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Availability of science-based treatment improving, says 2021 World Drug Report

Around 275 million people used drugs worldwide in the last year, while over 36 million people suffered from drug use disorders, according to the 2021 World Drug Report, released today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

NIDA INVEST Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

NIDA INVEST Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for International Scholars: Now Accepting Applications Special Deadline: April 1, 2023 The NIDA International Program is accepting applications from international postdoctoral researchers for the INVEST Drug Use and Addiction Research Fellowship. This fellowship combines postdoctoral research training in the United States with professional development activities and grant writing guidance to form a unique program for drug use and addiction scientists. Fellowship: The 12-month fellowship provides: Rigorous postdoctoral research training with

The risk matrix: Drug-related deaths in prisons in England and Wales, 2015–2020

Citation
Duke, K., Gleeson, H., MacGregor, S., & Thom, B. (2023). The risk matrix: Drug-related deaths in prisons in England and Wales, 2015–2020. Journal of Community Psychology, 1– 22. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22989
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This article explores the factors contributing to drug-related deaths in English and Welsh prisons between 2015 and 2020. Based on content analysis of all Prison and Probation Ombudsman ‘other non-natural’ fatal incident investigation reports, descriptive statistics were generated. Qualitative analysis explored the circumstances surrounding deaths and key risk factors. Most deaths were of men, whose mean age was 39 years.

SRNT 2023 Annual Meeting

San Antonio, United States,

SRNT 2023 is being planned as an in-person meeting. The meeting will feature all of the keynote speakers, symposia, podium sessions, poster presentations, and networking events that the SRNT community has come to know and love.

Abstracts will be accepted through December 19, 2022. 

Society for the Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT-E) Symposia # 3

online,

SRNT-E are very pleased to announce that we’ve opened registration for our three autumn/fall symposia. 

These symposia are taking place on three different days in September, all with a similar format: two and a half hours long, with talks from five experts and international leaders in their fields followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.

Symposium #1: Cessation in Specific Populations

Society for the Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT-E) Symposia # 1

Online,

SRNT-E are very pleased to announce that we’ve opened registration for our three autumn/fall symposia.

These symposia are taking place on three different days in September, all with a similar format: two and a half hours long, with talks from five experts and international leaders in their fields followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.

Symposium #1: Cessation in Specific Populations