Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Prevention
International Women's and Children's Health and Gender Group (In Women's Conference)
The 2019 International Women’s and Children’s Health and Gender (InWomen’s) Group conference will return in conjunction with CPDD and the NIDA International Forum for its 11th meeting with a focus on the following:
How the Global Opioid Epidemic is Affecting Women and Families; and Marijuana-Use Among Children, Teens, and Young Adults.
The Opioid Crisis and the Future of Addiction and Pain Therapeutics
This National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)-sponsored The Opioid Crisis and the Future of Addiction and Pain Therapeutics: Opportunities, Tools, and Technologies Symposium will highlight challenges and opportunities throughout the discovery and development process for addiction- and pain-related medications in the pre-competitive preclinical stage and provide a framework for more focused efforts within
ICUDDR Conference: Call for Proposals
The International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) is soliciting proposals for presentations at its 4th Annual Conference.
Monitoring the Future: Teleconference Recording
Dr Nora Volkow, NIDA Director, discusses the results of the 2018 Monitoring the Future survey during a teleconference which took place on December 17, 2018. Monitoring the Future tracks drug use trends of 8th, 10th, and 12th-grade students...
Conditional Probabilities of Substance Use Disorders and Associated Risk Factors
Highlights Pre-existing mental disorders increases the risk of developing SUD. Prior SUD increases the risk of transitioning from use to use disorder. Highest rates of transition to SUD occurred among stimulant and opioid users. Mood and...
Graduate Programmes in Prevention Science
The Society for Prevention Research has compiled a list of Prevention Science graduate programmes.
Addressing Complexity: Homelessness and Addiction
Due to the rise of homelessness and drug-related deaths in the UK, the Centre for Addictive Behaviours Research at London South Bank University and the London Drug and Alcohol Policy Forum are hosting a one day conference at the Guildhall focusing on contemporary issues of Homelessness, Substance Use and Addiction.
Universal Prevention Curriculum Training of Trainers in Nigeria
The Global Initiative on Substance Abuse (GISA) will be delivering substance abuse training sessions on Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC).
The training will consist of 9 courses and will take place in a non-residential training centre in Lagos State, Nigeria from the 15th till the 24th of January 2019.
Best Practices across the Continuum of Care for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
It is vital that the treatment for individuals living with Opioid Use Disorder is of high quality and evidence-informed. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction has launched a new report, Best Practices across the Continuum of...
HIV Prevention Intervention for Substance Users: A Review of the Literature
Abstract Background Behavioral Interventions are needed to prevent HIV in substance users, which is associated with higher risk for contracting HIV via unprotected sexual intercourse or syringe-based exposure. We reviewed universal HIV...