Addiction

Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change - Applications of Motivational Interviewing

Book

This bestselling work for professionals and students is the authoritative presentation of motivational interviewing (MI), the powerful approach to facilitating change. The book elucidates the four processes of MI—engaging, focusing, evoking...

Drink in moderation. A non-preventive message

News

Drink in moderation. A healthy, well-meaning and responsible advice, transmitted by the alcoholic beverage industry in all its advertisements, aimed at preventing the problems of excessive alcohol consumption. Right? I'm not so sure. The...

NGO Marketplace

Website

The NGO Marketplace is a joint project of the UNODC Civil Society Team and the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs and was first launched in 2016. The NGO Marketplace is an innovative online global platform to assist the international community...

3rd CND intersessional meeting 2020

19 October 2020

Vienna

The 3rd CND intersessional meeting for the 63rd session will be held from 19th October to 21st October at the Vienna International Centre, Board Room C. The meetings will be held starting at 10:30 a.m.

SSA Conference and PhD Symposium

5 November 2020

Online

- Global -

SSA's Conference and PhD Symposium will go ahead this year.

Booking is now open. Due to the ongoing pandemic our Conference will be delivered online.

Rapid Access to Addiction Medicine and Withdrawal Options

11 August 2020

Webinar

This webinar will explore the impact of COVID-19 on access to addiction medicine and withdrawal options. More details to be released soon.

This event is part of the CCSA and CCDUS new webinar series on the Implications of COVID-19 on Public Health in Canada.

Speaker:

Dr. Ginette Poulin, Clinical Lead, Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse

SSA Qualitative Methods Series

Video and audio recordings

On Friday 6 March 2020, the SSA sponsored a one-day conference on conducting qualitative addiction research. The resulting videos were released weekly during June and July 2020 and provide a useful resource for any qualitative addictions...

Society for the Study of Addiction Qualitative Methods Series

News

In a new series to promote interest in, and understanding of, qualitative addiction research, SSA will upload one video every week from the recent qualitative methods conference. This series will provide a useful resource for qualitative...

Eye tracking of smoking-related stimuli in tobacco use disorder: A proof-of-concept study combining attention bias modification with alpha-transcranial alternating current stimulation

Scientific article

2 July 2020

Abstract Background Tobacco use disorder (TUD) is characterized by the presence of an attentional bias (AB) towards smoking-related stimuli. We investigated whether combining an AB modification paradigm (ABM) with transcranial alternating...

Illicit Drug Use and the Genetic Overlap with Cannabis Use

Scientific article

Abstract Background The use of illicit substances is correlated, meaning that individuals who use one illicit substance are more likely to also use another illicit substance. This association could (partly) be explained by overlapping...