addiction

The MRC Addiction Research Clinical (MARC) Spring School

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Bristol
United Kingdom

‌The MARC Spring event will deliver a programme of training and talks about clinical academic addiction activities in the UK from leading experts and current MARC fellows.

Thursday afternoon will deliver training and skill development in publishing your work. Speakers include Niall Boyce, Editor of Lancet Psychiatry and Dr David Kessler, Reader in Primary Care at University of Bristol.

Surviving Stigma Podcast

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In this podcast, Diane Goslar, a person who struggled with alcohol-related issues, talks to Peter Markham Head of Digital, about the stigma she faced among family, friends and work colleagues as she battled alcohol addiction. While...

Insight into Addictions

Event Date
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London

Where do addictions come from? How does behaviour go from experimentation into addiction? What are the 6 key signs for addiction? Addiction is often stigmatised in our culture, with images of brown paper bags and park benches. The reality is that addiction affects all walks of life and can look different for different people. 

Conference: Communities Speak

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Bratislava

IOGT International invites you to an innovative space to jointly explore comprehensive solutions to the world drug problem. Welcome to this much-needed and innovative conference. 

Addressing the Opioid Crisis via Community-Based Technical Assistance

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Webinar

This webinar will provide an overview of the U.S. opioid crisis and technical assistance models. Participants will gain a complete understanding of technical assistance and how it can assist providers in addressing addiction-related needs by utilising community resources.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe how technical assistance can assist providers in addressing the U.S. opioid crisis.

Severity of Analgesic Dependence and Medication-Overuse Headache

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Background and Aims: Medication-overuse headache (MOH) is a common chronic headache caused by overuse of headache analgesics. It has similarities with substance dependence disorders. The treatment of choice for MOH is withdrawal of the...

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