Public health

The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.

Biographic Burden and Initiation into the Use of Amphetamine-Type Stimulants from the Perspective of Users: The Qualitative Arm of the ATTUNE Research Study in the Czech Republic

Scientific article

3 February 2021

BACKGROUND: The Czech Republic has a long tradition of methamphetamine use. Less is known about the circumstances of initiation into its use at the level of individual users. The aim of the research was to analyse the biographic burden...

Trends in healthcare expenditures and resource utilization among a nationally representative population with opioids in the United States: a serial cross-sectional study, 2008 to 2017

Scientific article

20 October 2021

One of the most serious public health concerns in recent decades has been the opioid epidemic in the United States (US). Over 9.9 million Americans aged 12 and up abused prescription pain drugs in 2018, and roughly 2 million Americans were...

ISSUP Nigeria Conference

26 October 2021

Online

Nigeria

ISSUP Nigeria Chapter has scheduled her Annual Conference/General Meeting for Tuesday the 26th of October 2021.

Panelists:

Dr Ngozi Madubuike

Professor Michael Exenwa

Ambassador Christogonus C. Ibe

Dr Bassey Edet

Guest Speakers:

Professor Michael Ezenwa

Dr Musa Shehu Dan Daura

Lisbon Addictions 2022

23 November 2022

Lisbon

Portugal

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14th European Public Health Conference 2021 Public health futures in a changing world

10 November 2021

online

The European Public Health Association (EUPHA) and the European Public health Conference (EPH) are pleased to invite you to the 14th EPH conference.

The conference will address the following themes

APSAD Scientific Alcohol and Drug Conference (Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol & other Drugs)

7 November 2021

Online

Australia

The APSAD Conference provides an opportunity for networking and idea sharing in a friendly and informal atmosphere with a cross-section of AOD workers; practitioners, researchers,

DGHRI Seminar Series: Depression & Substance Use, A Global Gender Perspective

26 October 2021

Washington, D.C.

The Duluth Global Health Research Institute (DGHRI) and Africa and the Middle East Congress on (AMECA) at the University of Minnesota invite you to join the webinar "Depression and Substance Use Comorbidity: A Global Gender Perspective."

Cannabis and the Gateway Drug Theory: Correlation or Causation – Where does the Evidence Point?

Scientific article

15 October 2021

Cannabis and the Gateway Drug Theory: Correlation or Causation – Where does the Evidence Point? (Dalgarno Institute Research Report, October 2021) This Research Report looks a the ever oscillating debate around Cannabis and the 'Gateway...

INL Webinar Week on Public-Private Partnerships to Counter Drug Challenges: October 25-29, 2021

25 October 2021

Washington, D.C.

United States

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) presents the third annual event on partnering with the private sector to address the world drug problem.

Impact of an adult family member’s problematic substance use on family life

Scientific article

Problematic substance use can be a significant cause of stress for family members of the person using substances. This review, published in the journal Drug: Education, Prevention and Policy, examines current research in order to explore...