Epidemiology and Etiology

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Invitation to Conduct Research

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The Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Drug and Alcohol Task Force, in conjunction with Southside Partnership and Dublin Rathdown Community Addiction Team, invites submissions from suitably qualified parties to conduct a research project to commence...

Drug Use In Nigeria

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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse (CRISA) have conducted the National Survey on Drug Use and Health in Nigeria.

Testing the Waters 2019

29 October 2019

Guangdong province

China

The Fourth International Conference on Wastewater Analysis will take place 29th October – 1st November at Marco Polo Lingnan Tiandi in Foshan, Guangdong province, China.

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Alcohol Treatment in Ireland 2011 to 2017

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20 March 2019

The Health Resource Board has published its latest bulletin and infographic describing the trends in treated problem alcohol use between 2011 to 2017.

A Cross-Journal Call for Papers- Substance Use, Misuse and Dependence: Prevention and Treatment

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Substance use and misuse affect people worldwide, of all ages and from all walks of life, resulting in a substantial burden of ill health and mortality, and presenting big challenges in prevention and treatment. PLOS Medicine is planning a...

United Nations Toolkit on Synthetic Drugs

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18 March 2019

The UN Synthetic Drugs Toolkit is a group of electronic resources carefully put together by organisations such as UNODC, WHO and INCB.

Hazardous Alcohol Use among Patients with Schizophrenia and Depression

Scientific article

22 September 2017

Harmful alcohol use is known to increase the risk of alcohol dependence as well as physical conditions such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and cirrhosis. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a common co-occurring disorder in people with...

Assessing Prenatal Alcohol Exposure in a Study of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Scientific article

14 November 2018

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a diagnostic term used to describe physical, neurodevelopmental, and cognitive impairments that have occurred following exposure to alcohol during pregnancy. The diagnosis of FASD requires a...

Alcohol Use by Adolescents in Ghana

Scientific article

16 January 2019

Harmful alcohol consumption during adolescence poses a major public health issue as it affects several aspects of young peoples’ health and wellbeing. A recent study, published in the Journal of Mental Health and Prevention, has examined...

Treatment of Cannabis-related Problems in the Nordic Countries

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28 February 2019

After alcohol, cannabis is the second most common intoxicant in the Nordics. In Denmark cannabis is by far the principle issue among newcomers to drug treatment, in Iceland, more than one-third of all addiction patients have cannabis as a...