Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.
Treatment
Healthier Alternatives and Natural Highs: The Success of the Icelandic Model
Over the past two decades, Iceland has seen teenage smoking, drinking and drug use dramatically decrease. This is partly because of state-funded initiatives which look to promote healthier alternatives, or ‘natural highs’, such as sport, family-orientated activities and cultural provisions.
Drinking Bodies: Alcohol, Embodiment & Social Difference
This one day conference will bring together academics and researchers working on issues related to alcohol, embodiment and social difference from diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives.
Neural Processing, Risky Behaviour and Cocaine Use
According to new research published in the journal Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuro-science and Neuroimaging, compared to people without a drug problem, cocaine addicts tend to make riskier choices after losing out on a potential...
Returning from Rehab: What Are The Challenges of Re-Integration?
Residential ‘in-patient’ treatment for substance abuse – more commonly known as ‘rehab’ - is the favoured option among those wanting to recover from addiction. The rate of relapse within the first year following being discharged, however...
Alcohol Research UK Annual Conference 2017
Join Alcohol Research UK for their 2017 Annual Conference ‘Working together: People, practice and policy in alcohol research’, where they will explore co-production and collaboration in alcohol research and practice. The conference will combine presentations, panel debates, installations and inte
Alcohol Research UK Postgraduate and Early Career Symposium
The Symposium provides an ideal opportunity for early career researchers to share their findings, learn from colleagues, and develop their professional network.
The Symposium is designed for interactive presentations and discussion among participants.
Lisbon Addictions 2017 - 2nd European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies
The 2nd European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies is a multidisciplinary conference that provides a forum for networking across the addictions.
The conference is organised around three themes:
