NIDA Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-Convention
Location: Online
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) invite you to the annual 2021 NIDA-NIAAA Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-Convention*.
The Mini-Convention will be held as a 2-day virtual meeting on November 1-2, 2021.
Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction (AMERSA) Conference
Location: Online
AMERSA 2021 features an exciting multidisciplinary line-up of engaging speakers and 100+ presentations, including oral abstract sessions, a live poster session and interactive skills-based workshops.
Full conference registration includes access to a matched mentor/mentee session, SIG meetings and member-coordinated extra-curricular activities such as morning Peloton sessions, yoga and a book club.
All conference activities will be available for on-demand viewing to registered attendees for one year.
APSAD علمی الکول او نشه یی توکی کنفرانس ( Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol & other Drugs )
Location: Online, استرالیا
د APSAD کنفرانس په دوستانه او غیر رسمی فضا کې د AOD د کارکوونکو د یوې پرله شوې برخې سره د شبکې د شریکولو او نظریې د شریکولو فرصت برابروی؛ ډاکټران، څیړونکی، همرنګکاران، مصرف کوونکی، او پالیسی جوړونکی.
دا کنفرانس په AOD کې د وړتیا او وړتیا په لوړولو کې هم مرسته کوی چې د دندې له لومړیو څخه تر نیمایی پورې د کوژدې او زده کړې لپاره زمینه برابره کړی، او زیات تجربه لرونکی څیړونکی او کلینیکیان.
Parental substance use and young people's resilience
Location: Online
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?
To share findings from a recent research project aimed at exploring young people’s experiences and impacts of living with parental substance misuse. In addition, we will explore ideas for how we can best support young people whose parents drink alcohol or use drugs.
This webinar aims to discuss the 2020 ISAM global survey project, review the literature on expert surveys and exemplar expert elicitation projects, identify areas for improvement, and outline the potential future directions of the ISAM Global Survey Network.
Population-wide interventions for reducing alcohol consumption: What is the per capita consumption indicator telling us?
Location: Online
Tuesday, 16 November 2021 - 15:00-16:30 CET
This event aims at discussing the validity and reliability of alcohol per capita consumption, its sensitivity to describe changes in alcohol control policies and reflect on the implication of the COVID-19 pandemic in alcohol consumption projected trends by 2030.
The target audience includes policymakers, government officials and civil servants, civil society groups, media and researchers with an interest on this topic.
Image and performance enhancing drug use in the UK
Location: Online, United Kingdom
There are growing health concerns regarding the use of image and performance enhancing drugs (IPEDs), in particular, anabolic androgenic steroids. In response, the National Institute for Health Research awarded a development grant to assess the available intelligence and research gaps to inform intervention evaluation. With support of an active steering group, members of Anabolic Steroid UK Network and special thanks to a dedicated public expert advisory board, this work is now complete. The key finding will be presented and discussed in this seminar covering:
AcoRN Webinar: Alcohol Marketing Research and Policy in Ireland
The UK-Ireland Alcohol Research Network (AcoRN) would like to invite you to a webinar exploring one of our key research areas: alcohol marketing. You can find out more about the AcoRN network by connecting with us on Twitter (@AcornAlcohol). You can also apply for network membership and sign up to our mailing list at the AcoRN website.
ISSUP Ukraine is pleased to invite you to attend the Final Webinar in their Three-Part Series on 'Mental Health of Youth and Substance'. This Webinar will focus on Youth Substance Use: Trends, Considerations, and Evidence-Based Approaches.
UNODC's Family First Program - Webinar for Civil Society
Location: Online
Learn more about drug use prevention in family settings in this webinar for civil society. Organised by VNGOC together with UNODC Civil Society Unit and UNODC Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation Section. Opening Remarks:
CND Special Event, Launch of the UNODC Synthetic Drug Strategy 2021-2025
Location: Online
A special event of the sixty-fourth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, will be held on Friday, 19 November 2021, from 12 noon to 1 p.m., Vienna Time (CEST) online and at the Vienna International Centre.
During this event, the UNODC Synthetic Drug Strategy 2021-2025 will be launched.
Options and developments in residential rehabilitation and support
Location: Online, United Kingdom
There has been a lot of discussion in recent years over the role of residential rehabilitation and care services for people with a substance use problem. With the recent investment provided by Scottish Government, this webinar will explore the nature of the need for residential rehabilitation and care and how services may meet these needs.
Daan van der Gouwe will describe the range of current provision in the Netherlands. Other presenters will describe the provision they currently offer, what it achieves and proposals for the future development of services in Scotland.
Lançamento - Conheça Pahola: A primeira especialista digital em saúde e uso do álcool da da OPAS
Location: Washington DC, امريکا متحده ایالات
Participe do lançamento de “Pahola: A primeira especialista digital em saúde e uso do álcool da OPAS” na sexta-feira, 19 de novembro de 2021, das 12:00h às 13:00h (hora de Brasília).
Launch of “Pahola: PAHO's First Digital Health Specialist on Alcohol Use”
Location: Washington DC, امريکا متحده ایالات
Friday, 19 November 2021
Alcohol consumption is one of the leading risk factors for ill-health globally and in the Americas. Of the approximately 107 million people globally who have an alcohol use disorder (AUD), fewer than 10% receive appropriate care due to numerous barriers, including fear of treatment, privacy concerns, stigma, time conflicts, and limited availability of treatment.
The NordAN Conference and General Assembly meeting will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania on November 19-20, 2021. In case the COVID situation doesn´t allow a physical gathering, the meetings will move online.
The main theme of the conference will be different interferences around alcohol and drug policies. Economic operators, political ideologies and bad data, to name the main ones. The conference will also address alcohol and cancer, COVID-19 and opioid issues.
The Annual International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) Conference will be virtual between November 19 and November 21, 2021.
This global event is dedicated to providing world-class addiction medicine education and provides an exceptional opportunity to highlight new research, innovative practices, sociopolitical ideas, and new approaches to treatment.
ISSUP Nigeria would like to invite you to the next Bi-Monthly Webinar in their Knowledge Update Series. This Webinar will focus on the 'Learning Experience from Claremont University Graduate Course in Media Science for Evidence-Based Drug Use Prevention'.
CCSA’s Issues of Substance is the flagship event of the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), a non-profit organization that addresses issues related to substance use and addiction that affect the health and safety of Canadians.
The biennial event is Canada’s only national conference that brings together addiction workers, healthcare professionals, researchers, policy makers, knowledge brokers, and people with direct or indirect, lived or living experience with substance use or a substance use disorders from across the country.
