Childhoods marked by neglect, abuse or upheaval leave marks that can last well beyond the years they happened. A large new review of research confirms just how far those marks can reach. It links adverse childhood experiences to some of the most serious outcomes a young person can face, including death by suicide. Substance use […]
New research suggests that childhood trauma carried by fathers long before their own children were even born may still be shaping how those children behave today. A study tracking hundreds of American families has found that children of fathers who experienced adversity growing up are noticeably more likely to show behaviour problems in their early
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Ask someone why they can’t put their phone down and they’ll probably laugh it off. Ask them why they can’t cut back on drinking, and the conversation gets heavier fast. Both answers start in the same place: a reward circuit in the brain that doesn’t much care whether the trigger is a text message or
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New Yale study suggests key clinical, cognitive, and brain-based differences. Key points Modern high-potency cannabis may be changing the landscape of psychotic disorders. Cannabis psychosis may be more than a temporary drug-induced condition. Continued cannabis (THC) use may triple relapse risk despite taking antipsychotics. Daily use and high-potency THC increase psychosis risk in a dose-dependent
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INTRODUCTION: A Crisis Hiding In Plain Sight Two numbers define the scale of the problem. In the United States alone, more than 100,000 people die from opioid-related overdoses every year. Among 15-year-olds in England, 44 per cent have been offered drugs and nearly a quarter have used them. These figures represent the downstream consequences of
For many women navigating perimenopause, a glass of wine at the end of a long day can feel like a well-earned ritual. It takes the edge off the stress, softens the anxiety, and sometimes feels like the only thing that actually helps with sleep. But growing evidence suggests that alcohol and perimenopause are a far
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Background. Cannabidiol (CBD) now dominates consumer health markets worldwide. Manufacturers market it predominantly on the basis of perceived safety. However, CBD carcinogenicity FDA evidence, generated during the pharmaceutical approval process for purified CBD (Epidiolex, GW Research Ltd, NDA 210365), raises substantive concerns that regulators have not communicated to the public, prescribers, or policymakers. Evidence reviewed. This
The WFAD Capacity Building Webinar Series on Building Resilient and Inclusive Responses to Substance Use and Addiction was organised as part of this year’s World Forum series. Developed based on input from WFAD’s global network, the series aimed to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and capacity of organisations, practitioners, community leaders, and advocates working in prevention,
A major new study has raised serious concerns about teen drug use and mental health, finding that young people who use drugs or binge drink are far more likely to suffer psychological distress. They are also more likely to have considered or attempted suicide, according to research from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Queensland’s child safety system is not just failing children; it is warehousing them, exposing them to abuse, and then acting shocked when the damage shows up as violence, exploitation, and chaos. But if this crisis is to be understood properly, it must be framed not only as a care-system failure, but as a prevention and
