Policy

The Rapidly Changing Composition of the World's Drug Supply and Its Effects on High-Risk for COVID-19

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Arizona
United States
The first of two presentations by Thom Browne Jr. (MA Criminal Justice, CEO of Colombo Plan) on the emerging and rapidly-changing properties of illicit drugs and their cutting agents that put substance users worldwide at high-risk for near- and long-term chronic health problems, overdose (fatal & non-fatal), and increased vulnerability to both the acquisition of viruses like COVID-19 and more severe complications from the virus.
Thom Browne

Alcohol Change UK Grants Programme & Research Strategy

News
Alcohol Change UK have opened a new grants programme alongside a research strategy [pdf] outlining its funding priorities and plans for 2020 to 2023. The New Horizons grants programme is now open with the first round of grants focused on...

The Cost of Opioid Use to Australia

News
A recent study, published by the National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) at Curtin University in Perth, has estimated that the illegal use of heroin and the misuse of pharmaceutical opioids is costing Australia around $15.7 billion and...

EUSPR Early Careers Forum Webinar

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Webinar

Policy and evidence- more than a marriage of convenience.

Researchers are increasingly expected to show that their work is policy relevant. What does that meant? What else are researchers competing with? Are there any rules that will help to be more sure that evidence based results catches the eye of policy makers?

This session will give you a realistic picture of:

Alcohol Use in Times of the COVID-19 Virus

Scientific article
During this global lockdown, most people have had to make major lifestyle changes in order to adhere to guidelines outlined by their respective governments. The situation has forced people's behaviour and choices to change, and it is...

SPR 2020 Virtual Conference

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Online

As the premiere prevention research conference, the SPR Annual Meeting provides a unique opportunity to advance the vision of SPR by providing a centrally integrated forum for the exchange of new concepts, methods, and results from prevention research and related public health fields; and by providing a forum for the communication between scientists, public policy leaders and practitioners concerning the implementation of evidence-based preven

Review of Drugs: Phase One Report

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In February 2019, the UK government appointed Professor Dame Carol Black to undertake an independent review of drugs. The aim of the review was to inform the government’s thinking on what more can be done to tackle the harm that drugs cause...

Addiction Debates: Hot Topics from Policy to Practice

Book
Addiction Debates explores the tumultuous landscape of addiction research, policy and practice. Covering all the 'hot topics' of the day in a balanced and informative manner, Comiskey provides international perspectives on each topic...