In December 2021, ISSUP held an online conference that explored the meaning of ‘evidence-based practice’. This reading list includes content that was highlighted by our international speakers across the three days.
This conference will examine policy priorities for tackling drug dependence and is a timely opportunity to discuss the long-term strategy that the UK Government unveiled in early December.
Naloxone is a drug that can reverse the effects of opioid drugs like heroin, methadone, opium, codeine, morphine and buprenorphine, and is an important aid in preventing drug-related deaths.
Overdose deaths are often witnessed and can be prevented by the people who are most likely to come into contact with someone using substances carrying naloxone kits.
This article explores 5 needs in the relation to take-home naloxone:
The ASAM 53rd Annual Conference begins at 5:30 pm on Thursday, March 31, 2022, with an opening welcome reception. The conference concludes at noon on Sunday, April 3, 2022. Please note the pre-conference offerings take place on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
At the end of the conference, participants should be able to:
The 24th International AIDS Conference will take place 29th July- 2nd of August.
Taking place in person in Montreal, Canada, as well as virtually, AIDS 2022 will call on the world to come together to re-engage and follow the science.
It will define future research agendas, shift latest evidence to action, and chart a new consensus on overcoming the HIV epidemic as a threat to public health and individual well-being.
23rd International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS) Conference
28-31 August 2022
De Doelen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
The 15th European Public Health Conference 2022 will take place in Berlin from the 9th till the 12th of November.
The theme of the conference is Strengthening health systems: improving population health and being prepared for the unexpected
The subthemes are:
Preparing for the unexpected: lessons learned from Covid-19 and other disasters
EMCDDA's best practice portal is designed to help you find practical and reliable information on what works (and what doesn’t) in the areas of prevention, treatment, harm reduction and social reintegration.