HRSA, in collaboration with SAMHSA, is hosting a Virtual Job Fair on March 5th, 2019 for Region 7 (Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, and Missouri) and Region 8 (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming).
Drs. Kariisa and Roehler will provide an overview of CDC’s Enhanced State Opioid Overdose Surveillance (ESOOS) program. We will highlight the three key strategies CDC is employing to improve opioid-related overdose surveillance.
The Society of Behavioural Medicine is hosting its 40th annual meeting and science session between the 6th and 9th of March in Washington, DC.
Over 2000 students, researchers, clinicians and professionals will attend the event, which is designed to open up the dialogue about the latest research and practice in the field of behavioural medicine. Topics include:
Women, Violence, Drugs & Prison: What Works beyond Risk and Vulnerability?
Location: Birmingham
The Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology invites you to the second event in the Birmingham Criminology Seminar Series.
The harms of violence, drugs and prison for women is a pressing and gendered issue, which falls between criminal justice, social care and health provision across statutory, third and private sectors.
8th International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Location: Vancouver, Canada
The 8th International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder will take place March 6-9, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada.
The event will bring together global experts from multiple disciplines to share international research. From the pure science, to prevention, diagnosis and intervention across the lifespan, the conference will address the implications of this research and promote scientific/community collaboration.
The Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis (ICSRA) is running a three-day workshop from the 6th until the 8th of March 2019 to give an overview of the Icelandic Prevention Model. ICSRA, an organisation renowned for its innovative research expertise within the field of prevention, developed the programme Planet Youth in order to prevent children and adolescents from the initiation of drug use.
The event will be held in Reykjavik and will provide opportunities for networking as well as meeting the professionals at the centre of the field of prevention in Iceland.
Drugs of abuse target discrete collections of nerve cells - called circuits- in the brain that normally regulate responses to natural rewards in the environment, like food, sex, and social interactions.
Delivered by experts, this webinar will discuss buprenorphine prescribing in criminal justice settings in both secure environments and the community. Topics covered include:
an overview of different formulations of buprenorphine
the impact of diversion on prescribing decisions
evidence regarding the impact of buprenorphine prescribing in criminal justice settings
practical dos and don’ts of buprenorphine provision in prisons.
An Evening with Professor Carl Hart from Columbia University, New York City
Location: Glasgow
Scotland’s new drug strategy says that ‘there is a need (to) examine the links between the law relating to illegal drugs, and the prevention and treatment of drug harm’.
The American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Annual Meeting
Location: Washington, D.C., United States
The American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics is hosting its annual meeting from the 13th to the 16th of March 2019 in Washington, D.C.
The theme of the 2019 Annual Meeting is ‘From Molecule to Patient’.
The programme will address emerging clinical pharmacology and translational medicine issues that will span drug discovery, development, regulation, and utilization.
Bridging That Gap – Delivering Scotland’s Drug and Mental Health Strategies
Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Mental health issues can lead people to develop a substance use problem; living with a substance use problem can cause or exacerbate a mental health problem. Mental health can be a significant cause and complication to
IOGT International invites you to an innovative space to jointly explore comprehensive solutions to the world drug problem. Welcome to this much-needed and innovative conference.
“Communities Speak” is a conference that provides space for community activists and all people affected by drugs to discuss, share experience and inspire action rooted in evidence-based, comprehensive approaches to the world drug problem.
Time to speak up. Time to give voice to communities. Time for a better approach to the world drug problem.
RESPONSIBLE TRAVELS is an event hosted by Euorocare which will take placeon 19 March in Brussels.
Last month, the International Summit - Rethinking your Trip took place in Palma (Majorca) to tackle potential incidents in tourism related to excessive intake of alcohol. Within this context, at the same time that we will present the first conclusions of the summit, we will deepen and further discuss the potential incidents at airports, flights and tourist areas.
SAMHSA’s Underage Drinking Prevention Education Initiatives (UADPEI) invites you to join national experts on March 20 to learn about leveraging partnerships in planning/hosting a Communities Talk: Town Hall Meeting to Prevent Underage Drinking (Communities Talk) event.
This webinar will provide community-based organisations and institutions of higher education with the opportunity to gather recommendations and ask questions of presenters.
The 2019 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Alcohol-Induced End Organ Diseases "Inflammation and Cell Death: Mechanisms of Tissue Injury by Alcohol" will provide a unique forum to bring together a diverse range of young and established scientists who are studying alcohol-related organ damage.
The Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme (DAP), with funding support from the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, US Department of State will conduct a training of Guatemala
Two thirds of smokers say they want to quit, and if they do it frees up hundreds of pounds a year to spend on other things.
This seminar will describe the work of ASH Scotland's Smoking and Money Advice Project which has recruited a variety of organisations from across Scotland in the trial of a smoking advice resource.
The MRC Addiction Research Clinical (MARC) Spring School
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
The MARC Spring event will deliver a programme of training and talks about clinical academic addiction activities in the UK from leading experts and current MARC fellows.
The Global Students for Sensible Drug Policy Conference will bring more than 400 student members, alumni, and supporters to the Chicago area from March 29-31 for our annual gathering featuring:
WCSAD - West Coast Symposium on Addictive Disorders
Location: La Quinta, United States
Join us for this premier behavioral healthcare event and see how we’re creating a unique experience through numerous networking opportunities, a challenging and dynamic agenda, spotlighting programs and services, and much more. Enjoy the company of 1,350 of your fellow colleagues from across the country on the beautiful grounds of the La Quinta Resort. With the help of 78 esteemed faculty, WCSAD will offer 62 varied and challenging workshops and up to 26 continuing education credits. In addition, we offer the following areas of focused interest: