trauma

Webinar - Overlapping Issues: Domestic & Sexual Violence, Mental Health, Trauma & Substance Use

12 December 2018

Webinar

There are often many risk factors associated with the development of a substance use disorder. It is essential to understand and appreciate the interaction between all contributing factors. In this free webinar, organised by NAADAC, Julie Owens, a Certified Domestic Violence Counsellor, will discuss the overlapping vulnerabilities.

Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Problems among Refugees in Primary Health Care

Scientific article

24 November 2014

Abstract Background Population-based epidemiological research has established that refugees in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) are at increased risk for a range of mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) problems. Improved...

SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit

Book

25 January 2016

This toolkit offers strategies to health care providers, communities, and local governments for developing practices and policies to help prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths. Access reports for community members, prescribers...

International Medicine in Addiction Conference 2017

24 March 2017

Sydney

Australia

This year’s conference programme is structured to provide in-depth perspectives on common clinical presentations by leading clinical academics in the addiction field, with related workshops available each afternoon. The programme also provides an opportunity to network with colleagues, and actively promote connections between addiction clinicians across the region.