Addiction

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...

The International Narcotics Research Conference (INRC)

4 July 2022

Valencia

The I.N.R.C. will resume its in person meetings from July 4th to 8th 2022 in Valencia, Spain.

The International Narcotics Research Conference (INRC) is an international forum for pre-clinical and clinical researchers to strengthen our knowledge of opioid pharmacology and function.

Addiction Practitioners Forum 2022

28 June 2022

Online

South Africa

The ADDICTION Practitioners Forum 2022 will be held as an online CPD event on 28 & 29 June 2022 in association with ITTC and the ISSUP South Africa Chapter.

This forum will explore prevention and treatment modalities and capacity building for prevention and treatment practitioners.

Professionalization and Strengthening of the Drug Demand Reduction Workforce.

News

Chaired by Livia Edegger, Deputy Director of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP), the specialist in this panel spoke about the importance of creating and strengthening the workface in drug demand reduction...