Latest Press Releases
Please see below for the latest press releases from Addiction. If you would like any further information on any of the press releases please contact Molly Jarvis.
8 December 2005
Life saver for heroin addicts?
A major review published in this month’s issue of Addiction (100/12) has concluded that providing heroin addicts with a drug to counteract the effects of heroin can save lives. This drug, called naloxone, is given to addicts to carry with them and if they accidentally take a heroin overdose it can be given by a friend and could save their lives. According to the authors “the administration of naloxone is the single most important resuscitative action during heroin overdoses.”
30 November 2005
One in every hundred Londoners could be crack cocaine users, claim researchers
Researchers believe there could be 46,000 crack cocaine users aged 15-44 in London, suggesting one in every hundred young adult Londoners could be a user.
1 September 2005
Ecstasy could harm memory
Heavy Ecstasy users are at risk of long-term mental impairment, according to a new study published today in the international journal Addiction (101/9).
1 August 2005
Law enforcement does reduce the availability of heroin
Drug law enforcement really can reduce the availability of heroin on the streets according to a new study from researchers at the Australian National University, Canberra, published in this month’s issue of the international journal Addiction (Vol. 100/8).
1 July 2005
Is cannabis getting stronger?
What do we know about the increasing potency of cannabis? And should that knowledge give us cause for concern?
1 July 2005
Australia and alcohol: living down the legend
The role drinking plays in determining the Australian national identity needs to be considered when framing interventions to effectively reduce the harm caused by alcohol, according to an article published today in international journal Addiction (Vol. 100/7).
15 June 2005
Tobacco companies designed cigarettes "to addict women," according to new study
Analysis of industry documents reveals how mistaken health beliefs and behavioral differences were exploited in order to enlarge female cigarette market
1 May 2005
Habitual cannabis users have 10-fold risk of being involved in car accidents
Drivers who use cannabis are 10 times more likely to be injured, or to cause injury to others, in car accidents, researchers have found. Dramatic new evidence published in this month’s issue of Addiction demonstrates for the first time outside the laboratory the link between habitual cannabis use and car crashes.
1 April 2005
Binge drinking behaviour can persist well into your forties, say researchers
In Britain, where per capita alcohol consumption has risen over the past three decades, a rare study shows that early adult binge drinking is common but that it is also widespread into people’s forties. The current emphasis in government policy on youthful binge drinking may therefore need to be broadened.
1 March 2005
Heavy use of cannabis may lead to psychotic symptoms in susceptible individuals
New research appearing in the journal Addiction supports the growing evidence that cannabis can seriously damage mental health.
SEATTLE – A new study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center suggests that parents who quit smoking when their children are young may have a big influence on whether their offspring will quit smoking as young adults.
4 February 2005
RAND study finds multiple types of alcohol advertising may influence adolescent drinking
Certain types of alcohol advertising may lead adolescents to begin drinking or increase their use of alcohol, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today.
18 January 2005
2001-2002 Survey finds that many recover from alcoholism
Researchers identify factors associated with abstinent and non-abstinent recovery.
