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Enhanced Knowledge of Serbian Policymakers on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders

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More than twenty-five (25) Serbian high-level decision makers from Ministries of Health, Education, Social Affairs and Counternarcotics are participating in the three-day workshop on creating humane, effective and evidence-based drug use prevention and drug dependence treatment and care services, held at the Parliamentarians Members Club in Belgrade, Serbia from 20 to 22 May 2019.

The event was inaugurated by Mr Milan Pekić, Director of the Serbian Office Against Drugs and it was organized by UNODC together with the UNODC Office in South East Europe.

With the involvement and active...

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Livia

Post-Doc Scholarship - Graduate Program in Psychology, Brazil

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The Graduate Program in Psychology of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (Brazil) announces the opening of applications for the selection process for a scholarship of the National Program of Post-Doctorate (PNPD/CAPES) in the addiction field. The duration of the scholarship is 12 months.

Job deadline: 3 June 2019

Country: Brazil

Area of work: Training/Further Education

Additional Info:

http://www.ufjf.br/ppgpsicologia-eng/files/2019/05/EDITAL-POST-DOC-ENGLISH-2019…

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Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Silvia Sánchez, psicóloga, #UNI2SOMOSMÁS

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Hemos creado una pequeña iniciativa, #Uni2SomosMás, con la que pretendemos ayudar a visibilizar la labor que se realiza desde los centros educativos y también desde las familias, y desde otros ámbitos profesionales, relacionada directa o indirectamente con la #prevención de las adicciones. Cada uno...
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Brain Science as a Means of Understanding Delinquency and Substance Abuse in Youth

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Drs. Beauchaine and Tapert explore risks and results of delinquency and substance abuse in youth. Dr. Beauchaine discusses the importance of understanding the brain mechanisms associated with impulsivity, which allows us to identify at-risk children early in life. This provides opportunities for...
Kimberly Johnson

Methods: Mind the Gap Optimization of Prevention Interventions Using MOST: State of the Science and Future Directions

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MOST addresses some of the primary issues in developing interventions that will actually be used in practice. Watch this NIDA video recording of a webinar last week.

https://prevention.nih.gov/education-training/methods-mind-gap/optimization-prevention-interventions-using-most-state-science-and-future-directions

 

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Digital Marketing in the Spotlight

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Amsterdam
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The Digital Marketing in the Spotlight conference is organised by EUCAM, EUROCARE and the Amsterdam Centre for Health Communication (ECHC) and will take place on the 19th of September in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

The event will open up a...

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Suicide Prevention Competencies for Faith Leaders: Supporting Life Before, During, and After a Suicidal Crisis

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Source: National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention: Faith Communities Task Force. (2019). Suicide prevention competencies for faith leaders: Supporting life before, during, and after a suicidal crisis. Washington, DC: Education Development Center. This document advances several goals of the...
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International Conference on Aids and STIs in Africa (ICASA 2019)

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2nd International Conference on Addiction Research & Behavioral Health

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Vancouver
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The 2nd International Conference on Addiction Research and Behavioural Health will take place on October 16-17th October in Vancouver, Canada.

The theme of the event is “Exploring Innovation in Addiction Research present Era" and topics...

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Edie

Childhood That Matters: The Impact of Drug Policies on Children and Adolescents With Imprisoned Mothers and Fathers in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Washington DC
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It is estimated that in Latin America there are more than 2 million children and adolescents who have one of their parents deprived of their liberty and that of these, almost half a million live in this situation due to the mass...

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Livia

Cues Give Clues in Relapse Prevention

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Madangopal, Rajtarun, Brendan J. Tunstall, Lauren E. Komer, Sophia J. Weber, Jennifer K. Hoots, Veronica A. Lennon, Jennifer M. Bossert, David H. Epstein, Yavin Shaham, and Bruce T. Hope. "Discriminative stimuli are sufficient for incubation of cocaine craving." eLife 8 (2019): e44427.

More than 85% of people who give up an addictive drug begin using it again within a year. Relapse can occur following exposure to cues that are found in the environment which trigger the memory of their drug-taking experience. These cues might be situations, places, sensations or objects and may grow in strength over time, a phenomenon called “incubation of craving”. Animal models of incubation have typically focused on how rats respond to cues that were present when they were previously taking drugs (conditioned stimuli) and cues indicating the availability of drugs (discriminative stimuli).

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