Public Health

The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns. 

General Principles of Contingency Management for Smoking Cessation

Scientific article
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Contingency management (CM) is a psychological treatment based on operant conditioning. It consists of providing incentives in exchange for achieving a target behaviour such as abstinence or other treatmentrelated variables (e.g. session...

International Conference on Mental Health and Substance Use Challenges

Event Date
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Pakistan

International Conference on Mental Health and Substance Use Challenges 

10 October 2022, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Organised By:
Department of Psychology Hazara - University Mansehra in collaboration with Hosla Medical Centre (Addiction & Psychiatric Treatment Centre) Islamabad and ISSUP Pakistan Chapter

Grief: Helping Someone Else in the Aftermath of Loss

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
In the wake of loss, it can be hard to take care of those you care about who are grieving. As with self-care, there are many possible ways to offer support to someone who is grieving, and a variety of factors that affect how you can offer...

NIDA Releases Its 2022-2026 Strategic Plan

News
This week, NIDA releases its strategic plan for FY 2022-2026. Strategic planning is a process all NIH Institutes perform every five years, to take stock of the current state of research and set priorities that are ambitious but achievable...