Addiction medicine

About: Addiction medicine is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1070 publications have been published within this topic receiving 23685 citations.

Addictive overeating: lessons learned from medical students' perceptions of Overeaters Anonymous.

Abstract: AIM To explore medical students' perceptions of Overeaters Anonymous (OA). METHOD 72 fifth-year medical students' reports of their experiences of attending OA meetings were analysed using thematic analysis. Students were required to submit these reports in order to complete a compulsory component of the Addiction Medicine run in their medical training at the University of Otago, Christchurch during 2002-2007. RESULTS Analysis of the students' reports highlights an emerging understanding of the concepts of addiction in general and addictive overeating in particular. This understanding is reflected in the students' acceptance of addictive overeating as a potential disorder and their increased empathy and confidence in working with patients with this disorder. CONCLUSIONS Improving treatment for people with obesity is a major contemporary health challenge. Addictive overeating could be a critical element in understanding the nature of obesity but has not been the subject of extensive research to date. Medical students in this study discovered that addiction to food is not just a theoretical construct but fits with the actual experience of people. The poignancy of these narratives illustrates how such information can promote greater understanding of medical and other life issues which may benefit their identification and treatment.

Neuroscience for addiction medicine : from prevention to rehabilitation - constructs and drugs

Abstract: Neuroscience for Addiction Medicine: From Prevention to Rehabilitation - Constructs and Drugs is the latest volume from Progress in Brain Research focusing on new trends and developments in addiction research. This established international series examines major areas of basic and clinical research within neuroscience, as well as popular emerging subfields such as addiction. This volume takes an integrated approach to review and summarize some of the most recent progress from the subfield of addiction research, with particular emphasis on potential applications in a clinical setting. * Explores new trends and developments in basic and clinical research in the addiction subfield of neuroscience* Uses an integrated approach to review and summarize recent progress* Emphasizes potential applications in a clinical setting* Enhances the literature of neuroscience by further expanding the established international series Progress in Brain Research

What Obstetrician–Gynecologists Should Know About Substance Use Disorders in the Perinatal Period

Abstract: Substance use in pregnancy is common; nearly one of five of pregnant individuals have past-month nicotine, alcohol, or illicit substance use, and more than one in 10 meet criteria for a substance use disorder (SUD). Substance use disorders are among the most stigmatized and poorly understood medical conditions, particularly in the perinatal period. The obstetrician-gynecologist (ob-gyn) is a critical member of the health care and social support team for pregnant and postpartum individuals with SUD. Yet, many do not feel knowledgeable in screening and treating SUD, hampering efforts to identify and treat this population. In this review, we focus on practices that ob-gyns can incorporate into daily care. We start with the unique vulnerabilities of the perinatal period and discuss overdose as a leading cause of maternal death in the United States. We then review the basic tenets of addiction medicine including person-centered language and current medical terminology as well as best practices for substance use screening. We provide a review of maternal, fetal, and child effects of the most common substances including tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, opioids, stimulants, and benzodiazepines and their respective treatment recommendations, so that ob-gyns can incorporate basic addiction management into their daily practice.

Closing the gap between training needs and training provision in addiction medicine.

Abstract: Substance use disorders pose a significant global social and economic burden. Although effective interventions exist, treatment coverage remains limited. The lack of an adequately trained workforce is one of the prominent reasons. Recent initiatives have been taken worldwide to improve training, but further efforts are required to build curricula that are internationally applicable. We believe that the training needs of professionals in the area have not yet been explored in sufficient detail. We propose that a peer-led survey to assess those needs, using a standardised structured tool, would help to overcome this deficiency. The findings from such a survey could be used to develop a core set of competencies which is sufficiently flexible in its implementation to address the specific needs of the wide range of professionals working in addiction medicine worldwide.