research

How Cocaine Cues Get Planted in the Brain

Scientific article

6 September 2018

Individuals suffering from substance use disorders develop strong associations between the drug’s stimulating effect and environmental cues that act as reminders of the experience, which can lead to relapse. A recent study has proposed a...

Webinar: Prevention Research & Resources for Enhancing Youth Identity & Multiple Health Behaviors

27 September 2018

Jacksonville

United States

Webinar Objectives:

New to Alcohol Use Research: Recommendations for Early Career Researchers

News

Early career researcher Joella shares her experience of working as a research assistant

2018 International Health Congress Oxford

28 June 2018

Oxford

United Kingdom

The 2018 International Health Congress will take place in Oxford from 28th to 30th June. The conference focuses on the link between research and practice.

May Student Membership Update

News

In our second Student Membership Update we have sourced some funding and research opportunities, and events that we are sure will be of interest.

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Mindfulness-Based Treatment of Addiction: Current State of the Field and Envisioning the Next Wave of Research

Scientific article

18 April 2018

Abstract Contemporary advances in addiction neuroscience have paralleled increasing interest in the ancient mental training practice of mindfulness meditation as a potential therapy for addiction. In the past decade, mindfulness-based...

Workshop on Gender Equality and Early Career Development

22 March 2018

Zurich

Switzerland

Aimed at young and early career researchers this two day workshop aims to build capacity for those working in an interdisciplinary field.

ISSUP Website Developments - Moving Forward

At the start of February the ISSUP team met to discuss new plans for the website.

Research Suggests Changes to the Way Opioids Are Prescribed after Surgery Could Prevent Misuse

Scientific article

17 January 2018

A team of researchers from Harvard Medical School in Boston has published a new study suggesting changes to the way opioids are prescribed after surgery could be a way to reduce misuse. Featured in the British Medical Journal, the study...

The International Model of Alcohol Harms and Policies

Book

1 December 2017

The Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria have released The International Model of Alcohol Harms and Policies. Comprising of a set of guidelines, methods, and tools this resource was produced with the...