Parental substance use and young people's resilience
Findings from a recent research project exploring young people’s experiences and impacts of living with parental substance misuse.
What is the aim of this event?
substance use
Impact of an adult family member’s problematic substance use on family life
Problematic substance use can be a significant cause of stress for family members of the person using substances. This review, published in the journal Drug: Education, Prevention and Policy, examines current research in order to explore...
The Pregnancy Edit
The Society for the Study on Addiction (SSA) Pregnancy Edit is a series of articles on alcohol-related harm in pregnancy, published on the Society for the Study of Addiction website in September 2021. Topic covered include: the framework...
Differences in substance use by sexual orientation and gender among Jewish young adults in Israel
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13584-020-00410-4
Substances as Self-Treatment for Cognitive Test Anxiety among Undergraduate Students
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02791072.2018.1564090
Alcohol and substance use prevention in Africa
Substance use continues to be a key public health concern in Africa. Despite this, there have been few reviews that have examined the current research on the subject. This study examines the existing research on the prevention of alcohol...
Substance Misuse Treatment and the Criminal Justice System
This webinar will focus on the interconnecting policy and practice that shapes the experiences of people with drug and alcohol problems within the criminal justice system. It will be chaired by Mike Trace, Chief Executive of Forward Trust and Collective Voice Trustee.
Let’s Talk Overdose: The Hidden Pandemic and How to Stop It
In June 2021, the University of British Colombia Addictions and Concurrent Disorders Research Group hosted an online conference entitled Let’s Talk Overdose: The Hidden Pandemic and How to Stop It. Here, you can find the conference...
Substance use and the workplace: Supporting employers and employees in the trades
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction partnered with Health Canada to produce Substance Use and the Workplace: Supporting Employers and Employees in the Trades. This collection of resources contains links from more than 30...
