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Ms Annika Theodoulou (2022)

Epidemiology

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Research

30/06/2022

Addiction Audio: Cannabis use and bipolar disorder with Alexander Denissoff

In this episode, Dr Alexander Denissoff talks about his recent research into the potential associations between cannabis use and later life bipolar disorder. He discusses the basis for hypotheses that link cannabis and bipolar disorder, outlining what the Northern Finland Birth Cohort is and how it was used in this study. “It’s an ongoing birth

Tricia McQuarrie (2022)

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28/06/2022

Stigmatising language in academic manuscripts: the view from a reader and peer-reviewer

Dr. Stephen Parkin shares his observations about the use of stigmatising words and phrases in academic writing, and offers a list of person-centred and pragmatic alternatives. Throughout the last two decades, there has been a societal shift towards more person-centred language and terms of expression that seek to avoid offending, marginalising and stigmatising particular groups

Help/Advice

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Research

21/06/2022 (21/06/2022)

Case study: Reviewing manuscripts for Addiction journal

Peer review is an essential tool for improving the quality of articles published...

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Education & training

Publications

17/06/2022 (17/06/2022)

What’s the role of a peer reviewer?

The publisher Wiley has produced a bundle of resources about the peer review process – including top tips on how to peer review an article, and what it takes to become a reviewer. Below is an edited excerpt from their website, printed with permission from Wiley. What is ‘peer review’? From a publisher’s perspective, peer

Education & training

Harm reduction

16/06/2022

Quick read: How does naloxone work?

Many people will be aware that naloxone reverses overdoses, but how...

Podcast

Research

Researchers

15/06/2022

Addiction Audio: Gambling, risk-taking and alcohol with Tori Horn

In this episode of the Addiction Audio podcast, Tori Horn from the University of Memphis talks about her recent systematic review of risk-taking and gambling whilst drinking. Tori talks about the moderators between alcohol and risk-taking, and how her and her colleagues screened 30,000 papers to examine the influence of blood alcohol concentration, gender, the

Benjamin Scher

Creative arts in recovery: Personal reflections and artwork

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10 September 2021

World Suicide Prevention Day

Each year the 10 September marks World Suicide Prevention Day. John Robins outlines why this issue remains important for addiction treatment services and for people...

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02 September 2021

‘Dangerous data’: drinking after dependence part 4. The Sobells decisively crack the consensus

‘Dangerous data’: drinking after dependence part 4. The Sobells decisively crack the consensus Vitriolic arguments over a small US study conducted in 1970 found their...

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28 September 2020

How has COVID-19 changed the use of illegal drugs? An overview of the results so far

by Martine Skumlien and Dr Will Lawn “Among people with an existing mental health condition who increased their cannabis use, 26% reported that their mental...

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