@benhoughton.bsky.social
Interests in Oxytocin and Substance Use Disorders, specifically Opioid use. Currently works for a LERO, always on the lookout for interesting and stimulating projects to contribute to.
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‘You Can Die With Me But I Won’t Let You Live With Me’, Exploring Social Influences on the Continuation of Heroin Use in Men Who Use Heroin
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Anyone headed to @addiction-ssa.org conference and wants to talk any of:
1) Artificial Intelligence
2) LEROs
3) Oxytocin
DM me 🙂
1) Artificial Intelligence
2) LEROs
3) Oxytocin
DM me 🙂
November 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Anyone headed to @addiction-ssa.org conference and wants to talk any of:
1) Artificial Intelligence
2) LEROs
3) Oxytocin
DM me 🙂
1) Artificial Intelligence
2) LEROs
3) Oxytocin
DM me 🙂
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A really BIG thank you to
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August 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
A really BIG thank you to
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for generously sponsoring DrugWise Daily and helping to keep this free newsletter going for all in the drugs field. Subscribe here dsdaily.org.uk
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Experts talk about the evidence on nicotine vaping:
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UEA Addiction Research
UEA Addiction Research is a research group based at the University of East Anglia, UK. We produce high quality multidisciplinary research evidence to impact upon people who are affected by addiction, ...
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July 10, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Experts talk about the evidence on nicotine vaping:
www.youtube.com/@ueaaddictio...
www.youtube.com/@ueaaddictio...
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'The language of alcohol: Similarities and differences in how drinkers and policymakers frame alcohol consumption' | @dremmadavies.bsky.social @jamesmorris24.bsky.social et al for Drug & Alcohol Review onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The language of alcohol: Similarities and differences in how drinkers and policymakers frame alcohol consumption
Introduction The primary objective of the paper was to compare semantic domains reported by drinkers and policymakers in their alcohol consumption narratives. The research question was ‘How do drink...
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June 27, 2025 at 8:17 AM
'The language of alcohol: Similarities and differences in how drinkers and policymakers frame alcohol consumption' | @dremmadavies.bsky.social @jamesmorris24.bsky.social et al for Drug & Alcohol Review onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Some exciting Monday afternoon reading here - Jonas Schöley and I have a new study in @addictionjournal.bsky.social using UK data on alcohol duty revenue to examine trends in alcohol sales and how these have changed since the start of the pandemic.
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June 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Some exciting Monday afternoon reading here - Jonas Schöley and I have a new study in @addictionjournal.bsky.social using UK data on alcohol duty revenue to examine trends in alcohol sales and how these have changed since the start of the pandemic.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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New on the SARG Blog! @ambercopeland.bsky.social talks about findings from her recent study which used computer modelling to explore the links between mood and smoking choices. Her research reveals surprising insights into how our feelings actually influence decisions about tobacco.
Mood and smoking choices: exploring value-based decision-making through computer modelling - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
Amber Copeland shares findings from her recent study which used computer modelling to explore the links between mood and smoking choices.
sarg-sheffield.ac.uk
May 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
New on the SARG Blog! @ambercopeland.bsky.social talks about findings from her recent study which used computer modelling to explore the links between mood and smoking choices. Her research reveals surprising insights into how our feelings actually influence decisions about tobacco.
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Interesting! Alcohol cue exposure ➡️ daily drinking but not craving. As negative mood ⬆️ positive mood ⬇️, assoc between cue exposure & same-day drinking became stronger. Interpreted as support for allostatic and incentive-sensitization models of addiction link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Influence of real-world cue exposure and mood states on drinking: testing neurobiological models of alcohol use disorder - Psychopharmacology
Rationale Two prominent neurobiological models of addiction, the allostatic and incentive-sensitization models, have guided clinical research on alcohol use disorder (AUD). While these models are ofte...
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February 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Interesting! Alcohol cue exposure ➡️ daily drinking but not craving. As negative mood ⬆️ positive mood ⬇️, assoc between cue exposure & same-day drinking became stronger. Interpreted as support for allostatic and incentive-sensitization models of addiction link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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'Solitary Drinkers in Great Britain: How Do Their Sociodemographic Characteristics, Consumption Patterns, and Drinking Occasions Differ From Those Who Drink With Others?' | Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs www.jsad.com/doi/full/10....
Solitary Drinkers in Great Britain: How Do Their Sociodemographic Characteristics, Consumption Patterns, and Drinking Occasions Differ From Those Who Drink With Others?: Journal of Studies on Alcohol ...
