Ana Veic summarises a epidemiological study exploring the mental health problems and admissions to hospital for accidents and injuries in the UK military.
[read the full story...]Discrimination, dysphoria and drinking: hazardous alcohol use in UK trans and non-binary people
Nora de Bode summarises a cross-sectional study looking at alcohol use in trans and non-binary people living in the UK.
[read the full story...]Unveiling the Hidden Struggles: Lived Experience, impact and coping amongst children of parents who use substances
Introduction This paper, from Muir and colleagues (2023), details a systematic review exploring the lived experiences of children and young people whose parents use substances. We know from a wide range of research and policy, that parental drug and alcohol use has wide ranging impacts on young people throughout their lives, and this study, which includes the [read the full story…]
Improving the health of sex workers: education and empowerment are key
In her debut blog, Eve Wang summarises a recent systematic review in The Lancet Public Health of interventions to improve the health and the determinants of health among sex workers in high-income countries.
[read the full story...]Nitrous oxide may be harmful for ‘heavy users’ according to new review, but more research needed
Ian Hamilton looks at a recent literature review on the presence and prevalence of substance use disorder symptoms in recreational nitrous oxide users.
[read the full story...]Are e-cigarettes more addictive than tobacco?
Tuba Saygin Avsar reviews a study on the perceived addiction of e-cigarettes, which used data from the International Tobacco Control Smoking and Vaping England Survey, to suggest that most UK vapers consider e-cigarettes less addictive than tobacco.
[read the full story...]How can we provide integrated care for people with co-occurring addiction and severe mental health problems?
Akansha Naraindas considers a new review which offers insights to support the evaluation and restructuring of services for people with comorbid severe mental problems and substance use conditions.
[read the full story...]Trauma informed care on acute inpatient units: reducing self harm and restrictive practices
Dr Kirsten Lawson is back! In this blog, Kirsten explores a service evaluation of trauma informed care practices in acute inpatient units, looking specifically at reductions in self-harm and restraint practices.
[read the full story...]What factors predict youth mental health service use?
In her debut blog, Oleta Williams writes with Nick Meader and Nina Higson-Sweeney to summarise a secondary analysis of NHS administrative data to identify predictors of mental health service use in children and young people.
[read the full story...]New meta-analysis finds methadone better than buprenorphine for treatment retention in opioid dependence
Ian Hamilton considers a new Lancet Psychiatry systematic review and meta-analysis that examines the effectiveness of buprenorphine versus methadone for the treatment of opioid dependence, drawing from observational and randomised controlled studies.
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