A5060812676- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
King's College London
2016-2025
Maudsley Hospital
2009-2025
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
2016-2025
Children's National
2024-2025
University of Leicester
2023
Public Health England
2023
National Health Service
2022-2023
Government of Western Australia Department of Health
2023
National Institute for Health Research
2020
NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre
2020
Abstract The Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS) was devised to provide a short, easily administered scale which can be used measure the degree dependence experienced by users different types drugs. SDS contains five items, all are explicitly concerned with psychological components dependence. These items specifically impaired control over drug taking and preoccupation anxieties about use. given samples in London Sydney. comprised heroin cocaine London, amphetamines methadone maintenance...
The Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS) was devised to provide a short, easily administered scale which can be used measure the degree dependence experienced by users different types drugs. SDS contains five items, all are explicitly concerned with psychological components dependence. These items specifically impaired control over drug taking and preoccupation anxieties about use. given samples in London Sydney. comprised heroin cocaine London, amphetamines methadone maintenance patients...
Aim. To develop a brief, multi‐dimensional instrument for assessing treatment outcome people with drug and/or alcohol problems. The Maudsley Addiction Profile (MAP) is the first to be developed in United Kingdom this purpose. Design. Field testing quota‐recruitment of problem users and researcher clinician‐administered test‐retest interviews. Setting. Two community two inpatient services at Bethlem Royal Hospital, London. Participants. Subjects (160 80 users) interviewed by eight...
Background and Objectives The COVID‐19 pandemic control measures may have increased the risk of abusing addictive substances as well behaviors. Methods We present an initial online survey in 6416 Chinese about relation between behavior China. Results During pandemic, 46.8% subjects reported dependence on internet use, 16.6% had longer hours use. prevalence (4.3%) severe rose up to 23% than that (3.5%) before occurred, their degree 20 times more often being declined (60% vs 3%). Relapses...
This study uses a functional perspective to examine the reasons young people cite for using psychoactive substances. The sample comprised 364 poly-drug users recruited snowball-sampling methods. Data on lifetime and recent frequency intensity of use alcohol, cannabis, amphetamines, ecstasy, LSD cocaine are presented. A majority participants had used at least one these six drugs fulfil 11 18 measured substance functions. most popular functions were to: relax (96.7%), become intoxicated...
ABSTRACT Aim To test whether a single session of motivational interviewing (discussing alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use) would lead successfully to reduction in use these drugs or perceptions drug‐related risk harm among young people. Design Cluster randomized trial, allocating 200 people the natural groups which they were recruited either ( n = 105) non‐intervention education‐as‐usual control condition 95). Setting Ten further education colleges across inner London. Participants Two...
<b>Objective</b> To investigate the effect of opiate substitution treatment at beginning and end according to duration treatment. <b>Design</b> Prospective cohort study. <b>Setting </b>UK General Practice Research Database <b>Participants</b> Primary care patients with a diagnosis substance misuse prescribed methadone or buprenorphine during 1990-2005. 5577 267 003 prescriptions for followed-up (17 732 years) until one year after expiry their last prescription, date death before this time...
Previous estimates of the burden HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), and C (HCV) among people who inject drugs have not included attributable to consequences past injecting. We aimed provide these as part Global Burden Disease (GBD) Study 2013.We modelled HBV HCV (including cirrhosis liver cancer burden) HIV at country, regional, global level. extracted United Nations data on proportion notified cases by transmission route, estimated contribution injecting drug use (IDU) disease a cohort method...
<h3>Context</h3> Selective interventions targeting personality risk are showing promise in the prevention of problematic drinking behavior, but their effect on illicit drug use has yet to be evaluated. <h3>Objective</h3> To investigate efficacy targeted coping skills adolescents with factors for substance misuse. <h3>Design</h3> Randomized controlled trial. <h3>Setting</h3> Secondary schools London, United Kingdom. <h3>Participants</h3> A total 5302 students were screened identify 2028 aged...
Background and Objectives COVID‐19‐related quarantine stress have likely escalated the crisis of Internet addiction. This study aimed to determine impact COVID‐19 pandemic on use related risk factors among general public in China. Methods A large‐sample cross‐sectional online survey was conducted from March 24 April 30, 2020, China, 20,472 participants completed survey. We investigated prevalence severity addiction based Addiction Test (IAT), explored increases time spent addiction, as well...
to countries with better provision of intensive care units.However, for the United Kingdom, non-invasive ventilation patients mild moderate acidosis due decompensated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a highly effective technique that improves clinical outcomes, reduces demand care, and, from hospital's perspective, costs.We thank Professor Christine Godfrey, Centre Health Economics at University York, advice on methods; Amanda Farrin and Vicky Allgar statistical advice; ResMed
Abstract This study investigates severity of dependence upon heroin, cocaine and amphetamines in a group 200 heroin users, 75% whom were not contact with any treatment agency. For drug takers who current users more than one drug, produced severe either or amphetamine many these stimulant drugs reported having experienced no problems dependence. Severity was influenced by route administration as welt type drug. Heroin taken injection associated smoked heroin. cocaine, smoking equivalent...
Abstract The methodological issues surrounding the use of a privileged access interviewer team to generate network sample drug users are examined. Traditionally samples have tended be used by qualitative researchers. Privileged interviewing provides mechanism for application structured instrument sampling model. In doing so some problematic in this area methodology overcome, reduced or standardized. method is appraised terms meeting requirements Drug Transitions study. practical experiences...
Heroin users are at risk of overdose, sometimes with fatal consequences. Studies have examined accident and emergency room data1 recorded deaths,2 though such figures underestimate the full extent to which overdoses occur only a rough indicator prevalence overdose among drug takers. A recent Australian study reported that about two thirds sample heroin injectors had taken an overdose.3 The present describes frequency factors related recruited in non-clinical settings. During 1994, 438 were...