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Professionalization and Strengthening of the Drug Demand Reduction Workforce.
Chaired by Livia Edegger, Deputy Director of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP), the specialist in this panel spoke about the importance of creating and strengthening the workface in drug demand reduction...
Scotland launches national campaign to tackle the stigma of addiction
Alcohol and problematic drug use are significant issues in Scotland, causing damage to people’s lives, families and communities, and contributing to violence and crime.
Not only can stigma relating to substance use impact an individuals...
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week®
National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week® will be held March 21-27, 2022.
Registration opens on November 1, 2021.
Join NIDA for NDAFW and help share facts about drugs, alcohol, and addiction in your community. Sign up for the latest news...
LxAddictions22: Global addictions
Lisbon Addictions is a multidisciplinary conference that provides a forum for networking across addictions.
Submission of abstracts
Potential contributors are invited to submit abstracts for the following main areas/thematic tracks:
...Two new tobacco cessation medicines added to the WHO essential medicines list
Every two years, the World Health Organization (WHO) publishes its Model List of Essential Medicines (EML), a collection of medicines considered essential by WHO experts.
The purpose of the list is to guide national authorities on the...
NIDA Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-Convention
Mark your calendars for the annual Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-Convention, November 1-2, 2021. Open to the public, the event provides a forum for the latest topics in neuroscience and addiction research. Register online: loom.ly...
Identifying NGOs working on drug treatment in humanitarian settings
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and specifically the Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS) are working on addressing substance use and substance use disorders in humanitarian settings.
In this context...
Prof. Thomas Babor received an honorary degree from Charles University
Thomas F. Babor is a renowned researcher and professor of Public Health Studies at the University of Connecticut and author of more than 15 books and the editor of Publishing Addiction Science. In the late 1980s, Prof. Babor was one of the...
Latin American Journal of Mental Health and Therapeutic Communities- Call for Papers
The Latin American Journal of Mental Health and Therapeutic Communities (RELASMECT) is an initiative that gather professionals from all over Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and the United States, focused on the creation and...
Recognising the human need for community in addiction treatment
Over the past two years, in an attempt to reduce the spread of coronavirus, countries around the world have imposed a range of restrictions and social distancing measures. For social scientists and practitioners, this has led to discussion...
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction: Call for Papers
A special issue of the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction will be devoted to empirical papers and related to Stigma, Mental Illness and Substance Use.
The special issue is intended to highlight a broad range of issues...
Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2020
In 2020,1339 drug-related deaths were registered in Scotland.
This is a 5% increase compared to figures from 2019.
Other key findings show:
- The number of drug-related deaths has increased substantially over the last 20 years –...
Call for Abstracts: Society For Research On Nicotine and Tobacco
The Annual Meeting will be held on March 2-5 2022, and is currently scheduled to take place at the Edinburgh International Conference Center in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The SRNT 2022 Annual Meeting may be a hybrid (part in person, part...
Dame Carol Black's Independent Review of Drugs in England
The second part of Dame Carol Black’s Independent Review of Drugs has been published. This report is the second part of a major independent review by Professor Dame Carol Black into the misuse of illegal drugs in England.
The first part...
Abstract submission for the Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) Conference
Delegate abstracts are welcome for the SSA’s 2021 Conference.
Deadlines:
- Oral paper abstracts – Monday 5 July 2021
- Poster abstracts – Monday 9 August 2021
Judges will review posters on both days of the Conference. Posters must be...
“100 program Challenge” for drug prevention by Ecolink Institute receives good response
“100 program Challenge” for drug prevention by Ecolink Institute receives global response.
The students of the Ecolink Institute from 16 countries launched a campaign against drug abuse, in connection with the International Day against...
Call for Abstracts: International Society of Addiction Medicine 2021 Conference
Abstracts on all aspects of addiction are welcome. In 2021, we especially encourage abstracts that focus on exploring global solutions to international problems in the field of addiction medicine, including:
- Drug, alcohol and non...
Call for Papers: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Nicotine and Tobacco Use
Nicotine & Tobacco Research intends to publish a themed issue on the COVID-19 pandemic and nicotine and tobacco use. The guest editors will be Jessica Barrington-Trimis, Melissa Harrell, Elias Klemperer, and Anuja Majmundar.
The COVID-19...
Children's Rights in Drug Treatment Programmes Survey
Dianova International launched an online survey gathering information about how children's needs are being addressed in adult drug treatment programmes, and by identifying ways of promoting family-centred services respectful of the needs of...
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