Addiction

Prevention of Drug-Related Deaths

Book

Opioids are a class of drugs that act on the nervous system to produce feelings of pleasure and pain relief. Opioids have a high potential for causing addiction in some people and can cause life-threatening health problems, including the...

Criminal Justice Continuum for Opioid Users at Risk of Overdose

Scientific article

27 February 2018

Worldwide, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of opioid-involved overdose deaths. Certain sections of the population are more vulnerable to the risk of developing opioid use disorder and overdosing. One such group are those in the...

Use of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Criminal Justice Settings

Guide

9 July 2019

The success of treatment and recovery of individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) can vary. Most often, a combination of factors adds complexities to evaluating the effectiveness of services and interventions. Worldwide, overdose is the...

14th European Congress on Heroin Addiction & Related Clinical Problems

21 May 2020

Grenoble

France

The 14th European Opiate Addiction Treatment Association (EUROPAD) conference will be held in Grenoble, France on May 29-31, 2020.

Symposium, Free Communications and Posters Submission Deadline: December 1st 2019

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The ASAM 51st Annual Conference

2 April 2020

Denver

United States

The ASAM Annual Conference showcases best practices, the latest science, research, and innovations from the masters of

2020 Collaborative Perspectives On Addiction Meeting

2 April 2020

San Diego

United States

The Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction (CPA) annual conference provides scientific programing on cutting-edge research and clinical advances across the

ICATT 2020 : International Conference on Addiction Treatment and Therapy

12 March 2020

Miami

United States

ICATT 2020: International Conference on

The 24th Managing Drug and Alcohol Problems in Primary Care Conference

30 January 2020

London

United Kingdom

The 24th Managing Drug and Alcohol Problems in Primary Care Conference 2020 will take place on Thursday 30 & Friday 31st January 2020 at RCGP HQ, 30 Euston Square, London.

"It's not that simple" - Adfam's 2019 Conference

4 December 2019

London

United Kingdom

Adfam’s 2019 conference offers the chance to hear from commissioners, practitioners, service managers, influencers, and families affected by substance use.

Join Adfam to discuss the multiple impacts of substance use on families, best practice in the field, and the possible solutions that can be adopted to tackle these pervasive problems.

Food and Addiction

Scientific article

The Journal of Eating and Weight Disorders has put together a topical collection on Food and Addiction. The collection examines the mechanisms of addiction in relation to eating, gaming and substance use. It also covers research on...