The number of extended release buprenorphine injection prescriptions among US Medicaid beneficiaries increased from over 4,000 in 2018 to over 185,000 in 2022. Read the full Data Insight paper by Rachael K. Ross Kara Rudolph Chelsea L. Shover, PhD buff.ly/3AvwAoB

Interesting paper here from Donald Weatherburn and co showing strong correlations between monthly gambling losses and crime rates in NSW onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

Greater permissiveness in US state cannabis regulations doesn't appear to correlate with traffic fatality rate increases, but greater medicalization and fiscal operation does. Read the research by Mingean Park Dan Mallinson and colleagues School of Public Affairs, Penn State Harrisburg buff.ly/3MdHZMf

Alcohol consumption in Australia increased in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the open access research by Yvette Mojica-Perez Michael Livingston Amy Pennay Sarah Callinan buff.ly/3MpjxaR

Very excited to see my first ever paper published in Addiction Journal today! We found 1 in 6 caregivers indicated a child was affected by the drinking of others. Read more here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

🚸New paper in Addiction Journal by CAPR researchers finds that almost 1 in 6 families in Australia have children affected by others’ drinking 📑Read here: doi.org/10.1111/add.16… Dan Anderson-Luxford Robyn Dwyer Sandra Kuntsche Anne-Marie Laslett

My third PhD paper looking at how alcohol consumption changed across different socio-demographic groups during the pandemic has now been published. Thanks as always to my supervisors and coauthors Michael Livingston Amy Pennay Sarah Callinan

Call for papers for a special issue on psychedelic-assisted treatment for substance use disorders - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad… Deadline 31 March 2025

Oslo emergency patients for non-fatal opioid overdose with severe overdose symptoms at attendance had a high mortality risk in the week after attendance. Read the open access research by Desiree Eide SERAF and colleagues buff.ly/3Ttzocv

Electronic gaming expenditure appears to be positively associated with property and violent crime in NSW, Australia. Read the open access research by Donald Weatherburn and colleagues buff.ly/3Xltix8

People with alcohol use disorder appear to have a higher brain-age gap than people without alcohol use disorder. Read the open access study by Freda ENIGMA-Addiction Consortium buff.ly/4e1E1SW

Illicit drug consumption in the Netherlands appears to correlate positively with urban areas. Read the open access research by Thomas ter Laak @ KWR KWR Water Research Institute and colleagues buff.ly/4fX8vHf

#RESEARCH EXPOSURE TO NICOTINE ASSOCIATED WITH INITIATION OF CANNABIS USE, new research has shown. The paper, including the Matilda Centre’s Dr Jack Wilson, conducted a meta-analysis to estimate the odds of cannabis and nicotine use. Full paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

In 2021, a weighted survey estimate for caregivers in Australia indicated that almost 1 in 6 children had been affected by others' drinking. Read the open access research by Cassandra Hopkins and colleagues buff.ly/4cKIV5y

Book your place at the Annual Conference by 9 September and save up to £95. Presentation themes this year include drug and alcohol-related deaths, how to involve people with lived and living experience in research, and tobacco harm reduction tinyurl.com/93aztu3x

The heterogeneity in alcohol-related population surveys in the Americas from 2010 to 2019 limits their comparability. Read the open access review by Harpreet Jaswal and colleagues CAMH buff.ly/4cKJlsE

We've just published a summary of all our Cochrane Reviews from 2021 to 2023 in Addiction Journal Check it out if you want to see what we found! #quitsmoking #cytisine #ecigarettes #vaping onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

Among outpatients beginning addiction treatment high craving with low self-efficacy appears to predict substance use more strongly than low mood or high exposure to cues SERRE Fuschia Gauld Christophe Auriacombe Marc Emmanuelle Baillet-Gaborieau, Ph.D. 🌼 Laura Lambert 🌼 Jarthur Micoulaud 〽️ buff.ly/3X8Fqjv

One of many great #PhD projects advertised through this scheme - join us at University of Bristol (co-supervision from University of Bath) to work on statistical methods to estimate how many people are dependent on stimulants such as cocaine or methamphetamine #statistics gw4biomed.ac.uk/developing-and…