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Effectiveness of a digital alcohol moderation intervention as an add-on to depression treatment for young adults: study protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomized controlled trial
Background:
Depressive disorders and problematic drinking often co-occur, also among young adults. These co-occurring conditions are associated with various negative health outcomes compared to both conditions alone. Early intervention by...
Stigma towards people bereaved by drug-related death
Drug-related deaths can result in complex emotional turmoil for family members who are going through a grieving process at the same time as often experiencing a level of stigma.
Despite the high frequency of drug-related deaths worldwide...
A randomised, double-blind study investigating the relationship between early childhood trauma and the rewarding effects of morphine
Experiences of childhood trauma (abuse and neglect) are disproportionately higher in those with opioid use disorder (OUD). Childhood trauma may affect the reinforcing and rewarding properties of opioid drugs and responses to pain, potentially via developmental changes to the endogenous opioid system.
ISSUP Italy Launch
ISSUP Italy would like to invite you to attend their upcoming Launch Event. The Launch will centre on the theme 'Challenges and Perspectives in Addictions'.
Neurobiology of Addiction
ISSUP Lebanon are pleased to present their Webinar on the topic of Neurobiology of Addiction.
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...
Toolkit for practitioners working with families affected by co-occurring conditions
This toolkit has been produced by Adfam and family members affected by the co-occurring conditions of substance use disorders and mental ill-health. It is designed for practitioners who support those caring for a loved one who is having...
Call for Papers: New Drug and other Behavioural Trends During Social-Distancing for the COVID-19 Pandemic
This Special Issue explores new drug and behavioural trends during the Covid-19 Pandemic. We welcome multidisciplinary contributions aimed at enhancing the understanding of how “physical distancing” and other radical changes in our...
I National meeting of professionals in prevention and treatment of addictions
ISSUP Ecuador is pleased to invite you to its two events 'I National Meeting of Professionals in Addiction Prevention and Treatment'.
Tobacco Reading List
World No Tobacco Day takes place each year at the end of May. To link with the worldwide campaign, ISSUP is hosting a series of online events throughout May that investigate the topic of tobacco use. This reading list highlights additional...
World Health Organisation Tobacco Health Topic
The World Health Organisation (WHO) have a health topic page dedicated to tobacco use.
The page includes:
- up to date data on smoking, tobacco control country profiles
- factsheet, infographics and maps
- the latest news, events and...
NAADAC Advancing Awareness in LGBTQ Care Series
Advancing Awareness in LGBTQ Care, Part I: History of Specialized Treatment for LGTBQ+ Clients
- Friday, June 18, 2021 @ 12:00-2:00pm ET
- Earn 2 CEs
- Register Now
Advancing Awareness in LGBTQ Care, Part II: LGBTQ Youth, Community &...
Society for the Study of Addiction Launches Early Career Research Network
The new SSA Early Career Research Network launches on 19 May, providing a series of (initially online) events designed to support PhD students and post-doc academics through the early stages of their addiction research careers.
Run by...
Who is an Addiction Professional?
ISSUP Kenya are pleased to present their Webinar on 'Who is an Addiction Professional?'
Virtual Twelve Step Meeting Attendance During the COVID-19 Period A Study of Members of Narcotics Anonymous
Abstract
Objectives:
Face-to-face meetings are key components of Twelve Step (TS) fellowships’ support of members’ abstinence. Home confinement during COVID-19 made this less feasible. Our objective was to ascertain whether a transition...
Call for Presentations- NAADAC 2021 Annual Conference
NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals invites you to submit a proposal to present a virtual poster at its 2021 Annual Conference, which will be held virtually from October 28-30, 2021.
NAADAC members and non-members are i...
Surge in Overdose Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Over 87,000 Americans have died of drug overdoses over a 12 month period ending in September 2020.
Without question, there is a link between the increased numbers of people dying from drug overdoses and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fear, stress...