Addictions and Mental Health Resources Page

By Luciana D'Agnone BA, MSc | Clinical Operations Leader & Editorial Expert The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) treats all substance withdrawal symptoms as equal. Clinicians routinely tally present symptoms to determine the presence or severity of withdrawal, operating on the assumption that every clinical criterion holds identical weight for all patients. A new paper published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence (2026), led by Dr Christal Davis and a

By Luciana D'Agnone BA, MSc | Clinical Operations Leader & Editorial Expert Cocaine use disorder remains one of the most challenging conditions in addiction medicine to treat, in part because there is still no medication licensed specifically for it, and because recovery rarely follows a single, predictable path.¹ For clinicians, this raises a genuinely difficult question at the heart of cocaine addiction treatment: when full abstinence is not immediately achievable, how shou

By Luciana D'Agnone BA, MSc | Director & Editorial Lead - Last reviewed: 10 July 2026 Stigma remains one of the most persistent and most damaging barriers to addiction treatment.¹ Despite decades of evidence supporting that substance use disorders are medical conditions with biological, psychological, and social roots, the perception of addiction as a moral failing continues to delay help-seeking, reduce engagement with treatment, and contribute to poorer outcomes for people