interventions

The Epidemiology and Treatment of Smoking in People with Mental Health Disorders

22 October 2018

Bath

United Kingdom

Tobacco is the world’s leading but preventable cause of disease and death. Although cigarette smoking among adults has been steadily decreasing, rates continue to remain high amongst certain vulnerable populations. This includes individuals with mental health issues.

SPR 27th Annual Meeting - Call for Papers

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SPR 27th ANNUAL MEETING May 28 – May 31, 2019 Hyatt Regency San Francisco, San Francisco, CA CALLS NOW AVAILABLE: Papers, NIDA International Poster Session, Preconference Workshops, and "Brown Bag" SIGs Submission Deadline for ALL Calls...

International Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Meeting

3 November 2018

Busan

South Korea

The 20th International Society of

Children Whose Mothers Use Marijuana Are More Likely to Try It Themselves at Younger Age

Scientific article

24 September 2018

According to a new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, mothers’ cannabis use is associated with earlier cannabis initiation by their children. The research, which analysed longitudinal data for 4,440 children and...

International Conference on Addiction and Associated Disorders

1 February 2018

Stockholm

Sweden

A continuing professional development conference on

Changes in Specific Substance Involvement Scores among SBIRT Recipients in an HIV Primary Care Setting

Scientific article

12 December 2017

Abstract Background Substance use is common among people living with HIV (PLHIV) and is associated with worse outcomes along the HIV care continuum. One potentially effective clinic-based approach to addressing unhealthy substance use is...

Effectiveness Bank Drug Treatment Matrix Row 1. First Task: Save Lives, Reduce Harm

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15 November 2017

Consolidates the lessons of the first five instalments of the online course on drug treatment research. The five cells in row 1 explored key research on reducing harm to the user as a result of their drug use. Prompted by HIV, from the...

Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix 2017

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8 August 2017

Time for a résumé of the 2017 refresh of the Alcohol Treatment Matrix. Released fortnightly, the 25 cells and ‘bite’ commentaries cumulated to a course reflecting on the most significant research underpinning practice, leading you through...

Podcast: Do Tobacco Cessation Interventions Provided during Substance Abuse Treatment or Recovery Help Tobacco Users to Quit?

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Smoking rates in people with alcohol and other drug dependencies are two to four times those of the general population. Concurrent treatment of tobacco dependence has been limited due to concern that these interventions are not successful...

Free Resource for Evaluating Drug Prevention and Treatment Interventions

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The Evaluation Instruments Bank (EIB) is an online database of freely available resources for evaluating drug prevention and treatment programmes and initiatives. You can search the archive by type of intervention (treatment or prevention)...

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