The Opioid Safety Toolkit: An interactive prescription opioid safety toolkit to increase opioid safety literacy and behaviours among people prescribed opioids for pain—a randomised controlled trial
Excess mortality following discharge from substance use disorder treatment in Chile
A genetically informed cross-lagged twin study of the longitudinal association between addiction-related behaviors and obesity
Prevalence of opium use and use disorder in the Iranian population: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Which personality traits are necessary conditions for problematic alcohol use? Insights from a 23-year longitudinal study
Identification of cannabis use disorder using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) versus DSM-5-proxy measures: Differences by socio-demographic characteristics
Comparative effectiveness of social-contextual treatments for improving substance-related problems among Black adults: An individual-level data synthesis buff.ly/DLiCZgk
The SSA is offering two types of bursaries, designed to support different roles and career stages. Find out more and apply: tinyurl.com/ywhtw46k
The SSA is offering pre-doctoral support and post-doctoral support to help retain talented researchers in the field of addiction and support the career aspirations of future research leaders. Find out more and apply: tinyurl.com/56ys3x64
Apply to speak at the 2026 PhD Symposium. The SSA's PhD Symposium provides a great opportunity for early career researchers to share their research findings and refine their presentation skills among a supportive group of peers. If you are a PhD student or have recetnly submitted your thesis, apply to be a speaker by 28 May 2026.
The PhD Symposium is a free annual event for PhD students or people who have recently submitted their thesis. Apply to be a speaker by 17:00 BST on 28 May 2026 tinyurl.com/4ayek5b3
Dr André McDonald talks about the findings of a population-based study in Ontario, Canada tinyurl.com/yr38jte5 @addictionjournal.bsky.social
Comparative effectiveness, safety and acceptability of pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for the treatment of cannabis use disorder: A network meta-analysis
Unlocking ‘stuckness’ and catalysing change: A qualitative study of clinician and service leader perspectives on psychedelic-assisted therapy for substance use and mental health problems
Read the March newsletter, featuring funding opportunities from the SSA and @nihr.bsky.social, plus a blog calling for changes to drug and alcohol treatment for women: mailchi.mp/addiction-ss...
Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation: An overview of systematic reviews and evidence and gap map buff.ly/MoqMpvJ @angeladwu.bsky.social
All-cause and cause-specific mortality in gambling disorder: Evidence from a nation-wide matched and sibling cohort study in Taiwan
The UK hasn't had a national alcohol strategy since 2012. Today @addiction-ssa.org has released a full roundtable discussion recorded in February in which SARG Director @jholmessheff.bsky.social joined seven other experts to discuss alcohol harm and what an effective strategy would look like.
You can watch the full version of the @addiction-ssa.org roundtable on the future of UK alcohol policy now www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwSc...
I chaired an amazing panel of experts that cover everything from the role of industry to rethinking who is harmed by alcohol.
A short trailer below.
'Low and no alcohol availability and sales in small retailers in Great Britain: A geographic longitudinal analysis from 2018 to 2022' | @addictionjournal.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Dr Tsen Vei Lim speaks to Lucy Loch about suggestions for policymakers to regulate ultra-processed foods tinyurl.com/3uj4bw5x @addictionjournal.bsky.social
Ethical tensions in legally mandated substance use treatment: A scoping review of participant perspectives
Low and no alcohol availability and sales in small retailers in Great Britain: A geographic longitudinal analysis from 2018 to 2022
Titration of nicotine intake in smokers switching to reduced nicotine content cigarettes with access to alternative nicotine systems: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial
Diagnostic validity of Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment indices for alcohol use disorder: Findings from an observational case–control study
Latent classes of sleep deficiency and correlates among patients receiving methadone treatment: A longitudinal study
The SSA filmed a policy roundtable discussion in February 2026 on the topic of a national alcohol strategy. Watch the trailer now. Full video coming Wednesday 25 March 2026 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O4i...
What should the UK do about alcohol harms?
On Wednesday, the Society for the Study of Addiction will publish a full roundtable discussion on the topic, with leading alcohol policy and research experts. @addiction-ssa.org
Watch the trailer:
Associations of cannabis use, tobacco use and co-use with brain volume: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Direct gambling marketing, direct harm: A randomised experiment
Genetic overlap of chronic pain, musculoskeletal-specific pain, substance use disorders and substance use consumption: Common addiction and substance-specific effects
