Addiction

Progress of four programs from the comprehensive addiction and recovery act 2021

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Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Progress of Four Programs from the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.https://doi.org/10.17226/26060. Substance use...

DARC Webinar - 8 December 2021 - Queer & Bi-Sexualities and Alcohol Misuse

8 December 2021

London

United Kingdom

Booking is now open for the DARC Lunchtime Webinar on Wednesday 8 December 2021 1230-1330 hours UK time.

Alcohol and illicit drug use among young people living with HIV compared to their uninfected peers from the Kenyan coast: prevalence and risk indicators

Scientific article

24 November 2021

There is a scarcity of research on drug use patterns among HIV-positive young individuals in Sub-Saharan Africa (YLWH). To fill the gap, the following was set out: compare the prevalence of substance use, specifically alcohol and illicit...

Strategies Adopted by Addiction Facilities during the Coronavirus Pandemic to Support Treatment for Individuals in Recovery or Struggling with a Substance Use Disorder: A Scoping Review

Scientific article

18 November 2021

This review aimed to identify and synthesize strategies and actions adopted by addiction facilities to support and maintain treatment during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week®

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National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week® will be held March 21-27, 2022. Registration opens on November 1, 2021. Join NIDA for NDAFW and help share facts about drugs, alcohol, and addiction in your community. Sign up for the latest news...

LxAddictions22: Global addictions

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Lisbon Addictions is a multidisciplinary conference that provides a forum for networking across addictions. Submission of abstracts Potential contributors are invited to submit abstracts for the following main areas/thematic tracks: Global...

Trauma and Addiction Recovery: How to Work with Couples

1 December 2021

Online

Wednesday, December 1, 2021 @ 3:00-5:00pm ET

We know that relationships impacted by

Two new tobacco cessation medicines added to the WHO essential medicines list

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Every two years, the World Health Organization (WHO) publishes its Model List of Essential Medicines (EML), a collection of medicines considered essential by WHO experts. The purpose of the list is to guide national authorities on the type...

Lived experience and the substance misuse treatment system

13 December 2021

Online

United Kingdom

At a time of significant opportunity to renew the

CND Special Event, Launch of the UNODC Synthetic Drug Strategy 2021-2025

19 November 2021

Online

A special event of the sixty-fourth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, will be held on Friday, 19 November 2021, from 12 noon to 1 p.m., Vienna Time (CEST) online and at the Vienna International Centre.

During this event, the UNODC Synthetic Drug Strategy 2021-2025 will be launched.