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Newest firstThe British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines for the management of substance dependence focus primarily on the pharmacological aspects of treatment. A group of international experts from a wide range of disciplines reviewed the current evidence in their field, considered the strength of the evidence and discussed the clinical implications at a consensus meeting. The guidelines focus on the pharmacolog…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background People who use cannabis medically do so more frequently than those who use nonmedically, potentially placing them at higher risk of cannabis use disorder (CUD). Prescription involves receiving guidance from doctors how best to administer medication; however, it remains unknown whether prescribed medical cannabis is associated with reduced incidence of CUD compared to illicit. Methods Data came from a 20…
Open article record in new tab ↗Introduction There are growing concerns about commonly inflated effect sizes in small neuroimaging studies, yet no study has addressed recalibrating effect size estimates for small samples. To tackle this issue, we propose a hierarchical Bayesian model to adjust the magnitude of single-study effect sizes while incorporating a tailored estimation of sampling variance. Methods We estimated the effect sizes of case-c…
BackgroundUnderstanding the pattern of co-occurring mental illness in patients with substance use disorders (SUDs) is essential in improving the prevention and treatment of substance use-related problems. This study examined the pattern of SUDs, the associated co-occurring psychiatric morbidities, and associated factors among patients with SUDs managed at a tertiary health center.MethodsThe records of patients who…
Open article record in new tab ↗Recreational drug intake may be associated with a range of medical untoward consequences, including male infertility. However, as the related evidence is still limited, the main outcome of this review is to provide a better understanding of the existence of any association between recreational drug misuse and male fertility levels’ decline. Whilst searching the MEDLINE/PubMed, a comprehensive overview of the liter…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Mental health (MH) remains a neglected priority in many low and middle-income countries. Currently, there is inadequate data on the prevalence of mental health in Kenya. This is compounded by huge inequity in the distribution of skilled human resources for mental health services. Inadequate knowledge about mental health and negative attitudes towards people with mental health disorders is widespread amo…
This issue of Alcohol Research & Health examines addiction to multiple substances—that is, combined dependence on alcohol and other drugs (AODs), including marijuana, cocaine, and opioids. It seems fitting, then, to begin the issue with a look at what constitutes “addiction.” The Oxford English Dictionary (pp. 24–25) traces the term addiction to Roman law, under which addiction was a “formal giving over by sentenc…
Open article record in new tab ↗Substance use disorders have undergone major changes in both the international (ICD-10) and American (DSM-IV) nosological systems, thus necessitating a study of cross-system agreement between ICD-10 and DSM-IV substance dependence, especially from a developing country setting. Further, endorsement rates for various substance dependence criteria in the two systems need to be studied from a similar perspective. Henc…
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