Addiction

Lisbon Addictions: Presentations & Posters

Website

Following their 2019 conference, the Lisbon Addictions team have gathered posters and information about the presentations from the event. The co-producers have built coherent packages of topical strands, sessions and guided poster tours...

Commission on Alcohol Harm

News

The Alcohol Health Alliance UK (AHA) is supporting a Commission on Alcohol Harm, consisting of a panel of varied experts. The Commission on Alcohol Harm has been established to examine the current evidence on alcohol harm, recent trends in...

The 46th Annual Winter Symposium

25 January 2020

Colorado Springs

United States

The Advanced International Winter Symposium on

Goal Commitment Predicts Cannabis Use for Adolescents in Treatment

Scientific article

27 February 2019

Background: Commitment to change is an innovative potential mediator and mechanism of behaviour change (MOBC) that has not been examined in adolescents with cannabis use. The Adolescent Substance Abuse Goal Commitment (ASAGC) questionnaire...

Rapid Increase in the Prevalence of Cannabis Use Among People with Depression in the United States, 2005–17: The Role of Differentially Changing Risk Perceptions

Scientific article

4 December 2019

Abstract Aims To estimate trends in the prevalence of cannabis use and risk perceptions of cannabis use from 2005 to 2017 among United States people with and without depression. Design Linear time trends of the prevalence of any, daily and...

National Addiction-Specific Institutional Infrastructure – Fundamental Prerequisite for Successful Implementation of Specialized Academic Degree Study Programmes: A Case Study in Historical Perspective

Scientific article

31 December 2019

Objective: Human resources are crucial for addiction treatment and prevention services, as well as for science and research. The aim of this historical case study is to explain and demonstrate the role of specialized university academic...

Incorporation of Universal Prevention Curriculum into Established Academic Degree Study Programme: Qualitative Process Evaluation

Scientific article

27 December 2019

Comprehensive bachelor's, master's, and doctorate-level curricula of Addiction Studies (Addictology) were developed and implemented at Charles University between 2003 and 2012.

Adolescents with Co-Occurring Disorders: Already in our Care

18 November 2020

Webinar

Wednesday, November 18, 2020 @ 3-4:30pm ET (2CT/1MT/12PT)

Description

Adolescence is a unique and active period of development. Differential diagnostic understanding and

Unintended Consequences of the Cannabis Panacea: What Addiction Specialists Need to Know

28 October 2020

Webinar

Wednesday, October 28, 2020 @ 3-4:00pm ET (2CT/1MT/12PT)

Description

Hailed as safe, natural and a potential cure-all by the public, both medical and recreational cannabis is quickly becoming legal and mainstream across the country.

The Impact of Disaster on Recovery: The Perfect Storm

2 September 2020

Webinar

Wednesday, September 2, 2020 @ 3-4:00pm ET (2CT/1MT/12PT)

Description

While natural and human-made disasters continue to plague humankind, the impact of disasters on people in