Is #NitrousOxide addictive? Laughing gas is a widely used recreational drug, but what do we know about the risks or potential for dependence? Today Ian Hamilton blogs a recent review in Addiction Journal by Sammie Back, @KroonEmese et al nationalelfservice.net/?p=186542

Sammie Back turned her bachelor's thesis into a scientific publication. Last week, Sammie and @JannaCousijn were interviewed about this amazing achievement! eur.nl/en/essb/news/h…

Bijzonder: Psychologie scriptie Erasmus University die liet ziet dat het gebruik van #lachgas wel degelijk verslavend zou kunnen zijn en niet zo onschuldig als vaak gedacht, nu ook als wetenschappelijke publicatie. eur.nl/essb/nieuws/ho…

Today Nora de Bode from Neuroscience of Addiction Lab summarises a cross-sectional study by Dr Emma L Davies, @Ivan_EzqRom, @DJConnolly94 et al, looking at alcohol use in trans & non-binary people living in the UK nationalelfservice.net/?p=188040 #Alcohol #ProblemDrinking #AlcoholHarms #LGBTQI #Trans #NonBinary

Publication alert! This narrative review provides an update of our knowledge on the relation between heavy cannabis use and cannabis use disorder (CUD) and the brain based on (f)MRI studies conducted in the past 5 years. doi.org/10.1007/s40429…

PhD candidate Karis Colyer-Patel gave her first lecture in the Mental Health Challenges course . This week's topic: addiction. Karis gave a general introduction to the field of substance use research, highlighting the most prominent theories of addiction! Erasmus University ESSB_Erasmus

Or read more about why young people might become dependent on substances, and what we can do to help young people find sustainable forms of pleasure in life, as explained by Prof. Dr. Ingmar Franken (Ingmar Franken) : convergence.nl/healthy-start-…

📢Vacancy alert!📢 Join our ⁦Forensic&LegalPsy_EUR⁩ team! We are looking for an assistant professor in forensic and legal psychology. Although vacancy text is in Dutch, internationals are more than welcome to apply! 👇🏼 ⁦⁦ESSB_Erasmus⁩ ⁦⁦ eur.nl/vacatures/ud-r…

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💼Vacature alert! 💼Junior Onderzoeker Experience Sampling (0,6 fte) Hoe kunnen we psychologische behandeling verbeteren voor jongvolwassenen die kampen met druggebruik, antisociaal gedrag, en een scala aan andere problemen?👇academictransfer.com/en/344959/juni…

Last week, PhD candidate Nora gave a lecture on the social and cultural context of addiction in the Clinical Psychology MSc program at Erasmus University ESSB_Erasmus !

This week, PhD candidate Christophe_Romein gave a lecture about adolescent brain development in the context of risk and resilience to addiction, in the Clinical Psychology MSc program as well. Erasmus University ESSB_Erasmus

Are you a PhD student within the brain and cognition domain? Join the PhD winter conference this December at Utrecht University !

Proud to announce our (with @KatieWitkiewitz and Reinout Wiers) brand new The Sage Handbook of Addiction Psychology. A new resource for psychologists engaged in both research and practice!

Alcohol & interpersonal violence: new international review estimates the impact that alcohol can have buff.ly/4fOCmkl This systematic review estimates that in 2019, around 17-25% of adults experienced emotional violence from others’ drinking.

New blog from PhD student Nora de Bode on an interesting study about alcohol and interpersonal violence! nationalelfservice.net/mental-health/…

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