Journal of Addictive Diseases

25/08/2025

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize healthcare, yet its application in addiction medicine remains underdeveloped. Emerging technologies can address critical gaps by integrating clinical expertise with data analytics to improve diagnosis, treatment, and proactive care. Thi...

20/06/2025

New data show bisexual and White individuals have highest drug use; Black bisexual people face compounded risk. Culturally responsive care is critical. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10550887.2025.2514322?src=exp-la

10/06/2025

Addiction shows distinct brain-based vulnerabilities in teens vs. adults. Adolescents are more dopamine-sensitive; adults show long-term neuroadaptations. Treatment must reflect these biological differences. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10550887.2025.2513142?src=exp-la

17/05/2025

Social media addiction predicts future doomscrolling in teens—but not the other way around. Prevention starts with healthy social media habits.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1080/10550887.2025.2504231

08/05/2025

New study explores accelerated HD-tACS as a treatment for synthetic cannabinoid use disorder, showing promise in reducing cravings and improving cognition. Read more: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10550887.2025.2483052?src=exp-la

29/04/2025

New case report highlights how alcohol use disorder can mask serious neurological diseases like MS and Creutzfeldt-Jakob. Timely diagnosis is critical. Read more: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10550887.2025.2466875?src=exp-la

20/03/2025

In this study on patients with use disorder, led to transient decreases in alcohol cravings. It also improved engagement with mindfulness based intervention.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38863284/

17/03/2025

In this study, insomnia was prevalent among adults receiving buprenorphine for op**te use disorder. Insomnia was further noted to be associated with neurofunctional performance--highlighting the need for personalized treatment plans.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38870144/

13/03/2025

Hospitalized patients with alcohol withdrawal were treated according to a predetermined protocol. The question was if 1) lowered the total benzodiazepine dose administered, 2) decreased adverse events, and/or 3) decreased hospital length of stay.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38871256/

12/03/2025

Video games can act as an escape. In this study, emotional dysregulation was noted to playsa role in problematic video game use--specifically, via emotional suppression, and lack of ability to understand and control emotions.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38878004/

11/03/2025

Can a patient's HIV status affect access to care for substance use disorder? This shows that more than three quarters of patients reported receiving no care for substance use.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38880303/

20/01/2025

Alcohol abuse is a social and a familial issue, as well as a deeply personal one. In this study on spouses of patients with alcohol use disorder, it was seen that 50% of husbands of the patients, also exhibited severe alcohol dependence. These results make apparent the need for support services to help spouses of people with alcohol use disorder to better manage their stress.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38882953/