their habits by their 40s. But the reverse is true of women with little education, whose binge drinking is more likely to take off in their 40s, shows the research. [click link for full article]
