Addiction

Website: End of Life Care for People with Problematic Substance Use

Website

This website offers resources developed from a two-year research programme on end of life care for people with alcohol and other drug problems. The research programme was the first of its kind to explore current practice and service...

Webinar: 'Prevention of Prescription Drug Misuse Among the Latino Community'

31 January 2019

Webinar

The National Hispanic and Latino Prevention Technology Transfer Centre, a SAMHSA funded centre located at the National Latino Behavioural Health Association, cordially invites you to the webinar 'Prevention of Prescription Drug Misuse Among the Latino Community'.

Jan 31, 2019 2:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Information about the speaker:

Diana Plazas, BA, CP

Webinar: Implications of the Opioid Crisis in the U.S. Latino Population

25 January 2019

Webinar

The National Hispanic and Latino Addiction Technology Transfer Center, a SAMHSA funded center located at the National Latino Behavioral Health Association, cordially invites you to its first webinar.

Speaker Information:

Linda M. Callejas, Ph.D.

Overdose Deaths Involving Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs — New York City, 2000–2017

Scientific article

18 January 2019

Summary What is already known about this topic? During 1999–2017, the rate of drug overdose deaths nationally approximately tripled; approximately 70,000 overdose deaths occurred nationally in 2017, with nearly 68% involving an opioid. What...

ICUDDR Training Sessions at ISSUP Conference in Kenya

Video and audio recordings

3 January 2019

The International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) ran multiple sessions during the joint NACADA, ISSUP and African Union Drug Demand Reduction Conference & Workshop and have produced a selection of videos of...

Age‐Varying Effects of Cannabis Use Frequency and Disorder on Symptoms of Psychosis, Depression and Anxiety in Adolescents and Adults

Scientific article

1 October 2018

A recent study, published in the Journal of Addiction, has examined the association of cannabis use, cannabis use disorder and symptoms of psychosis, depression and anxiety in an adolescent and adult sample. The researchers also examined...

NAADAC 2019 Annual Conference

28 September 2019

Orlando

NAADAC invites you to its 2019 Annual Conference: Navigating the Addiction Profession in Orlando, FL from September 28 - October 3, 2019.

Don't miss six days of education, training, networking, and capacity-building with leaders in the addiction profession!

Topics include:

Cognitive and Mindfulness‐Based Therapy for Adolescents with Co‐Occurring Post‐Traumatic Stress and Substance Use Disorder

Scientific article

19 February 2018

Early life experiences of trauma are known to significantly increase the risk of substance use in adolescence and adulthood. It has been suggested that individuals may use alcohol or drugs as a means of temporarily relieving themselves from...

45th Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society

3 June 2019

Utrecht

The 45th KBS Symposium will be hosted by the Trimbos Institute, the Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, and the Municipality of Utrecht.

The Evidence Podcasts

Website

20 December 2018

The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has produced a new series of podcasts that are investigating and reviewing the evidence on alcohol, cannabis, opioids, stigma and more. Each month, The Evidence podcast will feature...