The long terms impact of lockdown is beginning to be felt. One of the most dramatic impacts has been an almost 20 per cent increase in...

An interesting new (and free) tool kit to support young people who are drinking has just been realised by Humankind. Based on the AUDIT,...

People who binge-drink show more extensive dysfunction across their brains than previously realised, a new study from the University of...

A common consequence of chronically high alcohol consumption is a decline in cognitive function, which can even progress to full-blown...

The EMCDDA, the European Drug monitoring centre, have compiled a trendspotter briefing on changes in drug consumption during the lock...

I was delighted to be invited to speak at DHI's Concerned Other Conference Reach Out 2020. Despite the challenges of lock down, DHI...

During the lockdown there is undoubted escalation in drinking. This may bring the use of online digital treatments to the fore. At...

A new study finds that interventions that take a multidimensional approach -- tackling the biological, social, environmental and mental...

A great word I heard recently was anticipointment. This when you find that something you thought would be great turns out to be rubbish....

What drives a person to smoke cigarettes? What role do emotions play in this addictive behavior? Why do some smokers puff more often and...

The ODHIN Trials are a large scale study exploring the effectiveness of brief interventions in primary care for alcohol problems. As...

Alcohol is not the disinhibitor that people assume it is. Alcohol changes your perception of time- where once you start to drink, you...

It is a common statement regarding substitute opiate prescribing. But sometimes in hospital settings alcohol dependent individuals are...

A big thanks to my friend and colleague Colin Mackell for forwarding me this interesting article. In it the fantastic Prof Nick Heather...

Research finds that people with substance-use problems who read a message describing addiction as a disease are less likely to report...

One in five people in England have been harmed in some way by others' drinking over the past year, suggest the results of the largest...

Alcohol Change UK have launched their new alcohol research hub. For great information and resources on alcohol visit the site by...

A great privilege of running this blog is to share some of the work of practitioners who have inspired me but whose work is not often as...

Alcohol abuse is more complicated than simply drinking too much. There may be five separate types of problem drinkers, according to Penn...

Whilst people in the LGBTQ community show elevated levels of mental health, studies of substance misuse interventions within these...