Addiction

Webinar: Nursing Regulatory Boards' Efforts to Provide Guidance to Nurses About Mitigating Prescription Medication Abuse/Diversion

24 January 2017

Overland Park

United States

Acknowledging the integral role of nurses in quality health care, the presenters will describe the extent that nursing regulatory authorities in each state are now communicating methods for their licensees to use to reduce the potential for medication abuse or diversion.

Drinking Bodies: Alcohol, Embodiment & Social Difference

22 May 2017

Manchester

United Kingdom

This one day conference will bring together academics and researchers working on issues related to alcohol, embodiment and social difference from diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives.

Drugs & Alcohol Chat Day

26 January 2017

Online

United States

Drugs & Alcohol Chat Day is a live, online chat held between teen students and scientists during a 10 hour period.

Residential Drug Treatment – Its Place in Future Drug Treatment Systems

16 January 2017

Sheffield

United Kingdom

Sheffield Hallam University and Phoenix Futures will jointly present a half-day workshop presenting the evidence for residential

Neural Processing, Risky Behaviour and Cocaine Use

Scientific article

12 January 2017

According to new research published in the journal Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuro-science and Neuroimaging, compared to people without a drug problem, cocaine addicts tend to make riskier choices after losing out on a potential...

The Regulation of Alcohol Marketing: From Research to Public Health Policy

Book

10 January 2017

A series of reports in a supplement to the scientific journal Addiction presents the latest evidence on alcohol marketing and its impact on children. Key findings from the collection of peer-reviewed manuscripts include: Exposure to alcohol...

Australian Smoking Habits

Book

9 January 2017

Smoking is a serious health issue worldwide. Prevalence, however, has steadily declined across Australia over the last several decades thanks to a number of successful public health campaigns. The number of smokers in the country is now...

Key Points from EMCDDA’s 2016 European Drug Report

Book

9 January 2017

As we welcome in the New Year it seems an ideal time to take stock and present the key points from the 2016 European Drug Report (EDR), the European Monitoring Centre for Drug and Addiction’s (EMCDDA) annual review of the European drug...

Inside a Killer Drug Epidemic: A Look at America’s Opioid Crisis

News

The New York Times article traces the impact of America's opioid epidemic on Americans of all backgrounds throughout the country. Photos depict the human face of a tragedy that is taking too many lives.

Maltreatment and Marijuana Use

Scientific article

18 January 2017

Is the maltreatment of children linked with marijuana use later in life? Are behavioural problems and tobacco and alcohol consumption during adolescence associated with smoking marijuana? These are questions that an Australian study...