The ongoing process through which individuals achieve improved health, wellness, and quality of life while striving for abstinence or reduced substance use.
Recovery Support
META:PHI Virtual Conference 2026
META:PHI is a provincial initiative to support health care providers working with people who use substances through education, mentorship, advocacy, and clinical tools. Our annual conference is one of the highlights of our year, as it presents an opportunity for members of our community across the province and beyond to come together and learn from each other.
Supporting people and families affected by gambling-related harm
Adfam organises forum events for practitioners and professionals with an interest in supporting families affected by substance use or gambling.
At each forum we focus on a unique topic relating to families and substance use, inviting a guest speaker with expertise in that topic, followed by a Q&A and wider discussion.
Measuring meaningful outcomes in research into pharmacotherapies for people living with methamphetamine dependence: Findings from a systematic review, and lived and living experience perspectives
Time: April 23, 2026 @ 12PM Australian Eastern Standard Time
Cost–benefit analysis of a 24/7 text-based online emotional support platform for at-risk youth in Hong Kong
Source: Yip PSF, Chen J, Tang RLM, et al. Cost–benefit analysis of a 24/7 text-based online emotional support platform for at-risk youth in Hong Kong. BMJ Open 2026;16:e107806. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107806 Abstract Objectives This study...
Romancing the Brain: Conflict Resolution for Recovery (CRR) Training
Join CRR expert Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, BSW, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP, for a two-day virtual Romancing the Brain: Conflict Resolution for Recovery (CRR) Zoom training from 12:00pm - 7:00pm ET (11CT/10MT/9PT) on Thursday, June 25 - Friday, June 26, 2026.
Anti-Stigma Language Guide
We’re really pleased to launch our first report on stigma and language, which you can read on this page or download here. We hope it will be a useful guide for organisations that are less familiar with the drug and alcohol treatment sector...
Stigma, Substance Use, and the Struggle to Access Rehab
Phoenix Futures provide a wide range of harm reduction, treatment and advocacy services. We have a keen interest, and long history, in addressing stigma and on behalf of the Anti-Stigma Network we seek to broader anti-stigma movement. In...
Ecological Momentary Assessment and Ecological Momentary Interventions in Substance Use Disorders Recovery
INTRODUCTION: Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) can capture fluctuations in an individual’s recovery while minimizing recall bias by collecting real-time data in daily life. Ecological Momentary Interventions (EMIs) build on EMA to...
INTERSECTION OF SCIENCE AND SPIRITUALITY IN RECOVERY
The reality that recovery from substance use disorders (SUD) can emerge through multiple pathways and not be linear, too, was powerfully demonstrated during the January Pathways to Progress Summit hosted by the 1:11 Project Africa at...
International Cannabinoid Research Society Symposium
The International Cannabinoid Research Society is delighted to announce that our 36th annual ICRS Symposium will be held from June 28-July 2 – in Dijon, France. The Symposium will open with a welcome reception on June 28 and close on the evening of July 2, with a departure date on July 3.