Substances
2024 NIDA International Forum: Call for Research Poster Abstracts and Travel Award Requests
Call for Research Poster Abstract Submissions and Travel Award Requests Submission Deadline: January 14, 2024 Present your international drug use and addiction research during the 2024 NIDA International Forum, which will be held June 14–17...
Religious Community and Faith vs. Substance Use Disorder
ISSUP Global invites you to participate in its webinar: Faith Community and Faith in the Face of Substance Use Disorder
CCENDU Issue 7 (Part 2): Stimulant Use and Related Harms in Canada — Drivers and Adaptive Responses
This issue is the second of a special two-part series. Part 2 examines key factors driving stimulant use, what these trends mean for different groups of people and the responses being implemented to reduce harms. Three key points of...
CCENDU Issue 7 (Part 1): Stimulant Use and Related Harms in Canada - Recent Trends
This issue is a special two-part series. The first part features a regional breakdown of reports from seven Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU) nodes and five drug checking services from across the country. It...
Understanding the effects of drug and alcohol misuse on kinship families
This workshop is open to all kinship carers living in England whose families have been affected by drug and/or alcohol misuse, or who want to learn where to get support around this topic.
The workshop covers alcohol and substance misuse and abuse, as well as what the impact of this behaviour can be, and how to support the child/ren you’re caring for who might be affected.
In this workshop, you’ll learn how to:
Prescription drugs regulations
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.
"The Science of Addiction"
Understanding how addiction works in the mind helps emphasize how addiction isn't just a choice; it's a brain disease. Substances alter brain chemistry, causing habits immensely hard to break. Recognizing that addiction isn't just a simple...
Nonconceptus Mechanisms of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure That Disrupt Embryo-Fetal Development: An Integrative View
Abstract PURPOSE: Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is a leading cause of persistent neurodevelopmental disability, with additional adverse consequences to the offspring’s growth, metabolism, cardiovascular health, and immunity, among others...
“I lost everything because of crystal”: Psychosocial and Familial Consequences of Methamphetamine Use
Abstract Introduction. The use of crystal meth, an extremely addictive variant of methamphetamine, currently represents one of the most severe public health issues in Mexico. This substance not only affects the physical and mental health of...