Treatment

Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Medial Prefrontal and Cingulate Cortices Reduces Cocaine Self-Administration: A Pilot Study

Scientific article

16 March 2018

Background: Previous studies have shown that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex may serve as a potential treatment for cocaine use disorder (CUD), which remains a public health problem...

A Randomized, Open Label Trial of Methadone Continuation versus Forced Withdrawal in a Combined US Prison and Jail

Scientific article

1 February 2018

Highlights MMT during incarceration leads to lower injection drug and heroin use. MMT during incarceration leads to fewer non-fatal overdoses. MMT during incarceration leads to higher rates of engagement in treatment. Abstract Recently...

Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse Annual Conference

8 November 2018

San Francisco

United States

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42nd Annual AMERSA Conference

Association for Behavioral Analysis International (ABAI) Substance Use and Addiction Conference

19 November 2018

Washington, D.C.

United States

NAADAC (The Association for Addiction Professionals) 2018 Annual Conference

5 October 2018

Houston

United States

NAADAC's 2018 Annual Conference: Shoot for the Stars will take place in Houston, TX at The Westin Galleria Houston from October 5-9, 2018.

International Nurses Society on Addiction 42nd Annual Educational Conference

3 October 2018

Denver

United States

This conference focuses on the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities for any nurse who cares for persons with substance use, abuse and addictions. Providing patient centered care through prevention, screening,

INEBRIA 2018 (International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Other Drugs)

27 September 2018

Santiago

Chile

The conference will take place in Santiago de Chile, Chile, September 26-28 and the title for this year’s conference is “Challenges faced in the implementation of brief interventions in diverse settings, contexts and population groups”.

National Conference on Addiction Disorders (NCAD)

19 August 2018

Anaheim

United States

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3rd International Congress on Addictive Behavior and Dual Diagnosis

16 August 2018

Stockholm

Sweden

This educational event has been designed with illustrious researchers in the field of psychiatry, psychology, neurology, professionals from academia as well as from health care, and eminent researchers contributing their research outcomes and views to the expansion of

Supporting Nurse Mentors to Reduce the Barriers to Implementing Alcohol Interventions and Brief Advice (IBA) in Primary Care

Book

1 February 2018

Key Findings The findings of this project suggest that providing a relatively low level of support to nurse mentors based in primary care leads to a significant increase in the delivery of IBA. There was a marked increase in the percentage...