Addiction

Redefining Recovery: Insights into Gambling and Substance Use Disorders

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Online

This webinar will offer addiction professionals an in-depth examination of recovery dynamics concerning gambling and substance use disorders. Through a blend of research findings and clinical perspectives, attendees will reevaluate conventional recovery frameworks to accommodate the relationship between gambling and substance use.

The Psychology of Addiction and Obesity: New Treatments

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Addiction and obesity share similar neurological pathways, both linked to compulsive behaviors and the brain's reward system. Research has highlighted the potential of GLP-1 receptor agonists, originally developed for diabetes, to help...

50th Annual Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society (KBS) for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol

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Glasgow
United Kingdom

The Kettil Bruun Society for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol  was established in 1986 and originated in the epidemiology section of the International Council on Alcohol and Addictions (ICAA). The KBS society is an international organization of scientists engaged in research on the social aspects of alcohol use and alcohol problems.

Motivational Interviewing: A Pathway to Partnership in Care

Opinion piece, commentary
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Motivational Interviewing (MI) has long been a personal favourite amongst intervention modalities. Much of the work my teams and I have done in the Addiction Psychiatry Division at the University of Cape Town has been anchored in MI’s core...

Substance Use Monitoring and Surveillance: Challenges faced by LMICs

Opinion piece, commentary
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Substance use surveillance has emerged as a crucial public health strategy across Africa, particularly in light of the alarming rise in substance use among adolescents (1). This trend poses significant health risks that require a...