Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.
Treatment
California Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Conference – 2025
Calling all California Society of Addiction Medicine members!
Managing Drug Use Disorder Treatment Services in Line with International ‘Key Quality Standards’: A Handbook for Managers
This resource is designed to help leaders and managers transfer current technology on ‘what works’ and what is efficient and ethical management in drug treatment into practice.

Managing drug use disorder treatment services in line with international ‘Key Quality Standards’.
ISSUP and the International Consortium on Quality (ICQ) present the launch webinar of Managing Drug Use Disorder Treatment Services in Line with International ‘Key Quality Standards’: A Handbook for Managers.
Supporting the Journey: A Reading List for Addiction Nurses
As we celebrate International Nurses Week, we honour the dedication, expertise, and compassion of nurses around the globe—especially those working on the frontlines of substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery support. Addiction nurses play a crucial role not only in clinical care but also in education, advocacy, and research.

Intermediate Motivational Interviewing
Motivational interviewing (MI) is a client-centered, evidence-based, goal-oriented method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence with the individual. This active, skill-building workshop provides participants with a review of the spirit and micro skills of MI, and focuses on using the strategies of the model to elicit change talk in conversation.
20th European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ESBRA) Conference
The next ESBRA Conference will be held in Brussels 4 > 6 September 2025 at the UCLouvain, Brussels | Belgium.
Key dates:
- Symposium submission - 1st May 2025
- Abstract submission (oral/poster) - 15th May 2025
- Early-bird registration deadline - 30th June 2025