Practice

2nd International Conference on Addiction Research & Behavioral Health

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Vancouver
Canada

The 2nd International Conference on Addiction Research and Behavioural Health will take place on October 16-17th October in Vancouver, Canada.

The theme of the event is “Exploring Innovation in Addiction Research present Era" and topics that will be addressed will include:

Mindfulness for Chronic Pain and Prescription Opioid Misuse

Scientific article
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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

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Orlando

The American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence, Inc. 2019 conference will be held on October 19-23, 2019, at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort.

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

Book
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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...

Lisbon Addictions 2019

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Lisbon
Portugal

The third European conference on addictive behaviours and dependencies will be held in Lisbon from 23–25 October 2019.

The theme of the conference is ‘the future of addictions: new frontiers for policy, practice and science', and is designed to support early-stage researchers move forward in their career. 

The main areas of research are:

Society for Prevention Research - 27th Annual Meeting

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San Francisco

The Society for Prevention Research’s 27th annual meeting will be held May 28 – May 31, 2018, in San Francisco.

The theme for the event is  “Prevention Science in a Big Data World”. It is hoped that the event will open up a discussion about ways in which the prevention science community can make use of data and innovative technologies to develop new opportunities in prevention research.