As part of Derbyshire Recovery Partnership, we will be providing a combined service for adults that will offer a range of treatments and support all ‘under one roof’. People requiring both drug and alcohol support will no longer need to be re-referred or transferred between services. One phone call will be all it takes to request either service.
The BeReady programme at Reaseheath College welcomed experts from Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) to talk to more than 600 students about substance misuse.
The reinforcement learning theory of drug addiction has been influential for decades.1 Under this framework, drugs trigger dopamine (DA) release and exert their reinforcing effects through the mesolimbic pathway.1 This model can account for compulsive drug-seeking behaviors in addiction. However, many empirical findings remain unaddressed. In particular, accumulating evidence suggests that DA, delivered by either addictive drugs2 or by pharmacological treatments, such as the nicotine replacement therapy,3 is not sufficient to reduce craving. Craving persists even after compulsive drug-taking behavior stops,3 suggesting that craving and drug-seeking behavior are 2 distinct processes, despite the fact that they are often homogenized in laboratory settings......Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
In this image-based meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies, striatal activation during reward anticipation was decreased among individuals with addiction compared with those in control groups. During reward outcome, substance-addicted individuals showed increased activation in the ventral striatum, whereas gambling-addicted individuals showed decreased activation in the dorsal striatum, compared with controls. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Feature. Could drug laws be to blame for drug users’ deaths? Some families think so and are determined to influence policy. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
The relationship between cannabis and psychosis and schizophrenia has tested the field of addiction for decades, and in some ways serves as measure of our ability to provide a credible contribution to public health. As cannabis is used widely, many people are interested in the risks the drug poses to mental health. This paper focuses upon a seminal study examining this, the trajectory of subsequent research findings and what this has meant for understanding and communicating risk factor information. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
In April 2017 we reviewed the evidence for corticosteroid treatment for people with severe alcohol-related hepatitis and changed recommendation 1.3.3.1.
Adfam and Cruse Bereavement Care have launched of the new Bereavement through Alcohol and Drugs (BEAD) website, a vital source of information, support and hope for anyone who has lost a loved one through drug or alcohol use.
Nearly one-third of individuals in treatment for substance use disorders endorse at-risk levels of compulsive sexual behaviours (CSBs). Untreated sexual compulsivity may facilitate relapse for treatment-seeking men. Previous research and theory suggest that CSBs are maintained by efforts to escape or alter negative affect (e.g., depression and anxiety). However, this hypothesis has not been examined within a sample of men in treatment for substance use disorders. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
Smoking is an important risk factor for mental health-related problems. Numerous studies have supported a bi-directional association between cigarette smoking and depression. Despite the advances in understanding the comorbidity between both problems, the most effective psychological treatment that simultaneously targets smoking and depressive symptomatology remains unclear. The objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral intervention for smoking cessation with components of behavioral activation for managing depressed mood.
There has been a great deal of evidence showing high novelty seeking (NS) is a risk factor for the development of substance use disorders (SUDs). However, the possible causal role of NS in SUDs is unconfirmed. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between NS at age 16 and SUDs from age 18 to 35 years, net of a series of covariate factors.Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
To understand processes placing individuals at risk for stimulant (amphetamine and cocaine) use disorder. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Unintended pregnancy rates are high among women with substance use disorders (SUDs) in Massachussets, which could be partly explained by lower use of and adherence to contraception. We aimed to test: (1) the association of SUD with prescription contraceptive use, contraceptive method selection, and adherence; (2) whether practices participating in the Patient-Centered Medical Home Initiative (PCMHI) had better contraceptive use and adherence for patients with SUD; (3) for differences in the association of SUD with adherence by type of contraceptive used. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
There is inconsistent evidence that alcohol-specific coping is a mechanism of change in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for alcohol use disorder (AUD). Our primary aim was to test whether baseline dependence severity moderates the mediational effect of CBT on drinking outcomes via coping. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Commentary to: Is Alcoholics Anonymous religious, spiritual, neither? Findings from 25 years of mechanisms of behavior change research Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai