Practice

Alcohol Occasionals: Seminars 2013–2018

Book

12 November 2018

Almost a fifth more alcohol is sold per adult in Scotland than in England and Wales. It is believed 1 in 4 people drink at hazardous or harmful levels and in 2016 alone there were over 1,200 alcohol-related deaths in Scotland. Scottish...

Global Conference on Addiction and Behavioral Health

22 August 2019

London

United Kingdom

The Global Conference on

2nd International Conference on Addiction Research & Behavioral Health

16 October 2019

Vancouver

Canada

The 2nd International Conference on

Webinar: How to Deliver Effective Opioid Substitute Treatment in Prisons

10 December 2018

Webinar

The Substance Misuse Management in General Practice (SMMGP) is hosting a free webinar on Monday the 10th of December at 7 pm.

The Global Drug Survey for 2019

News

The Global Drug Survey for 2019 (GDS2019) was launched on the 29th of October.

Self‐Medication with Alcohol or Drugs for Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Scientific article

12 July 2018

Substance use is one way that people deal with the difficult symptoms present in mood and anxiety disorders. As people become more reliant on the effects of the substances to relieve distress the use can develop into dependence. Self...

Society For Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting

20 February 2019

San Francisco

United States

The Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco are holding their 25th annual meeting on the 20th- 23rd February 2019 in San Francisco, California.

Mindfulness for Chronic Pain and Prescription Opioid Misuse

Scientific article

17 October 2018

Opioid medication for chronic pain can be an effective treatment. Most patients take the medication as prescribed, however some individuals can become addicted to the drug, leading to opioid misuse. Prescription opioid misuse is a...

2019 AATOD Conference

19 October 2019

Orlando

The American Association for the

Field Guide to Drug Demand Reduction Program Development, 3rd ed.

Book

14 October 2018

The Field Guide to Drug Demand Reduction (DDR) Program Development is an annual publication by the U.S. Department of State primarily for its Embassy personnel abroad to guide in the development of substance use prevention and treatment...