Addiction

Opioid-related deaths: health and social responses

Website

This miniguide is one of a larger set, which together comprises Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide 2021. It provides an overview of the most important aspects to consider when planning or delivering health and...

Take-Home Naloxone and the Prevention of Deaths from Heroin Overdose

Scientific article

Naloxone is a drug that can reverse the effects of opioid drugs like heroin, methadone, opium, codeine, morphine and buprenorphine, and is an important aid in preventing drug-related deaths. Overdose deaths are often witnessed and can be...

Addiction and the Family in Malaysia

25 January 2022

Online

Malaysia

This Webinar will look at the interface between how families are caught up in

Prof. Babor about PhD study program of Addictology in Prague, CZ

Video and audio recordings

10 January 2022

Prof. Thomas F. Babor answer the question of why PhD study in addictology at the 1st Faculty of Medicine is unique and what are its strengths. You can see the whole interview in the two links bellow.

Dr. Adam Kulhanek and Prof. Thomas Babor

The ASAM 53rd Annual Conference - Innovations in Addiction Medicine and Science

31 March 2022

Hollywood

United States

The ASAM 53rd Annual Conference begins at 5:30 pm on Thursday, March 31, 2022, with an opening welcome reception. The conference concludes at noon on Sunday, April 3, 2022. Please note the pre-conference offerings take place on Thursday, March 31, 2022.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the conference, participants should be able to:

Developing Curriculum for the Training of Non-Specialist in Addiction Studies in Nigerian Universities: The Journey of Nigerian ICUDDR Team

Scientific article

14 September 2021

BACKGROUND This article describes the need to develop a workforce to address the public health burden of drug use in Nigeria. Central to workforce development is the development and implementation of a substance use curriculum. AIMS The...

Translational Research on the Effects of Treatment with Cannabidiol in Addictions

Scientific article

4 October 2021

INTRODUCTION: Addictions, known as chronic (recurrent) behavioural disorders reinforced by a pleasant feeling (“reward”), are shown to be mediated by activation of the central dopaminergic neuronal pathway of the middle brain (“Reward...

Addiction Conference 2021 Report

News

The ADDICTION 2021 ONLINE CONFERENCE, conducted from July 21 to 23, 2021, was the largest centrally controlled addiction treatment effort on the African continent. Thanks to the exceptional material and conversations, as well as the technological breakthroughs demonstrated by our usage of an exciting new online platform, the conference was described as world-class, ground-breaking, and inventive.

Health, Economic and Educational Trajectory Research in the Processes of Addiction Research

Scientific article

30 September 2021

Dear readers, This issue of the journal presents many interesting articles on various topics related to addiction. Mutual sign of research studies, despite their different thematic focus, is to show how important is to examine the...

Undergraduate Education in Addictology of Students of General Medicine: Study Protocol of a Pilot Research Study in the Czech and Slovak Republics

Scientific article

17 August 2021

BACKGROUND: The current practice of undergraduate education in addictology for medical students at medical faculties both in and outside Europe does not meet the requirements and needs of practice. The rise in problems with legally...