Psychiatrists ’ knowledge of novel psychoactive substances
Drugs and Alcohol Today,Volume 17, Issue 3, Page 178-185, September 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to measure the level of experience and knowledge of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) amongst psychiatrists, asking them to rank NPS against other psychoactive substances in terms of concern and the role they believe NPS play in the diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was created and emailed to all 217 psychiatrists working for a large city Mental Health Trust. Findings In total, 108 of 217 psychiatrists responded to the survey. A majority of the res...
Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today - August 31, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Proximal predictors of breath alcohol level at venues primarily serving sexual minority patrons
Drugs and Alcohol Today,Volume 17, Issue 3, Page 168-177, September 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the proximal predictors of breath alcohol content (BrAC) at exit of a venue that primarily served sexual minority patrons. Contrary to prior research that relies on self-report of alcohol consumption, participants ’ BrAC level was measured prior to entering the venue and again at exit. Design/methodology/approach A portal method was used to assess individuals before and after attending a sexual minority bar. Participants (n=96) were randomly selected for participation on weekends from four bars. Fin...
Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today - August 31, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
The architecture of recovery: two kinds of housing assistance for chronic homeless persons with substance use disorders
Drugs and Alcohol Today,Volume 17, Issue 3, Page 157-167, September 2017. Purpose Roughly half a million persons in the USA are homeless on any given night and over a third of those individuals have significant alcohol/other drug (AOD) problems. Many are chronically homeless and in need of assistance for a variety of problems. However, the literature on housing services for this population has paid limited attention to comparative analyses contrasting different approaches. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach The authors examined the literature on housing models for homeless persons with AO...
Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today - August 31, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Crisis management by HIV/AIDS non-governmental organisations in the post-Euromaidan Ukraine led to opening new horizons
Drugs and Alcohol Today,Volume 17, Issue 3, Page 149-156, September 2017. Purpose Civil society played a significant role during and after the 2014 revolution in Ukraine, which led to the resignation of President Yanukovich and his government and triggered a series of political, economic and social changes. In some areas, particularly by HIV and tuberculosis, the critical gaps threatened the emergence of a public health catastrophe. The purpose of this paper is to describe how civil society expands and strengthens its role in complex crisis situations, self-regulating and re-adjusting own aims and strategy by using the ca...
Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today - August 31, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Journeys into Drugs and Crime: Jamaican Men Involved in the UK Drugs Trade
Drugs and Alcohol Today,Volume 17, Issue 3, Page 201-202, September 2017. (Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today)
Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today - August 31, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
The Impact of Addictive Substances and Behaviours on Individual and Societal Well-Being (Part of the Series: Governance of Addictive Substances and Behaviour)
Drugs and Alcohol Today,Volume 17, Issue 3, Page 200-201, September 2017. (Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today)
Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today - August 31, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Letters from Barnett, Blickman and Lines
Drugs and Alcohol Today,Volume 17, Issue 3, Page 147-148, September 2017. (Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today)
Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today - August 31, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Letter to the editors re: John Collins' paper
Drugs and Alcohol Today,Volume 17, Issue 3, Page 145-146, September 2017. (Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today)
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Letter in response to John Collins, “Losing UNGASS? Lessons from civil society, past and present” DAT Issue 2, 2017
Drugs and Alcohol Today,Volume 17, Issue 3, Page 143-144, September 2017. (Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today)
Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today - August 31, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Lessons from civil society? A response to Collins
Drugs and Alcohol Today,Volume 17, Issue 3, Page 141-142, September 2017. (Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today)
Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today - August 31, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Heroin-induced toxic leukoencephalopathy – “chasing the dragon” in South Africa
This report emphasizes that spongiform leukoencephalopathy as a rare consequence of inhaling heroin vapors does occur in South Africa and clinicians should consider this disorder in their differential diagnosis of acutely developing leukoencephalopathy. Social implications An awareness program regarding this grave condition is planned. Originality/value The cardiovascular complications of patients inhaling heroin vapor has not been highlighted previously. These are the first patients from Africa described with this condition. A toxic component appears likely. (Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today)
Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today - August 31, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Cannabis and psychosis: the impact of polydrug use
This study is innovative as it uses linked self-report and administrative data for a large sample. Administrative data were used to as an objective mental health status indicator. (Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today)
Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today - August 31, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Psychiatrists ’ knowledge of novel psychoactive substances
Drugs and Alcohol Today,Volume 17, Issue 3, Page 178-185, September 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to measure the level of experience and knowledge of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) amongst psychiatrists, asking them to rank NPS against other psychoactive substances in terms of concern and the role they believe NPS play in the diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was created and emailed to all 217 psychiatrists working for a large city Mental Health Trust. Findings In total, 108 of 217 psychiatrists responded to the survey. A majority of the res...
Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today - August 31, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Proximal predictors of breath alcohol level at venues primarily serving sexual minority patrons
Drugs and Alcohol Today,Volume 17, Issue 3, Page 168-177, September 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the proximal predictors of breath alcohol content (BrAC) at exit of a venue that primarily served sexual minority patrons. Contrary to prior research that relies on self-report of alcohol consumption, participants ’ BrAC level was measured prior to entering the venue and again at exit. Design/methodology/approach A portal method was used to assess individuals before and after attending a sexual minority bar. Participants (n=96) were randomly selected for participation on weekends from four bars. Fin...
Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today - August 31, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
The architecture of recovery: two kinds of housing assistance for chronic homeless persons with substance use disorders
Drugs and Alcohol Today,Volume 17, Issue 3, Page 157-167, September 2017. Purpose Roughly half a million persons in the USA are homeless on any given night and over a third of those individuals have significant alcohol/other drug (AOD) problems. Many are chronically homeless and in need of assistance for a variety of problems. However, the literature on housing services for this population has paid limited attention to comparative analyses contrasting different approaches. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach The authors examined the literature on housing models for homeless persons with AO...
Source: Drugs and Alcohol Today - August 31, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
