Addiction

The Psychology of Addiction and Obesity: New Treatments

Website

Addiction and obesity share similar neurological pathways, both linked to compulsive behaviors and the brain's reward system. Research has highlighted the potential of GLP-1 receptor agonists, originally developed for diabetes, to help...

VCU researchers are developing a long-acting medication for opioid addiction

News

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) have developed a new version of a medication for opioid use disorder that could offer longer-lasting treatment. Current medications for opioid addiction often require daily doses, but...

Maternal cannabis use disorder and offspring behavioral outcomes: findings from a linked data cohort study

Scientific article

Few studies have looked into how cannabis use during pregnancy affects the development of disruptive behavioral disorders (DBDs) in children, often using small sample sizes and self-reported data. This study aimed to understand the link...

6th Annual Addiction and the Family International Network (AFINet) Conference

21 May 2025

Quebec City

Canada

The Addiction and the Family International Network (AFINet) promotes, through research, practice and policy, the well-being of family members, friends and colleagues who are affected by, and/or concerned about another person’s problems with or addiction to alcohol, drugs or gambling.

50th Annual Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society (KBS) for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol

9 June 2025

Glasgow

United Kingdom

The Kettil Bruun Society for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol was established in 1986 and originated in the epidemiology section of the International Council on Alcohol and Addictions (ICAA). The KBS society is an international organization of scientists engaged in research on the social aspects of alcohol use and alcohol problems.

Motivational Interviewing: A Pathway to Partnership in Care

Opinion piece, commentary

17 March 2025

Motivational Interviewing (MI) has long been a personal favourite amongst intervention modalities. Much of the work my teams and I have done in the Addiction Psychiatry Division at the University of Cape Town has been anchored in MI’s core...

Alcohol use disorder among people diagnosed with tuberculosis in a large urban case-finding project in central Uganda

Scientific article

5 March 2025

Background Heavy alcohol consumption increases the risk of developing tuberculosis (TB), delays diagnosis, and affects treatment adherence. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of alcohol use disorder (AUD) among individuals with TB...

Validation of the alcohol use disorders identification test in a Danish hospital setting

Scientific article

14 February 2025

Background Early identification of alcohol problems is important for timely intervention. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and its shorter version, AUDIT-C, are widely used screening tools. This study tested the...

Substance Use Monitoring and Surveillance: Challenges faced by LMICs

Opinion piece, commentary

24 January 2025

Substance use surveillance has emerged as a crucial public health strategy across Africa, particularly in light of the alarming rise in substance use among adolescents (1). This trend poses significant health risks that require a...

10th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA) 2025

7 July 2025

Nantes

France

We are pleased to announce that the 10th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA) is due to take place on 7-8-9 July 2025 in Nantes, France.