Objective: Inequalities in alcohol-related harm may arise partly from differences in drinking practices between population groups. One underresearched practice associated with harm is consuming alcoho...
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February 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
'Solitary Drinkers in Great Britain: How Do Their Sociodemographic Characteristics, Consumption Patterns, and Drinking Occasions Differ From Those Who Drink With Others?' | Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs www.jsad.com/doi/full/10....
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We explore the patient perspective on opioid prescriptions for pain management in this qual study.
doi.org/10.3390/phar...
doi.org/10.3390/phar...
Resentful, Resigned and Respectful: Opioid Analgesics, Pain and Control, a Qualitative Study
Opioid analgesic prescribing has increased significantly with associated concerns about dependence and overdose. This study aimed to explore non-cancer patients’ experiences and views of taking opioid...
doi.org
February 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
We explore the patient perspective on opioid prescriptions for pain management in this qual study.
doi.org/10.3390/phar...
doi.org/10.3390/phar...
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New paper:
'Problem Recognition as A Discrete Concept for Change Processes in Problematic Alcohol Use'
We review problem recognition - the extent to which people recognise risk/harm associated with their alcohol use - and its potential for advancing research & intervention
doi.org/10.1007/s404...
'Problem Recognition as A Discrete Concept for Change Processes in Problematic Alcohol Use'
We review problem recognition - the extent to which people recognise risk/harm associated with their alcohol use - and its potential for advancing research & intervention
doi.org/10.1007/s404...
Problem Recognition as A Discrete Concept for Change Processes in Problematic Alcohol Use - Current Addiction Reports
Purpose of review Alcohol problem recognition reflects the extent to which a person with any level of problematic alcohol use (PAU), including hazardous alcohol use, acknowledges the associated risks/...
doi.org
February 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
New paper:
'Problem Recognition as A Discrete Concept for Change Processes in Problematic Alcohol Use'
We review problem recognition - the extent to which people recognise risk/harm associated with their alcohol use - and its potential for advancing research & intervention
doi.org/10.1007/s404...
'Problem Recognition as A Discrete Concept for Change Processes in Problematic Alcohol Use'
We review problem recognition - the extent to which people recognise risk/harm associated with their alcohol use - and its potential for advancing research & intervention
doi.org/10.1007/s404...
When you start designing an alcohol study, find a reference for your sample size calculation only to realise said reference is almost the exact study you were designing as 'novel'.
From 2004.
From 2004.
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ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson standing in a grassy field with the words d ' oh written on the bottom
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February 10, 2025 at 6:46 AM
When you start designing an alcohol study, find a reference for your sample size calculation only to realise said reference is almost the exact study you were designing as 'novel'.
From 2004.
From 2004.
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We're hiring people to join us at LJMU Psychology! It's a lovely place to work (and Liverpool is great - speaking from someone not born/raised here) so if you're in forensic psychology why not apply! @ljmuofficial.bsky.social jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/internal/vac...
Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology (4967)
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February 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
We're hiring people to join us at LJMU Psychology! It's a lovely place to work (and Liverpool is great - speaking from someone not born/raised here) so if you're in forensic psychology why not apply! @ljmuofficial.bsky.social jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/internal/vac...
Insights for successful recruitment of people who actively use heroin to a pharmacotherapy trial: a case study
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Insights for successful recruitment of people who actively use heroin to a pharmacotherapy trial: a case study
This paper reports on recruiting strategies in a study which aimed to examine the mechanism of intranasal oxytocin on cue-induced opiate craving and attentional bias in males using heroin in additi...
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January 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Insights for successful recruitment of people who actively use heroin to a pharmacotherapy trial: a case study
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Can intranasal oxytocin reduce craving in automated addictive behaviours? A systematic review
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Existing pharmacotherapies for managing craving, a strong predictor of relapse to automated addictive behaviours, are limited in efficacy and characterised by increased health risks associated with t...
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January 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Can intranasal oxytocin reduce craving in automated addictive behaviours? A systematic review
bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Perspectives of drug treatment and mental health professionals towards treatment provision for substance use disorders with coexisting mental health problems in England
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January 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Perspectives of drug treatment and mental health professionals towards treatment provision for substance use disorders with coexisting mental health problems in England
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
‘You Can Die With Me But I Won’t Let You Live With Me’, Exploring Social Influences on the Continuation of Heroin Use in Men Who Use Heroin
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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January 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
‘You Can Die With Me But I Won’t Let You Live With Me’, Exploring Social Influences on the Continuation of Heroin Use in Men Who Use Heroin
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...