The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Public Health
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
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
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
The next European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies will take place from 23-25 November 2022.
The overarching theme of Lisbon Addictions 2022 will be Global Addictions.
The following issues will be the focus of the conference:
14th European Public Health Conference 2021 Public health futures in a changing world
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)
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, peer workers, consumers, and policymakers.
The conference also contributes to building capacity and capability in AOD by providing opportunities for engagement and learnings from early to mid-career, and more experienced researchers and clinicians.
DGHRI Seminar Series: Depression & Substance Use, A Global Gender Perspective
The Duluth Global Health Research Institute (DGHRI) and Africa and the Middle East Congress on Addiction (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?
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
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
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...
The Pregnancy Edit
The Society for the Study on Addiction (SSA) Pregnancy Edit is a series of articles on alcohol-related harm in pregnancy, published on the Society for the Study of Addiction website in September 2021. Topic covered include: the framework...