14 Documents disponibles écrits par cet auteur
The study assessed prevalence of volatile substance abuse (VSA), and its link to other forms of psychoactive substance use and to other problem behaviours among 14-15 year olds recruited from sixteen secondary schools in south-west London. Lifet[...]
A. R. WINSTOCK ; C. FORD ; J. WITTON | 2010
Dans British Medical Journal (Vol.340, n°7750, 10 April 2010) Article : PériodiqueSummary points: Cannabis use is common, especially among young people. The greatest risk of harm from cannabis use is in young people and those who are pregnant or have serious mental illness. A tenth of cannabis users develop dependence, wit[...]
FRANÇAIS : Cette synthèse fait le point des connaissances et des apports récents de la littérature scientifique sur les problématiques du cannabis : l'extension de la consommation de cannabis chez les jeunes dans le monde ; l'accessibilité et l[...]
L. ARSENEAULT ; M. CANNON ; J. WITTON ; R. M. MURRAY | 2004
Dans British Journal of Psychiatry (Vol.184, n°2, February 2004) Article : PériodiqueBACKGROUND: Controversy remains as to whether cannabis acts as a causal risk factor for schizophrenia or other functional psychotic illnesses. AIMS: To examine critically the evidence that cannabis causes psychosis using established criteria o[...]
V. C. MANNING ; G. STRATHDEE ; D. BEST ; F. KEANEY ; McGILLIVRAY L. ; J. WITTON | 2002
Dans Journal of Substance Use (Vol.7, n°4, 2002) Article : PériodiqueENGLISH : While dual diagnosis research has often focussed on substance misuse disorders among mental health clients, relatively little is known about comparable rates of dual diagnosis in community mental health and substance misuse settings [...]
L. R. GOWING ; R. L. ALI ; S. ALLSOP ; J. MARSDEN ; E. E. TURF ; R. WEST ; J. WITTON | 2015
Dans Addiction (Vol.110, n°6, June 2015) Article : PériodiqueBackground and aims: Addictive behaviours are among the greatest scourges on humankind. It is important to estimate the extent of the problem globally and in different geographical regions. Such estimates are available, but there is a need to co[...]
This report examines the domestic cultivation of cannabis in England and Wales. Traditionally cannabis has been imported into the country by drug traffickers, but rapid changes are occurring. The extent of home cultivation has grown rapidly over[...]
J. STRANG ; M. GOSSOP ; M. ASHTON ; N. BARTON ; S. CLEMENT ; P. CONNELL ; M. FARREL ; E. FINCH ; P. FLEMING ; C. GERADA ; A. GLANZ ; L. GRUER ; F. KEANEY ; T. LEIGHTON ; J. MERRILL ; M. MITCHESON ; POLKINGHORNE J. ; D. RAISTRICK ; S. RUBEN ; J. SHERIDAN ; B. WELLS ; J. WILLIS ; J. WITTON ; D. ZADOR | 2005
LivreFRANÇAIS : Depuis un demi siècle le système britannique de gestion de l'addiction aux opiacés est connu pour sa souplesse et sa capacité d'adaptation aux changements du contexte environnant. C'est la raison pour laquelle il a suscité un intérêt[...]
R. CALDER ; T. AINSCOUGH ; A. KIMERGARD ; J. WITTON ; K. R. DYER | 2017
Dans Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Vol.24, n°6, December 2017) Article : PériodiqueEffective dissemination from researchers to clinicians can improve outcomes for people using substance misuse services by providing the knowledge and skills necessary to deliver best practice. The internet has the potential to facilitate quick, [...]
ENGLISH : Changes in criminal convictions were investigated among 1075 clients admitted to 54 drug misuse treatment services across England as part of the National Treatment Outcome Research Study (NTORS). Convictions data during the year prio[...]
ENGLISH : Controversial, expensive, yet promising so much, interest is increasing in prescribing heroin to heroin addicts. It's the drug field's ultimate role reversal - from killer drug to lifesaving medication. Just five studies hold the ans[...]
R. COOMBER ; K. MOORE ; S. MILES ; N. SOUTH ; J. WITTON ; J. STRANG ; D. BEST ; T. BESWICK ; M. GOSSOP ; S. REES ; T. MAY ; M. HOUGH ; G. PEARSON ; D. HOBBS ; MC ELRATH K. | 2004
Périodique
ENGLISH : Doing the simple things well, and running the kind of service you ourself would like to visit, can transform treatment uptake and retention.
J. WITTON ; F. KEANEY ; J. STRANG | 2005
Dans Journal of Drug Issues (Vol.35, n°4, Fall 2005) Article : PériodiqueENGLISH : The British System for treating opiate problems developed in the early part of the 20th century. Marked by an absence of a centrally coordinated policy, the system allowed doctors freedom and flexibility in prescribing to patients wi[...]
Historique
